The Babylonian Quartet

Author : J. Clarke McIntosh
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781664261679

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The Babylonian Quartet by J. Clarke McIntosh Pdf

Why do we read? We read to be entertained, challenged, informed, and as The Shadowlands declares, “we read to know we are not alone.” Why do Christians read? We need to learn more about God, ourselves, our journey. The Babylonian Quartet is a collection of three stories that retell the timeless and timely struggle of four adolescents forcibly removed from their homes and transported to another culture. It tells of their bonding together, their commitments to God and one another that enables them to stand firmly against forces that threaten their lives and seek to push them into compromise. The Furnace tells the story of the exile of four Hebrew youths arriving in Babylon and committing themselves to excellence. It tells of the revelation of God to Daniel regarding Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and interpretation. It culminates in the other three youths standing firm and finding God’s power and warmth in the Babylonian monarch’s furnace. The Restoration picks up after The Furnace, bringing some romance into the lives of the youths, their elevation in the Chaldean realm, the interpretation of the second dream of Nebuchadnezzar, and their work to assure his reclaiming of his throne following his debacle. It culminates in the profession of faith by the great Chaldean monarch. The Den begins with the handwriting on the wall, the collapse of the Chaldean regime, and the division of the quartet. Azariah (Abed-nego) the narrator of all three books, ends up in Susa with Daniel, whereas Hananiah (Shadrach) and Mishael (Meshack) stay in Babylon. The story recounts the rise of Daniel to the position of greatest authority, the treachery of his “colleagues,” culminating in his night with the lions.

Author : Alex A. Gurshtein
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781546219002

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The Puzzle of the Western Zodiac: Its Wisdom and Evolutionary Leaps by Alex A. Gurshtein Pdf

Though familiar to all, the twelve-strong Western Zodiac remains an enigmatic artifice of the archaic past. To date, no scholar has been able to determine who conjured up its constellations and when this might have happened. Nor do we know what the grand design behind this innovative endeavor might have been. This book, however, goes a long way towards answering those questions by combining together a variety of clues from multiple disciplines, including astronomy, archaeology, and linguistics. It provides a comprehensive framework that greatly expands our understanding of the genesis and purposes of this remarkable intellectual relic of our cultural heritage. The books overarching outcome that the zodiacal necklace in the sky appeared gradually over time in three different stages, with each reflecting the immanent social and spiritual concerns of its time provides a fundamental impact to reconsider our understanding of prehistory. No special knowledge is necessary to understand this captivating writing.

Author : Jeremy Yudkin
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781580469937

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The New Beethoven by Jeremy Yudkin Pdf

Marking the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, this volume presents twenty-one completely new essays on aspects of Beethoven's personal life, his composing process, his manuscripts, and his greatest works.

Author : Andrew Potter,Mark Kuraya
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781617773884

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Simply Heaven by Andrew Potter,Mark Kuraya Pdf

Savor each story as a part of a larger story of God's grace and love for each one of us in Slices of an Abundant Life. Poignantly narrated from an authentic voice that is peppered with joy and struggles, Mark Kuraya narrates for us the unique encounters God has brought into his life. Readers will be moved to examine their own lives for a taste of God's abundance. Like Mark, learn to be grateful for God's faithfulness to bring us through every circumstance we face. Seasoned with truth, humor, and love, Slices of an Abundant Life will make you hungry for more!

Author : Stephen Dando-Collins
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684424399

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Cyrus The Great by Stephen Dando-Collins Pdf

Cyrus the Great was a brilliant general who founded the Persian Empire, greatest empire of its day. He was also the king who freed the Jews from exile at Babylon and allowed them to return to Jerusalem, with the Bible describing him as the only non Jew "anointed by god." Cyrus influenced the US Bill of Rights, and is the biblical figure to whom US President Donald Trump has been favorably compared by Christian evangelicals and the Prime Minister of Israel. In this first ever modern biography of Cyrus, noted historical biographer and author of 43 books Stephen Dando-Collins describes Cyrus' fraught youth, his rise to power via rebellion, his dashing military campaigns that destroyed the Median, Lydian and Babylonian empires, and his uniquely magnanimous reign. With his usual depth of research and highly readable narrative Dando-Collins cuts through myth and folklore to deliver a fascinating account of a fascinating life.

Author : Gersham A. Nelson
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781480867321

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The Evolution of God in Human Imagination by Gersham A. Nelson Pdf

After empowering Christianity and becoming its titular head during the first quarter of the fourth century, Roman emperor Constantine played a greater role in determining the core belief and practice of this religion than any family member or disciple of the historical Jesus. Implications of this fact are many and should be of interest to all Christians and others with an interest in, or connections to, Western Civilization. The Evolution of God in Human Imagination addresses vital questions that many have asked for centuries, including how God became man and/or man became God. Professor Gersham A. Nelson examines the evolution of God from a Judeo-Christian perspective, first demonstrating how different regional cultures and mythologies seem to have influenced Judaism and Christianity, before showing how Christianity jettisoned the most fundamental concept of God held by Judaism and other ancient religions. Professor Nelson also argues that a close examination of the Church that emerged with the imperial patronage of Rome during the fourth century repudiated not only Judaism but also views attributed to the Jesus of history. Failure to re-examine the foundation of Christianity, including claims made by leaders regarding divine will and prerogative, after the Reformation, ensured that contradictions and confusion continue to plague one generation of Christians after another. Even when conspicuous flaws were identified in the worldview advocated by Christian teachings, adjustments would, at best, be slow and selective. Nevertheless, the growing capacity of human brings to explore, discover, and create new knowledge has continued to inspire new questions and is providing some unanticipated answers.

