In this compelling study of the birth and infancy of Jesus, Robert Miller separates fact from fiction in the gospel narratives and relates them to stories about the miraculous births of Israelite heroes and of Greek and Roman sons of God. Born Divine analyzes the Christian claim that the birth and childhood of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. The historical and theological dimensions of the virgin birth tradition are discussed with honesty and insight. This wide-ranging book also presents additional infancy gospels from the second century through the Middle Ages.

Weapons, power, wealth! All of this can be found within the dungeons of the world. You just need to survive long enough to claim them.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.

Toonopolis is a cartoon city that is home to the thoughts and ideas of all sentient beings in the universe. As the center of the Tooniverse, it acts as an other-worldly rest stop for these creations.Chi Lin was the last unicorn on Earth before he sought a safe haven for himself and his maiden, Saucha¿a thirteen century Indian girl. Little did he realize that even though they were safe from death in the cartoon universe, they were not safe from the machinations of Agent Mimic on Earth.Gemini¿having barely escaped with his mind intact during his first adventure in Toonopolis¿returns to the Tooniverse with Jimbob the Talking Eggplant on a quest to find Chi Lin before Mimic can manipulate the unicorn into doing his bidding. Join Gemini on an all new adventure into both familiar and brand-new realms of Toonopolis where he makes more friends, visits old ones, and is reminded that things are not always what they seem to be in this strange and ever-changing world.

Infants have a lot to make sense of in the world: Why does the sun shine and night fall; why do some objects move in response to words, while others won’t budge; who is it that looks over them and cares for them? How the developing brain grapples with these and other questions leads children, across cultures, to naturally develop a belief in a divine power of remarkably consistent traits––a god that is a powerful creator, knowing, immortal, and good—explains noted developmental psychologist and anthropologist Justin L. Barrett in this enlightening and provocative book. In short, we are all born believers. Belief begins in the brain. Under the sway of powerful internal and external influences, children understand their environments by imagining at least one creative and intelligent agent, a grand creator and controller that brings order and purpose to the world. Further, these beliefs in unseen super beings help organize children’s intuitions about morality and surprising life events, making life meaningful. Summarizing scientific experiments conducted with children across the globe, Professor Barrett illustrates the ways human beings have come to develop complex belief systems about God’s omniscience, the afterlife, and the immortality of deities. He shows how the science of childhood religiosity reveals, across humanity, a “natural religion,” the organization of those beliefs that humans gravitate to organically, and how it underlies all of the world’s major religions, uniting them under one common source. For believers and nonbelievers alike, Barrett offers a compelling argument for the human instinct for religion, as he guides all parents in how to effectively encourage children in developing a healthy constellation of beliefs about the world around them.

I thank God through Jesus Christ, who has called and chosen me to do His special work. The book is devoted to our Master, Jesus Christ, who was there for me during the writing of this book till the end of it. To God alone be all the glory and honour, for it belongs to Him. The purpose of this book is to help people to recognise God as the Almighty God and the one who wants to reconcile men back to Him like it was originally intended to be from the beginning, and if it does not, then it will lose its significance. To Jehovah the Most High God, who is able to do exceedingly, far above what we think and can imagine be majesty for ever and ever. To the people who read this book, my prayer is that the eyes of your understanding may be enlightened for Jesus made this book especially for you so that you may not perish but repent. To Christians all over the world, to those who are ready for the coming of Jesus, rejoice and make sure that you remain standing, and those that are living a double life, put your houses in order. To the body of Christ, let us rejoice for the wedding supper is ready, well prepared by Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Hallelujah!