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The Oracle and the Curse

Author : Caleb Smith
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674075862
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Oracle and the Curse written by Caleb Smith and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Condemned to hang after his raid on Harper’s Ferry, John Brown prophesied that the crimes of a slave-holding land would be purged away only with blood. A study of omens, maledictions, and inspired invocations, The Oracle and the Curse examines how utterances such as Brown’s shaped American literature between the Revolution and the Civil War. In nineteenth-century criminal trials, judges played the role of law’s living oracles, but offenders were also given an opportunity to address the public. When the accused began to turn the tables on their judges, they did so not through rational arguments but by calling down a divine retribution. Widely circulated in newspapers and pamphlets, these curses appeared to channel an otherworldly power, condemning an unjust legal system and summoning readers to the side of righteousness. Exploring the modes of address that communicated the authority of law and the dictates of conscience in antebellum America’s court of public opinion, Caleb Smith offers a new poetics of justice which assesses the nonrational influence that these printed confessions, trial reports, and martyr narratives exerted on their first audiences. Smith shows how writers portrayed struggles for justice as clashes between human law and higher authority, giving voice to a moral protest that transformed American literature.

Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks

Author : Esther Eidinow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199277788
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks written by Esther Eidinow and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the question tablets from the oracle at Dodona and binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, These tablets reveal the hopes and anxieties of ordinary people, and help us to understand some of the ways in which they managed risk and uncertainty in their daily lives.

Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks

Author : Esther Eidinow
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191557226
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks written by Esther Eidinow and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-10-05 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did ancient Greek men and women deal with the uncertainty and risk of everyday life? What did they fear most, and how did they manage their anxieties? Esther Eidinow sets side-by-side two collections of material usually studied in isolation: binding curse tablets from across the ancient world, and the collection of published private questions from the oracle at Dodona in north-west Greece. Eidinow uses these texts to explore perceptions of risk and uncertainty in ancient society, challenging previous explanations. In these records we hear voices that are rarely, if ever, heard in literary texts and history books. The questions and curses in these tablets comprise fervent, sometimes ferocious appeals to the gods. The stories they tell offer tantalizing glimpses of everyday life, carrying the reader through the teeming ancient city - both its physical setting and its social dynamics. Among these tablets we find prostitutes and publicans, doctors and soldiers, netmakers and silver-workers, actors and seamstresses. Anxious litigants ask the gods to silence their opponents. Men inquire about the paternity of their children. Women beg the gods to help them keep their men. Business rivals try to corner the market. Slaves plead to escape their masters. This material takes us beyond the headlines of ancient history, offering new insights into institutions, activities, and relationships. Above all, individually and together, these texts help us to understand some of the ways in which ancient Greek men and women understood the world. In turn, the beliefs and activities of an ancient culture may shed light on modern attitudes to risk.

Oracle's Curse

Author : Melissa Macfie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (878 download)

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Download or read book Oracle's Curse written by Melissa Macfie and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brenawyn has made impossible promises. She has agreed to become the Druid high priestess, she has agreed to restore the balance between worlds, she has promised to save Alexander from a century's old curse, and to top it all off, the god Finvarra has just dropped her 600 years in past so that she can fulfill an ancient prophecy. Now she must make impossible choices: between saving her lover or rescuing her best friend, between staying in the past or returning to the present. But most of all, she must choose who she will become.Oracle's Curse, the third book in The Celtic Prophecy series, takes the reader on a journey to a world of dark magic, a world where dangers abound and Brenawyn has no one to trust.

The Curse of Deadman's Forest

Author : Victoria Laurie
Publisher : Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0385735731
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book The Curse of Deadman's Forest written by Victoria Laurie and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Determined to recruit six supernaturally gifted children to defeat a growing evil force, Ian and Theodosia Wigby embark on a life-threatening journey through a magic portal in search of a healer who will protect Delphi Keep from a dark enemy.

