Download or read book The Wedding Feast War written by Keith Smith and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last of the nine Frontier Wars fought between 17991877 was in many ways a prequel to the more famous Zulu War of 1879, featuring as it did many of the British regiments and personalities who were to fight at Isandlwana, as well as being the final defeat of the Xhosa people and their reduction to lowly workers for the colonists. This war saw conflict between the British authorities (the governor-general and the commander-in-chief) and the government of the Cape, leading to the dismissal of that government by Sir Bartle Frere, the Governor-General. This book has made extensive use of British Parliamentary Papers, official War Office dispatches and personal accounts and correspondence to tell the full story of this neglected yet fascinating episode of South African military history, which provides an insight into the origins of and attitudes of the principal figures in the following conflict with the Zulus.
Download or read book The Wedding War written by Liz Talley and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time, Melanie Layton and Tennyson O'Rourke were inseparable — but their friends-4ever promises were shattered when an explosive secret was revealed at Mel's wedding, a secret that destroyed her family. The two haven't spoken for the past twenty-some-odd years, and they'd be happy if they never crossed paths again.
Download or read book Love and War written by John Eldredge and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for use with the Love & War eight-session DVD group video study will help participants take their marriage to new levels through deeper intimacy by stepping into the great adventure God has waiting for couples. (Relationships)
Download or read book Plunder written by Cynthia Saltzman and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of The Christian Science Monitor's Ten Best Books of May "A highly original work of history . . . [Saltzman] has written a distinctive study that transcends both art and history and forces us to explore the connections between the two.” —Roger Lowenstein, The Wall Street Journal A captivatingstudy of Napoleon’s plundering of Europe’s art for the Louvre, told through the story of a Renaissance masterpiece seized from Venice Cynthia Saltzman’s Plunder recounts the fate of Paolo Veronese’s Wedding Feast at Cana, a vast, sublime canvas that the French, under the command of the young Napoleon Bonaparte, tore from a wall of the monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore, on an island in Venice, in 1797. Painted in 1563 during the Renaissance, the picture was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. Veronese had filled the scene with some 130 figures, lavishing color on the canvas to build the illusion that the viewers’ space opened onto a biblical banquet taking place on a terrace in sixteenth-century Venice. Once pulled from the wall, the Venetian canvas crossed the Mediterranean rolled on a cylinder; soon after, artworks commandeered from Venice and Rome were triumphantly brought into Paris. In 1801, the Veronese went on exhibition at the Louvre, the new public art museum founded during the Revolution in the former palace of the French kings. As Saltzman tells the larger story of Napoleon’s looting of Italian art and its role in the creation of the Louvre, she reveals the contradictions of his character: his thirst for greatness—to carry forward the finest aspects of civilization—and his ruthlessness in getting whatever he sought. After Napoleon’s 1815 defeat at Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington and the Allies forced the French to return many of the Louvre’s plundered paintings and sculptures. Nevertheless, The Wedding Feast at Cana remains in Paris to this day, hanging directly across from the Mona Lisa. Expertly researched and deftly told, Plunder chronicles one of the most spectacular art appropriation campaigns in history, one that sheds light on a seminal historical figure and the complex origins of one of the great museums of the world.
Download or read book Marriage Wars written by Sherry Hale Humphrey-Jones and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may believe that you know the person with whom you are walking down the aisle, but do you know the person that he/she will become after the vows are spoken? What changes take place with the placement of rings? What are the critical issues that you might be facing that you had never addressed, or thought you had addressed? For example: how will you handle money, friendships and family, children, hidden addictions, sex, and cheating? While not insurmountable, they can become overwhelming, and potential battlegrounds for the war that has so often become marriage. Learning to navigate the battles, and choosing the right weaponry, can help you to win the war without destroying the relationship—or yourself.
