Download or read book Iberian New Christians and Their Descendants written by Jack Cohen and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking volume explores the relatively new academic field of Bnei Anousim studies (also referred to as descendants of New Christians, Conversos, or Marranos), whose Jewish ancestors in Iberia were forcibly converted to Catholicism from 1391 through to the fifteenth century. Chronologically, this book focuses on the eighteenth century, a later period of Inquisition activity marked by the Portuguese Inquisition’s relentless attacks against the Jewish “heresy” and the resultant mass exodus of New Christians from Portugal to Brazil. Several chapters concern the contemporary phenomenon of descendants of these New Christians seeking their Jewish roots. However, among a population that has retained almost no memory of their origins, how authentic are their Jewish roots? After the passage of hundreds of years, how much of what they perceive as “Jewish” is truly a lost Sefardi heritage? This volume addresses these questions from the perspectives of history, demography, genealogy, anthropology, and genetics.

Download or read book A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Christian and Hans Meyer and Other Pioneers Together with Historical and Biographical Sketches Illustrat written by Abraham James Fretz and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book History of the Descendants of Nicholas Beery Born in 1707 written by Joseph H. Wenger and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Pilgrims and Puritans written by John Dillaway Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History of the Descendants of Nathan Lord of Ancient Kittery Me written by George Eugene Lord and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beloved Descendants of Abraham and Sarah written by Larry D. Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Pilgrims and Puritans written by Joseph Dillaway Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Descendants of Samuel Harper James Purdy and James Leeper written by Samuel Harper Leeper and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Leeper (1748-1814) left Ireland and settled in Pennsylvania. His son, Robert Leeper married Nancy Agnes Harper, daughter of Samuel Harper, Jr. and Jane Purdy. Samuel Harper came to Pennsylvania in 1754 from Scotland. James Purdy left Ireland and settled in Pennsylvania in 1770. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, California, Ohio, and elsewhere. Includes information on other Leeper families.

Download or read book Chosen People written by Yair Davidiy and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ancient Celts and related peoples referred to themselves as Hebrews. Many of them were descended from Israelites. The inhabitants of Britain pertained mainly to clans belonging to Joseph. It is proven conclusively that nearly all of the Ten Tribes had disappeared from the Land of Israel and re-appeared in the west. There was a Divine Plan for this. The unicorn once existed and represents the destiny of Joseph to rule over and reform humanity. Both Joseph and the Jews of Judah each have their own individual tasks to fulfill. It is forbidden on pain of death to convert Jews to Christianity! God wants the Jews to remain Jewish. The Jews need to believe in the God of Israel and keep the Torah. The identity of the Jews with Judah of the Bible is demonstrated beyond doubt.

