Author: Dov Taylor
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429721153
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The dawning of the nineteenth century found the Jews of Eastern Europe torn between the forces of progress and reaction as they took their first tentative steps toward the modern world. In a war of words and of books, Haskaia–the Jewish Enlightenment–did battle with the religious revival movement known as Hasidism. Perl, an ardent advocate of Enlightenment, unleashed the opening salvo with the publication in 1819 of Revealer of Secrets. The novel tried to pass itself off as a hasidic holy book when it was, in fact, a broadside against Hasidism–a parody of its teachings and of the language of its holy books. The outraged hasidim responded by buying up and burning as many copies as they could. Dov Taylor's careful translation and commentary make this classic of Hebrew literature available and accessible to the contemporary English-speaking reader while preserving the integrity and bite of Perl's original. With Hasidism presently enjoying a remarkable rebirth, the issues in Revealer of Secrets are all the more relevant to those seeking to balance reason and faith. As the first Hebrew novel, the work will also be of great interest to students of modern Hebrew literature and modern Jewish history.
Joseph Perl's Revealer Of Secrets
Author: Dov Taylor
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429721153
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The dawning of the nineteenth century found the Jews of Eastern Europe torn between the forces of progress and reaction as they took their first tentative steps toward the modern world. In a war of words and of books, Haskaia–the Jewish Enlightenment–did battle with the religious revival movement known as Hasidism. Perl, an ardent advocate of Enlightenment, unleashed the opening salvo with the publication in 1819 of Revealer of Secrets. The novel tried to pass itself off as a hasidic holy book when it was, in fact, a broadside against Hasidism–a parody of its teachings and of the language of its holy books. The outraged hasidim responded by buying up and burning as many copies as they could. Dov Taylor's careful translation and commentary make this classic of Hebrew literature available and accessible to the contemporary English-speaking reader while preserving the integrity and bite of Perl's original. With Hasidism presently enjoying a remarkable rebirth, the issues in Revealer of Secrets are all the more relevant to those seeking to balance reason and faith. As the first Hebrew novel, the work will also be of great interest to students of modern Hebrew literature and modern Jewish history.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429721153
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The dawning of the nineteenth century found the Jews of Eastern Europe torn between the forces of progress and reaction as they took their first tentative steps toward the modern world. In a war of words and of books, Haskaia–the Jewish Enlightenment–did battle with the religious revival movement known as Hasidism. Perl, an ardent advocate of Enlightenment, unleashed the opening salvo with the publication in 1819 of Revealer of Secrets. The novel tried to pass itself off as a hasidic holy book when it was, in fact, a broadside against Hasidism–a parody of its teachings and of the language of its holy books. The outraged hasidim responded by buying up and burning as many copies as they could. Dov Taylor's careful translation and commentary make this classic of Hebrew literature available and accessible to the contemporary English-speaking reader while preserving the integrity and bite of Perl's original. With Hasidism presently enjoying a remarkable rebirth, the issues in Revealer of Secrets are all the more relevant to those seeking to balance reason and faith. As the first Hebrew novel, the work will also be of great interest to students of modern Hebrew literature and modern Jewish history.
Buried Secrets
Author: Joseph Finder
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429987332
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Joseph Finder introduced Nick Heller, a "private spy" who finds out things powerful people want to keep hidden, to widespread acclaim from the critics and wild enthusiasm from the readers, in the New York Times bestselling novel Vanished. Now, in Buried Secrets, Nick Heller returns, finding himself in the middle of a life-or-death situation that's both high-profile and intensely personal. Nick has returned to his old home town of Boston to set up his own shop. There he's urgently summoned by an old family friend. Hedge fund titan Marshall Marcus desperately needs Nick's help. His teenaged daughter, Alexa, has just been kidnapped. Her abduction was clearly a sophisticated professional job, done with extraordinary precision. Alexa, whom Nick has known since she was young, is now buried alive, held prisoner in an underground crypt, a camera trained on her, her suffering streaming live over the internet. She's been left with a limited supply of food and water and, if her father doesn't meet the demands of her shadowy kidnappers, she'll die. And as Nick begins to probe, he discovers that all is not quite right with Marshall Marcus's business. He's being investigated by the FBI, he has a lot of shady investors, his fund is in danger and now he has a lot of powerful enemies who may have the motivation to go after Marcus's daughter. But to find out who's holding Alexa Marcus hostage, Nick has to find out why. Once he does, he uncovers an astonishing conspiracy that reaches far beyond anything he could have imagined. And if he's going to find Alexa in time, he will have to flush out and confront some of his deadliest opponents ever.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429987332
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Joseph Finder introduced Nick Heller, a "private spy" who finds out things powerful people want to keep hidden, to widespread acclaim from the critics and wild enthusiasm from the readers, in the New York Times bestselling novel Vanished. Now, in Buried Secrets, Nick Heller returns, finding himself in the middle of a life-or-death situation that's both high-profile and intensely personal. Nick has returned to his old home town of Boston to set up his own shop. There he's urgently summoned by an old family friend. Hedge fund titan Marshall Marcus desperately needs Nick's help. His teenaged daughter, Alexa, has just been kidnapped. Her abduction was clearly a sophisticated professional job, done with extraordinary precision. Alexa, whom Nick has known since she was young, is now buried alive, held prisoner in an underground crypt, a camera trained on her, her suffering streaming live over the internet. She's been left with a limited supply of food and water and, if her father doesn't meet the demands of her shadowy kidnappers, she'll die. And as Nick begins to probe, he discovers that all is not quite right with Marshall Marcus's business. He's being investigated by the FBI, he has a lot of shady investors, his fund is in danger and now he has a lot of powerful enemies who may have the motivation to go after Marcus's daughter. But to find out who's holding Alexa Marcus hostage, Nick has to find out why. Once he does, he uncovers an astonishing conspiracy that reaches far beyond anything he could have imagined. And if he's going to find Alexa in time, he will have to flush out and confront some of his deadliest opponents ever.
