books — Christian Debate https://christiandiscourse.net/index.php?p=/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:12:50 +0000 en books — Christian Debate The World's ULTIMATE Library https://christiandiscourse.net/index.php?p=/discussion/333/the-worlds-ultimate-library Sun, 24 Jun 2018 03:09:21 +0000 News & Current Events C Mc 333@/index.php?p=/discussions Is this the world's ULTIMATE library? Stunning photographs show inside the futuristic new building which houses 1.2million books
The Tianjin Binhai Public Library is deliberately designed to look like a 3D eyeball and opened this month
Created by trendy Dutch firm MVRDV, the stunning five-story building is part of a wider cultural complex
Epic 33,700-square-metre building was completed just three years after the very first architectural sketch

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  • They are usually old, dusty places with little design appeal.
  • But a cutting-edge architectural firm from Denmark is fast redefining how we see the humble library - as their latest project has proven, this week.
  • The Tianjin Binhai Public Library, located in northeastern China, was recently unveiled by MVRDV to widespread interest after a three-year process.
  • Their work, which is helping to build a cultural complex in the city of Tianjin, has resulted in a five-story creation which is deliberately designed to look like a human eyeball.
  • Spanning an enormous 362,744 square feet of space, the terraced shelves are built into the walls where they create both stairs and seating areas.
  • Impressively, it boasts a staggering 1.2million books, making it a bibliophile's paradise.

Would you like to have this for your next birthday? I would settle for an arranged visit. CM

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]]> The Bible: Why were some books not accepted as part of the sacred canon? https://christiandiscourse.net/index.php?p=/discussion/908/the-bible-why-were-some-books-not-accepted-as-part-of-the-sacred-canon Sat, 20 Mar 2021 04:15:58 +0000 Biblical Studies C Mc 908@/index.php?p=/discussions The Bible has been around for many years and written in many languages.

Who selected the books that make up the Christian Bible or canon?

What books were rejected and why?

What is your understanding? CM

]]> New Books? https://christiandiscourse.net/index.php?p=/discussion/728/new-books Wed, 30 Oct 2019 06:17:19 +0000 News & Current Events C Mc 728@/index.php?p=/discussions Has anyone come across new books or materials that encourages Christian growth and Development? CM

PS. Any "good" reading materials.

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