Download or read book Historical Commentaries on the State of Christianity During the First Three Hundred and Twenty five Years from the Christian Era written by Johann Lorenz Mosheim and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The History and Descendants of John Dechant written by Susan Gallyon Dechant and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Messianic Genealogy of Jesus Christ written by Ayuba Mshelia and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Messianic Line A Succinct Summary of the Book The purpose of this Book is twofold. Its purview is God’s promise to Abraham regarding his seeds and to David regarding his Davidic Messianic patrilineal (that is, male-only) divine line, which was eventually fulfilled through the birth of the Son of God, the MESSIAH, Jesus. Secondly, it attempts to answer the question that results from the differences between the two genealogies in the Gospels of Matthew (1:1-16) and Luke (3:23-38). In order to achieve this mundane but profound objective, we must start with the story of the first couple, Adam and Eve, who lived in the Garden of Eden. Then we proceed to God’s call for Abraham, instructing him to move from Haran to Canaan, “unto a land that I will shew thee”, with a promise to give him a great name, to make him a blessing, to bless those who bless him, and curse those who cursed him and finally to give him the Promised Land and through his descendants to bless all the families of the earth with a Redeemer. (Gen. 12:1-9; Gen. 13:14-17; Gen.15:7, 18; Gen.17:5-8). We will subsequently take a cursory look at Abraham and his descendants/lineage with a return to Adam and Eve. We will trace the lineage of their son Seth directly to Abraham. Given the number of persons involved from Adam to the fulfillment of the two promises, I can only make short and brief references to the quality of the character, shortcomings, and obedience to divine commandments (in the sight of God) of the people considered significant and God’s choices for the lineage of his son, Jesus Christ. In pursuit of uniformity and ease of reading, I’ve adopted Matthew’s descending-order format to present the lineage in both Gospels. In 0fairness to Luke—who presents it in ascending order—I also adopted his genealogy format from Adam (the first earthly man; Gen.1:26) to Jesus (the heavenly/Spiritual man; Luke 1:26-38; cf. Luke 1:18,20,23). In addition, I accept Luke’s coverage of the complete history of God’s redemption beginning with Adam and Eve, not Abraham, for the following reasons: God first showed the path to salvation for a fallen mankind through the promise of the “seed” of the woman: “I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel” (Gen. 3:15). The words “her seed” refer to Jesus Christ, who would be conceived through Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit (Matt. 1:18). Christ came through virgin Mary as a seed of woman and not of man; “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isa. 7:14; cf. Luke 1:30-35). The promise of the woman’s seed was expanded to the covenant with Noah (Gen. 6:18; 9:8-17) and with Abraham (Gen. 12:1-3; 22:15-18). It then developed into the Sinaitic covenant— a conditional covenant of works, written on a stone given to Moses on Mount Sinai (Ex. 24:1-8; Deut. 29:1) whereby God promised to “... forgive their iniquity”(Ex.34:6-7)—and, finally, to the Davidic covenant --- unconditional covenant of grace based on the atoning works of Jesus Christ, where God declared “... But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel;...I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, know the Lord: for they shall all know me... for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more” (Jer. 31:31-34; 2 Sam. 7:11-16; 1 Chr. 17:10-14). The important features of the universality of the knowledge of God, vital inwardness of his laws and the fact that “I will remember their sin no more”, that is the full guarantee of forgiveness of sin, are what make the New Covenant unique and superior to the Sinaitic one. All of the above covenants are eternal. They became “promises.” God promised a “seed.” This promise was fulfilled in Jesus Christ, and it was contained in the covenant ratified by God (Gal. 3:16-17). From the foundation of the world, God had a plan for man’s redemption through his only begotten son, Jesus Christ. He manifested this divine plan in sanctified1 human genealogy of a chosen “...to them who are the called according to his purpose...he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren...whom he did predestinate, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified (Rom.8:28-30), until “...when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his son, made of a woman, made under the law...that we might receive the adoption of sons” (Gal. 4:4-5). ____________________________________________ Sanctified—set apart, declare Holy or separate for God’s purposes.

Download or read book The History of the Ancient Britons and Their Descendants written by Thomas Watkins Powell and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Hollyman Family written by George Anders Holleman and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Hollyman (d.1691) immigrated from England to Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Missouri, California and elsewhere. Lists other Hollyman immigrants (without tracing descendants and relatives).

Download or read book Jacobs History written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of John Adam Dorn of Rockhill and Richland Townships Bucks County Pennsylvania with Primary Consideration Given to the Lines of Descent that are Found in the Membership of Christ Reformed Church at Indian Creek in Franconia Township Telford R D Montgomery County Pennsylvania written by Charles Henry Price and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book If Sons Then Heirs written by Caroline Johnson Hodge and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-13 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity is widely understood to be a "universal" religion that transcends the particularities of history and culture, including differences related to kinship and ethnicity. In traditional Pauline scholarship, this portrait of Christianity has been justified by the letters of Paul. Interpreters claim that Paul eliminates ethnicity, or at least separates it from what is important about Christianity. This study challenges that perception. Through a detailed examination of kinship and ethnic language in Paul's letters, Johnson Hodge argues that notions of peoplehood and lineage are not rejected or downplayed by Paul; instead they are central to his gospel. Paul's chief concern is the status of the gentile peoples who are alienated from the God of Israel. Ethnicity defines this theological problem, just as it shapes his own evangelizing of the ethnic and religious "other." According to Paul, God has responded to the gentile predicament through Christ. Johnson Hodge details how Paul uses the logic of patrilineal descent to construct a myth of origins for gentiles: through baptism into Christ the gentiles become descendants of Abraham, adopted sons of God and coheirs with Christ. Although Jews and gentiles now share a common ancestor, they are not collapsed into one group (of "Christians," for example). They are separate but related lineages of Abraham. Through comparisons with other ancient authors, Johnson Hodge shows that Paul is not alone in his strategic use of kinship and ethnic language. Because kinship and ethnicity present themselves as natural and fixed, yet are also open to negotiation and reworking, they are effective tools in organizing people and power, shaping self-understanding and defining membership. If Sons, Then Heirs demonstrates that Paul's thinking is immersed in the story of Israel. He speaks not as a Christian theologian, but as a first-century Jewish teacher of gentiles responding to concrete situations in these early communities of Christ-followers. As such Paul does not reject or critique Judaism, but responds to God's call to be a "light to the nations."