Prophecy And History

Author : Jon Mark Ruthven,Jon Ruthven
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781591602149

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The Prophecy That Is Shaping History by Jon Mark Ruthven,Jon Ruthven Pdf

Millions of Jews, Christians, and Muslims believe that a 2,500-year-old prophecy is about to be fulfilled: a global, apocalyptic jihad of many nations against the tiny state of Israel, whose recent re-emergence in its traditional land has sparked unrelenting rage and attack. Repeated resolutions passed in the United Nations reflect world-wide and nearly unanimous hostility against the so-called Zionist entityeven to the point of denying its right to exist. Most news media and political analysts seem unaware of the ancient prophecy that not only predicts this apocalyptic war, but also, amazingly, how this prophecy by Ezekiel (chapters 3644) provides the scenario for numerous best-selling books in both the English-speaking and Muslim worlds! These best sellers not only describe this great conflagration, but actually also motivate their readers to prepare for it! The Prophecy That Is Shaping History represents a major advance in research and scholarship in examining the historical and contemporary impact of Ezekielʼs prophecy on world events. This academic monograph also offers a wealth of new evidence in tracing the identities, origins, and ultimate destinies of the key nations of Ezekielʼs prophecy who are seen to participate in what millions believe will be the most horrific battle the world will ever witness.

Author : Laura Ackerman Smoller
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400887323

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History, Prophecy, and the Stars by Laura Ackerman Smoller Pdf

Although astrology was viewed with suspicion by the medieval church, it became a major area of inquiry for the renowned cardinal and scholar Pierre d'Ailly, whose astrological and apocalyptic writings had a significant influence on Christopher Columbus. D'Ailly's writings on the stars, the focus of this book, clearly illustrate the complex relationships among astrology, science, and Christian thinking in the late Middle Ages. Through an examination of his letters, sermons, and philosophical, astrological, and theological treatises, Laura Ackerman Smoller reveals astrology's appeal as a scientific means to interpret history and prophecy, and not merely as a magical way to forecast and manipulate one's own fate. At the same time, she shows how d'Ailly dealt with delicate problems--such as free will and God's omnipotence--in elevating astrology to a compelling, but not always consistent, "natural theology." The French cardinal's most intriguing prediction was for the advent of Antichrist in 1789, one that stemmed from his deep concern over the Great Schism (1378-1414). Smoller maintains that the division in the church led d'Ailly to fear the imminence of the apocalypse, and that he eventually turned to astrology to quell his apocalyptic fears, thereby gaining confidence that a church council could heal the Schism. In elucidating the place of astrology in medieval society, this book also affords a personal glimpse of a man facing a profound crisis. Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780857861016

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Revelation by Anonim Pdf

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 : Joseph Blenkinsopp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Bible
ISBN : UVA:X000837963

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A History of Prophecy in Israel by Joseph Blenkinsopp Pdf

Author : Lewis Sperry Chafer
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1915-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802488060

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The Kingdom in History and Prophecy by Lewis Sperry Chafer Pdf

The Kingdom in History and Prophecy presents the whole outline of Scripture teaching as to God's plan and purpose in the earth. Lewis Sperry Chafer addresses the questions, "What is the kingdom?" "What is the Church?" and "When and how will Christ return?" and shows how the Bible has an answer for each one.

Author : Joseph Blenkinsopp
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664256392

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A History of Prophecy in Israel by Joseph Blenkinsopp Pdf

This revised and enlarged edition of Joseph Blenkinsopp's 1983 book will be a welcome addition to the libraries of serious Biblical scholars. The author critically recounts the history of Israelite prophecy from a social-historical perspective.

