| El Último Devorador de Pecados Contributor(s): Rivers, Francine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1414324413 ISBN-13: 9781414324418 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: February 2009 Annotation: In this story set in mid 19th-century Appalachia, young Cadi learns a valuable spiritual lesson about Jesus Christ after she confronts a mysterious man who comes to absolve her guilt over her grandmother's death. Now a major motion picture from Fox Faith, starring Henry Thomas ("E.T."), set for theatrical release on February 16. Photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - Historical - Fiction | Christian - Suspense - Fiction | Media Tie-in |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008041358 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.90 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Appalachians - Theometrics - Evangelical |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Un devorador de pecados era alguien a quien se le pagaba un precio o se le ofrec an alimentos para cargar con las ofensas morales de los fallecidos, y sus consecuencias en el m s all . Los devoradores de pecados eran comunes a principios del siglo XIX en Inglaterra, las Tierras Bajas de Escocia y el distrito fronterizo de Gales. Esta costumbre fue llevada por los inmigrantes a las Am ricas y se practicaba en zonas remotas de las monta as Apalaches. Esta es una historia ficticia sobre una de esas personas. The sin eater was a person who was paid a fee or given food to take upon himself the moral trespasses of the deceased and their consequences in the afterlife. Sin eaters were common in the early nineteenth century in England, the Lowlands of Scotland, and the Welsh border district. This custom was carried over by immigrants to the Americas and practiced in remote areas of the Appalachian Mountains. This is a purely fictional story of one such person. |