Christianity as Old as the Creation or the Gospel a Republication of the Religion of Nature [Paperback]

Matthew Tindal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 20, 2004

1731. Christian deist Matthew Tindal wrote Christianity as Old as the Creation. In essence, Tindal takes the position that the essential truths in Christianity have always been known by all human beings since the creation of the world. According to Tindal, any claim to receiving an exclusive revelation of truth by anyone, or the church, must be tested by human reason. Any such revealed truth that cannot be verified through human reason is either invalid or nonessential in Christianity. Tindal finds that a number of church doctrines fail to pass the test of human reason but Tindal explains that the essential truths in Christianity are known naturally and universally. Tindal explains that whatever honors God and is good for mankind is in accord with God's will and should guide human behavior. This, of course, is Tindal's paraphrase of what Jesus described as love for God and love for neighbor, which Christian deists believe is the essence of Christianity. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (September 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417947276
• ISBN-13: 978-1417947270
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,947,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Deist's Bible, April 16, 2008

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Brandon Solomon "Nomolos" (N. Va, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christianity as Old as the Creation or the Gospel a Republication of the Religion of Nature (Paperback)

I have been researching everything about being a Deist, because I am one and I wanted to know the original tenets, and I have been led to this book. It is known the Web/world over as the Bible of the Deist. Once I have read it fully, I will be able to give it a proper review. The original was written in Old English in the 18th century and, since I cannot get a copy of the original, I must resign myself to reading a translated copy. This wont be an issue of course, as I am used to a variety of translated sayings that end up meaning something else entirely and it always depends on the period of time that the original language was spoken. Knowing the period, and knowing the key phrases goes a long way in correcting any mistakes in translation that the modern author's COULD have made.

I did not want to skew the review of this book by givinig it a single star, so I went all out on 5. Essentially, this book is known as the Bible of the Deist and being such, is more important than the Amazon Review would lead one to believe.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware the Font, January 11, 2009

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Mitchell D. Dobbs (Tuscaloosa, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christianity as Old as the Creation or the Gospel a Republication of the Religion of Nature (Paperback)

I asked for this book for Christmas and received it as a gift. I was very much looking forward to reading it after having read the Amazon review. Unfortunately, when I started to read it I literally couldn't get my brain past the funky font that is used. Specifically, the letter "s" as used in the book looks like a lower case "f". I couldn't mentally adjust to this and therefore I was taken out of the flow of the book every time I came across an "s".