Download or read book Argument is War Relevance Theoretic Comprehension of the Conceptual Metaphor of War in the Apocalypse written by Clifford Winters and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Revelation’s history, scholars have always assumed God’s violence was judgment. In Argument is War, however, Clifford T. Winters demonstrates that the “war” is using a conceptual metaphor to envision the restoration of Israel and, through them, the whole world.
Download or read book War of the Gods written by Poul Anderson and published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. This book was released on 1999-02-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the great King Hadding is one of the darkest and most violent to come down to us from the old North. Hadding was raised by giants far from his rightful throng, as his father, a Danish King, was slain shortly after Hadding's birth. But the times comes when Hadding feels he must reclaim his legitimate place in the land of the old North. He must endure ferocious battles, the charms of voluptuous Valkyries, and a War of the Gods to rival Armageddon.
Download or read book War in Greek Mythology written by Paul Chrystal and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though war, and conflict generally, feature prominently in Greek mythology, comparatively little has been written on the subject. This is surprising because wars and battles in Greek mythology are freighted with symbolism and laden with meaning and significance – historical, political, social and cultural. The gods and goddesses of war are prominent members of the Greek pantheon: the battles fought by and between Olympians, Titans, giants and Amazons, between centaurs and lapiths, were pivotal in Greek civilization. The Trojan War itself had huge and far-reaching consequences for subsequent Greek culture. The ubiquity of war themes in the Greek myths is a reflection of the prominence of war in everyday Greek life and society, which makes the relative obscurity of published literature all the more puzzling. This book redresses this by showing how conflict in mythology and legend resonated loudly as essential, existentialist even, symbols in Greek culture and how they are represented in classical literature, philosophy, religion, feminism, art, statuary, ceramics, architecture, numismatics, etymology, astronomy, even vulcanology.
Download or read book This Republic of Suffering written by Drew Gilpin Faust and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • An "extraordinary ... profoundly moving" history (The New York Times Book Review) of the American Civil War that reveals the ways that death on such a scale changed not only individual lives but the life of the nation. An estiated 750,000 soldiers lost their lives in the American Civil War. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be seven and a half million. In This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust describes how the survivors managed on a practical level and how a deeply religious culture struggled to reconcile the unprecedented carnage with its belief in a benevolent God. Throughout, the voices of soldiers and their families, of statesmen, generals, preachers, poets, surgeons, nurses, northerners and southerners come together to give us a vivid understanding of the Civil War's most fundamental and widely shared reality. With a new introduction by the author, and a new foreword by Mike Mullen, 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Download or read book In the Shadow of Isandlwana written by John Laband and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Lord Chelmsford is not a bad man. He is industrious and conscientious so far as his lights guide him. But nature has refused to him the qualities of a great captain. He has suffered much and is entitled to certain commiseration.” – Thomas Gibson Bowles, Vanity Fair General Lord Chelmsford’s military career took him around the world; he served in the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny and the Abyssinian Expedition, before commanding the British invasion of the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa. In January 1879, disaster struck when Chelmsford divided his forces at Isandlwana in the face of the enemy and the Zulu overwhelmed his camp, killing more than 1,300 of its defenders. Such a defeat was almost unprecedented in a Victorian colonial campaign. Despite Chelmsford's later victories at Gingindlovu and Ulundi, he was humiliatingly relieved of his command. His responsibility for Isandlwana dogged him for the rest of his days, and he would forever be associated with this historic defeat. In this comprehensive new biography, Anglo-Zulu War specialist John Laband, explores the personal character and military career of Lord Chelmsford, providing a well-rounded, well-balanced and well-informed picture of this complex military figure.
Download or read book Gospel Centered Marriage Counseling written by Robert W. PhD Kellemen and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastors and counselors regularly minister to people whose marriages or families are in crisis. Tempers run high and feelings are brought low when a marriage is hurting or a family is in disarray. Pastors and counselors need practical, biblical help in order to connect their theological training to the reality of modern messy relationships. These how-to training manuals provide relevant, user-friendly equipping for pastors, counselors, lay leaders, educators, and students, enabling them to competently and compassionately relate God's Word to marriage and family life.