Author : George F. Bristow
Publisher : A-R Editions, Inc.
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780895794437

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The Oratorio of Daniel by George F. Bristow Pdf

Author : David Jeremiah
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781496409911

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Agents of Babylon by David Jeremiah Pdf

In his #1 New York Times bestseller Agents of the Apocalypse, noted prophecy expert Dr. David Jeremiah explored the book of Revelation through the lens of its major players. Now, in the much-anticipated follow-up, Agents of Babylon, Dr. Jeremiah examines prophecy through the eyes of the characters in the book of Daniel, explains what the prophecies mean, and helps us understand how these prophetic visions and dreams apply to our lives today. Written in the same highly engaging half dramatization, half Bible teaching format as Agents of the Apocalypse, Agents of Babylon is not only an in-depth exploration of the characters and prophecies contained in the book of Daniel but also a dramatic retelling of Scripture that is sure to bring ancient prophecy to light like never before.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Music
ISBN : NYPL:33433085224131

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The Musical Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christine Proust,John Steele
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030041762

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Scholars and Scholarship in Late Babylonian Uruk by Christine Proust,John Steele Pdf

This volume explores how scholars wrote, preserved, circulated, and read knowledge in ancient Mesopotamia. It offers an exercise in micro-history that provides a case study for attempting to understand the relationship between scholars and scholarship during this time of great innovation. The papers in this collection focus on tablets written in the city of Uruk in southern Babylonia. These archives come from two different scholarly contexts. One is a private residence inhabited during successive phases by two families of priests who were experts in ritual and medicine. The other is the most important temple in Uruk during the late Achemenid and Hellenistic periods. The contributors undertake detailed studies of this material to explore the scholarly practices of individuals, the connection between different scholarly genres, and the exchange of knowledge between scholars in the city and scholars in other parts of Babylonia and the Greek world. In addition, this collection examines the archives in which the texts were found and the scribes who owned or wrote them. It also considers the interconnections between different genres of knowledge and the range of activities of individual scribes. In doing so, it answers questions of interest not only for the study of Babylonian scholarship but also for the study of ancient Mesopotamian textual culture more generally, and for the study of traditions of written knowledge in the ancient world.

Author : Gary DeMar
Publisher : American Vision
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 9780915815715

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America's Christian History by Gary DeMar Pdf

"From the founding of the colonies to the declaration of the Supreme Court, America's heritage is built upon the principles of the Christian religion. And yet the secularists are dismantling this foundation brick by brick, attempting to deny the very core of our national life. Gary DeMar presents well-documented facts which will change your perspective about what it means to be a Christian in America; the truth about America's Christian past as it relates to supreme court justices, and presidents; the Christian character of colonial charters, state constitutions, and the US Constitution; the Christian foundation of colleges, the Christian character of Washington, D.C.; the origin of Thanksgiving and so much more."--Publisher's description

Author : Diane Shane Fruchtman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000630916

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Living Martyrs in Late Antiquity and Beyond by Diane Shane Fruchtman Pdf

This book demonstrates that living martyrdom was an important spiritual aspiration in the late antique Latin west and argues that, consequently, attempts to define, study, or locate martyrdom must move away from conceptualizations that require or center on death. After an introduction that traces the persistence of "living martyrs" as real objects of spiritual devotion and emulation across the span of Christian history and discusses why such martyrs have been overlooked, the book focuses on three significant authors from the late ancient Latin west for whom martyrdom did not require death: the Spanish poet Prudentius (c. 348–413), the senator-turned-ascetic Paulinus of Nola (353–431), and the influential North African bishop Augustine of Hippo (354–430). Through historically and literarily contextualized close readings of their work, this book shows that each of these three authors attempted to create a new paradigm of martyrdom focused on living, rather than dying, for God. By focusing on these living martyrs, we are able to see more clearly the aspirations and agendas of those who promoted them as martyrs and how their martyrological discourse illuminates the variety of ways that martyrdom is and can be mobilized (in any era) to construct new, community-creating worldviews. Living Martyrs in Late Antiquity and Beyond is an important resource for historians of Christianity, scholars of religious studies, and anyone interested in exploring or understanding martyrological discourse. The Introduction of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Andrew Kirkman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317161028

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Contemplating Shostakovich: Life, Music and Film by Andrew Kirkman Pdf

Contemplating Shostakovich marks an important new stage in the understanding of Shostakovich and his working environment. Each chapter covers aspects of the composer's output in the context of his life and cultural milieu. The contributions uncover 'outside' stimuli behind Shostakovich's works, allowing the reader to perceive the motivations behind his artistic choices; at the same time, the nature of those choices offers insights into the workings of the larger world - cultural, social, political - that he inhabited. Thus his often ostensibly quirky choices are revealed as responses - by turns sentimental, moving, sardonic and angry - to the particular conditions, with all their absurdities and contradictions, that he had to negotiate. Here we see the composer emerging from the role of tortured loner of older narratives into that of the gregarious and engaged member of his society that, for better and worse, characterized the everyday reality of his life. This invaluable collection offers remarkable new insight, in both depth and range, into the nature of Shostakovich's working circumstances and of his response to them. The collection contains the seeds for a wide range of new directions in the study of Shostakovich's works and the larger contexts of their creation and reception.

Author : Annie Attia,Gilles Buisson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047441113

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Advances in Mesopotamian Medicine from Hammurabi to Hippocrates by Annie Attia,Gilles Buisson Pdf

This volume, which originated with a conference at the Collège de France, comprises articles on Babylonian and Assyrian medicine.

Author : Carleton Sprague Smith,Israel J. Katz,Malena Kuss,Richard J. Wolfe
Publisher : Pendragon Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0945193130

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Libraries, History, Diplomacy, and the Performing Arts by Carleton Sprague Smith,Israel J. Katz,Malena Kuss,Richard J. Wolfe Pdf