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Sale: All 33 PowerPoints for only $159!  Available until 09/30/2010.  Click here to order.

Books Published/Announcements

January 2010:  My book "A Brief History of Protestantism in the United States" has been published. It is available now on Amazon. Contact me if you're interested in a volume purchase.

 

January 2010: My book "Meet the Apostles: Biblical and Legendary Accounts" has been published.  It is available now on Amazon.  Contact me if you're interested in a volume purchase.

 

February 2010:  My book "A Brief History of the Sacraments: Baptism and Communion" has been published.  It is available now on Amazon.   Contact me if you're interested in a volume purchase.

 

February 2010:  My book "Heaven and Hell: In the Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Dead Sea Scrolls" has been published.  It is available on Amazon.  Contact me if you're interested in a volume purchase.

 

March 2010:  My book "The Crusades and the Inquisition: A Brief History" has been published.  It is available on Amazon.  Contact me if you're interested in a volume purchase.

 

April 2010:  My book Monks and Monasteries: A Brief History has been published.  It is available on Amazon.  Contact me if you're interested in a volume purchase.

 

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Courses 

To contact the author: robertcjones@mindspring.com

General Church History & Theology Topics Click here to order Teacher's Packs,  PowerPoint presentations and printed booklets via USPS
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A Brief History of Protestantism in the United States Content (.pdf file - 1732kb; free)      Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
A Brief History of the Inquisition (.pdf file - 1502kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
A Brief History of Christian Baptism (.pdf file - 1.16mb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
The Crusades: A Brief History (1095-1291) (.pdf file - 1880kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
A Brief History of Western Monasticism (.pdf file - 1.5mb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Angels: In the Bible, the Apocrypha & the Dead Sea Scrolls Content (.pdf file - 1.18Mb; free)       Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Theological Roots of the Protestant Reformation: A Handbook (.pdf file - 1795kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Hell and the Devil: In the Bible, the Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls (.pdf format - 960kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Women as Leaders in the Church: From Miriam to the Reformation (.pdf file - 1630kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Origins of the Major Protestant Denominations in the United States (.pdf file - 1758kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Heaven: In the Bible, the Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls (.pdf file - 1396kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Joseph of Arimathea: Biblical & Legendary Sources (.pdf - 1.48mb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
A Brief History of the Celebration of the Lord’s Supper (.pdf file - 1251kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Basic Christian Theology (.pdf - 1115kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
The Holy Spirit: In the Bible, the Apocrypha & the Dead Sea Scrolls (.pdf file - 1088kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
"Amish and Mennonites"  available as PowerPoint presentation only Use order form to right
"Charles & John Wesley: An Introduction" available as PowerPoint presentation only Use order form to right
 "Debunking The Da Vinci Code and Holy Blood, Holy Grail", available as a PowerPoint presentation or as a two-hour DVD video  To order online, click here
The Top 25 Events in Christian History (.pdf file - 1993kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets

 

The Jewish Roots Click here to order Teacher's Packs,  PowerPoint presentations and printed booklets via USPS
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The Apocrypha and Christianity (.pdf file - 1.2mb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christianity Content (.pdf file - 1Mb; free)         Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Jewish Religious Parties at the Time of Christ - Part Two: The Essenes (.pdf file - 1333kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
The Messiah - In the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the Dead Sea Scrolls (.pdf file - 1032kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Jewish Religious Parties at the Time of Christ Part One: Pharisees and Sadducees (.pdf file - 993kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
The Search for the Pre-Incarnate Christ in the Old Testament (.pdf file - 1370kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets

 

The New Testament & the Early Church (see also "Commentaries" below) Click here to order Teacher's Packs,  PowerPoint presentations and printed booklets via USPS
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Heresies and Schisms in the Early Church (.pdf file - 1005kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Evidence for the Gospel Accounts of Jesus Christ (.pdf file - 1067kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Worship and Cultural Patterns of the Early Church (.pdf file - 1,089kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Meet the Apostles - Biblical and Legendary Accounts: Part Two - After the Twelve (.pdf file - 1035kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Origins of the New Testament Content (.pdf file - 1231Kb; free)     Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Meet the Apostles - Biblical and Legendary Accounts: Part One - The Twelve (.pdf file - 898kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets

 

Commentaries Click here to order Teacher's Packs,  PowerPoint presentations and printed booklets via USPS
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Acts of the Apostles: Background and Commentary Content (.pdf 1.6Mb; free)      Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
Revelation: Background and Commentary (.pdf file - 1497kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets
"Romans" and the Reformation" (.pdf, 1195kb; free) Purchase PowerPoints and booklets

 

Online Video Extracts of lectures given by the author

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Availability of teacher's guides, PowerPoint presentations, etc.

