But Erasmus had a huge knowledge of classical literature and writings of the early Church. ... His aim was to make clear and understandable the bible for people and they were able to read it, to make the access to classical literature without reading whole books. ... According to "Handbook of a Christian Soldier ", Erasmus had written that taking a vows and being a priest was not special, there was no need in the guidance of a priest, whereas everyone had their own guide " Handbook, which had a big influence on the reading public and translated into many languages. ... With "Handbook ", ...

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These different sources include an unabridged dictionary, a thesaurus, Concordance to the Bible, Concordance to Shakespeare, Grangers Index to Poetry, Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, and the Oxford English Dictionary. ... The last thing that I did research on was a story from The Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. ...

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There does exist one peace of literature written as a handbook for man to guide him throughout life's journey. This book is called the Holy Bible, and though there is but one author, many penned the words. Luke, who several think to be an apostle of Jesus, he was actually a gentile, an educated phys...

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• Grade Level: High School