The Holy Piby

audiobook

The Holy Piby

by Robert Athlyi Rogers

EN·~1 hours·7 chapters

Chapters

7 total
1

The Holy Piby

0:25
2

PREFACE

1:07
3

THE FIRST BOOK OF ATHLYI CALLED ATHLYI

3:12
4

THE SECOND BOOK OF ATHLYI CALLED AGGREGATION

56:37
5

THE THIRD BOOK OF ATHLYI NAMED THE FACTS OF THE APOSTLES

6:30
6

THE FOURTH BOOK OF ATHLYI CALLED PRECAUTION

10:02
7

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

3:30

Description

A striking work that reimagines biblical creation through an Afro‑centric lens, this text opens with a vivid account of God forming the world, humanity, and a mixed‑heritage Adam and Eve. It then moves into a prophetic narrative where the divine spirit inhabits a resurrected figure named Elijah, performing miracles and enduring persecution as a model for believers. The language blends familiar scriptural cadence with a bold vision of a new spiritual order.

Beyond the early chapters, the author declares a mission to unite the descendants of Ethiopia under a fresh gospel, urging the establishment of educational institutions and a communal church. The work calls its readers to embrace industry, liberty, and justice, presenting a divine mandate that ties personal devotion to collective empowerment. Listeners will encounter a fervent appeal for faith‑driven social transformation rooted in a uniquely African theological perspective.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (78K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Dr. Charles Price, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2020-04-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Robert Athlyi Rogers

1891–1931

A spiritual writer and preacher from Anguilla, he is best remembered for The Holy Piby, a 1924 work that became an important early influence on Rastafari thought. His life was brief, but his ideas traveled widely across the Caribbean, the United States, and Africa.

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