Bible and Sword
Bible and Sword

Author: Barbara W. Tuchman

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2011-07-13

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0307797996

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From Barbara W. Tuchman, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August, comes history through a wide-angle lens: a fascinating chronicle of Britain’s long relationship with Palestine and the Middle East, from the ancient world to the twentieth century. Historically, the British were drawn to the Holy Land for two major reasons: first, to translate the Bible into English and, later, to control the road to India and access to the oil of the Middle East. With the lucidity and vividness that characterize all her work, Barbara W. Tuchman follows these twin spiritual and imperial motives—the Bible and the sword—to their seemingly inevitable endpoint, when Britain conquered Palestine at the conclusion of World War I. At that moment, in a gesture of significance and solemnity, the Balfour Declaration of 1917 established a British-sponsored mandate for a national home for the Jewish people. Throughout this characteristically vivid account, Tuchman demonstrates that the seeds of conflict were planted in the Middle East long before the official founding of the modern state of Israel. Praise for Bible and Sword “Tuchman is a wise and witty writer, a shrewd observer with a lively command of high drama.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “In her métier as a narrative popular historical writer, Barbara Tuchman is supreme.”—Chicago Sun-Times

Bible and Sword
Bible and Sword

Author: Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13:

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In Bible and Sword Barbara Tuchman provides a stirring account of the religious, cultural and political motives which led to the British conquest of the Holy Land in 1917 and to the Balfour Declaration.

Laying Down the Sword
Laying Down the Sword

Author: Philip Jenkins

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2011-10-25

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0062098551

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Commands to kill, to commit ethnic cleansing, to institutionalize segregation, to hate and fear other races and religions—all are in the Bible, and all occur with a far greater frequency than in the Qur’an. But fanaticism is no more hard-wired in Christianity than it is in Islam. In Laying Down the Sword, “one of America’s best scholars of religion” (The Economist) explores how religions grow past their bloody origins, and delivers a fearless examination of the most violent verses of the Bible and an urgent call to read them anew in pursuit of a richer, more genuine faith. Christians cannot engage with neighbors and critics of other traditions—nor enjoy the deepest, most mature embodiment of their own faith—until they confront the texts of terror in their heritage. Philip Jenkins identifies the “holy amnesia” that, while allowing scriptural religions to grow and adapt, has demanded a nearly wholesale suppression of the Bible’s most aggressive passages, leaving them dangerously dormant for extremists to revive in times of conflict. Jenkins lays bare the whole Bible, without compromise or apology, and equips us with tools for reading even the most unsettling texts, from the slaughter of the Canaanites to the alarming rhetoric of the book of Revelation. Laying Down the Sword presents a vital framework for understanding both the Bible and the Qur’an, gives Westerners a credible basis for interaction and dialogue with Islam, and delivers a powerful model for how a faith can grow from terror to mercy.

Sharper Than a Two-Edged Sword
Sharper Than a Two-Edged Sword

Author: Michael Root

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2008-08-20

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 0802862713

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"Keen insight for preaching and teaching scripture fills these pages. Several respected scholars here discuss how to read and live the Bible theologically in our contemporary context. Editors Michael Root and James Buckley maintain that these essays, though varied, share at least three assumptions: (1) The word of God (not necessarily human preaching and teaching) is "sharper than any two-edged sword." (2) Preaching, teaching, and living the Bible are firmly yet delicately intertwined in the communion of saints. (3) There are distinctive ministries of preaching and teaching in the church as well as other liturgical and diaconal ministries." "With its complementary reflections from theologians, exegetes, and preachers, Sharper Than a Two-Edged Sword will appeal to clergy or laypeople who find themselves uncertain about how to relevantly preach, teach, and live the Bible today."--BOOK JACKET.