Download or read book World War Iii Nuclear War written by Gary L. Wilson and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Gary L. Wilson has studied the Bible extensively for many years with the goal of saving the American people and the people in Europe who will be caught in the famine of the Antichrist. In World War III: Nuclear War, he provides Biblical evidence of how to prevent nine possible nuclear wars between the Pentagon and the Antichrist who will use the nuclear arsenals of Russia, the former Soviet nations, and Europe to threaten the world during World War III. Wilson offers an extensive discussion of the political, social, and spiritual implications of the coming warfareand what changes have already happened in Europe to make it possible for the Antichrist to start World War III in AD 2030. He tells the public how to prepare for the coming end times so they can be strong in their faith and look forward to peace with God. He also explains how to decipher the prophetic words and symbols found in the book of Revelation. Filled with ample scriptural evidence, World War III: Nuclear War outlines the instructions of Christ and the Lord God to avoid the impending nuclear wars. Wilson predicts a nuclear attack on Rome in 2030 as told in Revelation 18:4 and 18:19. He also predicts a major nuclear war and nuclear winter as told in Revelation 8:12.
Download or read book Gods at War written by Kyle Idleman and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join pastor and bestselling author Kyle Idleman as he illustrates a clear path away from the heartache of our twenty-first-century idolatry and back to the heart of God--enabling us to be completely committed followers of Jesus. What do Netflix, our desire for the corner office, and that perfect picture we just posted on Instagram have to do with each other? None of these things are wrong in and of themselves. But when we begin to allow entertainment, success, or social media to control us, we miss out on the joy of God's rule in our hearts. In Gods at War, Idleman helps every believer recognize that there are false gods at war within each of us, and they battle for the place of glory and control in our lives. According to Idleman, idolatry isn't an issue; it is the issue. And he reveals which false gods we are allowing on the throne of our lives by asking insightful questions, including: What do you sacrifice for? What makes you mad? What do you worry about? Whose applause do you long for? We're all wired for worship, but we often end up valuing and honoring the idols of money, sex, food, romance, success, and many others that keep us from the intimate relationship with God that we desire. In this updated and expanded edition of Gods at War, Idleman adds a new introduction as well as new content about the battle many of us face with technology, whether we are tempted to send just one more text, stay online when our bodies need rest, or put email before in-person relationships, teaching us how to seek God with our whole heart instead. Praise for Gods at War: "Today's false gods are more tempting than ever as they promise comfort, wealth, and happiness. Kyle Idleman equips us to kill the deceitful pests that harass our hearts. Get ready for battle." --Mark Batterson, pastor, National Community Church, and bestselling author of The Circle Maker "Don't just read this book--read it now! Kyle's words will dig deep to expose the false gods that drive us away from the real One. In these pages, liberation awaits." --Lee Strobel, bestselling author of The Case for Christ and The Case for Faith
Download or read book Healing Through the Sacraments written by Michael Marsch and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacraments are visible signs of an invisible healing, "medicine for immortality," according to St. Ignatius of Antioch. The sacraments are meant to be experienced as personal encounters with Christ in his Church, so that the healing we so urgently need can go forth from them. The purpose of this book is to contribute to that experience.
