Killing a Messiah

Killing a Messiah
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Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 9780830843817
ISBN-13 : 0830843817
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Killing a Messiah by : Adam Winn

As Passover approaches, the city of Jerusalem is a political tinderbox. When rumors start spreading about the popular prophet Jesus, unexpected alliances emerge between Roman and Jewish leaders. In Killing a Messiah, New Testament scholar Adam Winn weaves together stories of historical and fictional characters in a fresh reimagining of the events leading up to Jesus' execution, shedding new light on our reading of biblical texts.

Killing Jesus

Killing Jesus
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Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9780805098556
ISBN-13 : 0805098550
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Killing Jesus by : Bill O'Reilly

Millions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history. The basis for the 2015 television film available on streaming. Now the iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God. Killing Jesus will take readers inside Jesus's life, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable - and changed the world forever.

Brother Love

Brother Love
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Publisher : Pantheon
Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105009566477
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Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Brother Love by : Sydney P. Freedberg

"Brother Love: Murder, Money, and a Messiah details the incredible rise and fall of Yahweh Ben Yahweh (born Hulon Mitchell, Jr.) and his Nation of Yahweh. In a section of town rotten with drugs and violence and torn apart by riots, this self-proclaimed messiah captivated thousands of black men and women who hungered for a leader. Under his rule they seemed able to bring order and discipline to a place where there had been none, and Yahweh Ben Yahweh was hailed as a savior of the ghetto by Miami's power elite. But the hope that the black messiah brought ended in turbulence and death. Yahweh Ben Yahweh's story reveals much about modern American opportunism and hypocrisy, violence and religious fanaticism, and the search for identity and solidarity in the midst of our ongoing racial malaise."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Dune Messiah

Dune Messiah
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9780593201732
ISBN-13 : 0593201736
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Dune Messiah by : Frank Herbert

Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne—and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence. And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to his family’s dynasty...

Caesar's messiah : the Roman conspiracy to invent Jesus

Caesar's messiah : the Roman conspiracy to invent Jesus
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1461096405
ISBN-13 : 9781461096405
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Caesar's messiah : the Roman conspiracy to invent Jesus by : Joseph Atwill

"Caesar's Messiah," a real life "Da Vinci Code," presents the dramatic and controversial discovery that the conventional views of Christian origins may be wrong. Author Joseph Atwill makes the case that the Christian Gospels were actually written under the direction of first-century Roman emperors. The purpose of these texts was to establish a peaceful Jewish sect to counterbalance the militaristic Jewish forces that had just been defeated by the Roman Emperor Titus in 70 A.D. Atwill uncovered the secret key to this story in the writings of Josephus, the famed first-century Roman historian. Reading Josephus's chronicle, "The War of the Jews," the author found detail after detail that closely paralleled events recounted in the Gospels. Atwill skillfully demonstrates that the emperors used the Gospels to spark a new religious movement that would aid them in maintaining power and order. What's more, by including hidden literary clues, they took the story of the Emperor Titus's glorious military victory, as recounted by Josephus, and embedded that story in the Gospels - a sly and satirical way of glorifying the emperors through the ages.

The Young Messiah

The Young Messiah
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Publisher : Christ the Lord
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0399594779
ISBN-13 : 9780399594779
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis The Young Messiah by : Anne Rice

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE With the Holy Land in turmoil, seven-year-old Jesus and his family leave Egypt for the dangerous road home to Jerusalem. As they travel, the boy ponders the mysteries surrounding his birth. Anne Rice's dazzling, kaleidoscopic novel, based on the gospels and the most respected New Testament scholarship, summons up the voice, the presence, and the words of Jesus, allowing him to tell his own story as he struggles to grasp the holy purpose of his life. Praise for The Young Messiah "[An] intensely literal, historical, reverent treatment of a year in the life of Jesus, Son of God."--Time "Brilliant and tangible . . . Rice retains our rapt attention."--Los Angeles Times "Emotionally engaging and often moving; Ms. Rice succeeds in creating a Jesus who is recognizably human."--National Catholic Reporter "An inestimably valuable contribution to the discussion of Christian history as well as a tender look at the young Jesus."--The Denver Post Previously published as Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt

The Dark Messiah

The Dark Messiah
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 1975667549
ISBN-13 : 9781975667542
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dark Messiah by : Michael Anderle

Michael returns to fulfill a promise to his love, but the world isn't the same place.Michael, the Archangel himself, has returned after a hundred and fifty years rejuvenating in the Etheric Dimension. Now, the most powerful male Vampire the world had ever known is back.The problem? The world went through an Apocalypse and what little honor and justice that previously existed, is gone. Further, his love has left to the stars somewhere, fighting for those on Earth.Now, Michael has to figure out where he is, where he needs to go, help those who need help and figure out how to follow in his love's path. Because if there is one thing that Honor Demands, it is that he make good on his promise to Bethany Anne.Those feeding themselves on the backs of others have very little time to realize an important fact.This Dark Messiah has little compunction about killing.

Savage Messiah

Savage Messiah
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Publisher : Doubleday
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0385254407
ISBN-13 : 9780385254403
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Savage Messiah by : Paul Kaihla

The Messiah Before Jesus

The Messiah Before Jesus
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : 0520215923
ISBN-13 : 9780520215924
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The Messiah Before Jesus by : Israel Knohl

Publisher Fact Sheet Argues that there was a "messianic forerunner" to Jesus named Menachem who lived a generation earlier & served as a sort of role model for Jesus & his messianic movement.

The Plant Messiah

The Plant Messiah
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9780241979303
ISBN-13 : 0241979307
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis The Plant Messiah by : Carlos Magdalena

Passionate, forthright and enthusiastic, Carlos Magdalena is a world-renowned horticulturist - known both for his charisma and his conservation work. The Plant Messiah follows Carlos' dreams and disappointments; from his days as a school boy in the death throes of General Franco's Fascist dictatorship, to his advent as The Plant Messiah at the forefront of conservation, backed by the reputation and resources of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and enthused by the potential that lies beyond. The book discloses for the first time the details behind his 'codebreaking' exploits and the secret stories behind his work; his genius, lateral thinking and steadfast belief that everything is possible.