How old is the world?
Most people would say: "Nobody knows."
But the author of the book frequently described as the greatest history book ever written, said the world was created Oct. 23, 4004 B.C. – making it exactly 6,016 next month!In the 1650s, an Anglican bishop named James Ussher published his "Annals of the World," subtitled, "The Origin of Time, and Continued to the Beginning of the Emperor Vespasian's Reign and the Total Destruction and Abolition of the Temple and Commonwealth of the Jews."First published in Latin, it consisted of more than 1,600 pages.
The book, now published in English for the first time, is a favorite of homeschoolers and those who take ancient history seriously. It's the history of the world from the Garden of Eden to the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70.
Of course, there will be those who disagree with Ussher's calculations of time – especially evolutionists who need billions of years to explain their theory of how life sprang from non-life and mutated from one-celled animals into human beings.
Ussher's arrival at the date of Oct. 23 was determined based on the fact that most peoples of antiquity, especially the Jews, started their calendar at harvest time. Ussher concluded there must be good reason for this, so he chose the first Sunday following autumnal equinox.
The autumnal equinox is on Sept. 22 this year; Ussher's discrepancy is only because of historical calendar-juggling to make the years come out right.
Click here to get your copy of Ussher's timeless "The Annals of the World" today!If you think this is a startling fact – an actual date for Creation – you haven't seen anything until you've pored through the rest of Ussher's "Annals of the World." It's a classic history book for those who believe in the Bible – and a compelling challenge for those who don't.
The new edition of "Annals" is one of the most significant publishing events of the 21st century.
In this masterful and legendary volume, commissioned by Master Books to be updated from the 17th-century original Latin manuscript to modern English and made available to the general public, is the fascinating history of the ancient world from the Genesis creation through the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple.
Find out:
Why was Julius Caesar kidnapped in 75 B.C.?
Why did Alexander the Great burn his ships in 326 B.C.?
What really happened when the sun "went backward" as a sign to Hezekiah?
What does secular history say about the darkness at the Crucifixion?
Ussher traveled throughout Europe, gathering much information from the actual historical documents. Many of these documents are no longer available, having been destroyed since the time of his research.
Integrating biblical history (around 15 percent of the text is from the Bible) with secular sources, Ussher wrote this masterpiece. Considered not only a literary classic, but also an accurate reference, "The Annals of the World" was so highly regarded for its preciseness that the timeline from it was included in the margins of many King James Version Bibles throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
"The Annals of the World" is a necessary addition to any church library, pastor's library, or any library – public or personal. The entire text has been updated from 17th-century English to present-day vernacular in a five-year project commissioned by Master Books. Containing many human-interest stories from the original historical documents collected by Ussher, this is more than just a history book – it's a work of history.
Special features:
Important literary work that has been inaccessible in book form for over 300 years
Includes CD of Ussher's Chronology of the World – full of colored charts, graphs, timelines, and much, much more
Translated into modern English for the first time
Traces world history from creation through A.D. 70
Over 10,000 footnotes from the original text have been updated to references from works in the Loeb Classical Library by Harvard Press
Over 2,500 citations from the Bible and the Apocrypha
Ussher's original citations have been checked against the latest textual scholarship
About Archbishop James Ussher:
One of history's most famous and well-respected historians
Spent over five years researching and writing this book
Entered college at age 13
Received his master's degree at age 18
Was an expert in Semitic languages
Buried in Westminster Abbey
More about the book:
Made of the highest quality material: Smyth sewn, gold-gilded edges, foil embossing on front, back, and spine
Cover presented in the style of classic literary works
Packaged in a beautiful box for display purposes and durability
8 appendixes
Fully indexed
Paragraphs numbered
This is one of the most important literary, historical and Christian works you'll ever own, a treasure for any home library. It's a must for your homeschool library.
For generations, this classic work was considered part of the essential reading for educated people. Now you can read it – in English."Annals" is now available in softcover, too.
In addition, if you like "Annals," you'll love "Adam's Chart of History" -- a collector's item reproduction of the 19th century classic work based on Ussher's "Annals."
"Adam's Chart" is also available in softcover version, too.
Order your copy of James Ussher's extraordinary "The Annals of the World" from the WND Superstore.
ANOTHER FASCINATING WORK BY JAMES USSHER
A BODY OF DIVINITY: The Sum and Substance of Christian ReligionThis incredible Christian reference work by Archbishop Ussher matches the "Annals" for thoroughness, on the more focused subject area of Reformed theology.
"A Body of Divinity" is a 400+ page question-and-answer style volume of systematic theology.
