Download or read book Retaliation of The Cursed written by Stephen Arthur Martin Jr. and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retaliation of the Cursed: A Historical Investigation of The Origins of Worship, World Religion, Mythology, Paganism, Astrology and Atheism, and Their Contributions Leading to Modern Hinduism is a sweeping look at the ancient cross-cultural flows that worked to shape the long legacies of the major religions, right up to our contemporary moment. Primarily grounded in examining the Sumerian, Akkadian, Greek, Egyptian, Pagan, and biblical origins of various religious figures, practices, and beliefs, but drawing on a wide array of mythologies that stretch beyond this, this book is stunning in its scope and impressive in the rich, fascinating detail in which it presents its findings. Ultimately, author Stephen Martin makes a compelling case for the shared origins of the world’s great religions, arguing that by reincorporating many previously excommunicated spiritualities and atheisms, Hinduism manifested itself as the complex, multi-faceted cosmology it is today. As well-suited to an amateur audience as it would to a professional theologian, this book is sure to make an excellent read for anyone interested in studies of comparative religion or ancient civilizations—or those simply interested in better understanding the roots of the religious beliefs and spiritual practices of themselves and those around them.
Download or read book Cursed Are You written by Anne Marie Kitz and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about curses. It is not about curses as insults or offensive language but curses as petitions to the divine world to render judgment and execute harm on identified, hostile forces. In the ancient world, curses functioned in a way markedly different from our own, and it is into the world of the ancient Near East that we must go in order to appreciate the scope of their influence. For the ancient Near Easterners, curses had authentic meaning. Curses were part of their life and religion. They were not inherently magic or features of superstitions, nor were they mere curiosities or trifling antidotes. They were real and effective. They were employed proactively and reactively to manage life’s many vicissitudes and maintain social harmony. They were principally protective, but they were also the cause of misfortune, illness, depression, and anything else that undermined a comfortable, well-balanced life. Every member of society used them, from slave to king, from young to old, from men and women to the deities themselves. They crossed cultural lines and required little or no explanation, for curses were the source of great evil. In other words, curses were universal. Because curses were woven into the very fabric of every known ancient Near Eastern society, they emerge frequently and in a wide variety of venues. They appear on public and private display objects, on tomb stelae, tomb lintels, and sarcophagi, on ancient kudurrus and narûs. They are used in political, administrative, social, religious, and familial contexts. They are the subject of incantations. They are tools that exorcise demons and dispel disease; they ban, protect, and heal. This is the phenomenology of cursing in the ancient Near East, and this is what the present work explores.
Download or read book Crucified and Cursed Christ written by Elkanah K. Cheboi and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of cursing remains a significant aspect of life in many African countries. This book addresses this practice with the seriousness it deserves, arguing that Christ is the ultimate curse remover. Dr. Elkanah K. Cheboi examines the meaning and implications of the Pauline statement in Galatians that “Christ became a curse for us.” Drawing from biblical passages referencing judicial curses, and the widespread practice of cursing and blessing within the Ancient Near East and Greco-Roman world, he investigates how the crucified and cursed Christ provides the ultimate solution to the power and dominion of curses. Demonstrating the insufficiencies of curse remedies, both in the ancient world and the modern African context, this study offers christological insight into the implications of Christ’s death not simply for human sin but also human curses. Dr. Cheboi specifically examines parallels between the New Testament context and Kenya’s Marakwet culture, where curses are still deeply feared as life-threatening and generational. Offering powerful insight into aspects of contemporary African culture not always fully understood, this book integrates biblical scholarship with practical application and is an excellent resource for pastors, missionaries, and theologians alike.
Download or read book Curses Upon Mine Enemies written by A. Hol and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-17 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will show you when curses originated, will display to you how to gain access to the spiritual power needed to curse your enemies, and will show you how to curse your enemies with swift results. This book also will cure you from anger, rage, and from suicidal tendencies
Download or read book The Shadowheart Curse written by Karilyn Bentley and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escaping New York after a client's untimely death, medium Adrianna Sinclair flees to her family property in Italy. All she wants is to avoid ghosts, but an attractive one tempts her in ways she never knew possible. Luca Fausto has been trapped on the Romani property for over a century for a crime he didn't commit. Adrianna may be the answer to breaking the curse that keeps him bound. Standing in their way is a demonic spirit's plan for revenge. Will they prevail or will Luca be cursed to the shadows forever?
