Author: Mark Cotta Vaz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840230505
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Editors of Mad Magazine
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9780786883479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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The official tie-in novel to the summer 1998 blockbuster film starring Bruce Willis, this full-color volume explores the work of the artists, technicians, and special effects specialists who made "Armageddon" such a feast for the eyes.

Author: Richard Abanes
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780805417692
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 440

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In this look at doomsday madness--its history, leaders, followers, and dogma--Abanes cites historical antecedents from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and discusses in detail the myriad of popular doomsday prophets, including Japan's Aum Shinrikyo, and other international movements. Illustrations.

Author: Bryan, Bertie Scriver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 97

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Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Author: Elaine Pagels
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110157707X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the bestselling author of Beyond Belief. Through the bestselling books of Elaine Pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the Gnostic Gospels. As one of the world's foremost religion scholars, she has been a pioneer in interpreting these books and illuminating their place in the early history of Christianity. Her new book, however, tackles a text that is firmly, dramatically within the New Testament canon: The Book of Revelation, the surreal apocalyptic vision of the end of the world . . . or is it? In this startling and timely book, Pagels returns The Book of Revelation to its historical origin, written as its author John of Patmos took aim at the Roman Empire after what is now known as "the Jewish War," in 66 CE. Militant Jews in Jerusalem, fired with religious fervor, waged an all-out war against Rome's occupation of Judea and their defeat resulted in the desecration of Jerusalem and its Great Temple. Pagels persuasively interprets Revelation as a scathing attack on the decadence of Rome. Soon after, however, a new sect known as "Christians" seized on John's text as a weapon against heresy and infidels of all kinds-Jews, even Christians who dissented from their increasingly rigid doctrines and hierarchies. In a time when global religious violence surges, Revelations explores how often those in power throughout history have sought to force "God's enemies" to submit or be killed. It is sure to appeal to Pagels's committed readers and bring her a whole new audience who want to understand the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world's religions, and to appreciate the lasting appeal of this extraordinary text.

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 97

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Author: Bryan, Bertie Scriver
Publisher: T.H. Best Ptg. Company, 1917. c1916.
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Author: Jon Paulien
Publisher: Autumn House Publishing
ISBN: 0812704770
Category : Armageddon
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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An examination of the collaboration between Egyptian and Indian nationalists against the British Empire, this book argues that the basis for Third World or Non-Aligned Movement was formed long before the Cold War. It follows the connections between nationalist activists of both colonies through the first half of the twentieth century using personal memoirs, intelligence reports, journal articles, records of conference proceedings, and secondary literature. It illuminates how Egyptian nationalists recognized a shared dilemma with Indian nationalists and cooperated with them to mobilize against imperialism worldwide.

Author: N. T. Wright
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830821996
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 129

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Under the guidance of one of the world's leading New Testament scholars, you and your small group will here discover that the bizarre images of Revelation conceal one of Scripture's clearest and most dramatic visions of God's plan for creation.