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Author : Dan Schmidt
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 9780553289497
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (894 download)
Download or read book The Sphinx Prophet written by Dan Schmidt and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1991 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Willis Goth Regier
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803205260
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Book of the Sphinx written by Willis Goth Regier and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sought, the Sphinx seems everywhere, whether the guardian of the pyramids on Egypt's Giza plateau or the beautiful man-eater with a deadly riddle, to be approached with awful caution. The Sphinx, that icon painted, sculpted, engraved, and exalted in poetry, fiction, and music, so impressed the philosopher Hegel that he pronounced the creature “the symbol of the symbolic itself.” With a wealth of illustrations, Book of the Sphinx confirms Hegel's lofty judgment, finding the Sphinx everywhere: in tragedies, paintings, opera, murder mysteries, brothels, bars, and advertisements. Pursuing the Sphinx through kaleidoscopic sightings and encyclopedic observations, Willis Goth Regier plumbs the symbol's mysteries, conducting the reader down ever more perplexing and intriguing paths. Wonderfully readable, his highly idiosyncratic tour of the ages and the arts leads at last to a conception of the Sphinx that embraces nothing less than all that is unknowable—proving once again that confronting a Sphinx is one of the most dangerous and exhilarating adventures of the imagination.
Author : Pete DiPrimio
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612282008
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (122 download)
Download or read book The Sphinx written by Pete DiPrimio and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When people think of the Sphinx, the riddle of the Sphinx of Thebes might pop to mind, or maybe the colossal Great Sphinx of Egypt. Were they the same monster in two different mythologies? Or were they completely different? The Sphinx legend began in Egypt over 4,500 years ago when ancient Egyptians were giving their gods animal forms. Built to guard the royal tombs of the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx had the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh. It drew tourists from around the Mediterranean, and soon the mythology of the Greek Sphinx evolved. The Greek Sphinx had the body of a lion and the head of a woman. She terrorized the people of Thebes until a stranger, Oedipus, solved her riddle. Read the myths from these two cultures, and find out how sphinxes have been immortalized in statues and artwork throughout history.
Author : Kahlil Gibran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781542884907
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (849 download)
Download or read book The Garden of the Prophet written by Kahlil Gibran and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Garden of the ProphetbyKhalil Gibran
Author : Torben Riise
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595208517
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)
Download or read book The Eyes of the Sphinx written by Torben Riise and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-11-30 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would Mohammad and Jesus have said to one other if they had ever met? Or Jesus and Buddha? Or Confucius and Mahavira? To what extent would they have agreed on issues such as life, death, after-life, immortality and eternity, creation, and the Free Spirit. Would they have discovered that there are many more similarities between their individual philosophies than there are differences? Would they have modified some of their viewpoints if challenged with those of others? The author blends facts with fiction and takes the reader on an audacious intellectual journey into the minds of the five greatest thinkers of all time. The reader will feel like he or she sits in on discussions among these prophets, discussions that are profound, educational, and often humorous, discussions that will test the limits of the reader's open-mindedness and tolerance, discussions that are sure to change the reader. Set in the majestic Monte Cassino monastery in Italy in modern time, a woman acts as a catalyst for these discussions, which are as relevant today as ever.
Author : Allan Megill
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520908376
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Prophets of Extremity written by Allan Megill and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author presents an interpretation of four thinkers: Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, and Derrida. In an attempt to place these thinkers within the wider context of the crisis-oriented modernism and postmodernism that have been the source of much of what is most original and creative in twentieth-century art and thought.
Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 159477871X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)
Download or read book The Prophet's Way written by Thom Hartmann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-06-17 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thom Hartmann’s own dramatic spiritual journey that illuminates specific techniques for achieving spiritual transformation • Recounts travels to the farthest corners of the earth in pursuit of universal spiritual truths • Reveals the teachings of Hartmann’s spiritual guides, providing an intimate glimpse into his relationship with German mystic Herr Müller • Offers practices and techniques for readers seeking to grow spiritually In the course of his work for the charitable organization Salem, Thom Hartmann personally witnessed famine in Uganda, chaos in Russia, and genocide in Colombia--all signs that modern cultures have lost the connection to the sacred, both within and without, that was emblematic of older cultures. To truly flourish, the human spirit needs to be present in its surroundings and attuned to the Now. It needs to act on what it knows is possible and to experience how the smallest actions can have massive consequences. This is the reality of the Prophet’s Way, a path--both literal and figurative--that the author walked with his spiritual mentor Herr Müller that skirts the edge of the precipice, where one can experience a truly spontaneous life under seemingly overwhelming and impossible circumstances. In The Prophet’s Way, Thom Hartmann shares his intense spiritual journey, a story that melds recent discoveries in science with ancient truths. Through insightful and engaging vignettes Hartmann teaches that accepting the challenge to have faith means living on the edge--remaining in the moment--because it is here where the material and spiritual worlds meet. He offers readers a unique view into his experiences of expanded consciousness, providing a powerful example of how we can re-create our future by reconnecting to the sacred heartbeat of the world.
