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Plowshares & Pruning Hooks: Rethinking the Language of Biblical Prophecy and Apocalyptic
What are we to make of Isaiah's image of Mount Zion as the highest of the mountains, or Zechariah's picture of the Mount of Olives split in two, or Daniel's "beast rising out of the sea" or Revelation's "great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns"? How can Peter claim that on the day of Pentecost the prophecy of Joel was being fulfilled, with signs in heaven and wonders on earth, the sun turned to darkness and the moon to blood?The language and imagery of biblical prophecy has been the source of puzzlement for many Christians and a point of dispute for some. How ironic that is! For the prophets and seers were the wordsmiths of their time. They took pains to speak God's word clearly and effectively to their contemporaries.How should we, as citizens of the twenty-first century, understand the imagery of this ancient biblical literature? Are there any clues in the texts themselves, any principles we can apply as we read these important but puzzling biblical texts?D. Brent Sandy carefully considers the language and imagery of prophecy and apocalyptic, how it is used, how it is fulfilled within Scripture, and how we should read it against the horizon of our future. Clearly and engagingly written, Plowshares and Pruning Hooks is the kind of book that gives its readers a new vantage point from which to view the landscape of prophetic and apocalyptic language and imagery..
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Plowshares into Swords: From Zionism to Israel
An eminent historian returns with an authoritative history of Zionism and Israel.This rich, authoritative history chronicles the Zionist Israeli quest from its origins in pre-Great War Europe. Mayer traces the development of political Zionism's primal resolve to implant a state for Jews in a Middle East of ever-greater strategic importance. He provides new perspectives on key turning points as well as on such enduring issues as the young country's dire need for imperial protection, the oil imperative, the hidden ascendance of Jabotinsky's martial and expansionist canon, reliance on the American Jewish and Christian evangelical lobbies, the post-colonial backlash against Western supremacy, the asymmetry of power between Israelis and Palestinians, the Zionist Israeli leaders' studied prevarication on borders, and the emergence of political Judaism and political Islam. Incorporating reflections on founding violence, sovereignty, resistance, terror, and religious politics, Plowshares into Swords is an absorbing, challenging narrative of Zionism and Israel in the context of world history..
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Come to the Table: A Catholic Passover Seder for Holy Week
"On the night Jesus was betrayed, he took bread and gave God thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: 'Take this, all of you, and eat it; this is my body which will be given up for you...'" Come to the Table: A Catholic Passover Seder for Holy Week invites Christians to appreciate more fully the Last Seder where Jesus established the Eucharist as a sacrament Developed for home and parish use, Come to the Table includes: • A traditional Jewish seder service adapted for home and parish use, with Hebrew prayers in English. • Easy-to-follow instructions for conducting the seder. • Details about Passover and Passover symbols and their significance relative to the sacraments, with citations to Hebrew and Christian scripture. • Extensive commentary about historical tensions between Christians and Jews, and conditions for reconciliation. • Guidelines for preparing traditional Passover fare and setting the holiday table. Come to the Table is for anyone seeking to integrate the traditions of Judaism and Christianity. Author Meredith Gould, Ph.D., describes customs and debates issues with enthusiastic reverence. A Catholic convert from Judaism, she is the author of The Catholic Home: Celebrations and Traditions (Doubleday), which received the imprimatur of the Catholic Church, and Deliberate Acts of Kindness: Service as a Spiritual Practice (Doubleday)..
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Isaiah's Vision of Peace in Biblical and Modern International Relations: Swords into Plowshares (Culture and Religion in International Relations)
The prophet Isaiah was privy to the most intimate secrets of government and diplomacy An adviser at the royal court in 8th century BCE Jerusalem, he was familiar with international politics, marked by ideologies that vaunted war and conquest. Was his prophecy of a peaceful, disarmed world simply a Messianic parable unattainable in practice? Or was it a pragmatic response to the geo-political realities of the day? And does it have a practical value for today’s international relations? A multidisciplinary team of experts investigates the puzzle of what Isaiah really meant. .
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Beating Plowshares into Swords: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1606-1865
"Koistinen's ambitious, dating, and provocative work is unique to the literature and advances our understanding of the relationship between war, the military, and society to a new level. Historians for years to come will be grateful for his work". -- Richard h. Kohn, author of Eagle and Sword: The Beginnings of the Military establishment in America. "Koistinen blends incisive description and perceptive analysis in the first of a projected five-volume study that will likely become a classic". -- Edward M. Coffman, author of The War to End All Wars..
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Disciples & Dissidents: The Prison Writings of the Prince of Peace Plowshares
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