Download or read book Swing the Sickle for the Harvest is Ripe written by Daina Ramey Berry and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Swing the Sickle for the Harvest Is Ripe" compares the work, family, and economic experiences of enslaved women and men in upcountry and lowland Georgia during the nineteenth century. Mining planters' daybooks, plantation records, and a wealth of other sources, Daina Ramey Berry shows how slaves' experiences on large plantations, which were essentially self-contained, closed communities, contrasted with those on small plantations, where planters' interests in sharing their workforce allowed slaves more open, fluid communications. By inviting readers into slaves' internal lives through her detailed examination of domestic violence, separation and sale, and forced breeding, Berry also reveals important new ways of understanding what it meant to be a female or male slave, as well as how public and private aspects of slave life influenced each other on the plantation.
Download or read book The Book of Revelation written by Robert H. Mounce and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contribution to The New International Commentary on the New Testament is a revision of Robert Mounce's original entry on the book of Revelation and reflects more than twenty additional years of mature thought and the latest in scholarship.
Download or read book Revelation written by Grant R. Osborne and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 987 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Revelation contains some of the most difficult passages in Scripture. Grant Osborne's commentary on Revelation interprets the text while also introducing readers to the perspectives of contemporary scholarship in a clear and accessible manner. Osborne begins with a thorough introduction to Revelation and the many difficulties involved in its interpretation. He discusses authorship, date of writing, and the social and cultural setting of the work. He also examines elements that complicate the interpretation of apocalyptic literature, including the use of symbols and figures of speech, Old Testament allusions, and the role of prophetic prediction. Osborne surveys various approaches commentators have taken on whether Revelation refers primarily to the past or to events that are yet future. Rather than exegeting the text narrowly in a verse-by-verse manner, Osborne examines larger sections in order to locate and emphasize the writer's central message and the theology found therein. Throughout, he presents his conclusions in an accessible manner. When dealing with particularly problematic sections, he considers the full range of suggested interpretations and introduces the reader to a broad spectrum of commentators. Revelation seeks to reach a broad audience with scholarly research from a decidedly evangelical perspective.
Download or read book Praying in God s Theater written by Joel L. Watts and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much like the book of Revelation, Joel L. Watts' Praying in God's Theater aims to pull readers into a deeper spirituality to confront the daily struggles of Christian life. Drawing from the rich well of Christian mystics and theologians from across the ecumenical experience, Watts uses the Apocalypse to build a series of prayers and devotions aimed at increasing what he identifies as the contemplative unity and the certain unity between the individual and Christ. He urges a radical vision of the prayer and the sacrament of the Eucharist. Each chapter of Revelation is considered, explored, and finally used as a basis to draft prayers. Added to this is an application commentary that explores ancient liturgical practices similar to the scenes in Revelation while looking at Revelation in a mystical manner. Watts offers Revelation as an early liturgy, using this proposition as a catalyst for building prayers and a vision of life based on the Eucharist as the emblem of how we are to approach God. What emerges is a profound view on how we envision Scripture, prayer, and the book of Revelation.
Download or read book The Kabbalistic Teachings of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas written by Lewis Keizer and published by Lewis Keizer. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospel of Thomas preserves a core of authentic Aramaic sayings of Yeshua older than the earliest Christian writings. When they are isolated from the second-century Gnostic framework, they reveal many of Yeshua's inner-circle kabbalistic teachings. Scholars can restore much of the pre-kabbalistic tradition of Yeshua's era through sources like the Sepher Yetzirah, Sepher Ha-Razim, and the haggadah preserved in the Mishna, Babylonian and Palestinian Talmuds, Philo of Alexandria, and the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament. These were the Holy Scriptures of Essenes, Zadokites, and other messianic Jews of the period, including Yeshua and his disciples. The Psalms they chanted in worship and Shabbat Seder were not just those of our Old Testament, but the messianic Odes of Solomon and others preserved in Enochian and apocalyptic scripture. A study of this forgotten sacred literature allows modern scholars to understand and reconstruct the oral Kabbalah of Yeshua embedded in the Gospel of Thomas.
