Revelations - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Revelations write by Elaine Pagels. This book was released on 2012-03-06. Revelations available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
End-time Visions
End-time Visions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook End-time Visions write by Richard Abanes. This book was released on 1998. End-time Visions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Revelation
Revelation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Revelation write by . This book was released on 1999-01-01. Revelation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Visions of the End Times
Visions of the End Times - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Visions of the End Times write by Laura Duhan-Kaplan. This book was released on 2022-11-11. Visions of the End Times available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Global challenges fill the news today. It’s not always easy to balance fear with hope. That’s why this book points to resources for optimism and action. A diverse group of scholars draw on Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Māori traditions to describe challenges and hopes. They recognize the ruptures of militarism, trauma, colonialism, religious nationalism, climate change, and more. But they also describe the healing power of communal action, spiritual practices, biblical literature, and the arts.
Restoring the Vision of the End-times Church
Restoring the Vision of the End-times Church - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Restoring the Vision of the End-times Church write by Vern L. Kuenzi. This book was released on 2000. Restoring the Vision of the End-times Church available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A visionary look at the victorious End Times Church and their attempt to walkas Jesus walked. (Theology)