Introduction to the Spiritual Life
Author: Brant Pitre
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0525572767
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A compelling exploration of the biblical foundations, contemplative practices, and spiritual path of Jesus himself—from the bestselling author of The Case for Jesus “What happens when a biblical theologian explores classic spirituality? This book. Pitre’s students have asked, Why have we never heard this before? The reader wonders the same.”—Dr. David Fagerberg, author of Liturgical Mysticism The path of following Jesus is an ancient and storied spiritual tradition. Yet many believers are not familiar with the three major forms of prayer and the three stages of spiritual growth that exist to bring them closer to God. In his most personal book yet, Brant Pitre, PhD, draws on the riches of the Bible, the words of Jesus, and the writings of mystics across the centuries to shed light on the mystery—and wonder—of the spiritual life. Starting with the age-old belief that the path of prayer is not only informative but transformative, Dr. Pitre explores • the scriptural roots of the major forms of prayer: vocal prayer, meditation, and contemplation • the purgative, illuminative, and unitive stages of spiritual growth • the spiritual exercises of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving • the Jewish roots of the Lord’s Prayer • Lectio Divina: how to pray with the Bible • seven vices and their seven opposing virtues • the battle of prayer: how to deal with difficulty and distractions • the “dark night of the soul” in the Scriptures Full of sacred truths, contemplative insights, and practical steps, Introduction to the Spiritual Life is a biblical road map of the spiritual landscape that enables us to follow Jesus as our primary guide.
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0525572767
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A compelling exploration of the biblical foundations, contemplative practices, and spiritual path of Jesus himself—from the bestselling author of The Case for Jesus “What happens when a biblical theologian explores classic spirituality? This book. Pitre’s students have asked, Why have we never heard this before? The reader wonders the same.”—Dr. David Fagerberg, author of Liturgical Mysticism The path of following Jesus is an ancient and storied spiritual tradition. Yet many believers are not familiar with the three major forms of prayer and the three stages of spiritual growth that exist to bring them closer to God. In his most personal book yet, Brant Pitre, PhD, draws on the riches of the Bible, the words of Jesus, and the writings of mystics across the centuries to shed light on the mystery—and wonder—of the spiritual life. Starting with the age-old belief that the path of prayer is not only informative but transformative, Dr. Pitre explores • the scriptural roots of the major forms of prayer: vocal prayer, meditation, and contemplation • the purgative, illuminative, and unitive stages of spiritual growth • the spiritual exercises of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving • the Jewish roots of the Lord’s Prayer • Lectio Divina: how to pray with the Bible • seven vices and their seven opposing virtues • the battle of prayer: how to deal with difficulty and distractions • the “dark night of the soul” in the Scriptures Full of sacred truths, contemplative insights, and practical steps, Introduction to the Spiritual Life is a biblical road map of the spiritual landscape that enables us to follow Jesus as our primary guide.
