Jenny Lawson
by Timothy Shay Arthur
This is another fiction work by Arthur.
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Abbott, John – Christian Mother
Christian Mother
by John Abbott (1833)
Published by the American Tract Society.
Abbott, J. – Gentle Child Training
Gentle Child Training
Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young
By Jacob Abbott, 1871
The principles on which a firm parental authority may be established and maintained, without violence or anger, and the right development of the moral and mental capacities be promoted—by methods in harmony with the structure and the characteristics of the young mind. Continue reading
Alger, W. R. – Destiny Of the Soul
The Destiny Of the Soul, A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
by William Rounseville Alger (1878)
Note that this is simply a secular study on the future life, including the Bible’s point of view of heaven and hell. Although being from a secular point of view, it is of limited value as far as what the Scripture says, because I (the editor David Cox) don’t believe the viewpoint of the author is a believing person’s viewpoint. Nonetheless, the book has a tremendous amount of material from non-biblical sources, from difference religious and cultural groups perspectives about heaven and hell, and in some case this is of some value in comparing with the truth, therefore I include this work. It should be noted that this has been a standard textbook in some circles for 20 years, and has 10 editions of the book which would seem to indicate that some people think it is of great value. Continue reading
Abbott Darius the Great
Abbott Darius the Great
by Jacob Abbott
Summary
Abbott Darius the Great is a 12 chapter historical work on the person of Darius the Great.
Evaluation by David Cox
I would only recommend this module for those students of Scripture who are wanting background to the historical times of the New Testament. Otherwise this work is just going to clog up your computer with a lot of works that are not directly useful in Bible study.