The Damascus Road

Author : Jay Parini
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307386205

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The Damascus Road by Jay Parini Pdf

From the author of the international bestseller The Last Station, a superb historical novel of the Apostle Paul, whose tireless and epic preaching of the message of Jesus brought Christianity into existence and changed human history forever. In the years after Christ's crucifixion, Paul of Tarsus, a prosperous tentmaker and Jewish scholar, took it upon himself to persecute the small groups of his followers that sprung up. But on the road to Damascus, he had some sort of blinding vision, a profound conversion experience that transformed Paul into the most effective and influential messenger Christianity has ever had. In The Damascus Road novelist Jay Parini brings this fascinating and ever-controversial figure to full human life, capturing his visionary passions and vast contradictions. In relating Paul's epic journeys, both geographical and spiritual, he unfolds a vivid panorama of the ancient world on the verge of epochal change. And in the alternating voice of the Gospel writer Luke, Paul's travel companion, scribe, and ghostwriter, a cooler perspective on his actions and beliefs emerges -- ironic but still filled with wonder at Paul's unshakable commitment to the Christ and his divinity.

Author : Janette Oke,Davis Bunn
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781441214072

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The Damascus Way (Acts of Faith Book #3) by Janette Oke,Davis Bunn Pdf

Julia has everything money can buy...except for acceptance by either the Gentiles or the Jews. Her Greek father already has a wife and family, leaving Julia and her Hebrew mother second-class citizens. But when they are introduced to followers of the Way, they become part of that community of believers. Abigail's brother, Jacob, now a young man, is attempting to discover his own place as a Christian. He is concerned that being more serious about his faith means trading away the exhilaration of his current profession as a caravan guard. Hired by Julia's father to protect the wealthy merchant's caravans on the secretive "Frankincense Trail"--undercover transport of this highly valuable commodity--Jacob also passes letters and messages between various communities of believers. He is alarmed to find out that Julia, hardly more than a girl, is also a messenger. Can their immediate mistrust be put aside to finally bring their hearts together?

Author : Davis Bunn,Janette Oke
Publisher : Bethany House
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781441229991

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Acts of Faith by Davis Bunn,Janette Oke Pdf

Three Bestselling Novels in One The Acts of Faith trilogy is a sweeping saga set in Israel and beyond during the months and years immediately following the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Authors Davis Bunn and Janette Oke have woven an intriguing story featuring compelling fictional characters who interact with the men and women who were central to the rise of Christianity. Amid religious, political, and cultural persecution, these courageous few must shape and preserve a faith that will stand the test of time.

Author : P.D. James
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780857861078

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The Acts of the Apostles by P.D. James Pdf

Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James

Author : John Ringo,Linda Evans
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743471879

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The Road to Damascus by John Ringo,Linda Evans Pdf

SOL-0045, a bolo on a mission that would end the civil war, finds himself caught in a moral dilemma when a young boy stands in his way and SOL begins to question whether or not bolos have souls.

Author : Michelle Stimpson
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780446561266

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Divas of Damascus Road by Michelle Stimpson Pdf

A family of Christian women battle issues of unwanted pregnancies, overeating, mental illness and traumatic childhoods, hoping that--like Saul's encounter with God on the road to Damascus--their lives will turn around.

Author : Robin Yassin-Kassab
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141918518

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The Road from Damascus by Robin Yassin-Kassab Pdf

It is summer 2001 and Sami Traifi has escaped his fraying marriage and minimal job prospects to visit Damascus. In search of his roots and himself, he instead finds a forgotten uncle in a gloomy back room, and an ugly secret about his beloved father... Returning to London, Sami finds even more to test him as his young wife Muntaha reveals that she is taking up the hijab. Sami embarks on a wilfully ragged journey in the opposite direction, away from religion – but towards what? As Sami struggles to understand Muntaha’s newly-deepened faith, her brother Ammar’s hip hop Islamism and his father-in-law’s need to see grandchildren, so his emotional and spiritual unraveling begins to accelerate. And the more he rebels, the closer he comes to betraying those he loves, edging ever-nearer to the brink of losing everything... Set against a powerfully-evoked backdrop of multi-ethnic, multi-faith London, The Road from Damascus explores themes as big as love, faith and hope, and as fundamental as our need to believe in something bigger than ourselves, whatever that might be.

Author : August Strindberg
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : EAN:8596547172949

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The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy by August Strindberg Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy" by August Strindberg. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Thomas Nelson
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Bible
ISBN : 141855037X

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The MacArthur Study Bible by Thomas Nelson Pdf

The MacArthur Study Bible is perfect for serious study. No other study Bible does such a thorough job of explaining the historical context, unfolding the meaning of the text, and making it practical for your life.

Author : Charles R. Swindoll
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Publishers
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1400202590

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Paul by Charles R. Swindoll Pdf

Depicts the life of Saint Paul, discussing his religious teachings and travels.

Author : Meedo Taha
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781623710835

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A Road to Damascus by Meedo Taha Pdf

A CINEMATIC DEBUT OF A PROMISING YOUNG NOVELIST FROM LEBANON--A FAUX-THRILLER ABOUT A RECLU­SIVE BOTANIST WHO WIT­NESS­ES A POLIT­I­CAL MUR­DER AND IS DRAWN INTO A PER­SON­AL INVES­TI­GA­TION--A captivating thriller that reveals a family’s intergenerational secrets, a nation’s deepest fears, and an underground world of politics, religion, and society. Beirut at dawn. A bus leaves the Charles Helou station en route to Damascus. Seven passengers are on board, one of whom is a prominent Lebanese politician. Before crossing the border, the bus is accosted and derailed. All seven passengers are gunned down. A botanist studying a rare occurrence of acacias nearby witnesses the horror. While the nation around him plunges into conspiracy theories and chaos, the botanist realizes he holds the only clue to the mystery: his injured Acacia. This sends him on a quest for answers, through a minefield of national fears and family secrets, deep into a private underworld.

Author : Tom Woerner-Powell
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110497694

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Another Road to Damascus by Tom Woerner-Powell Pdf

This text challenges existing writing on ‘Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī which divides his life into two juxtaposed phases separated by narratives of conversion: from Francophobia to Francophilia, from militarism to pacifism, from activism to quietism, from Islamism to pluralism, from politics to religion. This work's interdisciplinary approach demonstrates that these narratives cannot be sustained in light of the evidence. Rather, they can be shown to originate in specific historical, cultural, and methodological tendencies within western societies and academies. Drawing on primary materials including archival documents and selections from his own writing, it constructively critiques his reception in the literature while advancing a continuous and contextualised account of his life and ideas. These include the relating of his ethico-religious and jurisprudential concerns to his political decision-making, and a resituating of his mystical writings within a definite moral, epistemological, and political context. By problematising these interpretive issues, this thesis aims at opening new avenues for understanding even as it offers its own solutions. In so doing, this study contributes to discussions on Sufism, political Islam, and east-west relations. This monograph has been awarded the annual BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World.

Author : Pip Reid
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1988585155

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Road to Damascus by Pip Reid Pdf

Author : Robert H. Eisenman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 1134 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1842931865

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The New Testament Code by Robert H. Eisenman Pdf

In this follow-up to his blockbuster biblical studies, world-renowned scholar Eisenman not only gives a full examination of James' relationship to the Dead Sea Scrolls, he also reveals the true history of Palestine in the first century and the real "Jesus" of that time. It's a work of intriguing speculative history, complete with a conspiracy theory as compelling as any thriller.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 19??
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:637748032

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Damascus Road by Anonim Pdf