Life-Study of Genesis
Author: Witness Lee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
ISBN: 0870839160
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
ISBN: 0870839160
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Joseph—The Reigning Aspect of a Mature Believer
Author: Witness Lee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
ISBN: 1536040886
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Joseph—the Reigning Aspect of a Mature Believer is composed of messages taken from Witness Lee’s Life-study of Genesis, a detailed study of the book of Genesis that emphasizes the experience of Christ as life for the fulfillment of the eternal purpose of God to have a corporate expression and representation of Himself in humanity (Genesis 1:26). In the last fourteen chapters of Genesis the biographies of Jacob and Joseph are blended, indicating that according to spiritual experience, Jacob and Joseph should be considered one person. These chapters indicate that after Jacob had become Israel, a transformed person mature in the spiritual life, he expressed God in God’s image and, through Joseph, reigned for God in God’s dominion. Joseph represents the constitution of Christ in Jacob’s mature nature. According to the record of Joseph’s life, Joseph is a portrait of Christ as the One who is altogether perfect, having no defects. As such, Joseph represents the reigning aspect of a mature believer. As portrayed in Genesis 37—50, Joseph’s life reveals the secret of a believer’s reigning in the divine life and the way of this reigning life (Romans 5:17), that is, to behave according to God’s divine view concerning the nature, position, function, and goal of His people on earth and to live under the rulership of the Holy Spirit, the restriction and limitation of the divine life in the reality of God’s kingdom. Joseph lived a calm life, a sober life, a discerning life, and a self-denying life in his love for his brothers. His living under God’s restriction, a portrait of the human living of Christ, manifested the maturity and perfection of the divine life and brought in God’s kingdom.
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
ISBN: 1536040886
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Joseph—the Reigning Aspect of a Mature Believer is composed of messages taken from Witness Lee’s Life-study of Genesis, a detailed study of the book of Genesis that emphasizes the experience of Christ as life for the fulfillment of the eternal purpose of God to have a corporate expression and representation of Himself in humanity (Genesis 1:26). In the last fourteen chapters of Genesis the biographies of Jacob and Joseph are blended, indicating that according to spiritual experience, Jacob and Joseph should be considered one person. These chapters indicate that after Jacob had become Israel, a transformed person mature in the spiritual life, he expressed God in God’s image and, through Joseph, reigned for God in God’s dominion. Joseph represents the constitution of Christ in Jacob’s mature nature. According to the record of Joseph’s life, Joseph is a portrait of Christ as the One who is altogether perfect, having no defects. As such, Joseph represents the reigning aspect of a mature believer. As portrayed in Genesis 37—50, Joseph’s life reveals the secret of a believer’s reigning in the divine life and the way of this reigning life (Romans 5:17), that is, to behave according to God’s divine view concerning the nature, position, function, and goal of His people on earth and to live under the rulership of the Holy Spirit, the restriction and limitation of the divine life in the reality of God’s kingdom. Joseph lived a calm life, a sober life, a discerning life, and a self-denying life in his love for his brothers. His living under God’s restriction, a portrait of the human living of Christ, manifested the maturity and perfection of the divine life and brought in God’s kingdom.
The Secrets of Harry Bright
Author: Joseph Wambaugh
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553260212
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
When wealthy, young Palm Springs resident Jack Watson is shot and then incinerated in his Rolls Royce, his father seeks revenge by calling on LAPD homicide detective Sidney Blackpool to sort things out.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553260212
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
When wealthy, young Palm Springs resident Jack Watson is shot and then incinerated in his Rolls Royce, his father seeks revenge by calling on LAPD homicide detective Sidney Blackpool to sort things out.
Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the Old Testament
Author: Warren W. Wiersbe
Publisher: David C Cook
ISBN: 9780896938472
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
A companion volume to Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament, this unique commentary offers practical expositions of key Old Testament chapters.
Publisher: David C Cook
ISBN: 9780896938472
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
A companion volume to Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament, this unique commentary offers practical expositions of key Old Testament chapters.
Selections from the Unpublished Writings of Jonathan Edwards, of America
Author: Jonathan Edwards
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Book of the Holy Grail
Author: Joseph of Arimathea
Publisher: Pulpless.com
ISBN: 9781584451655
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
First translated into English by our country's third president, this is the Bible of Gnostic Christianity, the original source for the legends of the Holy Grail, Freemasonry, even of the Mormon Church. Its text contains the most attacked and suppressed alternative gospel of the life of Jesus, and the book disputes accounts in the traditionally accepted gospels regarding what Jesus' mission on Earth really was, what Jesus taught, and how Jesus died.
Publisher: Pulpless.com
ISBN: 9781584451655
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
First translated into English by our country's third president, this is the Bible of Gnostic Christianity, the original source for the legends of the Holy Grail, Freemasonry, even of the Mormon Church. Its text contains the most attacked and suppressed alternative gospel of the life of Jesus, and the book disputes accounts in the traditionally accepted gospels regarding what Jesus' mission on Earth really was, what Jesus taught, and how Jesus died.
A Commentary Upon the Holy Bible, from Henry and Scott; with Numerous Observations and Notes from Other Writers; Also Maps of the Countries Mentioned in Scripture, Etc
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description