The Road To Kingship

Author : Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467458795

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The Road to Kingship by Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos Pdf

Ancient stories invoking contemporary questions and providing insight for an uncertain future The Road to Kingship is the second volume in the A People and a Land trilogy and presents a chapter-by-chapter interpretation of 1–2 Samuel, based on the author’s translation. Johanna van Wijk-Bos reacquaints readers with familiar stories like David and Goliath while also introducing them to lesser-known biblical personalities like Doeg the Edomite and the wily servant Ziba. She offers guidance along the path taken by the Israelites during the rise of the united monarchy. The books of Samuel unfold before us with multiple voices. One voice endorses a spontaneous charismatic form of leadership, alongside another that argues for hereditary kingship. In listening to the different voices, we will prefer some rather than others; we may turn our backs on texts that sing a melody we are no longer able to join. As readers, we enter into the text with our questions and in our very questioning tentatively find a way forward and draw closer to the presence of the Most Holy.

Author : Johanna W. H. Van Wijk-Bos
Publisher : Eerdmans
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802877443

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The Road to Kingship by Johanna W. H. Van Wijk-Bos Pdf

"First part of a trilogy focusing on the biblical story of Israel from their entrance into Canaan until the exile. Volume one provides a literary-theological reading of Joshua and Judges"--

Author : Ronald G. Asch
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782383574

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Sacral Kingship Between Disenchantment and Re-enchantment by Ronald G. Asch Pdf

France and England are often seen as monarchies standing at opposite ends of the spectrum of seventeenth-century European political culture. On the one hand the Bourbon monarchy took the high road to absolutism, while on the other the Stuarts never quite recovered from the diminution of their royal authority following the regicide of Charles I in 1649. However, both monarchies shared a common medieval heritage of sacral kingship, and their histories remained deeply entangled throughout the century. This study focuses on the interaction between ideas of monarchy and images of power in the two countries between the execution of Mary Queen of Scots and the Glorious Revolution. It demonstrates that even in periods when politics were seemingly secularized, as in France at the end of the Wars of Religion, and in latter seventeenth- century England, the appeal to religious images and values still lent legitimacy to royal authority by emphasizing the sacral aura or providential role which church and religion conferred on monarchs.

Author : Robin Chapman Stacey
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812232165

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The Road to Judgment by Robin Chapman Stacey Pdf

In Dark Speech, Robin Chapman Stacey explores the fascinating interaction between performance and law in Ireland between the seventh and ninth centuries.

Author : Adrianna E. Bakos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136191978

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Images of Kingship in Early Modern France by Adrianna E. Bakos Pdf

Louis XI, known as "The Spider King" because he wove many intricate plots, lives on in popular imagination primarily as a villain and a cruel, cunning, rather unscrupulous character. Absolutists fled to his banner whilst constitutionalists reviled him as a rapacious totalitarian murderer. In Images of Kingship in Early Modern France, Adrianna Bakos uses the changing nature of Louis XI's historical reputation to explore the intellectual and political climate of early modern France. Using Louis XI's historical reputation as a prism for fresh investigation, Adrianna Bakos offers new, more complex interpretations of the ideological landscape of early modern France. Images of Kingship in Early Modern France is an important contribution to European historiography and to debates on historical versus political interpretations of Kingship.

Author : Dewey Lambdin
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429912391

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King, Ship, and Sword by Dewey Lambdin Pdf

THE SIXTEENTH TALE IN DEWEY LAMBDIN'S CLASSIC NAVAL ADVENTURE SERIES December 1801. The Peace of Amiens end the long war with Napoleon Bonaparte's France, but Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is appalled by its consequences. First, he's been in the Navy since 1780 (most unwillingly, most of the time!) and at sea for the better part of nine years, since 1793, so what is a dashing and successful frigate captain to do with himself, if he's ashore on half-pay, and if so, for how long? Second, and even worse, is where will Lewrie twiddle his thumbs and be bored to death until the war begins again, as he's sure it will? Will he idle in expensive, exciting London, or go home to his rented farm in Anglesgreen in Surrey, and rejoin his wife and in-laws who (mostly) despise him like the Devil hates Holy Water, where he knows as much of agriculture and animal husbandry as his two pet cats do of celestial navigation? Peace and domesticity are hellish-hard on the rakehells! Yet by the spring of 1802, Lewrie and his Caroline have somewhat reconciled (again) and are off to make a go of a second honeymoon – in Paris, France, of all places! But Lewrie's notion to return the swords captured from deceased French officers to their kinfolk gets turned into a formal presentation at a levee in the Tuileries, and a face-to-face rencontre with the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte. Lewrie can't help spurring him into a "kick-furniture" rage, and he and Caroline must flee for their lives, with aid from the most unlikely source imaginable. When war breaks out again in May of 1803, Lewrie has fresh orders, a new frigate, and a chance to punish and pursue the French, but it's no longer for Duty or King and Country – now it's personal!