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I've had a lot of people ask me for teacher's guides, PowerPoint slides etc.  To meet this demand, and to help pay for the cost of keeping up the WWW site, I make these available on CD-ROM for a fee.  The fee schedule is below.

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Summer 2010 sale: All 33 PowerPoints for only $159!  Available until 09/30/2010.

 Includes all 33 PowerPoints for the Christian History and Theology Sunday School courses.

Each course contains*:

*Except for the Amish and Mennonites, John & Charles Wesley, and Debunking the Da Vinci Code courses, which are PowerPoint only

To order, send a check or money order for $159.00 to:

Robert Jones
P.O. Box 1775
Kennesaw, GA  30156

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Sale! Purchase individual copies of all six books for $59.95 (regular price $93.70)

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Robert Jones
P.O. Box 1775
Kennesaw, GA  30156

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About the Author

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Robert C. Jones grew up in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. In 1981, he moved to the Atlanta, Georgia area, where he received a B.S. in Computer Science at DeVry Institute of Technology. From 1984-2009, Robert worked for Hewlett-Packard as a computer consultant. He now works as an independent computer support and video services consultant.

Robert is an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church. He has written and taught numerous adult Sunday School courses. He has also been active in choir ministries over the years, and has taught the Disciples Bible Study six times. He is the author of A Brief History of Protestantism in the United States, A Brief History of the Sacraments: Baptism and Communion, Heaven and Hell: In the Bible, the Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Crusades and the Inquisition: A Brief History, Monks and Monasteries: A Brief History, and Meet the Apostles: Biblical and Legendary Accounts.

Robert is President of the Kennesaw Historical Society, for whom he has written several books, including The Law Heard 'Round the World - An Examination of the Kennesaw Gun Law and Its Effects on the Community, Retracing the Route of the General - Following in the Footsteps of the Andrews Raid, and “Images of America: Kennesaw”.

Robert has also written several books on ghost towns in the Southwest, including in Death Valley, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Mojave National Preserve.

In 2005, Robert co-authored a business-oriented book entitled  "Working Virtually: The Challenges of Virtual Teams".

His interests include the Civil War, Medieval Monasteries, American railroads, ghost towns, hiking in Death Valley and the Mojave, and Biblical Archaeology.

 

Performing at a concert on the Marietta, GA square, September 16, 2001 (photo by Dennis Dye)

 

Attending the author's Sunday School class

Starting Sunday, June 13, 2010, the author will be teaching Meet the Apostles - Biblical and Legendary Accounts: Part One - The Twelve at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church in Cobb County, Georgia.  To purchase the accompanying book for this course, click on the graphic below:

The class meets at 10:40a in the Fellowship Hall (the low brick building behind the chapel).  All are welcome.

Coming Attractions:

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TBD

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Mars Hill Church Fellowship Hall

Part One:  Christian History & Theology Class, 02/15/2009, Mars Hill Presbyterian Church

Part Two:  Christian History & Theology Class, 03/15/2009, Mars Hill Presbyterian Church (make-up photo for those that couldn't attend the class lunch in February)

Availability of the author as a guest speaker

The author is available as a guest speaker for church, community or school groups in the Atlanta Metro area.  Click here for more information.


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Links to other pages that I maintain:

Kennesaw Historical Society home page

Ghost Towns of Death Valley

Nevada Ghost Towns

Ghost Towns (and Historic Towns) of New Mexico

Ghost Towns (and Historic Towns) of Arizona

A Model Railroad Built by Robert Jones & Dennis Dye

Ghost Towns (and Historic Towns) of California: Bodie, Bay Area, Mojave

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