Download or read book Survivors of War written by Sang-mi Lee and published by Institute of European Culture, Art and Contents. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOK SUMMARY There are many ways we can look at the history of war: history books, poetry, fiction novels, paintings, photographs, and movies, to name a few. The possible approaches to the history of war are endless, but did you know that architecture is also a lens through which we can glimpse into the wars of years past? War destroys buildings but also builds new ones. Those who began the wars disappear, but the architecture that lived through it remains to tell stories we must not forget. Famous buildings and sites that we may not initially associate with war, such as The Louvre in France, the Neue Wache in Germany, Windsor Castle in England, the Colosseum in Italy, the Grand Kremlin Palace in Russia are memory trunks that hold captivating and profound stories on war waiting to be told. Architecture—a witness, product, victim, and survivor of war—provides a window into the history of war. PREFACE The idea for this book, the war histories of famous architectural buildings and sites, came to me during an ordinary visit to the Louvre Museum. As an art history graduate student and then after, an aspiring curator working in Paris, I was a frequent visitor of the Louvre. Regrettably, it was only after a dozen or so visits that I finally found my way to the less crowded basement floor, where I came upon the preserved ruins of the museum’s original architecture: a medieval fortress. This discovery of the Louvre’s genesis struck me. Aside from the well-known fact that it had once been the palace that the Sun King abandoned in favor of his new Versailles residence, I had never given much thought to the Louvre’s history due to my preoccupation with the many histories it exhibits. It was fascinating to think that this representative museum of Art with a capital ‘A’ was once a twelfth-century fortress that provided military defense for the city of Paris in times of war. A quick online search further uncovered the Louvre’s history of war. As it turns out, war was responsible for both the Louvre’s beginnings as a fortress as well as its modern-day identity as the home for art objects from all over the world. War was not a chapter in the Louvre’s story, but a main thread woven into its identity. Interestingly, this not only holds true for the Louvre, but many landmarks and cultural sites throughout Europe. Years later, I had the opportunity to write about this connection between famous architecture and war. The Kookbang-ilbo, or the National Defense Daily approached me in early 2019 to propose I write for their Arts and Culture section. I suggested this topic and the first installment of the column “War as told by Architecture,” The Louvre Museum, was published on July 15 later that year. 17 months, 76 installments, and 75 architectures later, these columns became the seed for this book. This passion project revisits the histories of war tucked away in the attics, or in the case of the Louvre, the basement of these buildings. Countless places usually seen through rose-colored glasses bear painful memories and permanent scars behind their façades. Their stories prompt a reconsideration of these sites beyond their attraction as tourist spots and reflection on the impact of war on people as well as the walls that surround, defend, shelter, represent, fail and at times, imprison. Survivors of War: Architecture before the 21st century is not an exhaustive history of Europe’s wars or architecture. The chosen sites are organized by countries, which have been narrowed down to some of the most famous locations in France, Italy, England, Germany, Russia, Spain, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, the Netherlands, Turkey, Syria, Bosnia–Herzegovina, and Greece in no particular order. The first five chapters are each assigned to a country, while the last chapter groups architectural sites in multiple countries. The latter was organized in this way because these countries had less than three sites that I decided to include in this book. There are many palaces, bridges, fortresses, towers, and plazas with fascinating war stories that did not make it into this book, but that I hope to write about one day. To begin, here are the stories of those that are sure to capture any reader’s interest. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. CONTACT INFORMATION 3 II. BOOK DESCRIPTION 7 III. AUTHOR BIO 8 IV. FULL MANUSCRIT 10 1. PREFACE 11 2. FRANCE 13 2-1. THE LOUVRE MUSEUM 14 2-2. CASTLE OF RAMBOUILLET 26 2-3. PALACE OF VERSAILLES 30 2-4. LES INVALIDES 36 2-5. ARC DE TRIOMPHE DE L'ÉTOILE 42 2-6. THE EIFFEL TOWER 48 2-7. MAGINOT LINE 54 3. UK 61 3-1. THE TOWER OF LONDON 62 3-2. WESTMINSTER ABBEY 69 3-3. WINDSOR CASTLE 76 3-4. DOVER CASTLE 83 3-5. CARLISLE CASTLE 90 3-6. EDINBURGH CASTLE 97 3-7. TRAFALGAR SQUARE 104 3-8. THE BRITISH MUSEUM 110 4. GERMANY 117 4-1. DRESDNER FRAUENKIRCHE 118 4-2. HEIDELBERG CASTLE 125 4-3. THE BERLIN WALL 132 4-4. BRANDENBURG GATE 140 4-5. VICTORY COLUMN 146 4-6. KAISER WILHELM MEMORIAL CHURCH 152 4-7. NEW GUARDHOUSE / NEUE WACHE 157 5. RUSSIA 165 5-1. RED SQUARE 166 5-2. THE KREMLIN PALACE 171 5-3. HERMITAGE MUSEUM 177 5-4. PETER AND PAUL FORTRESS 183 6. ITALY 189 6-1. THE COLOSSEUM 190 6-2. TRIUMPHAL ARCH OF TITUS 197 6-3. ARCH OF CONSTANTINE 202 6-4. THE MONASTERY OF MONTE CASSINO 207 6-5. CASTEL SANT’ANGELO 213 6-6. ST. MARK’S BASILICA 218 7. OTHER 225 7-1. HAGIA SOPHIA 226 7-2. WALLS OF CONSTANTINOPLE 233 7-3. STARI MOST 240 7-4. SCHӦNBRUNN PALACE 246 7-5. MAUTHAUSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP 252 7-6. THE PARTHENON 258 7-7. HOUSE OF ANNE FRANK 266 7-8. FORTRESS OF SUOMENNLINA 274 7-9. PRAGUE CASTLE 280 7-10. WILANÓW PALACE 287 7-11. TOWN OF GUERNICA 293 7-12. PRADO MUSEUM OF ART 299 8. COPYRIGHT 305 Major Contents "The Louvre Museum’s war history centers around the famous Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Napoleon entered the Paris Military Academy (École Militaire) in 1784 and within a year, he was commissioned as an artillery lieutenant. He took office as deputy commander of the Corsica National Army during the French Revolution in 1789. With the success of the November 1799 coup d’état, Napoleon became a powerful figure of authority and eventually went on to become the emperor of France’s first empire from 1804 to 1815. Although he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar, Napoleon nevertheless conquered the Continent by bringing down the Prussian and Russian empires and defeating Austria, which effectively dissolved the Holy Roman Empire." - THE LOUVRE MUSEUM, 18p "Edward IV of the victorious House of York was crowned king, and Henry VI was executed in the Tower of London. Later, when Edward IV died after more than a decade of rule, his 12-year old son Edward V was crowned king in 1483, but just two months after he ascended the throne, the young king went missing along with his brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, the Duke of York. In 1674, workmen repairing the stairs of the White Tower of the Tower of London, found a box containing the remains of two children, presumed to be the remains of the two brothers. Eventually, the Wars of the Roses concluded with the death of Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth Field, thus opening up the era of the House of Tudors, who ruled the Kingdoms of England and Ireland under five monarchs, and the accession of Henry VII." - THE TOWER OF LONDON, 65p "Home to 127 factories and industries, Dresden was the seventh largest German city and the center of telecommunications and manufacturing by the 20th century. For this reason, this important industrial city became an obvious target for Allies during World War II. From February 13 to February 15 in 1945, 722 British Air Force bombers and 527 U.S. Army Air Force bombers flew over Dresden and dropped more than 3,900 tons of bombs upon the beautiful city. The heat generated by bombings and bombs created a firestorm throughout Dresden. This tragic bombing destroyed 90% of Dresden and killed about 25,000 innocent civilians. The Church of Our Lady endured two days of Allied bombing, but eventually succumbed at 10 a.m. on February 15 to the heat generated 650,000 incendiary bombs that fell on the city. This was mainly because the material of the church, sandstone, was particularly vulnerable to heat." - DRESDNER FRAUENKIRCHE, 121p "With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the last Tsar of the Romanov dynasty of Russia, Nicholas II (1868-1918), had 15 million soldiers jump into the battlefield in order to mollify the people's discontent. Sadly, due to the incapacity of the commanders, 800,000 Russians were defeated by the far fewer 160,000 Germans in the Battle of Tannenberg. Due to the void left by the mass of young men taken into war, the labor force in Russia rapidly deteriorated, which in turn resulted in greater suffering for the people. The prolonged period of such dire circumstances and hardships during World War I, the last dynasty of Russia collapsed after the February and October Revolutions of 1917, upon which, the Soviet regime was