Download or read book Journeying Through Revelation written by Valerie LeBlanc and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever read a passage in Scripture and then read it again, and again, and wondered what it is that God wants you to learn from it? As you read Revelation 1:1a, “The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. “ Have you ever wondered: • What does ‘revelation’ mean? • What does it mean when John says ‘the revelation from Jesus Christ’? • How do we resolve being told that this is about ‘what must soon take place’ and the fact that 2000 years later we are still waiting? Walk with the author as she steps through this fascinating book of Revelation chapter by chapter, verse by verse, seeking answers to the many questions that arise. “You won’t always agree with my answers, and that’s okay,” says author Valerie LeBlanc. “My prayer is that my thoughts won’t mislead, but rather that they will cause you to look at Revelation in a new way. That they will cause you to question, to seek out your own answers, and in so doing, draw you into a closer relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Download or read book Apocalyptic Terror and Millennial Glory written by Ross McCallum Jones and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apocalyptic Terror and Millennial Glory is a commentary on the book of Revelation; a book written to prepare Christians for Jesus’ coming and the Great Tribulation that precedes it. The series of visions is complex, but when complemented by prophetic material from the Old Testament, Jesus’ prophecies, and other Scriptures, a clear chronology is discerned. The text is divided into 80 passages which are presented in two-page studies, with Scripture on the left and commentary on the right. The text is explained clearly and naturally, emphasizing the fact that John’s series of visions is really a picture book, or a series of video clips, with much symbolism and metaphor that needs to be interpreted imaginatively, rather than literally. The Messianic reign on earth following Jesus’ return is regarded as the clear climax; glory for Jesus and glory for the saints. Evidence of a pre-tribulation rapture is scarce; rather, Revelation encourages the saints to faithfully endure persecution, even martyrdom, knowing that they have a glorious future here on earth and on into eternity. The time is drawing near. The nation of Israel is regathered in their land and recently celebrated their 70th anniversary. Globalization is increasing, the gospel is being preached in the whole world, and the 2000th anniversary of the Church is approaching. Anti-Christian forces are everywhere; secular humanism, militant Islam, Chinese and Indian nationalism. In these last days, a clear understanding of the Apocalypse is vital.
Download or read book The Price for Their Pound of Flesh written by Daina Ramey Berry and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groundbreaking look at slaves as commodities through every phase of life, from birth to death and beyond, in early America In life and in death, slaves were commodities, their monetary value assigned based on their age, gender, health, and the demands of the market. The Price for Their Pound of Flesh is the first book to explore the economic value of enslaved people through every phase of their lives—including preconception, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, the senior years, and death—in the early American domestic slave trade. Covering the full “life cycle,” historian Daina Ramey Berry shows the lengths to which enslavers would go to maximize profits and protect their investments. Illuminating “ghost values” or the prices placed on dead enslaved people, Berry explores the little-known domestic cadaver trade and traces the illicit sales of dead bodies to medical schools. This book is the culmination of more than ten years of Berry’s exhaustive research on enslaved values, drawing on data unearthed from sources such as slave-trading records, insurance policies, cemetery records, and life insurance policies. Writing with sensitivity and depth, she resurrects the voices of the enslaved and provides a rare window into enslaved peoples’ experiences and thoughts, revealing how enslaved people recalled and responded to being appraised, bartered, and sold throughout the course of their lives. Reaching out from these pages, they compel the reader to bear witness to their stories, to see them as human beings, not merely commodities. A profoundly humane look at an inhumane institution, The Price for Their Pound of Flesh will have a major impact how we think about slavery, reparations, capitalism, nineteenth-century medical education, and the value of life and death. Winner of the 2018 Hamilton Book Award – from the University Coop (Austin, TX) Winner of the 2018 Society for Historians of the Early American Republic Book Prize (SHEAR) Winner of the 2018 Phillis Wheatley Literary Award, from the Sons and Daughters of the US Middle Passage Finalist for the 2018 Frederick Douglass Book Prize from Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
Download or read book Sexuality and Slavery written by Daina Ramey Berry and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund publication"--Title page verso.
Download or read book Revelation Unwrapped written by Corena Terral and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you ever play 'connect-the-dots'? Connecting the dots of prophecy throughout the Bible reveals the truth of God's love for mankind—His plans to rescue His own, punish the lawless, and judge the nations. 'Revelation Unwrapped' is the picture God draws through His spoken Word to the faithful from Genesis to Revelation. Eternity lies beyond time as we know it. How does the Earth get from here to there? For four thousand years God spoke through His prophets and shared His plan. From Enoch, seventh generation from Adam, to John the Revelator, God promised to bring salvation and redemption to the world, return the Jews to their rightful land, bless the righteous, judge the ungodly and the Nations, and set up His eternal kingdom. 'Revelation Unwrapped' examines those prophecies, from Enoch to John, and confirms verse by verse the book of Revelation. Easy to understand explanations will open your mind to receive the truths of the events that are already happening on the horizon of the 'last days'. Your personal experience with 'Revelation Unwrapped' will be so enlightening that you will be compelled to share this book with family and friends.
