Author: Philip Mauro
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258164119
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 584

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Author: Gonzalez,
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725208865
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Author: Elaine Pagels
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110157707X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the bestselling author of Beyond Belief. Through the bestselling books of Elaine Pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the Gnostic Gospels. As one of the world's foremost religion scholars, she has been a pioneer in interpreting these books and illuminating their place in the early history of Christianity. Her new book, however, tackles a text that is firmly, dramatically within the New Testament canon: The Book of Revelation, the surreal apocalyptic vision of the end of the world . . . or is it? In this startling and timely book, Pagels returns The Book of Revelation to its historical origin, written as its author John of Patmos took aim at the Roman Empire after what is now known as "the Jewish War," in 66 CE. Militant Jews in Jerusalem, fired with religious fervor, waged an all-out war against Rome's occupation of Judea and their defeat resulted in the desecration of Jerusalem and its Great Temple. Pagels persuasively interprets Revelation as a scathing attack on the decadence of Rome. Soon after, however, a new sect known as "Christians" seized on John's text as a weapon against heresy and infidels of all kinds-Jews, even Christians who dissented from their increasingly rigid doctrines and hierarchies. In a time when global religious violence surges, Revelations explores how often those in power throughout history have sought to force "God's enemies" to submit or be killed. It is sure to appeal to Pagels's committed readers and bring her a whole new audience who want to understand the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world's religions, and to appreciate the lasting appeal of this extraordinary text.

Author: George Wesley Davis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 311

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Author: Rev. Gerald F. McPeters
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490870717
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 110

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In the days of Daniel, this book was a mystery as it concerned the future. This book was sealed with seven seals; however, it is now the Revelation, as Jesus himself broke the seven seals (Rev. 5:1-7) to show John the future. John then sends this revelation to the seven churches to be interpreted.

Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Author: George Wesley Davis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Author: Isekhua Evborokhai
Publisher: LacePoint Publishing
ISBN: 0993066666
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Visions from Patmos” is a combination of fiction, Biblical, historical and an easy-to-read narrative of the book of Revelations. Each chapter of the novel corresponds with the chapters of the book but it is not an interpretation of the book, nor a replacement, neither is it intended to “add to” or “take away from” what is written in it. “From nearly a mile away the smoke could be seen as it rose from the cauldron and disappeared into the clouds. And by the time I arrived at the arched gate the smell of burning oil had filled the air. I could sense the dread the people felt by their muted conversations; occasionally punctuated by someone’s harsh cough triggered by the smell of burning oil. Was this John’s end? We all feared. Strangely though I could sense that for some reasons John was not afraid of being dropped into the cauldron of oil. It must have been because of the promise of the Master that he would be alive at His return.”

Author: Bruce Chilton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781602589834
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 169

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Author: John Ross Macduff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 416

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