Bible and Sword

Bible and Sword
Author: Barbara W. Tuchman
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2011-07-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0307797996
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From Barbara W. Tuchman, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August, comes history through a wide-angle lens: a fascinating chronicle of Britain’s long relationship with Palestine and the Middle East, from the ancient world to the twentieth century. Historically, the British were drawn to the Holy Land for two major reasons: first, to translate the Bible into English and, later, to control the road to India and access to the oil of the Middle East. With the lucidity and vividness that characterize all her work, Barbara W. Tuchman follows these twin spiritual and imperial motives—the Bible and the sword—to their seemingly inevitable endpoint, when Britain conquered Palestine at the conclusion of World War I. At that moment, in a gesture of significance and solemnity, the Balfour Declaration of 1917 established a British-sponsored mandate for a national home for the Jewish people. Throughout this characteristically vivid account, Tuchman demonstrates that the seeds of conflict were planted in the Middle East long before the official founding of the modern state of Israel. Praise for Bible and Sword “Tuchman is a wise and witty writer, a shrewd observer with a lively command of high drama.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “In her métier as a narrative popular historical writer, Barbara Tuchman is supreme.”—Chicago Sun-Times

Bible and Sword

Bible and Sword
Author: Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1982
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:
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In Bible and Sword Barbara Tuchman provides a stirring account of the religious, cultural and political motives which led to the British conquest of the Holy Land in 1917 and to the Balfour Declaration.

Laying Down the Sword

Laying Down the Sword
Author: Philip Jenkins
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2011-10-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0062098551
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Commands to kill, to commit ethnic cleansing, to institutionalize segregation, to hate and fear other races and religions—all are in the Bible, and all occur with a far greater frequency than in the Qur’an. But fanaticism is no more hard-wired in Christianity than it is in Islam. In Laying Down the Sword, “one of America’s best scholars of religion” (The Economist) explores how religions grow past their bloody origins, and delivers a fearless examination of the most violent verses of the Bible and an urgent call to read them anew in pursuit of a richer, more genuine faith. Christians cannot engage with neighbors and critics of other traditions—nor enjoy the deepest, most mature embodiment of their own faith—until they confront the texts of terror in their heritage. Philip Jenkins identifies the “holy amnesia” that, while allowing scriptural religions to grow and adapt, has demanded a nearly wholesale suppression of the Bible’s most aggressive passages, leaving them dangerously dormant for extremists to revive in times of conflict. Jenkins lays bare the whole Bible, without compromise or apology, and equips us with tools for reading even the most unsettling texts, from the slaughter of the Canaanites to the alarming rhetoric of the book of Revelation. Laying Down the Sword presents a vital framework for understanding both the Bible and the Qur’an, gives Westerners a credible basis for interaction and dialogue with Islam, and delivers a powerful model for how a faith can grow from terror to mercy.

The Bible and the Sword

The Bible and the Sword
Author: John Fletcher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1788
Genre:
ISBN:
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Sword Bible-OE-Easy Read

Sword Bible-OE-Easy Read
Author: Kingsword Press/Gem
Publisher: Kingsword Press
Total Pages: 2327
Release: 2010-08-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 9781936428083
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Bible and Sword

Bible and Sword
Author: Barbara W. Tuchman
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1984-02-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780345314277
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From Barbara W. Tuchman, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August, comes history through a wide-angle lens: a fascinating chronicle of Britain’s long relationship with Palestine and the Middle East, from the ancient world to the twentieth century. Historically, the British were drawn to the Holy Land for two major reasons: first, to translate the Bible into English and, later, to control the road to India and access to the oil of the Middle East. With the lucidity and vividness that characterize all her work, Barbara W. Tuchman follows these twin spiritual and imperial motives—the Bible and the sword—to their seemingly inevitable endpoint, when Britain conquered Palestine at the conclusion of World War I. At that moment, in a gesture of significance and solemnity, the Balfour Declaration of 1917 established a British-sponsored mandate for a national home for the Jewish people. Throughout this characteristically vivid account, Tuchman demonstrates that the seeds of conflict were planted in the Middle East long before the official founding of the modern state of Israel. Praise for Bible and Sword “Tuchman is a wise and witty writer, a shrewd observer with a lively command of high drama.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “In her métier as a narrative popular historical writer, Barbara Tuchman is supreme.”—Chicago Sun-Times

The Bible and the Sword

The Bible and the Sword
Author: John Fletcher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 22
Release: 1776
Genre: United States
ISBN:
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The Sword Unsheathed Or the Bible for the Masses

The Sword Unsheathed Or the Bible for the Masses
Author: J. M. Phillippi
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781010011590
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The Sword Unsheathed, Or the Bible for the Masses (Classic Reprint)

The Sword Unsheathed, Or the Bible for the Masses (Classic Reprint)
Author: Joseph Martin Phillippi
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2016-08-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781333245320
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Excerpt from The Sword Unsheathed, or the Bible for the Masses This session of the Ministerial Association of Southeast Ohio Conference was a grateful recognition of the blessings of three hundred years of the English Bible. All the interest centered in the Word of God, and in its dis tribution to the masses. The open Bible and the uplifted cross were the parallel needs set forth, in harmony with the expressed con viction of many similar assemblies which are at least partly celebrational of the greatest gift to the English-speaking people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Sword of Truth

The Sword of Truth
Author: Mark Edward Cody
Publisher:
Total Pages: 900
Release: 2016-01-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781504974851
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What is the origin of the Holy Bible? Who wrote it, and how was it preserved and translated? What does it have to say about the future of Planet Earth and what does it teach regarding your own personal and eternal future? Each day, throughout the world, people take a King James Bible in their hands and read. Countless millions have found solace in its pages. Therein we find not only the path to Eternal Life, but we find the strength to endure the lives we now lead. We find guidance. We find hope. We can turn to many ancient texts for the "Who, What, Where, When and How?" of history. Only The Bible answers the question, "Why?" In The Sword Of Truth, Dr. Mark Edward Cody explores the origin, preservation and message of The Holy Bible. As the world plunges into chaos, there is a growing interest in the ancient prophecies of The Bible and what it has to say about the dark days ahead. God's Word offers light to illuminate the path and to comfort in times of trouble. In the pages of Scripture, we find not only the details of tomorrow's headlines, but hope for all Eternity. For over two thousand years, The Bible has influenced both commoners and kings. It has shaped nations and has been the subject of bitter conflict. It is the most popular book in the history of the world. Despite its influence, there are few who know the history of this ancient text. There are few who know the names of the Secretaries of God who took part in the translation of the Hebrew and Greek texts into the King James Bible, The most influential Book in the history of printing. The Sword Of Truth takes the reader on a mystic quest, not only to know the history of The Bible, but also to know The Author of The Bible.