Download or read book A Biblical Guide to the End of the World written by David Murdoch and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many exciting theories abound for how the world will end--asteroids, alien invasions, global climate collapse, the sun becoming a red giant--but would you consider one of them to be a glorious, immense wedding that takes place over thousands of years? Do you know you have an invite to be part of that fantastical event and escape the coming doom? God wrote our future history in the Bible and has wrapped it all up once and for all. There is no need for new ideas, theories, amazing modern prophets. It is all in there waiting for your observation and thought, teaching and discernment. This matter-of-fact study walks you through the end times biblical prophecies and writings to help see where we are, what has happened, and what is still to come. No need for the modern-day, fast-paced confusion and half-truths--just find a comfy spot, open up the invite, and discover the facts about how the world ends.
Download or read book So What S Next written by Hugh Bryant and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of the church, the future of Israel, the future of man in general, and the future of planet Earth are all chronicled in the book of Revelation. What an awesome story the resurrected Jesus has given us to end Gods Holy Book, the Bible. This book on Revelation is meant to be a study guide, a handbook of information, or a digest of the amazing things that are about to take place on earth. In part, it presents the glorious future God is preparing for His children. Read it with prayer and an open mind. Let the great teacher, the Holy Spirit, witness to the truth or error of those things expressed. As you read this book, if you come across a statement or passage you cant swallow, lay it aside. Pray about it. Ask the Holy Spirit about it. If He doesnt witness to the truth of the statement, then reject it; but dont reject the whole book. There may be other truths that will bless and enrich your life.
Download or read book Revelation written by Dr DR. R. GARY ASHLEY and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every book of the Bible is of major importance. However, there are two books that stand out from the rest. These books are Genesis and Revelation. Genesis is the Bible's introduction, and Revelation is the Bible's conclusion. Genesis tells us how all things began. Revelation tells us how all things will end. The person who does not have an overall grasp of these two books will fall short of understanding the Bible as a whole. Revelation: Putting the Cookies on the Bottom Shelf was written to make the book of Revelation understandable. My "serious" journey in Revelation began over a decade ago. I read the Revelation in my morning devotion and started on my daily routine. It suddenly donned on me that I had little to no understanding of what I had just read. I had preached on passages from the book, and I had taken an exegetical class in seminary on the topic, but I only was fooling myself if I thought I grasped the meaning of the book. I made a commitment to God that day. I told him, with the help of the Holy Spirit, I would study until I understood the Revelation from the correct biblical perspective and was true to the author's original intent. I took the next year to study the book from every prospective I could find. At the conclusion of my study, I was confident I had arrived at an accurate interpretation. I used the next year to preach verse by verse through the book. I made another commitment to God to compile my research in the form of a book. I wanted the Christian community at large to benefit from my research. Revelation was not written for the biblical scholar; it was written for the average man in the pew.
Download or read book I Am written by Rose Posey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-10-11 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on Revelation is written for beginners. You who have never read the entire book of Revelation will find this a simple, easy to read, explanation of the symbolic symbols found here. It is a mustread, with a promise from God Himself, if you read his entire book(within this book) and obey it, you will receive a special blessing. You are in for many surprises. The major theme in the book of Revelation is: Praise and Worship, not destruction. You will see his love and his patience, his fairness and truth. You will also get a glimpse of heaven.But better yet, you will see your God in a different light. You say he is awesome? Wait until you read this book! May God smile upon you, every day you read his Word!
Download or read book Baxter s Explore the Book written by J. Sidlow Baxter and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 1846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the Book is not a commentary with verse-by-verse annotations. Neither is it just a series of analyses and outlines. Rather, it is a complete Bible survey course. No one can finish this series of studies and remain unchanged. The reader will receive lifelong benefit and be enriched by these practical and understandable studies. Exposition, commentary, and practical application of the meaning and message of the Bible will be found throughout this giant volume. Bible students without any background in Bible study will find this book of immense help as will those who have spent much time studying the Scriptures, including pastors and teachers. Explore the Book is the result and culmination of a lifetime of dedicated Bible study and exposition on the part of Dr. Baxter. It shows throughout a deep awareness and appreciation of the grand themes of the gospel, as found from the opening book of the Bible through Revelation.
Download or read book The Evangelical Parallel New Testament written by John R. Kohlenberger (III) and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Evangelical Parallel New Testament features the New Testaments of eight translations that are used by various segments within the American evangelical community today. It includes the recently published English Standard Version, Holman Christian Standard Version, The Message, the New Living Translation and Today's New International Version. The EPNT shows the translation philosophies and word choices made by diverse groups of evangelical scholars in the last three decades of the Twentieth Century.
Download or read book Slavery and Freedom in Savannah written by Leslie Maria Harris and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly illustrated, accessibly written book with a variety of perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and black life in Savannah from the city's founding to the early twentieth century. Written by leading historians of Savannah, Georgia, and the South, it includes a mix of thematic essays focusing on individual people, events, and places.
