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When world-class biblical scholar Bart Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. In Misquoting Jesus, Ehrman tells the story behind the mistakes and changes that ancient scribes made to the New Testament and shows the great impact they had upon the Bible we use today. He frames his account
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Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Allen makes the case that we cannot have freedom as individuals without equality among us as a people. Evoking the colonial world between 1774 and 1777, Allen describes the challenges faced by John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston--the "Committee of Five" who had to write a document that reflected the aspirations of a restive population and forge an unprecedented social contract. Although the focus is...
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History of Middle-earth volume 7
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Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2000.
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English
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From the publisher. The Treason of Isengard is the seventh volume in Christopher Tolkien's History of Middle-earth and the second in his account of the evolution of The Lord of the Rings. In this book, following the long halt in the darkness of the Mines of Moria with which The Return of the Shadow ended, is traced the great expansion of the tale into new lands and new peoples south and east of the Misty Mountains; the emergence of Lothlorien, of...
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South Dakota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"A side-by-side textual comparison of the three surviving typescript revisions of "Pioneer Girl" that uses the texts themselves to draw inferences about Laura Ingalls Wilder's authorial and Rose Wilder Lane's editorial processes and intentions, as well as about the working relationship between the two women during their attempts to market "Pioneer Girl" as adult nonfiction, prior to the publication of Wilder's Little House novels that are based on...
6) Hamlet
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English
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Presents Shakespeare's play about an indecisive Danish prince urged on to revenge against his uncle by his murdered father, along with scene-by-scene analysis, commentary on past and current productions, and an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career.
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History of Middle-earth volume 9
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Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1992
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English
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Chronicles the writing of the conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic work, presenting manuscript excerpts and previously unpublished drawings; and also includes "The Notion Club Papers," two versions of "The Drowning of Anadûnê," and an analysis of Tolkien's Adunaic language.
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History of Middle-earth volume 6
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Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1988
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English
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