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Author: Raniero Cantalamessa
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780006279471
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a series of stirring essays, Father Raniero Cantalamessa, who delivers weekly meditations during Advent and Lent in the presence of the pope, invites readers on a spiritual quest to find the living God. Combining traditional and contemporary wisdoms, Fr. Cantalamessa leads a symbolic ascent of Mount Sinai, "the mountain of God".
Author: Gestalten
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783899559019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhether it be through far-flung deserts, luxuriant forests or majestic alpine terrain, when we choose to walk rather than fly or drive, something wonderful happens: our awareness and appreciation of the natural world begins to grow. It can be the faint sound of a gently meandering stream, the distinct smell of decaying leaves on a crisp autumn morning, or even a bowl of cereal that never tasted better than when eaten on a mountaintop at sunrise. Whatever your hiking dreams and goals may be, this book will inspire you to plan and realize your your journeys.
Author: Veronica della Dora
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-02-04
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1107139090
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores Byzantine perceptions of creation and different types of natural environments, and the principles underpinning such perceptions.
Author: Saint John (Climacus)
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780809123308
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohn Climacus (c. 579-649) was abbot of the monastery of Catherine on Mount Sinai. His Ladder was the most widely used handbook of the ascetical life in the ancient Greek Church.
Author: Joel Richardson
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Published: 2018-12-15
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ISBN-13: 9781949729047
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ann Conway-Jones
Publisher: Oxford Early Christian Studies
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 0198715390
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntergrating patristics and early Jewish mysticism, this book examines Greogry of Nyssa's tabernacle imagery, as found in Life of Moses 2. 170-201. Previous scholarship has often focused on Gregory's interpretation of the darkness on Mount Sinai as divine incomprehensibility. However, true to Exodus, Gregory continues with Moses's vision of the tabernacle "not made with hands" received within that darkness. This innovative methodology of heuristic comparison doesn't strive to prove influence, but to use heavenly ascent textsas a foil, in order to shed new light on Gregory's imagery. Ann Conway-Jones presents a well-rounded, nuanced understanding of Gregory's exegesis, in which mysticism, theology, and politics are intertwined. Heavenly ascent texts use descriptions of religious experience to claim authoritative knowledge. For Gregory, the high point of Moses's ascent into the darkness of Mount Sinai is the mystery of Christian doctrine. The heavenly tabernacle is a type of the heavenly Christ. This mystery is beyond intellectual comprehension, it can only be grasped by faith; and only the select few, destined for positions of responsibility, should even attempt to do so.
Author: Jean Louis Ska
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 1575061228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Jean Louis Ska's Introduzione alla lettura del Pentateuco was first published in Italy, it was quickly hailed as the most attractive and usable introduction to the Pentateuch to appear in modern times. Because of its strengths, it was soon translated into French. The English translation published by Eisenbrauns has been completely reviewed and updated (including the bibliography) by Ska. Among the book's many strengths are its close attention to the ways in which modern cultural history has affected Pentateuchal interpretation, attention to providing the kinds of examples that are helpful to students, presentation of a good balance between the history of interpretation and the data of the text, and the clarity of Ska's writing. For both students and scholars, many consider this book the best contemporary introduction to the Pentateuch.
Author: Joseph J. Hobbs
Publisher: Univ of TX + ORM
Published: 2014-02-19
Total Pages: 510
ISBN-13: 0292761503
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study of the Egyptian mountain widely believed to be Mount Sinai examines its geographical features, sacred sites, and the effects of rising tourism. Amid the high mountains of Egypt's southern Sinai Peninsula stands Jebel Musa, “Mount Moses,” which many Christians and Muslims revere as Mount Sinai. In this fascinating study, Joseph Hobbs draws on geography and archaeology, Biblical and Quranic accounts, and a wide array of personal experiences—from Christian monks to Bedouin shepherds, medieval Europeans, and casual tourists—to explore why this mountain came to be considered a sacred place. He also shows how that very perception now threatens its fragile ecology and inspiring solitude. After discussing the physical and geographic characteristics of Jebel Musa that suggest it as the most probable Mount Sinai, Hobbs fully describes all Christian and Muslim sacred sites around the mountain. He also views Mount Sinai from the perspectives of the Jabaliya Bedouins and the monks of the St. Katherine Monastery, both of whom have inhabited in the region for centuries. Hobbs concludes his account with the international debate over whether to build a cable car on Mount Sinai and with an unflinching description of the negative impact of tourism on the delicate desert environment. His book raises important, troubling questions for everyone concerned about the fate of the earth's wild and sacred places.
Author: Edouard Naville
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 38
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jon D. Levenson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2013-05-28
Total Pages: 503
ISBN-13: 0062285246
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“The best introduction I know to the Jewish faith presented in the Hebrew Scripture.” —Eugene B. Borowitz, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion A treasury of religious thought and faith—places the symbolic world of the Bible in its original context. “A challenging, exciting work in Jewish theology. Not to be missed.” —Ruth Segal Bernards, Sh’ma “A significant advance in Jewish-Christian understanding could be made if Christians would read Sinai & Zion.” —John Simpson, Provident Book Finder “Beautifully written, theologically sensitive, and ecumenical.” —Richard J. Clifford, S.J., Weston School of Theology “It is a book which has been longed for. It is also a very good book.” —T. R. Hobbs, Biblical Theology Bulletin “In this eminently readable work of biblical scholarship of the highest order, Levenson enables that Bible’s many voices to speak for themselves and yet communicate a coherent religious vision.” —Robert L. Cohn, Journal of Religion
