Who was put to death by a plague? What's the shortest verse? 446 pages of Bible prize questions, enigmas and curiosities that Victorian Sunday schools competed over.

The Field Is the World

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The Field Is the World

AMER EBOPA AFRICA ATLANTICOCEAN N e S INDIA AUSTRALIA gospel where it has been preached. It has carried light to the people, and will yet…

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