established." - HERMITAGE MUSEUM, 180p "The name "Colosseum" comes from the Latin word Colossale, which means "colossal." It is believed that the Colosseum’s name came from its location near to a 30-meter-tall colossal statue of Emperor Nero that no longer exists. The enormous amphitheater is 188 meters in diameter, 156 meters in length, 527 meters in circumference and 48 meters in height. Made of four arcaded stories, this single structure exhibits all three architectural styles of Greece and Rome. The ground level is made of columns in the simple and heavy Doric order, the second story is made in the soft and delicate Ionic order, and the third and fourth stories are made in the slender and decorative Corinthian order. Marble decorates the outer walls while wood and reddish sand covers the stadium’s floor in order to disguise the blood that was spilt from the violent games that took place there." - THE COLOSSEUM, 192p "The official symbol of UNESCO is modeled on the Parthenon. The reason for this is because the Parthenon is representative of UNESCO’s efforts to protect cultural treasures. In order to prevent further damage due natural disasters, time, and wars, UNESCO designated the Parthenon as World Heritage Site No.I. There have been renovations amde throughout the temple, but different marble colors were used to differentiate between the original and repaired columns. To reach this temple, which sits atop the Acropolis, visitors need to pass by many other sites. Among them, Herodes Atticus Theater, is an outdoor theater located on the southwest part of the Acropolis. Parts of the Parthenon are displayed in the British Museum in London, England. When will they return to their original home?" - THE PARTHENON, 258p
Download or read book The Trojan War and Its Aftermath Four Epic Poems Retold written by David Bruce and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Trojan War and Its Aftermath: Four Epic Poems Retold" by David Bruce is a captivating retelling of the timeless tales surrounding the legendary conflict of the Trojan War and its far-reaching consequences. Drawing from ancient sources such as Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey," as well as other classical works, Bruce weaves together a rich tapestry of myths, heroes, and gods to create a compelling narrative that brings the ancient world to life. Through vivid prose and meticulous attention to detail, Bruce guides readers through the epic events of the Trojan War, from the famed duel between Achilles and Hector to the cunning stratagems of Odysseus and the tragic fall of Troy. Along the way, he introduces readers to a host of unforgettable characters, from the valorous warriors to the cunning goddesses, each with their own motivations and desires. But Bruce's narrative doesn't end with the fall of Troy; instead, he explores the aftermath of the war and its impact on the heroes and heroines who survived. From the trials of Odysseus as he struggles to find his way home to the tragic fate of the Trojan women, Bruce delves deep into the human drama and emotional resonance of these timeless stories, revealing the enduring power of myth to illuminate the human condition.
Download or read book Satan the Heavenly Adversary of Man written by Cato Gulaker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cato Gulaker employs narrative criticism to explore where the depiction of Satan found in the Book of Revelation is positioned on the axis of two divergent roles. The literary character of Satan is commonly perceived to gradually evolve from the first divine agents in the Hebrew Bible, representing the darker sides of the divine governing of affairs (Job 1–2; Zech 3; 1 Chr 21:1; Num 22:22, 32), to the full-blown enemy of God of the post-biblical era. However, Gulaker posits that texts referring to Satan in between these two poles are not uniform and diverge considerably. This book argues for a new way of perceiving Satan in Revelation that provides a more probable reading, as it creates less narrative dissonance than the alternative of the ancient combat myth/cosmic conflict between Satan and God. From this reading emerges a subdued Satan more akin to its Hebrew Bible hypotexts and Second Temple Judaism parallels – one that fits seamlessly with the theology, cosmology and the overarching plot of the narrative itself. Gulaker explores the functions of Satan in a text written relatively late compared to the rest of the New Testament, but with strong affinities to the Hebrew Bible, concluding that Satan is characterized more as the leash, rod, and sifting device in the hand of God, than as his enemy.