The coherence and integrity of "A Body of Divinity" has been linked by a number of scholars to the most important theological statements of the seventeenth century. For today's Christian, it is simply an extremely practical and nearly addicting read. You will find yourself picking it up over and over, whenever you want to delve into some serious, bite-sized matters of theology and Christian living.
To get an idea of the book, here is a snippet from the section on "Fallen Angels":
Can the Devil work Miracles, and tell things to come?
No: But God only. Mat. 4. 3 Isa. 41.23.
What Power have they to hurt Man?
They have no more Power than is under Nature, (for above Nature they canot work); and yet they can do nothing by the Power, but what GOD appointeth; not so much as the entering into Hogs. Mat. 8. 31.
How are they effected towards Man?
Very maliciously: As their several Names given them do declare.
What are those Names?
First, Satan, because they mortally hate Men. Secondly, Devil: Because they slanderously accuse them to God and Man, Job 1. 11. & 2. 5. Rev. 12. 10. Thirdly: The Old Serpent: For their subtle Temptation. Fourthly, The Great Dragon: For their destroying of Man. Rev. 12. 9.
How many of them do attend upon every Man?
Sometimes many upon one, and one upon many.
What are the Evil Offices they perform against Man?
Some are common to the Godly with the Wicked; others are proper to the Wicked alone.
Theological areas covered include:
Justification.
The Commandments.
The Priestly office.
The Prophetical office.
Spiritual warfare.
Fasting.
Resisting the temptations of the flesh.
Baptism.
The Lord's Supper.
... and many others, essentially comprising a complete overview of man's proper relation to God and all things Eternal.
"A Body of Divinity" is a wonderful book to have in a convenient place around the house, and it will be a treasured gift for any believer. Here are more classic texts that everyone
should have in their collection:
The Pilgrim's Progress Anniversary Edition - (Hardcover)
By John Bunyan
John Bunyan's famous work, "The Pilgrim's Progress" is, next to the Bible, the most popular book ever published. It has been widely distributed the world over since originally published in the 17th century. But many aren't familiar with the story in its original form or its famous author and his life story.
"The Researchers Library of Ancient Texts Volume One"contains the Apocrypha and the Books of Enoch and Jasher. These are literary treasures and also help to shed light on many biblical mysteries, scholars say. These ancient texts provide commentators' valuable insight into what many ancient Jews and early Christians believed when, "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets" (Heb. 1:1).
"The Researchers Library of Ancient Texts" is therefore intended to be a supplemental resource for assisting serious researchers and students in the study of the Bible and Bible times.
It includes: The Book of Enoch, The Book of Jasher, The Book of Jubilees, 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Tobias, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, Susanna, Prayer of Azariah, Prayer of Manasseh, Bel and the Dragon, and Laodiceans.
How about a beautiful reproduction of the Geneva Bible – just like the one carried to America by the Pilgrims?
When the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they brought along supplies, a consuming passion to advance the Kingdom of Christ, a bright hope for the future, and the Word of God. Clearly, their most precious cargo was the Bible.
Have you ever wondered which version of the Bible they brought to America on the Mayflower? There was the King James Version of 1611, but there was an earlier version – one not sanctioned by the government – the 1599 Geneva Bible, a forgotten yet priceless treasure.
The Geneva Bible, printed over 200 times between 1560 and 1644, was the most widely read and influential English Bible of the 16th and 17th centuries. This superb translation was the product of the best Protestant scholars of the day and became the Bible of choice for many of the greatest writers, thinkers, and historical figures of that time. Men such as Shakespeare, John Bunyan, and John Milton used the Geneva Bible, and it was reflected in their writings. During the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell issued a pamphlet containing excerpts from the Geneva Bible to his troops. William Bradford cited the Geneva Bible in his book Of Plymouth Plantation.
The Geneva Bible is unique among all other Bibles. It was the first Bible to use chapters and numbered verses and became the most popular version of its time because of the extensive marginal notes. These notes, written by Reformation leaders such as John Calvin, John Knox, Miles Coverdale, William Whittingham, Anthony Gilby, and others, were included to explain and interpret the scriptures for the common people.
For nearly half a century these notes helped the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the Bible and true liberty. King James despised the Geneva Bible because he considered the notes on key political texts to be seditious and a threat to his authority. Unlike the King James Version, the Geneva Bible was not authorized by the government. It was truly a Bible by the people and for the people. You can see why this remarkable version with its profound marginal notes played a key role in the formation of the American Republic.
Now, more than 400 years after its original publication, this wonderful version of the Bible has been resurrected.
Find other great classic literature in the WND Superstore.
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