Author : Sir George Adam Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Book of the Twelve Prophets: Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Obadiah, Haggai, Zechariah I-VIII, "Malachi," Joel, "Zechariah" IX-XIV, and Jonah ; with historical and critical introductions written by Sir George Adam Smith and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Prof. Marvin A. Sweeney
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426730039
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)
Download or read book The Prophetic Literature written by Prof. Marvin A. Sweeney and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biblical Studies Biblical texts create worlds of meaning, and invite readers to enter them. When readers enter such textual worlds, which are often strange and complex, they are confronted with theological claims. With this in mind, the purpose of the Interpreting Biblical Texts series is to help serious readers in their experience of reading and interpreting by providing guides for their journeys into textual worlds. The controlling perspective is expressed in the operative word of the title--interpreting. The primary focus of the series is not so much on the world behind the texts or out of which the texts have arisen as on the worlds created by the texts in their engagement with readers. Although these books of the prophets are based upon the careers and experiences of some of the most talented and provocative individuals of their times, the books must be read first as literature. Each book displays its own unique organization, literary characteristics, and theological outlook in presenting the prophets. In the case of Jeremiah, interpreters must even consider two distinctive forms of the book in the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint. By guiding the reader through the literary structure and language of each of the prophetic books as well as the social roles of the individual prophets, this volume opens the reader to greater understanding and appreciation of the prophets of Israel and Judah. "Fact packed and crystal clear, Marvin Sweeney’s Interpreting Biblical Texts: The Prophetic Literature invites readers to tour the landscape of ancient Israel’s Latter Prophets corpus. Sweeney serves as a first-rate guide, equipping readers with basic knowledge to grasp, and grapple with, the literary legacies of the canonical prophets. True to the series title, he interprets texts with an eye to major, dynamic themes in Jewish and Christian traditions. The volume proves a reliable guidebook for readers wishing not only to survey, but also to engage in dialogue with, ancient Israel’s canonical prophets." Katheryn Pfisterer Darr, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Boston University "The aim of the series Interpreting Biblical Texts is pedagogical. This well-written, easy to follow, and coherent book serves its purpose well. More importantly, it certainly invites and guides its readers in the enterprise of interacting with the prophetic books in a way that is informed by recent, academic scholarship on this literature." Ehud Ben Zvi, History and Classics & Interdisciplinary Program of Religious Studies, University of Alberta "This is a new and interesting approach to the prophetic literature, which will be illuminating for theological reflection in our own post-Holocaust era." John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament, Yale Marvin A. Sweeney is Professor of Hebrew Bible, Claremont School of Theology, and Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University.
Author : Paul L. Redditt
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802828965
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Introduction to the Prophets written by Paul L. Redditt and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing in a conversational rather than a scholarly tone, Paul Redditt assumes little or no prior knowledge of the Old Testament as he presents and introduces the Major and Minor Prophets in the canonical order of the English Bible. The chapters of Redditt's Introduction to the Prophets discuss the place of each book in the canon; the literary setting of each book; their structure, integrity, and authorship; the main genre(s) in each; special features of each book; basic emphases of each book; and problems -- theological, literary, or historical -- raised by a study of the book. Among other things, Redditt demonstrates that the prophets were both "foretellers" and "forthtellers," and he argues that the Old Testament prophets developed the concept of monotheism. Each chapter ends with questions for further reflection. Concluding the volume are a helpful glossary and several indexes.
Author : Johanna Stiebert
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814651773
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (517 download)
Download or read book The Exile and the Prophet's Wife written by Johanna Stiebert and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author uses the unnamed character of Ezekiel's wife as a witness to explain the Exile in Babylon, at the same time providing historical information about Israel, the Temple cult, and the religion of Babylon; the reader is introduced to two methods of biblical criticism (ideological and psychoanalytical)--Provided by publisher.
Author : Margaret Laurence
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226923886
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (269 download)
Download or read book The Prophet's Camel Bell written by Margaret Laurence and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1950, as a young bride, Margaret Laurence set out with her engineer husband to what was then Somaliland: a British protectorate in North Africa few Canadians had ever heard of. Her account of this voyage into the desert is full of wit and astonishment. Laurence honestly portrays the difficulty of colonial relationships and the frustration of trying to get along with Somalis who had no reason to trust outsiders. There are moments of surprise and discovery when Laurence exclaims at the beauty of a flock of birds only to discover that they are locusts, or offers medical help to impoverished neighbors only to be confronted with how little she can help them. During her stay, Laurence moves past misunderstanding the Somalis and comes to admire memorable individuals: a storyteller, a poet, a camel-herder. The Prophet’s Camel Bell is both a fascinating account of Somali culture and British colonial characters, and a lyrical description of life in the desert.
Author : Edward Bouverie Pusey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book The minor prophets with a commentary explanatory and practical, and introdyctions to the several books written by Edward Bouverie Pusey and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank Earl Ormsby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Law and the Prophets written by Frank Earl Ormsby and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 158510650X
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (851 download)
Download or read book King Oidipous written by Sophocles and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an English translation of Sophocles’ famous tragedy of Oedipus and the fate he so much tries to avoid. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture.
Author : Andrew Shifflett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521592031
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Stoicism, Politics and Literature in the Age of Milton written by Andrew Shifflett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-08-28 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1998 book examines key seventeenth-century writers in the context of their common interest in the philosophical tradition of Stoicism.
Author : Sax Rohmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Romance of Sorcery written by Sax Rohmer and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
