The Serpent's Bite

The Serpent's Bite
Author: Warren Adler
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590060431

What is intended to be a nostalgic family horse trek in the Yellowstone wilderness to mend fences between a father and his adult children becomes a nightmare of unintended consequences, poisonous motives, and malevolence.

The Serpent's Bite

The Serpent's Bite
Author: Warren Adler
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781590060445

A family vacation turns deadly, as a father and his two adult children go to Yellowstone National Park and discover secrets involving thwarted ambition, obssession, and betrayal that threaten to destroy their family.

The Serpents of Kanakapuram

The Serpents of Kanakapuram
Author: Sudeepa Nair
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1649838247

On a professional trip, Meera Mohan finds herself stuck in the quaint little village of Kanakapuram amidst unprecedented floods in the state of Kerala. She is fascinated by the story of a haunted house, its serpent grove, and cherishes her new friendships. Bhuvanamma, a gentle old widow who is also an excellent cook, Hussain, the caretaker at the company guest house, Unni and Rani, a young couple torn between their respective ambitions, Leena, an ethnobotanist and Hari, an architect—form the motley gang at Kanakapuram. She rekindles her love for her native culture through them, until… … mysterious deaths occur at the house, and Meera gets unwittingly involved. Before she can extricate herself from the investigations, her friend and colleague, Cara, is found dead in the United States. Who can Meera trust? Is the house really haunted? Who are the serpents?

The Other Gospels

The Other Gospels
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2013-11-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199335249

Bart Ehrman--the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and a recognized authority on the early Christian Church--and Zlatko Plese--a foremost authority on Christian Gnosticism--here offer a valuable compilation of over 40 ancient gospel texts and textual fragments that do not appear in the New Testament. This comprehensive collection contains Gospels describing Jesus's infancy, ministry, Passion, and resurrection, and includes the controversial manuscript discoveries of modern times, such as the Gospel of Thomas and the most recent Gospel to be discovered, the Gospel of Judas Iscariot. Each translation begins with a thoughtful examination of important historical, literary, and textual issues in order to place the Gospel in its proper context. This volume is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in early Christianity and the deeper meanings of these apocryphal Gospels.

The Anti-Gospel

The Anti-Gospel
Author: Edward Hendrie
Publisher: Great Mountain Publishing
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2012-03-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0983262756

Edward Hendrie uses God’s word to strip the sheep’s clothing from false Christian ministers and expose them as ravening wolves preaching an anti-gospel. The anti-gospel is based on a myth that all men have a will that is free from the bondage of sin to choose whether to believe in Jesus. The Holy Bible, however, states that all men are spiritually dead and cannot believe in Jesus unless they are born again of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 2:1-7; John 3:3-8. God has chosen his elect to be saved by his grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:3-9; 2:8-10. God imbues his elect with the faith needed to believe in Jesus. Hebrews 12:2; John 1:12-13. The devil’s false gospel contradicts the word of God and reverses the order of things. Under the anti-gospel, instead of a sovereign God choosing his elect, sovereign man decides whether to choose God. The calling of the Lord Jesus Christ is effectual; all who are chosen for salvation will believe in Jesus. John 6:37-44. The anti-gospel has a false Jesus, who only offers the possibility of salvation, with no assurance. The anti-gospel blasphemously makes God out to be a liar by denying the total depravity of man and the sovereign election of God. All who preach that false gospel are under a curse from God. Galatians 1:6-9.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion
Author: R. L. Piedmont
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2008-06-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004166467

This volume provides a wide range of research on the psychological and sociological aspects of spirituality and religiousness. Volume 19 also contains a special section focusing on issues related to adolescent spirituality.

The Serpent and the Spirit

The Serpent and the Spirit
Author: Thomas G. Burton
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2004
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781572332461

Discusses the case of Reverend Glenn Summerford through the eyes of various people; Summerford was tried in Scottsboro, Alabama, in early 1992 for trying to kill his wife with snakes he handled in church.