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1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

Author : Marco Conti
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830897305
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther written by Marco Conti and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2014-02-19 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church fathers, as they did in earlier books dealing with Israel's history from the time of Joshua to the united monarchy, found ample material for typological and moral interpretation in 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. It will be immediately clear to readers of this volume that they gave much more attention to 1-2 Kings than to others; whether this was due to a certain repetitiveness in the story line or other reasons is unclear. But the narratives of wise King Solomon, the construction of the temple, the prophets Elijah and Elisha, and the fates of various faithful and unfaithful kings and other powerful people were well suited to their purposes. Among Greek commentators in this Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume, readers will find Justin Martyr, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Methodius, Eusebius of Caesarea, Athanasius, Cyril of Jerusalem, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Theodoret of Cyr, Procopius of Gaza and John the Monk. Among Latin commentators are Tertullian, Cyprian, Novatian, Lactantius, Ambrose, Jerome, Prudentius, Augustine, Paulinus of Nola, John Cassian, Peter Chrysologus, Maximus of Turin, Salvian the Presbyter, Fulgentius of Ruspe, Caesarius of Arles, Gregory the Great, Bede and Rabanus Maurus. Syriac commentators include Aphrahat, Ephrem, Sahdona, Isaac of Nineveh and Isho'dad of Merv. Together they set before readers a table of delights and theological insights, some of which are here available to English readers for the first time.

Esther

Author : Charles R. Swindoll
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1418515469
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Esther written by Charles R. Swindoll and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1997-09-26 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone loves a transformation story. Rags to riches. Plain to beautiful. Weak to strong. Esther's story is that, but it is much more. It is a thought-provoking study of God's invisible hand writing silently and unseen across the pages of human history. Perhaps most of all, Esther's story is the account of godly attributes like courage, dignity, wisdom, and strength?attributes that blocked an evil plot, overthrew an arrogant killer, and replaced terror with joy in thousands of Jewish homes. Author Chuck Swindoll interweaves the ancient, real-life story with insight not only into the virtues of Queen Esther, but also into how the qualities that formed and empowered her can be ours. Esther is the second volume of Charles Swindoll's best-selling series, which examines great lives from God's Word and reveals the strengths and weaknesses that make God's men and women both great . . . and human. Many of the most beloved biblical heroes were ordinary folks. Shepherds. Fishermen. Servants. Widows. Even harlots and petty thieves. One by one, they changed the course of history. Swindoll explains that these men and women did not become great in their own strength but were empowered by God when they surrendered their lives to Him. To live such a life that God considers great is within the reach of everyone who submits to Him.

Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought

Author : Aaron Koller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107048354
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought written by Aaron Koller and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book situates the book of Esther in the intellectual history of Ancient Judaism and provides a new understanding of its purpose.

Playskool Guide to Baby's First Year

Author : Jamie Loehr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781402209314
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Playskool Guide to Baby's First Year written by Jamie Loehr and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The information-packed, practical guide to your baby's wonderful first year Your baby's first year is filled with new experiences and important choices. Written by M.D. (and father of four) Jamie Loehr and teacher, education writer (and mother of two) Jen Meyers, The Playskool Guide to Baby's First Year provides essential information and expert advice to help you prepare for baby's arrival and make the right choices for you and your baby. --Customizing the birth plan that's right for you --A month-by-month guide to baby's development --How to pick a doctor for your baby (including sample interview questions) --Breastfeeding or formula? How to help baby develop healthy eating habits --Co-sleeping or crib sleeping? To vaccinate or not? And other important choices --Bringing home baby: the first few weeks --The well-child visits for the first year, including all the developmental milestones --Strategies for soothing a crying baby --Encouraging peaceful sleep --Playing together and helping baby learn From together time to baby baths, from knowing what to expect to monitoring baby's development, The Playskool Guide to Baby's First Year answers the questions and addresses the concerns every mom and dad may have. Essential information, practical advice and key choices for your baby's first 12 months.

Esther

Author : Jonathan Grossman
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
ISBN 13 : 9781575062211
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Esther written by Jonathan Grossman and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 2011 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using narrative devices such as allusions and free associations, multivalent expressions, and irony, the author of Esther wrote a story that is about a Jewish woman, Esther, during the time of the Persian exile of Yehudites, and the Persian king, Ahasuerus, who was in power at the time. At various junctures, the author also used secret writing, or we could say that he conveys mixed messages: one is a surface message, but another, often conflicting message lies beneath the surface. For instance, the outer portrayal of the king as one of the main protagonists is an ironic strategy used by the author to highlight the king's impotent, indecisive, "antihero" status. He may wield authority-as symbolized by his twice-delegated signet ring-but he remains powerless. Among all the concealments in the story, the concealment of God stands out as the most prominent and influential example. A growing number of scholars regard the book of Esther as a "comic diversion," the function and intention of which are to entertain the reader. However, Grossman is more convinced by Mikhail Bakhtin's approach, and he labels his application of this approach to the reading of Esther as "theological carnivalesque." Bakhtin viewed the carnival (or the carnivalesque genre) as a challenge by the masses to the governing establishment and to accepted social conventions. He described the carnival as an eruption of ever-present but suppressed popular sentiments. The connection between the story of Esther and Bakhtin's characterization of the carnivalesque in narrative is evident especially in the book of Esther's use of the motifs of "reversal" and "transformation." For example, the young girl Esther is transformed from an exiled Jewess into a queen in one of the turnabouts that characterize the narrative. Many more examples are provided in this analysis of one of the Bible's most fascinating books.