The End of the Fiery Sword: Adam & Eve and Jesus & Mary
The End of the Fiery Sword: Adam & Eve and Jesus & Mary

Author: Maura Roan McKeegan

Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1634460030

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What do Adam and Jesus have in common? What do Eve and Mary have in common? More than you think! With full color illustrations, Maura Roan McKeegan has brought to life biblical typology for children. Taking familiar biblical stories from the Old and New Testaments and placing them side by side, children can see biblical typology jump off the page. Biblical typology is when a person or an event in the Old Testament foreshadows a person or an event in the New Testament. The Bible is full of these fascinating “types.” Children can now discover similarities of types without any difficulty, and easily understand at an early age what St. Augustine meant when he said that the New Testament lies hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is revealed in the New. Recommended for ages 3 and up.

Dividing Sword
Dividing Sword

Author: Katrina D. Hamel

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-25

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 9781999033804

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In a time when Rome rules the world and the people are crying out for a savior, a revolutionary rabbi walks the land, dividing families and faith. A Pharisee disciple will do whatever it takes to secure his future, even betray those he loves. A young woman longs for peace and safety, but her heart pulls her far from home. What are they willing to give up for their faith? From the temperamental Sea of Galilee to the tinder-box that is Jerusalem, this journey through Matthew's gospel will sweep you into the first-century world. Witness the epic events of the gospel with all its wonder and conflict. See Jesus through the eyes of a woman and a Pharisee. Beth believes Jesus offers healing and hope, but his plan for her husband rises like the waves of the sea to wash away her dreams for the future. Afraid of being left behind, she chases after her husband Peter, but in traveling with Jesus she finds more questions than answers. As her husband pursues the Nazarene with his whole heart and her cousin's bitterness towards Jesus grows, she wonders, what place can a woman have in the coming kingdom? Reuben believes the way to a restored Israel is through careful obedience to law and tradition, and Jesus of Nazareth is challenging tradition at every turn. Under the watchful eye of his secretive rabbi, Reuben hopes he can rise above obscurity and take his place as a leader among men, but a disastrous confrontation with the Nazarene threatens to destroy his budding career. When his dreams collide with the people he loves, is he willing to do what it takes? "Powerful, imaginative, stirring! Get ready for a unique, substantive, and emotional journey down a stream that flows cleverly from, around, and through the Gospel of Matthew" -Gary D. Collier (Ph.D.), Director of the Institute for the Art of Biblical Conversation "This well-written book provides insight and reading pleasure. Even though we know the story, each chapter brings a new surprise. Hamel takes the abbreviated account in the Gospel and expands it using the knowledge we have about ancient Palestinian culture." -Rev. Richard Davies (Ph.D.), Dean Emeritus, Martin University

Fight
Fight

Author: Preston M. Sprinkle

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781434704924

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In a world of violence, how can Christians live out Jesus' command to "love our enemies"? New York Times bestselling author Preston Sprinkle challenges us to consider a biblical response to violence.

Sharpening the Sword
Sharpening the Sword

Author: Forrest Pickering

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-05

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 9781548393540

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Sharpening the Sword is a Coloring System that can be used for Bible Study. Multiple colors are used for a variety of topics. For instance: Yellow = Salvation and Christian Living Green = Church Orange = Supernatural (God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Satan, Angels, Demons, Miracles and Healing) Purple = Man and Sin Last Things = Death, Heaven, Hell, Judgment, Second Coming, Immortality and Resurrection, Hades and Sheol) Red = False Doctrine Light Green = Law, Jewish ritual, temple, and history dealing with the law, temple, etc. This advanced manual has additional information not found in the basic STS manual. .

Sword Study Bible-KJV-Large Print
Sword Study Bible-KJV-Large Print

Author: Whitaker House

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781629114958

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Complete Red Letter edition - the only Bible with God's spoken words in red in both Testaments Thematic study guide with over 3,000 margin notes covering more than 90 topics providing a years' worth of study that takes the reader from cover to cover of the Bible . Difficult terms underlined and defined at the end of the vers Outlines and summaries at the beginning of each book Extensive treasury of biblical information on history, science, prophecy, and more Dictionary concordance and maps Large-print type size is 12 point