Download or read book The Greatness of the Soul and the Unspeakableness of the Loss Thereof No Way to Heaven But by Jesus Christ The Strait Gate By John Bunyan To which is Prefixed an Introductory Essay on His Genius and Writings by the Rev Robert Philip written by John Bunyan and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Greatness of the Soul and the Unspeakableness of the Loss Thereof No Way to Heaven But by Jesus Christ The Strait Gate written by John Bunyan and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sophocles An Interpretation written by R. P. Winnington-Ingram and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1980-02-28 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of interconnected studies which analyze the seven surviving tragedies by Sophocles.
Download or read book The Whole Works of that Eminent Servant of Christ Mr John Bunyan Carefully Revised and Corrected and Illustrated with Notes by Mr William Mason and Others An Entire New and Complete Edition In Six Volumes written by John Bunyan and published by . This book was released on 1784 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genesis Understanding the Bible Commentary Series written by John E. Hartley and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Understanding the Bible Commentary Series helps any reader navigate the strange and sometimes intimidating literary terrain of the Bible. These accessible volumes break down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to contemporary readers. The contributors tackle the task of interpretation using the full range of critical methodologies and practices, yet they do so as people of faith who hold the text in the highest regard. Pastors, teachers, and lay people alike will cherish the easily understandable truth found in this commentary series.
Download or read book Fortune and the Cursed written by Katherine Swancutt and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation-making is a classic theme in anthropology that reveals how people fine-tune their ontologies, live in the world and conceive of it as they do. This ethnographic study is an entrance into the world of Buryat Mongol divination, where a group of cursed shamans undertake the ‘race against time’ to produce innovative remedies that will improve their fallen fortunes at an unconventional pace. Drawing on parallels between social anthropology and chaos theory, the author gives an in-depth account of how Buryat shamans and their notion of fortune operate as ‘strange attractors’ who propagate the ongoing process of innovation-making. With its view into this long-term ‘cursing war’ between two shamanic factions in a rural Mongolian district, and the comparative findings on cursing in rural China, this book is a needed resource for anyone with an interest in the anthropology of religion, shamanism, witchcraft and genealogical change.
Download or read book The Message Devotional Bible written by Eugene H. Peterson and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 1600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find Your Way in Scripture. Scripture is another world. One we find our way into. And one that finds its way into us. Steeped in Scripture, Eugene Peterson’s faith-filled reflections open the door. The Message Devotional Bible invites you on a journey—call it practicing resurrection, call it eating this book, or call it simply a long obedience in the same direction. From the pastor who translated the entire Bible, The Message Devotional Bible sets you on the right path—devoted not just to the Bible but to God, who, in Jesus, became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood. Open the door between Scripture and your world. From Eugene . . . Over 600 scriptural insights 52 contemplative readings Introductions to the books and genres of the Bible Plus . . . More than 400 reflection questions 9 neighborhood-themed articles
Download or read book When the Goddess was a Woman written by Alf Hiltebeitel and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together Hiltebeitel's major essays on the the Mah?bh?rata, the R?m?ya?a, and the south Indian cults of Draupad? and K?tt???avar along with new articles written especially for this collection, this two volume work offers a comprehensive re-reading of the Indian epic tradition by the foremost scholar in Indian epic studies today.
Download or read book Cursed in New York written by Randi Minetor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of riveting stories about preternatural revenge. Discover the riveting stories about Queen Esther and the Iroquois Slaughter, The Curse of Mamie O’Rourke, The Rangers, the Stanley Cup and the Curse of 1940, The Death of a President and the City that Fails to Thrive, and many more. Some stories will be regionally well known. Others are nearly forgotten. All are cursed.
Download or read book Magika Hiera written by Christopher A. Faraone and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-02-13 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection challenges the tendency among scholars of ancient Greece to see magical and religious ritual as mutually exclusive and to ignore "magical" practices in Greek religion. The contributors survey specific bodies of archaeological, epigraphical, and papyrological evidence for magical practices in the Greek world, and, in each case, determine whether the traditional dichotomy between magic and religion helps in any way to conceptualize the objective features of the evidence examined. Contributors include Christopher A. Faraone, J.H.M. Strubbe, H.S. Versnel, Roy Kotansky, John Scarborough, Samuel Eitrem, Fritz Graf, John J. Winkler, Hans Dieter Betz, and C.R. Phillips.
Download or read book The Jerusalem Sinner Saved written by John Bunyan and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
