Every Prophecy of the Bible

Every Prophecy of the Bible
Author: John F. Walvoord
Publisher: David C Cook
Total Pages: 690
Release: 1999
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781564767585

Clear explanations for uncertain times by one of today's premier prophecy scholars.

Tennyson's Rapture

Tennyson's Rapture
Author: Cornelia D. J. Pearsall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2008-01-29
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0198034288

In the wake of the death of his friend Arthur Henry Hallam, the subject of In Memoriam, Alfred Tennyson wrote a range of intricately connected poems, many of which feature pivotal scenes of rapture, or being carried away. This book explores Tennyson's representation of rapture as a radical mechanism of transformation-theological, social, political, or personal-and as a figure for critical processes in his own poetics. The poet's fascination with transformation is figured formally in the genre he is credited with inventing, the dramatic monologue. Tennyson's Rapture investigates the poet's previously unrecognized intimacy with the theological movements in early Victorian Britain that are the acknowledged roots of contemporary Pentacostalism, with its belief in the oncoming Rapture, and its formative relation to his poetic innovation. Tennyson's work recurs persistently as well to classical instances of rapture, of mortals being borne away by immortals. Pearsall develops original readings of Tennyson's major classical poems through concentrated attention to his profound intellectual investments in advances in philological scholarship and archeological exploration, including pressing Victorian debates over whether Homer's raptured Troy was a verifiable site, or the province of the poet's imagination. Tennyson's attraction to processes of personal and social change is bound to his significant but generally overlooked Whig ideological commitments, which are illuminated by Hallam's political and philosophical writings, and a half-century of interaction with William Gladstone. Pearsall shows the comprehensive engagement of seemingly apolitical monologues with the rise of democracy over the course of Tennyson's long career. Offering a new approach to reading all Victorian dramatic monologues, this book argues against a critical tradition that sees speakers as unintentionally self-revealing and ignorant of the implications of their speech. Tennyson's Rapture probes the complex aims of these discursive performances, and shows how the ambitions of speakers for vital transformations in themselves and their circumstances are not only articulated in, but attained through, the medium of their monologues.

The Life

The Life
Author: Dana L. Goodnough
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2023-01-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1664286594

There's no life that compares to that of Jesus Christ. He made a greater impact on this world than anyone else in history. His life, as recorded in the four Gospels, provides a compelling example of leadership, love, and grace. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the life of Jesus Christ. Take time to get to know Jesus Christ better. You won't be disappointed.

Through Many Tribulations

Through Many Tribulations
Author: Scott Cunningham
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1997-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781850756613

This book, the first comprehensive study of persecution in Luke-Acts from a literary and theological perspective, argues that the author uses the theme of persecution in pursuit of his theological agenda. It brings to the surface six theological functions of the persecution theme, which has an important paraenetic and especially apologetic role for Luke's persecuted community. The persecution Luke's readers suffer is evidence that they are legitimate recipients of God's salvific blessings.

Revelation

Revelation
Author: Gerald L. Stevens
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 667
Release: 2014-05-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725249235

This three-part study covers the history of interpretation, theological foundations, and exegesis. Copious illustrations from the author's worldwide travels enhance discussion of Rome's emperors, empire, and ideology as the premier horizon for understanding John's immediate context and meaning. Distinctive contributions include Stevens's effort to re-canonize Revelation by insisting on gospel concord, methodically interpreting all of Revelation through the lens of the seven churches and showing how Revelation's imagery consistently relates more to the incarnation than the Parousia. Stevens bypasses traditional millennial options to argue that Revelation is "passion-millennial"--the passion of Jesus predicates the passion of the church. Under Stevens's hands, Revelation becomes eminently sensible to the original audience and powerfully pertinent for today's church.

The Female Prophets of the Bible

The Female Prophets of the Bible
Author: The Rev. Debra Moody Bass PH.D
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2018-01-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1973611821

This book highlights five female prophets that have prophesied in both the Old Testament and New Testament. The book encourages women to accept their calling from God at whatever level God appoints them. Too often the female characters in the Bible have all been lumped together under the category women in the Bible. This has diminished the role women like Deborah and Anna have played in Gods plan for salvation. God is no respecter of persons. God uses whom God chooses, no matter the gender.

Nurturing a Heart of Humility

Nurturing a Heart of Humility
Author: Elizabeth George
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2002-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736933182

From the angel Gabriel's announcement of God's plan for her, through the adversities presented by Christ's work on earth, Mary, the mother of Jesus, exhibited courage and humility. In this study, readers will walk beside Mary the teenager...the wife...the mother...the widow...the church member. Women of all ages will discover how to: Sustain a humble spirit with overflowing prayer Hold God's assurances deep within Walk humbly through good times and bad with a heart fixed on God

Characters and Characterization in Luke-Acts

Characters and Characterization in Luke-Acts
Author: Frank Dicken
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2016-10-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567675653

Like all skilful authors, the composer of the biblical books of Luke and Acts understood that a good story requires more than a gripping plot - a persuasive narrative also needs well-portrayed, plot-enhancing characters. This book brings together a set of new essays examining characters and characterization in those books from a variety of methodological perspectives. The essays illustrate how narratological, sociolinguistic, reader-response, feminist, redaction, reception historical, and comparative literature approaches can be fruitfully applied to the question of Luke's techniques of characterization. Theoretical and methodological discussions are complemented with case studies of specific Lukan characters. Together, the essays reflect the understanding that while many of the literary techniques involved in characterization attest a certain universality, each writer also brings his or her own unique perspective and talent to the portrayal and use of characters, with the result that analysis of a writer's characters and style of characterization can enhance appreciation of that writer's work.