Old Testament Warriors

Author : Simon Elliott
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612009551

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Old Testament Warriors by Simon Elliott Pdf

The period covered by the Old Testament – beginning in approximately 3000 BC – was one of great technological development and innovation in warfare, as competing cultures clashed in the ancient Middle East. The Sumerians were the first to introduce the use of bronze into warfare, and were centuries ahead of the Egyptians in the use of the wheel. The Assyrians developed chariot warfare and set the standard for a new equine-based military culture. The Babylonians had an army whose people were granted land in return for army service. This authoritative history gives an overview of warfare and fighting in the age of the Old Testament, from the Akkadians, Early and Middle Kingdom Egypt and their enemies, Mycenean and Minoan Greece and Crete, Assyrians and New Kingdom Egyptians, the Hittites, the Sea Peoples who gave rise to the Philistines, the Hebrew kingdom, the Babylonian kingdom, the Medes and later Persian Empires, through to early Classical Greece. Author Simon Elliott explores how archaeology can shed light on events in the Bible including the famous tumbling walls of Jericho, the career of David the boy warrior who faced the Philistines, and Gideon, who was able to defeat an army that vastly outnumbered his own.

Author : Michele Faehnle,Emily Jaminet
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594717628

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The Friendship Project by Michele Faehnle,Emily Jaminet Pdf

Michele Faehnle and Emily Jaminet are busy wives, mothers, and volunteers. They are also friends, Catholic speakers, and the dedicated coauthors of Divine Mercy for Moms, which continues to inspire women to come together to pray, study, and live in friendship around the Divine Mercy devotion. In the midst of their active lives, Faehnle and Jaminet found themselves missing their old friends and searching for new ones. They also realized that they needed to continually work to develop deep, meaningful relationships that would allow them to be themselves, to care for others and be cared for, and to deepen their Catholic faith. In The Friendship Project, Faehnle and Jaminet explore the cardinal and theological virtues with an eye toward friendship. Focusing on faith, hope, love, prudence, gratitude, loyalty, generosity, and prayerfulness, they help us answer questions such as, “What does it mean to be women of hope, and how does that change our lives and make us more compassionate friends during difficult times?” and “How does prayerfulness teach us how to listen to and talk with both God and our friends, which helps us reach out to those we love?” Faehnle and Jaminet answer these questions and more by employing Church teaching and telling us stories of their own friendships and those from the lives of saints and biblical women—including the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Elizabeth, St. Thérèse of Lisieux and her sister Servant of God Léonie, and Sts. Perpetua and Felicity. Not only will you be drawn closer to friends both new and old but you’ll also be reminded how these friendships—and the virtues you practice to nurture them—draw you closer to God. Prayers, discussion questions, and a study guide make this a perfect resource for women’s groups

Author : Philip Francis Esler
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227679913

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Sex, Wives, and Warriors by Philip Francis Esler Pdf

Suggesting new ways to read Old Testament narrative and giving reasons why we should, Esler, with the aid of Mediterranean anthropology, sets out an approach that helps us to interpret a selection of narratives with a cultural understanding close to that of an ancient Israelite. Interpreted in this way, these narratives allow us to refresh the memory that links us with pivotal stories in Jewish and Christian identities and how they foster our capacity for intercultural understanding.

Author : Lynn Japinga
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611649772

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From Widows to Warriors by Lynn Japinga Pdf

For too long the women of the Bible have been depicted in one-dimensional terms. On one side are saints, such as Mary, while on the other are "bad girls," such as Eve and Jezebel. Just as often, the female characters of the Bible are simply ignored. However, the women of the Bible are complex, multidimensional individuals whose lives are inspiring, funny, and tragic in ways too many of us never hear. In this first of two volumes, Lynn Japinga acquaints us with the women of the Old Testament. From flawed heroes like Ruth and Rahab to fierce fighters like Deborah and Jael to tragic characters like Jephthah's daughter and the unnamed concubine of the book of Judges, readers will encounter a wealth of foremothers in the faith in all their messy, yet redeemable, humanity. This Bible study introduces and retells every female character who contributes to one or more Old Testament stories, diving deeply into what each woman's story means for us today with questions for reflection and discussion.

Author : Tremper Longman III,Daniel G. Reid
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310877332

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God Is a Warrior by Tremper Longman III,Daniel G. Reid Pdf

Understand salvation in both the Old and New Testaments. God Is a Warrior traces the development of the "divine warrior" motif through the Old and New Testaments, beginning with Israel's conflicts with her enemies and ending with Christ's victorious return in Revelation. Against the broader background of Ancient Near Eastern warrior mythology, Part I discusses Yahweh's warfare on behalf of ancient Israel, and prophecies of the coming Divine Deliverer. Part II looks at the New Testament's Divine Warrior, Jesus Christ, and his war against his spiritual enemies in the Synoptic Gospels, in Paul's letters, and in the final apocalyptic battle in the book of Revelation.

Author : Publishers Life
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0736105018

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Warriors Bible-NKJV-Military Community Application by Publishers Life Pdf

An Application Bible that meets the needs of the warrior, his/her family, friends and extended military community. With added Warrior Essentials as part of each book introduction, 550 warrior scripture callouts and over 50 articles this Bible focuses on addressing the unique needs of the military community.

