The Murdered Messiah
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The Murdered Messiah
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Author : Leonard Russell Lamensdorf
language : en
Publisher: Seascape Press Limited
Release Date : 2016-10-15
The Murdered Messiah written by Leonard Russell Lamensdorf and has been published by Seascape Press Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-15 with Fiction categories.
From award-winning author, playwright and screenwriter, Len Lamensdorf, comes a thrilling new account of the life of Jesus (Joshua) of Nazareth, based on original research and profound understanding of the Gospels and centuries of relevant literature. Did Jesus believe he was the son of God? Of course, every Jewish male believed he was the son of God. Did Jesus consider himself divine? A very different question and one The Murdered Messiah seeks to answer. Did Jesus think he was the Messiah? Perhaps. Must the Messiah be a king? A warrior? A priest? A prophet? Who did Jesus believe himself to be and how did he conceive his earthly mission? The Gospels tell us nothing from the time Jesus spoke to the rabbis in the Temple when he was 12 until he began his ministry 18 years later. There is nothing in Christian scripture about his personal life. A young Jewish male of that era would almost certainly have been married. Was Joshua married? If so, what happened to his wife'to his children, if he had any? If he were the Messiah, how could he be viciously murdered by the Romans? Thousands of Jews had congregated in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover, the feast of liberation. But if they were not miserable sinners, what was the reason for Joshua's terrible sacrifice? Had he traveled throughout Israel, preaching the law and the love of God only to fall prey to the machinations of the vicious Pontius Pilate? The Murdered Messiah unravels these riddles and reveals the true nature of this remarkable man, with reverence for his extraordinary sacrifice and his passionate love for God.
Killing A Messiah
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Author : Adam Winn
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2020-01-14
Killing A Messiah written by Adam Winn and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-14 with Fiction categories.
As Passover approaches, the city of Jerusalem is a political tinderbox. Judah, a resistance leader, plots to overthrow the Roman occupation. Eleazar and his father, the high priest Caiaphas, seek peace in the city at all costs. Pilate, the Roman governor, maneuvers to keep order (and his own hold on power). Caleb, a shopkeeper, is reluctantly caught up in the intrigue. When rumors start spreading about the popular prophet Jesus, hailed by many as the Messiah, Roman and Jewish leaders alike fear unrest and violence during the upcoming festival. Then, in the midst of this tension, unexpected alliances emerge. 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. Based on what we know of the first-century context, Winn's narrative offers compelling explanations for gaps in the Gospel accounts. The social, political, and religious realities of Jesus' world come to life and shed new light on our reading of the biblical texts. In a city full of political entanglements, espionage, and competing interests, the blame for the crucifixion is complex and can't land on just a single party. It takes more than one to kill a messiah.
The Messiah Prophecy Murders
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Author : Charles Leroy Janes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-05-18
The Messiah Prophecy Murders written by Charles Leroy Janes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-18 with categories.
