Last Supper

Author : Brant Pitre
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802875334

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Jesus and the Last Supper by Brant Pitre Pdf

Who did Jesus of Nazareth claim to be? What was his relationship with early Judaism? When and how did he expect the kingdom to come? What were his intentions? Though these key questions have been addressed in studies of the historical Jesus, Brant Pitre argues that they cannot be fully answered apart from a careful historical analysis of the Last Supper accounts. In this book Pitre offers a rigorous, up-to-date study of the historical Jesus and the Last Supper, filling a significant gap in current Jesus research. Situating the Last Supper in the triple contexts of ancient Judaism, the life of Jesus, and early Christianity, Pitre brings to light crucial insights into major issues driving the quest for Jesus. His Jesus and the Last Supper is sure to ignite discussion and debate.

Author : Melanie Dunea
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0747594112

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My Last Supper by Melanie Dunea Pdf

The Aristocrats meets Vanity Fair in this stunning celebration of the world's most famous chefs.

Author : Carlo Bertelli
Publisher : St Pauls BYB
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 8171098797

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The Last Supper by Carlo Bertelli Pdf

Author : Aaron Cometbus
Publisher : Literary Collection
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1894037596

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Last Supper by Aaron Cometbus Pdf

Next door to the chain stores are the cheap restaurants with chipped paint and handwritten signs which will never be featured in the Dining section of the Times. Alongside the renovated lofts are thousands of cramped apartments filled with books and cats, and actual studios where artists work with their hands. Ignored by the hype, without a website, the little shops and thrift stores and squats continue to thrive--sometimes at risk of being displaced, but always at risk of being simply overlooked or dismissed. Last Supper is a love letter to these places and the people who inhabit them: the vibrant beat beneath the bullshit that gives the city its charm.

Author : Ross King
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780747599470

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Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King Pdf

Milan, 1496 and forty-four-year-old Leonardo da Vinci has a reputation for taking on commissions and failing to complete them. He is in a state of professional uncertainty and financial difficulty. For eighteen months he has been painting murals in both the Sforza Castle in Milan and the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. The latter project will become the Last Supper, a complex mural that took a full three years to complete on a surface fifteen feet high by twenty feet wide. Not only had he never attempted a painting of such size, but he had no experience whatsoever in painting in the physically demanding medium of fresco.For more than five centuries the Last Supper has been an artistic, religious and cultural icon. The art historian Kenneth Clark has called it 'the keystone of European art', and for a century after its creation it was regarded as nothing less than a miraculous image. Even today, according to Clark, we regard the painting as 'more a work of nature than a work of man'. And yet there is a very human story behind this artistic 'miracle', which was created against the backdrop of momentous events both in Milan and in the life of Leonardo himself.In Leonardo and the Last Supper, Ross King tells the complete story of this creation of this mural: the adversities suffered by the artist during its execution; the experimental techniques he employed; the models for Christ and the Apostles that he used; and the numerous personalities involved - everyone from the Leonardo's young assistants to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan who commissioned the work. Ross King's new book is both a record of Leonardo da Vinci's last five years in Milan and a 'biography' of one of the most famous works of art ever painted.

Author : Levi Lusko
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780785252870

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The Last Supper on the Moon by Levi Lusko Pdf

If there are places in your heart and corners of your mind that feel just as deep and dark and inaccessible as outer space, this book is for you. Fight as you may, unearthing the happiness and fulfillment you long for can feel nearly impossible. In Psalm 8 David urges us to consider the heavens, to look up at the night sky. Doing so will help you discover fundamental truths about God. Namely, that—even though his love for you is as beyond comprehension as the farthest corners of the universe—through his Son, you can grab hold of it, and it has the power to transform your inner space. Bestselling author Levi Lusko shares how you can: learn that life is not about “finding yourself” but discovering who Jesus is believe that God’s love and forgiveness is grander than even your greatest failure buck the mundane of everyday life and start dreaming again Embark on an adventure tracing the words and wonders of Jesus on his trek to the cross. Let The Last Supper on the Moon compel you to live with a more profound sense of purpose and a grander view of Jesus, and set you on a trajectory to life, and life more abundantly.

Author : Rosalind Miles
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780007571970

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The Women’s History of the World by Rosalind Miles Pdf

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Author : Rachel Cusk
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780571274659

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The Last Supper by Rachel Cusk Pdf

When prize-winning author Rachel Cusk decides to travel to Italy for a summer with her husband and two young children she has no idea of the trials and wonders that lie in store. Their journey leads them to both the expected - the Piero della Francesca trail and queues at the Vatican - and the surprising - an amorous Scottish ex-pat and a longing for home - all seen through Cusk's sharp and humane perspective. Exploring the desire to travel and to escape, art and its inspirations, beauty and ugliness, and the challenge of balancing domestic life with creativity, The Last Supper is a wonderful travel book about life on the most famous art trail in the world, from one of Britain's most pre-eminent writers.