Author : Patrick M. Arnold
Publisher : Crossroad Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0824512529

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Wildmen, Warriors, and Kings by Patrick M. Arnold Pdf

A powerful and inspiring call to men to discover and incorporate the characteristics and gifts of the great Biblical masculine archetypes. "Arnold treats figures such as Moses and Jonah as reservoirs for new information about models. . . . What we have here is a brave, passionate . . . book that aims to bring the members of the Church to a greater consciousness of the enormous changes taking place all around us".--Robert Bly.

Author : Gregory A. Boyd
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 1487 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506420769

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The Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Gregory A. Boyd Pdf

A dramatic tension confronts every Christian believer and interpreter of Scripture: on the one hand, we encounter images of God commanding and engaging in horrendous violence: one the other hand, we encounter the non-violent teachings and example of Jesus, whose loving, self-sacrificial death and resurrection is held up as the supreme revelation of God’s character in the New Testament. How do we reconcile the tension between these seemingly disparate depictions? Are they even capable of reconciliation? Throughout Christian history, many different answers have been proposed, ranging from the long-rejected explanation that these contrasting depictions are of two entirely different ‘gods’ to recent social and cultural theories of metaphor and narrative representation. The Crucifixion of the Warrior God takes up this dramatic tension and the range of proposed answers in an epic constructive investigation. Over two volumes, renowned theologian and biblical scholar Gregory A. Boyd argues that we must take seriously the full range of Scripture as inspired, including its violent depictions of God. At the same time, we must take just as seriously the absolute centrality of the crucified and risen Christ as the supreme revelation of God. Developing a theological interpretation of Scripture that he labels a “cruciform hermeneutic,” Boyd demonstrates how Scripture’s violent images of God are completely reframed and their violence subverted when they are interpreted through the lens of the cross and resurrection. Indeed, when read through this lens, Boyd argues that these violent depictions can be shown to bear witness to the same self-sacrificial character of God that was supremely revealed on the cross.

Author : Kimberly Wong
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781642149098

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The Warrior Bible by Kimberly Wong Pdf

The author wrote this book to help children of GOD understand what HE is saying through HIS Holy Word. This book was written also to help men and women of GOD to give HIS Word to HIS people in such a way that they may understand HIS will for their lives through the application of HIS holy way for their walk to compel them to walk under the wings of HIS will on earth and pave their way to heaven and to teach a sinaEUR"sick world so that they may know HIM and come to know that HIS way is the only way for life everlasting.

Author : Mark Healy,Richard Hook
Publisher : Firebird
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Jewish soldiers
ISBN : 1853140112

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Judas Maccabeus by Mark Healy,Richard Hook Pdf

Recounts how Judas Maccabeus led rebel Jewish forces to a surprizing victory over the Roman army.

Author : Mark Healy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Bible
ISBN : 185314102X

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Warriors of the Old Testament by Mark Healy Pdf

Author : Boyd Seevers
Publisher : Kregel Academic
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780825436550

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Warfare in the Old Testament by Boyd Seevers Pdf

Warfare in the Old Testament brides the gap between the modern reader and the world of the Old Testament by using textual and physical evidence to describe ancient military practices in Israel, Egypt, Philistia, Assyria, Babylon, and Persia. Filled with illustrations and maps, this full-color volume enriches many biblical accounts by showing how Israel and the surrounding nations did battle. Of special interest are the author's treatments of the role that religion played in ancient warfare practices.

Author : Tremper Longman,Daniel G. Reid
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310494614

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God is a Warrior by Tremper Longman,Daniel G. Reid Pdf

The image of God as a divine warrior pervades Scripture. Tremper Longman and Daniel Reed demonstrate that the metaphor of God as warrior is one of the essential metaphors for understanding salvation in both the Old and New Testaments.

Author : Michael K. Pasque
Publisher : Skyfire Music
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0983865027

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Most Holy Warrior by Michael K. Pasque Pdf

We are all warriors at heart. A critical question remains: Why? We develop the heart of a warrior when we seek Jesus because Jesus is and always has been a warrior. This is not to disparage the humility, compassion, mercy, and love that flow from the New Testament characterization of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If the Word of God is to be accepted in its entirety, however, Old Testament battle descriptions of the Warrior of warriors must also be included in forming the complete picture of Jesus. These descriptions tell us that Jesus also has the heart of a warrior. Not only will this warrior heart be manifest on the Day of the Lord, but it has already been revealed in Old Testament battle. Jesus was a fierce Old Testament warrior. The evidence is compelling. The story is amazing. The incarnate Son of God was physically engaged in fierce Old Testament battle.

Author : Daniel L. Smith-Christopher
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451405790

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A Biblical Theology of Exile by Daniel L. Smith-Christopher Pdf

The Christian church continues to seek ethical and spiritual models from the period of Israel's monarchy and has avoided the gravity of the Babylonian exile. Against this tradition, the author argues that the period of focus for the canonical construction of biblical thought is precisely the exile. Here the voices of dissent arose and articulated words of truth in the context of failed power.