If Quentin Tarantino and Fyodor Dostoyevsky were to meet on a street in old St. Petersburg and agree to collaborate on a story, the Messiah Prophecy Murders is the story they would write: Deep in war-torn Poland in September 1939, a Red Army soldier, about to execute a wounded Polish officer, is brought to a trembling halt when he recognizes the officer as a boyhood friend's father, who had been deeply generous to his own father when he was in desperate need of help to feed his impoverished family. With the recollection of the father's acts of kindness, the soldier hesitates, fires a round harmlessly into the ground, and whispers to the officer to lie still so that nearby soldiers who heard the shot will think their comrade did his duty and finished off the enemy officer. The consequences of that act of mercy then caromed through time and space and the lives of the combatants and their progeny to land in a courtroom in Newport, Rhode Island in a trial for murder in which the Polish officer's son, Piotr Zaborski, has been framed and betrayed by the soldier's son, Nicolay Speshnev, both of whom are naturalized U.S. citizens after having immigrated from Poland in their teens nearly thirty years earlier. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, the posh resort community of Newport was convulsed by the slayings of the stunningly beautiful daughters of three of its ultra-wealthy Summer Colony families. The features of the murders and the evidence found at each of the crime scenes, most notably a handwritten prophecy of Christ's Second Coming, strongly suggest that the killer is driven by depraved religious compulsions and obsessions. Suspicion falls heavily on Zaborski who, years earlier while a novice at a nearby Benedictine monastery, was expelled from the monastery for mysterious reasons. Since his expulsion, he has become a fixture on the streets of Newport, known for his often homeless, destitute, and eccentric existence; for his ostentatious and frequent public displays of intense religiosity and aggressive Pro Life advocacy; and for his irrepressible habit of endlessly and seemingly aimlessly roaming the streets of Newport at all hours of the day and night dressed in filthy dumpster clothing embellished by an ever-present, outsized monk's rosary and crucifix draped conspicuously around his neck. In the heated, nearly hysterical atmosphere of Newport in the weeks after the murders, the unsubstantiated accusations and inchoate suspicions directed at Zaborski harden into the conviction that he is the killer when law enforcement leaks to the media the text of the crime scene prophecies and the reports of forensic experts concluding that the prophecies were written in Zaborski's hand. With public opinion howling for Zaborski's neck and with the summer tourist season fast approaching, the city fathers mount a campaign of their own to pressure law enforcement into arresting Zaborski in the hope that with his arrest, Newport will be able to return to its customary celebratory and pleasure-seeking ways with crowded sun-dappled beaches, packed hotels, and boisterous bars and restaurants. The hope proves illusory, however, as the murder and mayhem continue even after Zaborski's arrest and incarceration pending trial. From his perch as the maitre d' of one of Newport's poshest waterfront restaurants, the psychopathic but Armani-sleek and charismatic Speshnev resumes his bloody siege of Newport which keeps the resort community in the grip of a crippling fear and dread. Despite the further acts of violence while Zaborski is incarcerated the state relentlessly pursues its indictment against him. Eventually, it is only through the tenacious investigative efforts of Zaborski's pro-bono but celebrated Boston defense counsel Anthony Caro and Caro's local Newport co-counsel and love interest, Maura Boyle, that the long ago events in Poland are unearthed that le
Brother Love
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Author : Sydney P. Freedberg
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 1994
Brother Love written by Sydney P. Freedberg and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Fiction categories.
"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
David S Secret Demons
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Author : Baruch Halpern
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2003-11-12
David S Secret Demons written by Baruch Halpern and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-12 with Religion categories.
This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. The Bible portrays King David as an exceptional man and a paragon of godly devotion. But was he? Some scholars deny that he existed at all. Did he? This challenging book examines the written and archaeological evidence critically in an effort to paint an accurate picture of one of the Bible's central figures. Neither defending nor rejecting the traditions about David, Baruch Halpern, a leading scholar of biblical history and the ancient Near East, traces the origins of development of David's persona. Because the biblical text clearly responds to concerns that can only be contemporary with David himself, we can believe that David was both real and a central actor in the historical drama of ancient Israel. Yet at the same time, the written record also shows that contemporaries understood David's character to be much more unsavory trhan the tradition has hitherto allowed. Halpern digs beneath the layers of tradition to understand David as an individual, as a person. The man he uncovers turns out to have been complex, ambiguous, and -- above all -- surprising. According to Halpern, the image of David grew over time. He was the founder of the dynasty that perpetuated the texts about him, and they progressively exaggerated his accomplishments. But in the earliest writings David remains a modest figure, as this book shows for the first time. To understand David as a human being, one must keep in mind that he was primarily a politicians who operated in a rough-and-tumble environment in which competitors were ready literally to slit throats. Halpern's work raises many provocative questions: Was David an Israelite or a Philistine? Was Solomon really David's son? Did David take the throne of Israel by the consent or against the will of the people? How many murders did he commit on his way to the crown? Indeed, was David someone it would have been wise to even invite to dinner? The challenging arguments in David's Secret Demons are sure to provoke all kinds of discussion among biblical scholars and general readers alike. In addition -- a big bonus -- Halpern's accessible, at times humorous prose will itself draw readers everywhere into the compelling story of David found between these covers.
