Gods In The Desert

Author : Glenn S. Holland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742599796

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Gods in the Desert by Glenn S. Holland Pdf

Gods in the Desert explores the fascinating religious cultures of the ancient Near East. From the mysterious pyramids, tombs, and temples of Egypt to the powerful heroes, gods, and legends of Mesopotamia, Glenn Holland guides readers through the early religions that are the root of many of today's major faiths. Holland compares the religions of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria-Palestine, including Israel and Judah, from the Neolithic era through the conquest of Alexander the Great. He provides a historical survey of each region, then discusses the gods, the rulers, the afterlife, and the worship rituals. This accessible overview makes clear how these religions converged and diverged, and are intimately connected to many of the religions we recognize today, sometimes in surprising ways.

Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062362391

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Desert God by Wilbur Smith Pdf

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Author : Robert D. Miller II
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783647540863

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Yahweh: Origin of a Desert God by Robert D. Miller II Pdf

Recognizing the absence of a God named Yahweh outside of ancient Israel, this study addresses the related questions of Yahweh's origins and the biblical claim that there were Yahweh-worshipers other than the Israelite people. Beginning with the Hebrew Bible, with an exhaustive survey of ancient Near Eastern literature and inscriptions discovered by archaeology, and using anthropology to reconstruct religious practices and beliefs of ancient Edom and Midian, this study proposes an answer. Yahweh-worshiping Midianites of the Early Iron Age brought their deity along with metallurgy into ancient Palestine and the Israelite people.

Author : Louis L'Amour
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553899405

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The Lonesome Gods by Louis L'Amour Pdf

“I am Johannes Verne, and I am not afraid.” This was the boy’s mantra as he plodded through the desert alone, left to die by his vengeful grandfather. Johannes Verne was soon to be rescued by outlaws, but no one could save him from the lasting memory of his grandfather’s eyes, full of impenetrable hatred. Raised in part by Indians, then befriended by a mysterious woman, Johannes grew up to become a rugged adventurer and an educated man. But even now, strengthened by the love of a golden-haired girl and well on his way to making a fortune in bustling early-day Los Angeles, the past may rise up to threaten his future once more. And this time only the ancient gods of the desert can save him.

Author : Hari Kunzru
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307957498

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Gods Without Men by Hari Kunzru Pdf

In the desert, you see, there is everything and nothing . . . It is God without men. —Honoré de Balzac, Une passion dans le désert, 1830 Jaz and Lisa Matharu are plunged into a surreal public hell after their son, Raj, vanishes during a family vacation in the California desert. However, the Mojave is a place of strange power, and before Raj reappears inexplicably unharmed—but not unchanged—the fate of this young family will intersect with that of many others, echoing the stories of all those who have traveled before them. Driven by the energy and cunning of Coyote, the mythic, shape-shifting trickster, Gods Without Men is full of big ideas, but centered on flesh-and-blood characters who converge at an odd, remote town in the shadow of a rock formation called the Pinnacles. Viscerally gripping and intellectually engaging, it is, above all, a heartfelt exploration of the search for pattern and meaning in a chaotic universe. This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.

Author : Steven Lovett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1591964253

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God in the Desert by Steven Lovett Pdf

Author : Joan Chittister, OSB
Publisher : Franciscan Media
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781616368326

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In God's Holy Light by Joan Chittister, OSB Pdf

The Desert Monastics, thousands of monks and nuns who lived in the Egyptian wastelands between the third and fifth centuries, have come to be seen as the Olympians of the spiritual life. Renowned spiritual writer Joan Chittister explores the sayings of the Desert Mothers and Fathers, finding wisdom from that ancient tradition that speaks to your life today. This popular introduction to a powerful source of Christian wisdom can be a companion to your own spiritual journey.

Author : Robert Alter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-22
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780393337044

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The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter Pdf

In his brilliant new translation of one of the Bibles most cherished and powerful books, Alter captures the simplicity, physicality, and coiled rhythmic power of the Hebrew, restoring the remarkable eloquence of these ancient poems.

Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781499861112

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Quest by Wilbur Smith Pdf

The fourth book in the epic Egyptian series The fourth book in the epic Egyptian series 'She is omnivorous. No matter age or appearance, physical frailty or imperfection. It is not their flesh that feeds her appetites, but their souls. she devours the young and old, men and women. She leaves only a desiccated husk.' An unspeakable evil. An impossible gift. Renowned magus Taita is now over a hundred years old, and has ascended to a new level of wisdom and understanding about his world. But he must prepare himself for the greatest threat Egypt has ever faced: the great plagues and the fair of the Nile, brought about by the fire witch Eos, an ancient force of sheer evil. Taita must risk his soul to battle against Eos, or his homeland and everything he has ever loved will be lost forever. But there are other reasons for Taita to fight -- since success could also mean rewards he could never have thought possible...

Author : Rick Knox
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664283770

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Your Purpose/Gods Plan by Rick Knox Pdf

Your Purpose/Gods Plan will take you through a journey that God had for each and every one of you. Just as Moses and the Isrealites went through stages in thier journey, you too will have to go through the desert where you will be trained for greatness. Your Purpose/Gods Plan will help you uncover your gifts and show you how to use them for the mission and ministry God has for you to move into.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Devotional calendars
ISBN : OCLC:1936858

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Streams in the Desert by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:865045066

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The Desert of the Gods by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rebecca Davis
Publisher : CF4kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Evangelistic work
ISBN : 1781915636

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Living Water in the Desert by Rebecca Davis Pdf

The Gospel is spread in Iran Unsung missionary heroes being used by God Iranian Christians and Churches advancing the gospel

Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Gods of Pegana by Lord Dunsany Pdf

In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: "Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine." Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI—none knoweth.

Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513223971

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The Gods of Pegāna by Lord Dunsany Pdf

The Gods of Pegāna (1905) is a short story collection by Lord Dunsany. Published at the beginning of his career, The Gods of Pegāna would influence such writers as J. R. R. Tolkein, Ursula K. Le Guin, and H. P. Lovecraft. Recognized as a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction, Dunsany is a man whose work, in the words of Lovecraft, remains “unexcelled in the sorcery of crystalline singing prose, and supreme in the creation of a gorgeous and languorous world of incandescently exotic vision.” “Whether the season be winter or whether it be summer, whether it be morning among the worlds or whether it be night, Skarl still beateth his drum, for the purposes of the gods are not yet fulfilled.” The Gods of Pegāna, Dunsany’s debut collection of stories, contains some of his finest tales of fantasy and adventure. The Mana-Yood-Sushai created the gods of Pegāna before falling asleep in the middle of Time. The only thing keeping him from creating new gods and worlds is the drummer Skarl, who can never cease his playing. In their creator’s absence, dozens of small gods and a thousand local deities have free reign to create the worlds and realities they want. As they compete to outdo one another, the order and peace of Pegāna hangs in the balance. Humorous and inventive, Dunsany’s tales of high fantasy continue to delight over a century after they first appeared in print. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Lord Dunsany’s The Gods of Pegāna is a classic of Irish fantasy fiction reimagined for modern readers.