The Two Babylons

by Alexander Hislop

Overview

The author sets out to prove that most of the practices of the Roman Catholic Church have been brought over from Paganism & the original teachings of Jesus have been either cast aside or corrupted. He claims and sets forth proof that Rome is the Babylon of the Apocalypse. Includes many notes, over 60 illustrations and index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781585092734
Publisher:	Book Tree, The
Publication date:	09/06/2006
Pages:	356
Sales rank:	270,737
Product dimensions:	5.56(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.84(d)

About the Author

Alexander Hislop (born Duns, Berwickshire, 1807; died Arbroath, 13 March 1865) was a Free Church of Scotland minister known for his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the son of Stephen Hislop (died 1837), a mason by occupation and an elder of the Relief Church. Alexander's brother was also named Stephen Hislop (1817-1863) and became well known in his time as a missionary to India and a naturalist.

Alexander was for a time parish schoolmaster of Wick, Caithness. In 1831 he married Jane Pearson. He was for a time editor of the Scottish Guardian newspaper. As a probationer he joined the Free Church of Scotland at the Disruption of 1843. He was ordained in 1844 at the East Free Church, Arbroath, where he became senior minister in 1864. He died of a paralytic stroke the next year after being ill for about two years.

He wrote several books, his most famous being The Two Babylons: Papal worship Proved to be the worship of Nimrod and His wife.

Source: Wikipedia