Author : Elaine Pagels
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101577073

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Revelations by Elaine Pagels Pdf

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 : Ettington Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1465887725

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Prophecy by Ettington Martin Pdf

Author : Paul Boyer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674252653

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When Time Shall Be No More by Paul Boyer Pdf

Millions of Americans take the Bible at its word and turn to like-minded local ministers and TV preachers, periodicals and paperbacks for help in finding their place in God’s prophetic plan for mankind. And yet, influential as this phenomenon is in the worldview of so many, the belief in biblical prophecy remains a popular mystery, largely unstudied and little understood. When Time Shall Be No More offers for the first time an in-depth look at the subtle, pervasive ways in which prophecy belief shapes contemporary American thought and culture. Belief in prophecy dates back to antiquity, and there Paul Boyer begins, seeking out the origins of this particular brand of faith in early Jewish and Christian apocalyptic writings, then tracing its development over time. Against this broad historical overview, the effect of prophecy belief on the events and themes of recent decades emerges in clear and striking detail. Nuclear war, the Soviet Union, Israel and the Middle East, the destiny of the United States, the rise of a computerized global economic order—Boyer shows how impressive feats of exegesis have incorporated all of these in the popular imagination in terms of the Bible’s apocalyptic works. Reflecting finally on the tenacity of prophecy belief in our supposedly secular age, Boyer considers the direction such popular conviction might take—and the forms it might assume—in the post–Cold War era. The product of a four-year immersion in the literature and culture of prophecy belief, When Time Shall Be No More serves as a pathbreaking guide to this vast terra incognita of contemporary American popular thought—a thorough and thoroughly fascinating index to its sources, its implications, and its enduring appeal.

Author : William Strauss,Neil Howe
Publisher : Crown
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997-12-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767900461

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The Fourth Turning by William Strauss,Neil Howe Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play. First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion. Then comes an Unraveling, in which individualism triumphs over crumbling institutions. Last comes a Crisis—the Fourth Turning—when society passes through a great and perilous gate in history. William Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world—and your place in it. With blazing originality, The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America’s past will predict what comes next. Strauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. The authors look back five hundred years and uncover a distinct pattern: Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four twenty-year eras—or “turnings”—that comprise history’s seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. Illustrating this cycle through a brilliant analysis of the post–World War II period, The Fourth Turning offers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny.

Author : Marjorie Reeves
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021966002

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The Prophetic Sense of History in Medieval and Renaissance Europe by Marjorie Reeves Pdf

The essays here collect the author's further researches since the publication of her pathbreaking Influence of Prophecy in the Later Middle Ages in 1969. In part stimulated by responses to the book, they also show the extent to which the field then opened up has now expanded. In the last forty years a cultural shift in the meaning of 'history' has brought to the forefront an interest in how people have charted their future by the signs given in their historical heritage. Both pessimistic and optimistic readings of history meet in medieval Western Europe and colour the thought, art, even the politics of the Renaissance. In particular, the powerful vision of Joachim of Fiore activated a reading of history which culminates in a flowering of a 'third age'. These essays attempt to portray some of the strange and moving shapes which thronged the imagination as men and women looked to their prophetic future.

Author : Mignon R. Jacobs,Raymond F. Person Jr.
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589837508

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Israelite Prophecy and the Deuteronomistic History by Mignon R. Jacobs,Raymond F. Person Jr. Pdf

This collection of essays examines the relationship of prophecy to the Deuteronomistic History (Deuteronomy–2 Kings), including the historical reality of prophecy that stands behind the text and the portrayal of prophecy within the literature itself. The contributors use a number of perspectives to explore the varieties of intermediation and the cultic setting of prophecy in the ancient Near East; the portrayal of prophecy in pentateuchal traditions, pre-Deuteronomistic sources, and other Near Eastern literature; the diverse perspectives reflected within the Deuteronomistic History; and the possible Persian period setting for the final form of the Deuteronomistic History. Together the collection represents the current state of an important, ongoing discussion. The contributors are Ehud Ben Zvi, Diana Edelman, Mignon R. Jacobs, Mark Leuchter, Martti Nissinen, Mark O’Brien, Raymond F. Person Jr., Thomas C. Römer, Marvin A. Sweeney, and Rannfrid Thelle.

Author : Gerald Flurry,Philadelphia Church of God
Publisher : Philadelphia Church of God
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Former Prophets by Gerald Flurry,Philadelphia Church of God Pdf

Author : Alfred Edersheim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Bible
ISBN : CORNELL:31924104730290

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Prophecy and History in Relation to the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim Pdf

Author : Alfred Edersheim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1980-02-01
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0801033535

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Prophecy and History by Alfred Edersheim Pdf