Author : Christopher Scarf
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227901946

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The Ideal of Kingship in the Writings of Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien by Christopher Scarf Pdf

In his distinctive work, Christopher Scarf explores the writings of the three most prominent Oxford Inklings - Charles Williams (1886-1945), C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), and J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) - to reveal and contrast their conceptions of the ideal of 'kingship'; divine, human, and mythological. As practising Christians, the faith of all three writers was central to their literary and personal visions of kingship, society, love, beauty, justice and power. Scarf investigates their beliefin God as Creator and heavenly King, opinions on the nature of His very being, and the way in which all believed the Creator to be unique rather than one among many. The relationship between the earthly and heavenly King is considered, as well as the extent to which the writers contend that earthly kings are God's viceregents, act with His authority, and are duty-bound to establish and sustain just and joyous societies. Examining the writings of all three men in detail, Scarf also highlights the covert evidence of their lives and personalities which may be discovered in their texts. An understanding of the authors' individual but overlapping views of the essential meaning of Kingship, and their personalities and early lives, will enrichthe reader's appreciation of their created worlds. This volume provides a unique focus on Kingship and the Christian beliefs of three well-loved writers, and will be of interest to any reader seeking a fuller understanding of the individuals and their works.

Author : Antonio Feros
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 052102532X

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Kingship and Favoritism in the Spain of Philip III, 1598-1621 by Antonio Feros Pdf

A reappraisal of the reign of Philip III of Spain (1598-1621), and the king's favourite, first published in 2000.

Author : Saint Thomas (Aquinas)
Publisher : PIMS
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Kings and rulers
ISBN : 0888442513

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On Kingship, to the King of Cyprus by Saint Thomas (Aquinas) Pdf

Author : Uganda. National Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Uganda
ISBN : UVA:X030582089

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Official Report by Uganda. National Assembly Pdf

Author : Mark Hamilton
Publisher : ACU Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781684269006

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The Transforming Word Series, Volume 2 by Mark Hamilton Pdf

The nation of Israel tells its story of the rise of kings not once but twice (Joshua–2 Kings, 1–2 Chronicles); and during this period, they wrote Psalms and gathered together their wise sayings. Then, plunged into the darkness of exile, they had to discover again who God was and what kind of life he called them to live. In the same way, Christians read these texts today for what they share about a promised Messiah and how they explain what life with God looks like in all its complexity.

Author : Livy
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781603840583

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The History of Rome, Books 1-5 by Livy Pdf

In addition to Valerie Warrior's crisp, fluent translation of the first five books of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita, this edition features a general introduction to Livy and his work, extensive foot-of-the-page notes offering essential contextual information, and a chronology of events. Three appendices--on the genealogies of the most prominent political figures in the early Republic, Livy's relationship with Augustus, and Livy's treatment of religion--offer additional insight into the author and the early history of Rome.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 956 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Bible
ISBN : CORNELL:31924061523597

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Journal of the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis by Anonim Pdf

Author : Howard Vos
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999-05-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781418585693

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Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Manners and Customs by Howard Vos Pdf

Discover how the people of the Bible really lived. Imagine being able to walk the streets of Abraham’s hometown, adjust to life in Babylonian captivity, or travel the roads of Palestine amid the latest buzz about Jesus from Nazareth. Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Manners & Customs paints an accurate and descriptive picture of ancient civilization throughout the ages. In twenty historical segments, Howard F. Vos tells the story of God’s people from Abraham to the end of the New Testament in biblical order. Unlike other books about Bible lands and cultures, this volume distinguishes the ways life differed from period to period and place to place. The following topics are covered in each segment: Geography and climate Government, religion, and warfare Housing, family, and dress Diet and agriculture Education and work Travel and commerce Complete with over 400 photographs, extensive bibliographies, and easy-to-understand language, Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Manners & Customs is the go-to guide for studying the customs, manners, and lives of the people of the Bible.

Author : Octavian D. Baban
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597529990

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On the Road Encounters in Luke-Acts by Octavian D. Baban Pdf

Contemporary reconstructions of Luke's theology of the Way should include in a more conscientious manner the contribution of Luke's post-Easter on the road encounters (the Emmaus, Gaza, and Damascus road narratives). This book argues that Luke follows here the rules of Hellenistic mimesis (imitation), many of which are illustrated in the novels, dramas, and history treatises of his time. Filtering these rules through his own theology and literary taste, he represents, in the end, the history and the proclamation of the early church, in an attractive and challenging manner, inviting his readers to good literature and to captivating spiritual experiences.