Esther and Her Elusive God

Author : John Anthony Dunne
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1620327848
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Esther and Her Elusive God written by John Anthony Dunne and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-02-12 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if the way the book of Esther has been taught to us in church and retold to us in films, cartoons, and romance novels has missed the original point of the story? Far from being models of piety and devotion, Esther and Mordecai seem indifferent to the faith of their ancestors. How then did this story become part of the Bible and gain the broad acceptance that it has? If the church should not neglect the story, how should it be read? Esther and Her Elusive God calls Christians to avoid the common attempts to make Esther more palatable and theological, and to reclaim this secular story as Scripture. Readers will be encouraged to see in Esther a profound message of God's grace and faithfulness to his wayward people.

National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States

Author : Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishops' Committee on the Permanent Diaconate
Publisher : USCCB Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781574553680
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States written by Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishops' Committee on the Permanent Diaconate and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The national directory addresses the dimensions and perspectives in the formation of deacons and the model standards for the formation, ministry, and life of deacons in the United States. It is intended as a guideline for formation, ministry, and life of permanent deacons and a directive to be utilized when preparing or updating a diaconate program in formulating policies for the ministry and life of deacons. This volume also includes Basic Standards for Readiness for the formation of permanent deacons in the United States, from the bishops' Committee on the Diaconate, and the committee document Visit of Consultation Teams to Diocesan Permanent Diaconate Formation Programs.

God Behind the Scenes

Author : Wayne K. Barkhuizen
Publisher : Lexham Press
ISBN 13 : 1577997123
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (779 download)

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Download or read book God Behind the Scenes written by Wayne K. Barkhuizen and published by Lexham Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the book of Esther contains no direct references to God, his fingerprints can be found all over it. In God Behind the Scenes, Wayne K. Barkhuizen helps us trace the unseen hand of God throughout the Esther narrative, while pointing out how the book is still relevant today. As we walk through the book, we’ll see how God was indeed active in preserving the people through whom the Messiah, Jesus Christ, would one day come.

The Reluctant Queen

Author : Lin Wilder
Publisher : Lin Wilder
ISBN 13 : 0578991233
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (789 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Queen written by Lin Wilder and published by Lin Wilder. This book was released on 2021-10-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm called Esther-a Persian name, and yet I'm a Hebrew. Had I been able to do so, one of the questions I would have asked my mother and father when I grew older was, "Why did you give me this name?" But now, of course, I know why. The story of the orphaned Jewish girl who saves the Jewish nation from extinction is the stuff of fantasy and legend. Did such a person exist? Could an anonymous girl have been selected to be wife of the ancient Persian king of kings? "Esther, soldiers will soon be combing the cities and countryside to look for the most beautiful young virgins. They will take hundreds of young girls for the king's harem. Then the king's eunuchs and servants will spend many months preparing the women for their night with him." His words came faster and faster, wanting to get through this." The author of the award-winning I, Claudia and My Name is Saul ancient novels returns with the story of Esther. Wilder's skills at blending historical fact with vividly imagined, well-founded characters have become her trademark. The Reluctant Queen is guaranteed to captivate both her loyal fans and eager newcomers, right down to its last riveting page.

Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer

Author : Gerald Friedlander
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer written by Gerald Friedlander and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Where God Was Born

Author : Bruce Feiler
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060574879
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Where God Was Born written by Bruce Feiler and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-09-13 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when America debates its values and the world braces for religious war, Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times bestsellers Walking the Bible and Abraham, travels ten thousand miles through the heart of the Middle East—Israel, Iraq, and Iran—and examines the question: Is religion tearing us apart ... or can it bring us together? Where God Was Born combines the adventure of a wartime chronicle, the excitement of an archaeological detective story, and the insight of personal spiritual exploration. Taking readers to biblical sites not seen by Westerners for decades, Feiler's journey uncovers little-known details about the common roots of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and affirms the importance of the Bible in today's world. In his intimate, accessible style, Feiler invites readers on a never-in-a-lifetime experience: Israel Feiler takes a perilous helicopter dive over Jerusalem, treks through secret underground tunnels, and locates the spot where David toppled Goliath. Iraq After being airlifted into Baghdad, Feiler visits the Garden of Eden and the birthplace of Abraham, and makes a life-threatening trip to the rivers of Babylon. Iran Feiler explores the home of the Bible's first messiah and uncovers the secret burial place of Queen Esther. In Where God Was Born, Feiler discovers that at the birth of Western religion, all faiths drew from one another and were open to coexistence. Feiler's bold realization is that the Bible argues for interfaith harmony. It cannot be ceded to one side in the debate over values. Feiler urges moderates to take back the Bible and use its powerful voice as a beacon of shared ideals. In his most ambitious work to date, Bruce Feiler has written a brave, uplifting story that stirs the deepest chords of our time. Where God Was Born offers a rare, universal vision of God that can inspire different faiths to an allegiance of hope.

