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Old Men & Young Virgins: From Adam On    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $1.99 USD. 870 words. Published on September 22, 2010. .

It's a well doccumented fact that old men since Adam have believed that a young virgin might not only make them happy but prolong their lives.
A Pox* On All Their Houses, How Religious SCRIPTURE and Practices Support Intolerance, Violence, and Even War    by Samuel Butler
Price: $3.99 USD. 16830 words. Published on October 7, 2010. .

This book is about consequences of religion more than whether Christ rose from the dead (Krishna, Osiris, Attis of Phrygia, Dionysus, all of whom besides being born on December 25th from a virgin mother did "Resurrect"), or whether the verses of the Qur’an are exactly the words of Allah. It is more focused on how scriptures and writings have been used to harm, torture, fight or kill unbelievers.
Apostles: First Followers and Their Faith    by David Hulme
Price: $9.99 USD. 58410 words. Published on November 2, 2010. .

At the end of the 1st century, the early New Testament Church all but disappeared in the historical record. The Church that emerged later in the 2nd century was remarkably different. This book is the result of four decades of study by author David Hulme in which he removes all preconceived ideas about the early Church in order to understand more accurately what they believed, taught and practiced.
Just Because: The Story of Salvation for Children    by Steve Copland
Price: Free! 53980 words. Published on November 29, 2010. .

Just Because takes children on an exciting journey through the Bible as a continous story. Children see the biblical characters come alive, and anticipate with excitment the coming of Jesus to 'crush the serpent's head' as Satan tries to discover His identity. Each chapter takes about twenty minites to read and ends with a short biblical lesson. Kids love it.
Selections from the Early New Testament including MARK and JOHN, the First and Last Gospels    by John Howard Reid
Price: $3.99 USD. 66110 words. Published on March 20, 2011. .

Using the best available texts, Bible scholar, John Howard Reid, throws new light on the Gospels of Mark and John. Mark has been re-written from Saint Peter's point of view, while John is totally re-arranged to present the narrative in some semblance of order. It now accurately differentiates John, the Beloved Disciple, from both Saint John, the Galilean fisherman, and John, the Greek Elder.
In All His Glory: A Novel of Ancient Egypt    by John Howard Reid
Price: $3.99 USD. 72270 words. Published on May 13, 2011. .

Lifted from the pages of The Book of Kings, the story of Jeroboam in Ancient Egypt is brought to life. With splendid detail, the reader is transported back to the days of the Pharaohs and submerged into the ordeals of a hostile desert land, as Jeroboam, an outcast from his own country, struggles to survive among Egyptian royalty. Reid has obviously done his homework. Details are full and vibrant.
Bible Talk, Theology Talk    by Saundra L.  Washington D.D.
Price: $8.99 USD. 44870 words. Published on May 19, 2011. .

Written from the perspective of Christian faith and experience as known within the fellowship of the body of Christ, Bible Talk promises to facilitate increased understanding of how the Christian Bible came into existence and provide answers to the most pervading questions surrounding the Bible that confronts the Christian believer today.
Job - The Finest Man in all the Earth    by Ray Sammons
Price: $1.99 USD. 61050 words. Published on May 28, 2011. .

Job is a huge cattleman - thousands of animals and hundreds of employees - 60 years in the making; Job is a family man, seven married children and some grandchildren; God allows all of his animals and family to be killed in one day. He then endures nine months of illness, rejection, and shame and he doesn't know why it happened. God calls him the finest man in all the earth!
The Bible's Hidden Years    by Alfred D. Byrd
Price: $1.99 USD. 15010 words. Published on June 5, 2011. .

Do you feel lost in time and space when you read the Bible? This work guides you through God's Word from Abraham to the apostles. Here, you will find the lost years between Malachi and Matthew when life changed radically for God's people. Learn of the world in which Jesus and His apostles lived and worked, and of how that world shapes the one in which we still strive to serve God.
The Bible as History    by Kevin McKinney
Price: $2.99 USD. 31050 words. Published by Steel Diamonds Publishing  on August 13, 2011. .

The Bible as History examines just how historically accurate the bestselling book of all time truly is. Were King David, Solomon, Joseph, and even Jesus real living breathing people, or myths used to inspire early Christians? Is there any scientific explanation for certain events recorded in the Bible? What has archeology revealed about the people, places and events depicted in the Bible?