Download or read book Abraham s Knife written by Judith Civan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2004-03-24 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please visit the author's website at Abrahamsknife.com Christians may take the idea of deicide for granted but to Jews it is a bizarre notion, especially when it is turned against them, becoming the accusation of "You killed Christ" and setting in motion the antisemitic acts of the last two thousand years of history. Over and over again, Jews ask, "Why do they hate us?" and protest their innocence and their standing as good citizens of their societies. With a background as a student of literature and a journalist, Judith Civan set out to explain first for her own understanding and then for others who are similarly bewildered, the origin and meaning of the deicide charge, the least rational and most powerful of the various ingredients of antisemitism. Where did this idea originate and how could it have played such an important role in Western culture and history over some two millenia? Drawing upon biblical scholarship and the work of historians of subsequent periods, Civan has attempted a literary analysis of the figures of Abraham, Isaac, Jesus, Judas, and Shylock which might make some sense of this persistent and pernicious myth. Though weakened by the reforms of Vatican II, the deicide myth has not been disposed of and it is still vitally important to try to understand it. It is important not only for the safety of Jews who only recently suffered the devastation of the Holocaust, but also for the health and moral integrity of Western culture. Civan concludes that the accusation of deicide is so virulent because it is not so much about the killing of God as it is about the sacrifice of children, about parental love, ambivalence and guilt, and the human sense of vulnerability.
Download or read book Abraham s Knife written by Judith Civan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2004-03-25 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the origins of the deicide accusation, the claim that the Jews killed Jesus, which has always been the main antisemitic cliché. Although St. Paul, who made the sacrifice of God's son a centerpoint of the new religion, can be regarded as the inventor of Christian antisemitism, he did not level the accusation of deicide against the Jews. Argues that it was the authors of the Synoptic Gospels, who wanted both to placate the Roman rulers by diverting the guilt from them and to dissociate themselves from Jewish nationalism after 70 CE, who accused the Jews. The image of Abraham's sacrifice always lurked behind the Crucifixion in Christian theology; Isaac was regarded as a spiritual ancestor of Christians. Abraham's sacrifice which was thwarted by God posed a theological problem for Christianity: if God prohibited the sacrifice of children, how could He sacrifice His own son? The problem was solved by diverting the accusation of infanticide from God to His people. In the Middle Ages, the notion that the Jews were capable of killing children was transformed into the belief in ritual murder. Scenarios of many blood libels included crucifixion of the victim. In the views of that epoch, the Jews needed to consume Christian blood because it was their only substitute for the Eucharist, essential for salvation. The image of the Jew as a ritual murderer, and at the same time the devil's henchman and a traitorous Judas, was adopted by classical English literature, the most striking example of which is Shakespeare's Shylock.
Download or read book Holy Bible NIV written by Various Authors, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 6637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.
Download or read book Strictly on the Edge written by Micheyeala and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-08-30 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Micheyeala "Stictly on the edge, Why a fisherman Carries a knife is the second book by MSR. The book is 107 pages of poetry and a 58 page short story about the adventures of Abraham Lacyrus a fictional commercial fisherman who finds himself entangled in the snares of the life of being a hardcore fisherman. The book features a factual chapter of a real life and death story that occured on the Bering Sea October 2002. Readers should read the back of The Bering Disease "The Current" sometimes the truth is to cold to be told. Micheyeala ́s third book will be out in the spring of 2009. The title is Micheyeala "Fierce Alliegance" The toils of Abraham Lacyrus continue until he meets a new faith in this book the fight begins as Abraham takes on a much bigger fight. "The Deity" THE DEITY MICHAEL SCOTT RABINE MICHEYEALA www.myspace.com/rabine1972
Download or read book Cutting for Stone written by Abraham Verghese and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2012-05-17 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance and bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles—and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined.
Download or read book Abraham written by Rose Publishing and published by Rose Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover 20 key events from his life at a glance with Roses Life of Abraham pamphlet. Packed with simple summaries, quick-reference charts, a timeline, a map, and more--this incredible pamphlet is perfect for personal or small group use. Use it as a stand-alone Abraham Bible study or to add depth to any Old Testament study.