Queen Esther and the Ring of Power

Author : Russell M. Stendal
Publisher : Aneko Press
ISBN 13 : 9781622452675
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (526 download)

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Download or read book Queen Esther and the Ring of Power written by Russell M. Stendal and published by Aneko Press. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an in-depth look at practical and prophetic meanings in the book of Esther. Esther, representing the morning star, is part of a symbolic story of how the people of God triumph after an evil force (Haman) obtains the ring of power and sets a date to completely destroy the people of God. The Lord places the story of Esther in the Bible as a special prophecy regarding the end times we live in and the imminent destruction of evil.

Kings to Esther

Author : Milton Spenser Terry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Kings to Esther written by Milton Spenser Terry and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Character and Ideology in the Book of Esther

Author : Michael V. Fox
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725227975
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Character and Ideology in the Book of Esther written by Michael V. Fox and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely praised as a seminal contribution to the study of the Old Testament when it first appeared, Michael V. Fox's Character and Ideology in the Book of Esther is now available in a second edition, complete with an up-to-date critical review of recent Esther scholarship. Fox's commentary, based on his own translation of the Hebrew text, captures the meaning and artistry of Esther's inspiring story. After laying out the background information essential for properly reading Esther, Fox offers commentary on the text that clearly unpacks its message and relevance. Fox also looks in depth at each character in the story of Esther, showing how they were carefully shaped by the book's author to teach readers a new view of how to live as Jews in foreign lands.

God and Politics in Esther

Author : Yoram Hazony
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107132053
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book God and Politics in Esther written by Yoram Hazony and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the political crisis that erupts when the Persian government falls to fanatics and a Jewish insider goes rogue.

Esther

Author : Rebecca Kanner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501108670
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Esther written by Rebecca Kanner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning author of Sinners and the Sea comes a breathtaking new look into the timeless tale of Queen Esther, “a riveting tale of courage” (New York Times bestselling author Tosca Lee). A glittering Persian king has a vast empire that reaches farther than where the sun meets the horizon. He is bathed in riches and commands a frightening military force. He possesses power beyond any other mortal man and rules his kingdom as a god. Anything he desires, he has. Any woman he wants, he possesses. Thousands of them. Young virgins from all across his many lands. A Jewish girl is ripped from her hut by the king’s brutish warriors and forced to march across blistering, scorched earth to the capital city. Trapped for months in the splendid cage of the king’s palace, she must avoid the ire of the king’s concubines and eunuchs all while preparing for her one night with the king. Soon the fated night arrives, and she does everything in her power to captivate the king and become his queen. But wearing the crown brings with it a new set of dangers. When a ruthless man plies the king’s ear with whispers of genocide, it is up to the young queen to prevent the extermination of the Jews. She must find the strength within to violate the king’s law, risk her life, and save her people. This is a story of finding hidden depths of courage within one’s self. Of risking it all to stand up for what is right. This is the story of Queen Esther.

The Communicator's Commentary

Author : Mark D. Roberts
Publisher : W Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780849904165
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Communicator's Commentary written by Mark D. Roberts and published by W Publishing Group. This book was released on 1993 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ezra and Nehemiah address issues that make the front pages of our newspapers - and they speak to the yearnings of our hearts". This is why the author of this volume, Dr. Mark Roberts enthusiastically encourages Christian communicators to explore these somewhat obscure Old Testament texts. For much the same reason the author believes modern pastors and Bible students can benefit from careful study in the often-maligned book of Esther. He emphasizes the book's contemporary relevance, stating, "Esther encourages us to grapple with pressing moral issues in light of God's wisdom". As a pastor with a passion for communicating God's truths to young people and to the unchurched in our world, Dr. Roberts shares his personal success in using the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther to address contemporary needs. Not only is this commentary well-written and carefully researched, but, as an added plus, Dr. Roberts' deep faith and his dynamic relationship with Christ shine through every page. As Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie says in the editor's preface, the author of this fine volume "is vulnerable, open and honest about how the Scriptures he explains have impacted his own life". Marked by the excellence you have come to expect in the Communicator's Commentary series, this latest volume wrestles with difficult questions, such as the rightful place of Esther in the canon and the puzzling roles of Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel; provides a wide range of quotations and anecdotes from modern and classical sources to help us communicate God's message today; and offers balance of exegetical, historical, and literary analysis along with penetrating applications of the truths reflected in these texts. "As communicators",Dr. Ogilvie says, "we all long for those magnificent moments in our preparation when we are gripped with an inspired insight into a passage of Scripture that prompts us to exclaim, 'that will preach!' We are filled with excitement and enthusiasm to share what we've discovered. This is exactly what will happen as you study this commentary. It is power-packed and brimming over with new insight into familiar passages".