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The Use of Bible Reference Books by Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy was deeply interested in Bible research and consulted numerous reference works on the Scriptures—here are some references she used.
Bible Translations Used by Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy quoted several Bible translations in her published works. She was also deeply interested in scriptural research and consulted numerous reference works on the Bible. See below for a list of the translations that she quotes, as well as books that were in...
The Christian Science Monitor in early photographs
Mary Baker Eddy founded “The Christian Science Monitor” in 1908 with the objective “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind.”
Did Churchill ever ask British Christian Scientists to pray?
Find out about these wartime requests.
What is the background of the Bible Lesson subjects?
Here’s what we know about the 26 topics and their arrangement.
What is the history of Christian Healing?
Here’s background on Mary Baker Eddy’s first publication following Science and Health.
Is The Mother Church’s finial a pineapple or a pine cone?
Read up on a question of debate that dates to the 1930s.
Was there a chapter in Science and Health titled “Imposition and Demonstration”?
Find out about this name and how it evolved.