Messiah
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Author : Boris Starling
language : en
Publisher: Onyx Books
Release Date : 1999
Messiah written by Boris Starling and has been published by Onyx Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Fiction categories.
While trying to help a friend out of a difficulty, teenage detective Nancy Drew has a perilous experience in and around a deserted bungalow.
The Black Messiah Murders
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Author : Shelly Waxman
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2003
The Black Messiah Murders written by Shelly Waxman and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Fiction categories.
This is the first of the Sam Cohen Case Adventure Series. Sam's a lawyer and he gets involved in a cover-up while with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago. Sam refuses to become a participant, is labeled a "turncoat" by the Establishment and becomes a lawyer for the little guy. Mel Pollard is a bartender, secret mystery writer, and Sam's confidant, Val Darensburg is his faithful secretary. One day beautiful Serena Wilson stops by Sam's office with a ruse to gather information about her father. That starts the fast paced trouble. They are after her and because she has come to him, they are after Sam too. William O'Neal, the FBI's informer is an enigma. Is he a Black James Bond or Fred Hampton's Judas? Either way, he did some very wicked things. Also, there are the passionate interlockings of the various characters. Sam is the horniest of them all. The Sam Cohen Case Adventure, Number 2--"Piranhas on the Loose"--is available at iuniverse.com and other online bookstores.
Messiah
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Author : Gore Vidal
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2016-03-28
Messiah written by Gore Vidal and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-28 with History categories.
When a mortician appears on television to declare that death is infinitely preferable to life, he sparks a religious movement that quickly leaves Christianity and most of Islam in the dust. Gore Vidal’s deft and daring blend of satire and prophecy, first published in 1954, eerily anticipates the excesses of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Heaven’s Gate suicide cult.-Print ed.
The Messiah
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Author : Lee Hayes
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-07-24
The Messiah written by Lee Hayes and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-24 with Fiction categories.
In this heart-pounding thriller full of dark passion, an ambitious investigative reporter faces off with a mysterious serial killer who might just turn out to be his own lover. Gabriel Kaine is working furiously to revive his stalled reporting career. Years ago, he got his first big break by investigating murders committed by a killer known as the Messiah. But when the Messiah vanished from the public six months ago, Gabriel's success hit a downward slope. Now the Messiah has returned, and no one is safe from his evil. Desperate to bring this man to justice and to reap the professional reward for uncovering the final truth, Gabriel teams up with Jazz McKinney, the only known survivor of an encounter with the Messiah who was freed by the killer so he could warn others of the Messiah's impending return. But as Gabriel and Jazz come closer to discovering the Messiah's identity, Gabriel realizes all the evidence points to Dr. Garrett Lord, a respected doctor—and Gabriel's lover. The personal stakes have never been higher, and readers will be on the edge of their seats to see what awful truths are uncovered in this take of misguided passion, deadly secrets, and thrilling danger.
The Millennial Messiah
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Author : Wendy Reakes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-10-30
The Millennial Messiah written by Wendy Reakes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-30 with categories.
When Claude Shiver is killed in a Bristol alley, the one holding the knife is arrested for murder. He is DAVID, a man who claims to be the new Messiah, there on earth to offer one more chance to a defunct, godless society.While Maggie fights for justice, she becomes curious about the man who won't change his original testimony. As the story breaks worldwide, with the Internet on meltdown, Christians and non-believers alike ridicule David for claiming the most sacred of roles, calling him a terrorist, while condemning him to a lifetime behind bars. After David is released into his lawyer's care, inexplicable events and miracles begin to dominate the world's news, and Maggie starts to wonder if David is who he says he is. As her atheist beliefs take a sudden U-turn, the man who has fallen for her, DI Luke Powers, attempts to convince her that Jesus was, and is, a character of fiction.When Luke Powers discovers another suspect connected to the murder of Claude Shiver, an abrupt turn in the investigation puts someone else into the limelight. As Luke delves deeper into the life of the man who put the I into I-pad, another story unfolds revealing corruption on a massive scale.Whilst David won't be judged or questioned, around him a story of deceit and betrayal gathers like a storm building momentum, a story of fraud and murder, and the worst crime of all: one that David won't abide, Human trafficking.