The Pilgrim's Progress: In Modern English

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Bridge Logos Foundation, 2000 - 528 páginas
Now in modern English and packed full of helpful features, this new edition will enable you to enjoy this classic of classics with greater understanding than ever before.



The Pilgrim's Progress has been called "the greatest allegory ever written." Its appeal sweeps across the scope of age, intellect, and education. Children read it for the excitement of the story, eager believers are challenged and trained by its invaluable teaching, and Bible students and scholars alike read it for the its depth of doctrine.



Just as relevant today as it was when John Bunyan wrote it in his cell in the Bedford County Jail, The Pilgrim's Progress is the story of every Christian¿from the first stirrings of the Holy Spirit beckoning us to follow Christ, to our final arrival in the Celestial City of God.



In this new edition of Bunyan's timeless classic, you will find:



*A careful and accurate revision into modern English

*Bunyan's original Scripture references

*Hundreds of additional Scripture references to enhance personal study

*Chapter endnotes to help clarify scriptural and historical references

*Indexes: meaningful words, names, titles, characters and places

*Story helpfully divided into 34 logical chapters

*Over 50 illustrations
 

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II
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IV
7
V
15
VII
27
VIII
33
IX
47
X
53
XII
61
XXVII
197
XXVIII
211
XXIX
233
XXX
235
XXXI
253
XXXII
263
XXXIII
283
XXXIV
297

XIII
77
XIV
91
XV
103
XVII
121
XVIII
135
XXI
153
XXII
163
XXIII
169
XXV
181
XXVI
187
XXXVI
321
XXXVII
335
XXXVIII
353
XL
369
XLI
383
XLII
391
XLV
399
XLVI
409
XLVII
419
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John Bunyan was born in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, in 1628. He learned to read and write at the village school and was prepared to follow his father's trade as a brazier when the English Civil War broke out in 1644 and he was drafted into the Parliamentary army. His military service brought him into contact with Oliver Cromwell's Puritan troops. Beginning in 1648, Bunyan suffered a crisis in religious faith that lasted for several years. He turned to the Nonconformist church in Bedford to sustain him during this period. His first writings were attacks against the Quakers. Then Charles II was restored to the throne and Bunyan was arrested for conducting services not in accordance with the Church of England. He spent 12 years in jail. During this time, he wrote his autobiography, Grace Abounding, in which he described his spiritual struggle and growth. During his last years in prison, Bunyan began his most famous work, The Pilgrim's Progress, a two-part allegorical tale of the character Christian and his journey to salvation. Part I was published in 1678 and Part II in 1684. The second part deals with the spiritual journey of Christian's wife and sons, as they follow in his footsteps. With its elements of the folktale tradition, The Pilgrim's Progress became popular immediately. Well into the nineteenth century it was a book known to almost every reader in England and New England, second in importance only to the Bible. So great was the book's influence that it even plays a major role in Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott. Such expressions as "the slough of despond" and "vanity fair" have become part of the English language. Bunyan's other works include The Life and Death of Mr. Badman and The Holy War. He also wrote A Book for Boys and Girls, verses on religious faith for children. Bunyan died in London on August 31, 1688. L. Edward Hazelbaker, an Assemblies of God minister and writer, has been a published author in the Bridge-Logos family since 1998. His overall experience in professional writing in various disciplines spans 46 years. In recent years he has focused his efforts on editing the manuscripts of other Christian writers and helping many of them get their books published by also representing them as their literary agent. His vision is to equip Christian writers and encourage them to use their skills to fulfill the Great Commission. Hazelbaker makes his home in Oklahoma with his wife, Melveta, and their family.

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