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The Letter and the Scroll
The Letter and the Scroll
Written by Robin Currie and Stephen Hyslop
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781426205149
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The Letter and the Scroll
What Archaeology Tells Us About the Bible
Written by Robin Currie and Stephen Hyslop


Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $40.00

For 2,000 years and more, the Bible and its precepts have shaped world culture and civilization, whether Judeo-Christian or not. The Bible is a touchstone of religious belief, literary accomplishment, morality, and history unlike any other. Biblical interpretations have changed over the millennia, but the past 100 years have witnessed some... Read more >
Monumental Brasses
Monumental Brasses
Written by Sally Badham
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780747806776
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Monumental Brasses

Written by Sally Badham


Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $12.95

Monumental brasses became popular during the Middle Ages and were commonly mounted on the walls and floors of cathedrals to commemorate the great and wealthy. Often depicting knights and bishops, these representations are a major source of information concerning arms, armor and dress in the Middle Ages.

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The Gospel of Judas, Second Edition
The Gospel of Judas, Second Edition
Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst, Contribution by Francois Gaudard
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781426200489
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The Gospel of Judas, Second Edition

Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst
Contribution by Francois Gaudard


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2008
Price: $12.95

For 1,600 years its message lay hidden. When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Christianity, and which few experts had even thought existed–a gospel... Read more >
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The Gospel of Judas, Second Edition
The Gospel of Judas, Second Edition
Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer, Gregor Wurst and Francois Gaudard
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781426204159
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The Gospel of Judas, Second Edition

Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer, Gregor Wurst and Francois Gaudard


Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2008
Price: $9.95

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The Gospel of Judas, Critical Edition
The Gospel of Judas, Critical Edition
Written by Rodolphe Kasser and Gregor Wurst
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781426201912
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The Gospel of Judas, Critical Edition
Together with the Letter of Peter to Phillip, James, and a Book of Allogenes from Codex Tchacos
Written by Rodolphe Kasser and Gregor Wurst


Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $45.00

For the first time in a single volume, discover the complete text of Codex Tchacos—the remarkable ancient papyrus book that contains the Gospel of Judas. Hidden for 1,600 years in an Egyptian cave, only to be found, traded, and all but destroyed before its restoration began in 2001, Codex Tchacos contains... Read more >
Fields of Honor
Fields of Honor
Written by Edwin C. Bearss, Introduction by James McPherson
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781426200939
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Fields of Honor
Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
Written by Edwin C. Bearss
Introduction by James McPherson


Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: June 5, 2007
Price: $15.95

Few historians have ever captured the drama, excitement, and tragedy of the Civil War with the headlong elan of Edwin Bearss, who has won a huge, devoted following with his extraordinary battlefield tours and eloquent soliloquies about the heroes, scoundrels, and little-known moments of a conflict that still fascinates America. Antietam... Read more >
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The Lost Gospel
The Lost Gospel
Written by Herbert Krosney, Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781426200472
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The Lost Gospel
The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot
Written by Herbert Krosney
Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman


Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2007
Price: $14.95

On best-seller lists nationwide: New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and the Washington Post.

This compelling and exhaustively researched account reveals the truth behind one of the greatest Judeo Christian archaeology of the century—a 1,600-year-old papyrus manuscript, or codex, containing the only known surviving Gospel of Judas. With all the... Read more >
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The Gospel of Judas
The Gospel of Judas
Written by National Geographic Society, Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst, Commentaries by Bart D. Ehrman
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781426200793
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The Gospel of Judas

Written by National Geographic Society
Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst
Commentaries by Bart D. Ehrman


Format: eBook
On Sale: July 4, 2006
Price: $20.00

For 1,600 years its message lay hidden. When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Christianity, and which few experts had even thought existed–a gospel... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
The Lost Gospel
The Lost Gospel
Written by Herbert Krosney, Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781426200809
Our Price: $11.95
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The Lost Gospel
The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot
Written by Herbert Krosney
Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman


Format: eBook
On Sale: July 4, 2006
Price: $11.95

Judas Iscariot.

He’s been hated and reviled through the ages as Jesus Christ’s betrayer– the close friend who sells him out for 30 pieces of silver.

But history also records other information about Judas Iscariot. One such reference was written in 180 by an influential Church Father named St. Irenaeus who railed against... Read more >
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El Evangelio de Judas
El Evangelio de Judas
Written by National Geographic Society, Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst, Commentaries by Bart D. Ehrman
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781426200625
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El Evangelio de Judas

Written by National Geographic Society
Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst
Commentaries by Bart D. Ehrman


Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: June 28, 2006
Price: $14.95

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El Evangelio Perdido
El Evangelio Perdido
Written by Herbert Krosney, Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781426200618
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El Evangelio Perdido
La Busqueda para el Evangelio de Judas Iscariote
Written by Herbert Krosney
Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman


Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
On Sale: June 28, 2006
Price: $19.95

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The Lost Gospel
The Lost Gospel
Written by Herbert Krosney, Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman, Narrated by Jason Culp
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9781426200571
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The Lost Gospel
The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot
Written by Herbert Krosney
Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman
Narrated by Jason Culp


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 2, 2006
Price: $44.95

This codex–one of the greatest discoveries in Judeo-Christian archaeology–did not head straight to a museum, or even to the library of a rich collector. The gospel’s removal from its burial place was just the beginning of a bizarre cloak-and-dagger journey. The Gospel of Judas, treated like a piece of merchandise, would... Read more >
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The Gospel of Judas
The Gospel of Judas
Written by National Geographic Society, Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst, Commentaries by Bart D. Ehrman
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781426200427
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The Gospel of Judas

Written by National Geographic Society
Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst
Commentaries by Bart D. Ehrman


Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: April 6, 2006
Price: $22.00

For 1,600 years its message lay hidden. When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Christianity, and which few experts had even thought existed–a gospel... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
The Lost Gospel
The Lost Gospel
Written by Herbert Krosney, Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781426200410
Our Price: $27.00
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The Lost Gospel
The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot
Written by Herbert Krosney
Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman


Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: April 6, 2006
Price: $27.00

Judas Iscariot.

He’s been hated and reviled through the ages as Jesus Christ’s betrayer–the close friend who sells him out for 30 pieces of silver.

But history also records other information about Judas Iscariot. One such reference was written in 180 by an influential Church Father named St. Irenaeus who railed against... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD, eBook and a trade paperback.
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