The Student's Old Testament

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Student's Old Testament written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Assemblage

Author : S. P. Elledge
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781469742939
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book Assemblage written by S. P. Elledge and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-12-20 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are thirteen more stories. Again, they are not for everyone. Th titles within include: "Memories of the Minotaur" Sycorax and Caliban" "Madame Moitessier's Portrait" "Jesus and His Brother" "The Pin Man" and a few others. Several of these stories have previously appeared in literary magazines, some of them in slightly different versions, and they were completed in part with funds from local and statewide arts grants and during stays at various artists' retreats. Thanks again to all these generous patrons and benefactors.

Quest for the Secret Keeper

Author : Victoria Laurie
Publisher : Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0385738617
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book Quest for the Secret Keeper written by Victoria Laurie and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fearing that they will be sent away with the rest of the orphans when the Royal Navy takes over Delphi Keep, Ian, Theo and Carl race against time to decipher the third prophecy, which makes reference to an important quest to rescue the mysterious Secret Keeper.

Interpreting Ancient Israelite History, Prophecy, and Law

Author : John H Hayes
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
ISBN 13 : 0227906284
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Interpreting Ancient Israelite History, Prophecy, and Law written by John H Hayes and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than five decades, John Hayes's scholarship has had a decisive influence on scholars and students in the field of Hebrew Bible study. This collection of ten essays, written between 1968 and 1995, displays his remarkable and thought-provoking elucidation of Israelite history, prophecy, and law. These essays make significant contributions that challenge the mainstream scholarship establishment with their daring interpretations and explanations, along with their bold, innovative theories. The way in which Hayes approaches the study of seminal figures, biblical texts, and historical reconstructions, combined with his analysis of specific methods, will have lasting implications for contemporary scholarship. He argues that biblical texts must be understood as being embedded within the particular historical, social, cultural, and political matrices from which they emerged. Whether exploring the social formation of early Israel, the final years of Samaria, or the social concept ofcovenant, he demonstrates a textually focussed and exegetically based approach. Hayes's essays provide valuable insights that help contextualise developments within mid- to late-twentieth-century interpretation, thereby granting scholars glimpsesof key moments in the evolution of particular methods, trends, and models that have given shape to current research approaches. Familiarity with Hayes's writings thus allows contemporary interpreters to envisage new avenues and perspectives in critical discussion of the Hebrew Bible.

The Jewish Study Bible

Author : Adele Berlin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195297512
Total Pages : 2226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book The Jewish Study Bible written by Adele Berlin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 2226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish Study Bible is a one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students of the Hebrew Bible. Nearly forty scholars worldwide contributed to the translation and interpretation of the Jewish Study Bible, representing the best of Jewish biblical scholarship available today. A committee of highly-respected biblical scholars and rabbis from the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism movements produced this modern translation. No knowledge of Hebrew is required for one to make use of this unique volume. The Jewish Study Bible uses The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation. Since its publication, the Jewish Study Bible has become one of the most popular volumes in Oxford's celebrated line of bibles. The quality of scholarship, easy-to-navigate format, and vibrant supplementary features bring the ancient text to life. * Informative essays that address a wide variety of topics relating to Judaism's use and interpretation of the Bible through the ages. * In-text tables, maps, and charts. * Tables of weights and measures. * Verse and chapter differences. * Table of Scriptural Readings. * Glossary of technical terms. * An index to all the study materials. * Full color New Oxford Bible Maps, with index.

The Curse of the Ancient Acropolis (Athens, Greece)

Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
ISBN 13 : 0635070405
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Curse of the Ancient Acropolis (Athens, Greece) written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mystery Girl-Mimi, Papa, Christina and Grant aboard-travels to the historic country of Greece. The wonders of the ancient world soon turn to a wickedly awful mystery Trek along to the Acropolis in the moonlight A museum where Grant loses his marbles. Wake up in a volcano's caldera Get lost in the caverns of the Meteora Decipher clues in Greek Spend the night in Socrate's Prison And much more as you help solve the mystery and the curse and learn why Grant says, It's all Greek to me More about the Around the World in 80 Mysteries series: Travel around the world with Christina and Grant as they visit famous places in 80 countries. Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level. A fun way to learn about fascinating places around the world Each book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more Kids can visit the www.carolemarshmysteries.com website to: Join the Carole Marsh Mysteries Fan Club Write a letter to Christina, Grant, Mimi, or Papa Cast their vote for where the next mystery should take place Find fascinating facts about the countries where the mysteries take place Track their reading on an international map Take the Fact or Fiction online quiz Play the Around-the-World Scavenger Hunt computer game Find out where The Mystery Girl is flying next And more Read all the books in any order Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level.

