Foxe's Book Of Martyrs Nelson's Royal Classic [Hardcover]

John Foxe (Author)

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Publication Date: February 15, 2000 | Series: Nelson's Royal Classics (Book 7)

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Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a record of the protestant martyrs, beginning with Stephen and ending during the reign of Queen Mary. Foxe was an educated martyrologist and was, himself, on the run from persecution for a period of his life. This collection of stories is an inspirational volume of the power of faith.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; Revised edition (February 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785242635
• ISBN-13: 978-0785242635
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,411,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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242 of 254 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Many reviews are not for The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs, April 12, 2005

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Harold Chadwick - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Foxe's Book of Martyrs (Pure Gold Classics) (Paperback)

As editor of The New Foxes Book of Martyrs, I feel I need to protest Amazon's inclusion of reader's reviews that have absolutely nothing to do with that book and are, therefore, totally misleading. There are reader's comments regarding the inclusion of a chapter about John Calvin, which The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs does NOT have. One reviewer even makes remarks about it being published by Thomas Nelson Publishers, but The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs that you picture on this page was published by Bridge-Logos Publishers. The last reviewer criticizes the The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs strongly for not containing information about William Tyndale and Thomas Cranmer and others, which it clearly and definitely does contain. Another reviewer even says the book lists no editor, and my name is clearly on the cover and on the inside. Perhaps only 3-4 of these reviews are actually about The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs. So obviously Amazon has simply thrown together all reviews of all versions of Foxe's book and not the reviews of only The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs. So I wish to protest strongly Amazon's having done so since they discredit not only my work as editor of The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs, but they obviously harm the potential sales of the book. Harold J. Chadwick 4/12/2005

28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice read but beware this is not a word for word reprint of the original work, December 22, 2006

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Joseph Cipriani "Christian Literature" (Tallahassee, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Foxe's Book of Martyrs: A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Early Christian and the Protestant Martyrs (Hendrickson Christian Classics) (Hardcover)

John Foxe's Book of Martyrs is indeed a classic of Christian literature. John Foxe was born in 1517 and died in 1587. John Foxe documented the persecutions of Christians from the foundation of the church through his time. Outside of the Bible itself, this is one of the few books every Christian should read. From time to time the book has been updated to cover generations John would not live to see. While this book is a worthy read - be aware that this is not a faithful word for word reprint of the original works but as the cover says a rewrite. If you are interested in a rendition which remains more faithful to the the original author's words, look for a reprinted edition edited by (co-author) William Forbush.

49 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete edition, January 23, 2000

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This review is from: The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs (Pure Gold Classics) (Paperback)

Readers of John Foxe's book of martyres should realize that the most complete edition of this work was published in the 1800s and comprised 8 volumes. A bound photocopy of that edition is available from Still Waters Revival Books in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They have a web site. The present edition is a small sampling of the real Foxe.