Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 13:31:55 -0700
From: Anexia <neocon@ix.netcom.com>
To: twc-l@halmarax.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: Book of Wisdom
Vashti wrote:
> >At the risk of sounding stupid, I must ask...what is 'The Book of
> >Wisdom'?
>
> It is an "apocryphal" book of the Bible, (the main book of the christian
> faith, if you are unaware) that was expurgated by the puritans in the
> 1600's. Personally, it is one of my favorite books of the bible. It speaks
> a lot about the use of creation to heal, and the uses of herbs, etc...
Expurgated by the puritans? Does that mean that it was in there
back in the Catholic days? Do the Catholics still recognize it as
part of the Bible? Sounds like a great book--which version of the
Bible still contains it?
--
"Nothing is true, all is permitted,"
Hassan i Sabbah
Old Man of The Mountain