Lost Books of the Bible For Dummies

Lost Books of the Bible For Dummies
ISBN-10
0470396024
ISBN-13
9780470396025
Category
Religion
Pages
366
Language
English
Published
2008-06-02
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, Stephen J. Spignesi

Description

1/ Protestantism is thought to have started with Martin Luther (1483-1546), so the various Protestant groups established their canons after his time. Martin Luther famously determined that his movement would adopt the Jewish canon, ...

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