Biblical Interpretation in Ancient Israel

Author : Michael Fishbane
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 0191520357
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Biblical Interpretation in Ancient Israel written by Michael Fishbane and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1985-08-16 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in hardback in August 1985, Professor Fishbane's book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of textual analysis in ancient Israel. It explores the rich tradition of exegesis prior to the development of biblical interpretation in early classical Judaism and the earliest Christian communities, and examines four main categories of exegesis: scribal, legal, aggadic, and mantological. In studying this subject, it emerges that the Hebrew Bible is not only the foundation document for the exegetical culture of Judaism and Christianity, but an exegetical work in its own right. Professor Fishbane, who has added new material in appendices to this paperback edition, has been awarded three major prizes for this work: the National Jewish Book Award 1986, the Biblical Archaeological Society 1986 Publication Award, and the Kenneth B. Smilen Literary Award.

The Oracle and the Curse

Author : Caleb Smith
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674075846
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Oracle and the Curse written by Caleb Smith and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caleb Smith explores the confessions, trial reports, maledictions, and martyr narratives that juxtaposed law and conscience in antebellum America’s court of public opinion and shows how writers portrayed struggles for justice as clashes between human law and higher authority, giving voice to a moral protest that transformed American literature.

Blood of Fiends

Author : Colin McComb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781601254238
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (542 download)

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Download or read book Blood of Fiends written by Colin McComb and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They have been shunned and feared by society forever. Born of tainted bloodlines and raised in shameful secrecy, the tieflings of Golarion count among their ancestors some of the greatest evils of the Great Beyond. Yet not all tieflings succumb to the sinister compulsions of their evil blood -- some strive to rise above the stereotype and become heroes in their own right. This Pathfinder sourcebook explores all that it is to be a tiefling, including not only an extensive discussion of tiefling culture and society, but also presenting numerous variations on the standard tiefling character. Rules for tieflings of specific fiendish heritages, new feats and magic, variant tiefling abilities and tiefling appearances, and new options for inquisitors, summoners, sorcerers, clerics and more await discovery in this Pathfinder Player Companion.

The Blessed Curse

Author :
Publisher : Dust Press
ISBN 13 : 0979348927
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (793 download)

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Download or read book The Blessed Curse written by and published by Dust Press. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Can a Christian Be Cursed?

Author : Godwin O. Adeboye
Publisher : Langham Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839738278
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Can a Christian Be Cursed? written by Godwin O. Adeboye and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-06 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The belief in curses is widespread in Africa, impacting the lived reality of both Christians and non-Christians alike. In this book, Godwin Adeboye provides practical, biblical, and contextual guidelines for addressing the African conception of cursing, and for ministering to the fear and confusion such cursing elicits. He argues that African evangelical theology must begin by understanding, and valuing, the unique experiences of African Christians if it is to offer relevant answers to the real dilemmas they face. To this end, Adeboye draws on African traditional beliefs, empirical research, and the teachings of popular African pastors to provide insight into the religious and cultural contexts of the contemporary African church. Against this backdrop, he explores biblical passages on cursing and utilizes the evangelical positions on biblical authority, the atonement, personal conversion, and active mission to evaluate cultural beliefs and bring them into alignment with the gospel. While this text is an excellent resource for students of theology, missiology, and biblical or cultural studies, it is also immensely practical and deeply pastoral. Ultimately, it is a book to empower believers to confront their fear of curses equipped with the truth of Scripture.

The Global Curse of the Federal Reserve

Author : B. Brown
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230314112
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book The Global Curse of the Federal Reserve written by B. Brown and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book reveals how the Global Credit Bubble and Bust of 2003-10 stemmed from giant monetary disequilibrium created by the Federal Reserve. Almost continually that institution has pursued flawed monetary practice and principle which has mutated into Bernanke-ism. The book dissects this and shows how it threatens the return of economic prosperity.