The Very Best of John Bunyan

The Pilgrim's Progress, The Holy War, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, Justification by an Imputed Righteousness, Of AntiChrist and His Ruin, A Treatise of the Fear of God, and Life and Death of Mr. Badman

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John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English author and Puritan preacher. Best known for his famous allegorical works, Pilgrim’s Progress and The Holy War, Bunyan published 42 works in his lifetime, while another 16 were published posthumously. This collection includes his spiritual autobiography Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, the allegorical novel The Life and Death of Mr. Badman, and sermons such as "Justification by an Imputed Righteousness".

Bunyan’s gripping take on prophecy and religious history comes to the fore in the essay "Of Antichrist and His Ruin", while his 1682 novel, The Holy War, tells the story of the town "Mansoul" (Man's soul). Bunyans’ classic Pilgrim’s Progress is probably the most famous Christian allegory. The work has been cited as the first ever novel written in English, has been translated into more than 200 languages and has never been out of print.

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Deep Dive

Great experience, will give it another listen. Was familiar with Pilgrim's Progress, but am amazed at the breadth and depth of this sampling.

Bunyan: Excellent, Readers: No

I love Bunyans works, and this is an excellent collection of books. Only negative comes from the readers being extremely robotic, and I’m pretty sure one actually is.

Chapter breakdown and included works

The description isn’t clear, and chapters are useless so here’s the breakdown of the works included and where they are located:

Ch 3-10: pilgrims progress (includes constant verse footnotes)
Ch 11-27: holy war
Ch 28-46: grace abounding
Ch 47-51: justification by an impeded righteousness
Ch 52-80: of Antichrist
Ch 81-88: treatise on the fear of God
Ch 89-100: life and death of mr badman