Download or read book The Dragon s Path written by Daniel Abraham and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Everything I look for in a fantasy." -- George R. R. Martin All paths lead to war. . . Marcus' hero days are behind him. He knows too well that even the smallest war still means somebody's death. When his men are impressed into a doomed army, staying out of a battle he wants no part of requires some unorthodox steps. Cithrin is an orphan, ward of a banking house. Her job is to smuggle a nation's wealth across a war zone, hiding the gold from both sides. She knows the secret life of commerce like a second language, but the strategies of trade will not defend her from swords. Geder, sole scion of a noble house, has more interest in philosophy than in swordplay. A poor excuse for a soldier, he is a pawn in these games. No one can predict what he will become. Falling pebbles can start a landslide. A spat between the Free Cities and the Severed Throne is spiraling out of control. A new player rises from the depths of history, fanning the flames that will sweep the entire region onto The Dragon's Path -- the path to war. The Dagger and the Coin The Dragon's Path The King's Blood The Tyrant's Law The Widow's House The Spider's War
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Download or read book Topic Focus and Foreground in Ancient Hebrew Narratives written by Jean-Marc Heimerdinger and published by Sheffield Academic Press. This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study breaks new ground in describing how various linguistic and pragmatic mechanisms affect both the form of the narrative clause and the arrangement of the grammatical elements. The various possible forms that a narrative clause can take are classified in terms of their 'topic-comment' and 'focus-presupposition', and it is argued that the way in which these are articulated dictates the word order in the clause. The outcome of the study demonstrates that the traditional binary distinction between foreground and background, based purely on verb forms, is inadequate. A new model is offered showing how foregrounding is achieved by exploiting cognitive structures or by using specific evaluative devices.
Download or read book Abraham s Curse written by Bruce Chilton and published by Image. This book was released on 2008-02-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When they arrived at the place which God had indicated to him, Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood. Then he bound his son and put him on the altar on top of the wood. Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to kill his son..." --The Book of Genesis The story of Abraham's acceptance of God's command to sacrifice his son Isaac is one of the most disturbing of all biblical stories. Isaac is spared only at the last moment, when an angel stops Abraham's hand. Theologians and scholars have wrestled with the question of why God asked Abraham to kill his beloved son, why Abraham acquiesced, and why in some interpretations he actually killed his son. In Abraham's Curse, Bruce Chilton traces the impact of the story of Abraham and Isaac on the beliefs and teachings of Judaism (where Abraham is regarded as the forefather of Israel), Islam (where he provides the role model for Muhammad), and Christianity (where he is the ancestor of King David, whose lineage culminates in Jesus). As Chilton examines the story's significance, he makes the case that, far from only reflecting the violence of an ancient, unenlightened time, the sacrifice of children in the name of religion is still a fundamental part of our lives and culture -- from Islamist suicide bombings to militant Zionism and graphic glorifications of the Crucifixion of Christ.
Download or read book His Story written by Christopher Garcia and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We believe that there is a God, but is this the way God would run the world with death and destruction and all sorts of evil. If God is loving, why isn’t every thing perfect? There are the whys in life. How did this all get started? Why are we born and why do we die?
Download or read book Where Is the Way to the Dwelling of Light written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteen friends and colleagues present this Festschrift to Ellen van Wolde, honouring her life-long contribution to Biblical studies. The contributions focus on the major topics that define her research: the books of Genesis and Job, and the Hebrew language.
Download or read book Abraham on Trial written by Carol Delaney and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through his desire to obey God at all costs, even if it meant sacrificing his son, Abraham became the definitive model of faith for the major world religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In this bold look at the legacy of this story, Carol Delaney explores how the sacrifice rather than the protection of children became the focus of faith. Her strikingly original analysis also offers a new perspective on what unites and divides the peoples of the sibling religions derived from Abraham and, implicitly, a way to overcome the increasing violence among them.
Download or read book The Jewish Trinity Sourcebook written by Yoel Natan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2003 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sourcebook is Volume 2 of a set, Volume 1 being "The Jewish Trinity: When Rabbis Believed in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit," on sale everywhere. For a free color PDF of the Sourcebook, see www.yoel.info (The free color PDF is also available from Lulu.com). To search inside this book, go to Google Print: B&W version: http://print.google.com/print?isbn=1411601467Color version: http://print.google.com/print?isbn=1411601475
Download or read book Called to Build God s House written by Alastair S. Basden Ed. D. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Alastair S. Basden hails from the beautiful city of Nassau, Bahamas. Dr. Basden has taught in the public and private school setting for 27 years and has pastored for 9 years in America and The Bahamas. At an early age, he responded to God’s call to ministry, then made academic, professional and spiritual preparation a primary focus to affectively execute the business of God’s kingdom. Despite myriad personal and potentially debilitating ministry obstacles, he remains true to the call of God on his life, while serving as a testimony to God’s keeping power. He has earned degree from Southeastern University, Lakeland, FL (BA); Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO (MRE); University of Louisville (MA); Spalding University (Ed. D) and studied at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY. Called: A Theological and Practical Guide to Christian Leadership (2014) and this textbook are must reads and promise to be a gold mine in the library of all and sundry who are Called to the gospel ministry in any capacity.
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