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| Webster's 1828 Dictionary |
1828_dictionary.zip |
17MB |
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| Webster's 1828 Dictionary. Fully hyperlinked. |
| The Apocrypha |
apocryph.zip |
624KB |
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| The KJV translation of the apocrypha. On the web at the University of Maryland. |
| Early Church Fathers |
early_church_fathers.exe |
64MB |
2/27/98 |
| The Early Church Fathers. This file is 64MB to download (yes, all in one chunk!). The .nfo file itself is 125MB, so this is not for the faint-of-heart web connections or hard drives. This is also only available on the mirror site, which can be slower to certain areas of the world. On the web here. |
| Alfred Edersheim's works |
v3 | v4 |
4.5MB |
8/17/99 |
| Four works by Alfred Edersheim: Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (similar to Jesus the Christ), The Temple—Its Ministry and Services, Sketches of Jewish Social Life, and Bible History: Old Testament. |
| The Iliad and the Odyssey |
homers.exe |
900kB |
1/20/98 |
| The Iliad and the Odyssey, by Homer. Translated by Samuel Butler. |
| US Documents |
usdoc.exe |
2.60MB |
8/2/98 |
| A compilation of important documents from the United States' history. Includes the Magna Carta to The War Powers Act, and a lot of stuff in between, like the Constitution and the Federalist Papers. A major update doubled its size on 8/2/98. |
| View of the Hebrews |
view_heb.exe |
420KB |
8/15/99 |
| View of the Hebrews, by Ethan Smith. This is the book that many anti's think Joseph Smith got the idea from to write the Book of Mormon. Several people have requested an infobase of this, so here it is. Taken from the web here. |
The following infobases were made by Arden Eby
| Early Christianity |
chstian.zip |
1.5MB |
12/23/96 |
A Documentary History of Early Christianity
- Chronology of Early Christian History
- The Didache (The Earliest church manual) and Ante-Nicene Fathers
- All significant early Christian Creeds, definitions and Anathemas
- Selections from early Christian Liturgy
- Selections from the post Nicene Fathers
- The Nag Hammadi Library (Gnostic Scriptures) [Note: See bookmarks for some interesting second century commentary on Baptism for the dead]
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| Islamic Information |
islam.zip |
2.1MB |
12/23/96 |
The Islamic Infobase: An Online Guide to Islam
- The Qur'an in English (also known as the "Koran." Traditional Muslims refer to this file as the "Meaning of the Qur'an" because a true Qur'an must be in written in Arabic)
- An introduction to Islam
- Q. and A. on Islam
- Misconceptions about Islam
- An Islamic Dictionary
- An Islamic Encyclopedia (Shi'ite)
- A Treatise on Jihad
- Sufi Traditions
- Jesus in Islam
- Selections of Islamic Law
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| Judaism |
israel.zip |
14MB |
12/23/96 |
Beit Knesset: and on-line Study of Judaism
- An extensive survey of Biblical archaeology (with many illustrations, hence the large size of the download)
- A guide of Rabbinic Judaism as practiced from about the beginning of the Christian era to the present
- A study of the Talmud (selections)
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| Platonic Philosophy |
philos.zip |
2.8MB |
12/23/96 |
| Great Works of Platonic Philosophy All important metaphysical Platonic dialogues as well as the Enneads of Plotinus (All of which were influential on Early Christian theology. See especially the Phaedo and the fifth Ennead, First tractate, "The three initial hypostases" for works relating to the development of the doctrine of the Trinity).
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| Zoroastrianism |
zoroastr.zip |
1MB |
12/23/96 |
A Zoroastrian Infobase
- FAQ and Overview of Zoroastrianism, the religion of Ancient Persia which believed that humans were created as pre-existent spirits and that Earth-life is designed to be an educational experience (they also use sacred undergarments to symbolize the importance of this idea as conveyed through ritual)
- Information about and selections from the Avesta, the Zoroastrian scriptures
- A treatise on the Influences of Zoroastrianism on Christianity (From the Zoroastrian Perspective)
- The Zadspram, a book on the Zoroastrian plan of salvation (which is quite similar the LDS view)
- The Shkand-gumanig Vizar, a book arguing against some doctrines of Early Christianity and other groups (that most LDS could agree with)
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