Author : Colin J. Humphreys
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781139496315

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The Mystery of the Last Supper by Colin J. Humphreys Pdf

For hundreds of years, we thought we knew what happened during Jesus' last days. Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday are not only observed by Christians around the world, but are also recognized in calendars and by non-practitioners as commemorating the true timeline of events in the life of Christ. But apparent inconsistencies in the gospel accounts of Jesus' final week have puzzled Bible scholars for centuries. In The Mystery of the Last Supper, Colin Humphreys uses science to reveal the truth about Jesus' final days. Reconciling conflicting Gospel accounts and scientific evidence, Humphreys reveals the exact date of the Last Supper in a definitive new timeline of Holy Week.

Author : Jay Rayner
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781783351480

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My Last Supper by Jay Rayner Pdf

'Hilarious, informative, enlightening, instructive ... It's the funniest book I've read all year' - Chris Evans You're About to Die. What Would Your Final Meal Be? This question has long troubled Jay Rayner. But why wait for death? Why not eat your 'last meal' now, when you can enjoy it? So, he had a simple plan: he would embark on a journey through his life in food in pursuit of the meal to end all meals. It's a quest that takes him from necking oysters on the Louisiana shoreline to forking away the finest French pastries in Tokyo, and from his earliest memories of snails in garlic butter, through multiple pig-based banquets, to the unforgettable final meal itself. This is the story of one hungry man, in eight courses. 'Witty, wise, and, obviously, delicious.' Guardian 'A raucous, joyous celebration of life.' Irish Times

Author : Wayne Williams,Darren Allan
Publisher : Piatkus
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781405518673

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I Know What You Did Last Supper by Wayne Williams,Darren Allan Pdf

The price of betrayal is more than thirty pieces of silver. Two days after Jesus Christ's crucifixion, Judas Iscariot receives an anonymous note stating, I know what you did. Wrapped with it is an eye, complete with trailing optic nerve, and a splintered tooth -trophies ripped from two recently butchered friends. Someone, it seems, knows what Judas did on that fateful night following the Last Supper. And that someone is intent on exacting a bloody and gruesome revenge. As more acquaintances and family members die in increasingly brutal ways, Judas finds himself in a desperate race against time to make amends for his act of treachery, and to uncover the identity of the mysterious hooded killer. A relentlessly paced, gripping thriller, which further explores one of the darkest bargains in human history. You might just find yourself engaged in the unthinkable: rooting for the man who betrayed Christ.

Author : Charles McCarry
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781468300369

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The Last Supper by Charles McCarry Pdf

To solve his lover’s murder, a spy must investigate his own checkered past in a thriller that spans from Weimar Germany to Cold War Vietnam. CIA Agent Paul Christopher is used to the feeling of dread. So he doesn’t think much of Molly Benson’s concerns as he leaves her bed in Paris for a quick trip to Vietnam. But minutes after Christopher boards the jet, his lover falls victim to a vehicular homicide. To explain this seemingly senseless murder, The Last Supper takes its readers back not only to the earliest days of Christopher’s life, but also to the origins of the CIA in the clandestine operations of the OSS during World War II. Moving seamlessly from tales of refugee smuggling in Nazi Germany, to guerilla warfare in Burma, to the chaotic violence of the Vietnam War, McCarry creates an intimate history of espionage, and the shadow world of deceit and betrayal in which it operates.

Author : Stephanie Storey
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781628726398

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Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey Pdf

"From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. The two despise each other."--Front jacket flap.

Author : Brant Pitre
Publisher : Image
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780385531863

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Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist by Brant Pitre Pdf

A revelatory exploration of the Jewish roots of the Last Supper that seeks to understand exactly what happened at Jesus’ final Passover. “Clear, profound and practical—you do not want to miss this book.”—Dr. Scott Hahn, author of The Lamb’s Supper and The Fourth Cup Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist shines fresh light on the Last Supper by looking at it through Jewish eyes. Using his in-depth knowledge of the Bible and ancient Judaism, Dr. Brant Pitre answers questions such as: What was the Passover like at the time of Jesus? What were the Jewish hopes for the Messiah? What was Jesus’ purpose in instituting the Eucharist during the feast of Passover? And, most important of all, what did Jesus mean when he said, “This is my body… This is my blood”? To answer these questions, Pitre explores ancient Jewish beliefs about the Passover of the Messiah, the miraculous Manna from heaven, and the mysterious Bread of the Presence. As he shows, these three keys—the Passover, the Manna, and the Bread of the Presence—have the power to unlock the original meaning of the Eucharistic words of Jesus. Along the way, Pitre also explains how Jesus united the Last Supper to his death on Good Friday and his Resurrection on Easter Sunday. Inspiring and informative, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist is a groundbreaking work that is sure to illuminate one of the greatest mysteries of the Christian faith: the mystery of Jesus’ presence in “the breaking of the bread.”

Author : Editors of Phaidon Press
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 071484795X

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Last Supper by Editors of Phaidon Press Pdf

Last Supperbrings together more than 100 art masterpieces that depict one of the most dramatic events described in the New Testament, the Last Supper of Christ and his disciples. Ranging from the 6thcentury to the present day, the works represent a wide range of artists, styles, materials and cultures, and a variety of creative responses to this important subject.