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The Biblical Reason Why

By: N/A

Price: $11.04

Publisher: New York, Dick And Fitzgerald:

Seller ID: 001017

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

This is a well-worn copy of a book that, using several sources as references, answers questions related to Scriptures. The goal of the book is that everyone understand the Scriptures, which are considered difficult to read and interpret. There are some illustrations, likely taken from other sources. The binding is worn through at the corners and quite worn on the bottom edges. The top has wear to the corners and wear in one place on the top edge. The spine is very worn at both ends, with a horizontal crack about 2" from the top. Some of the fabric is missing on the spine, mostly at the bot...
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The Western Wall (Hakotel)

By: Ben-Dov, Meir; Naor, Mordechay; Anner, Zeev

Price: $11.04

Publisher: Israel, Ministry Of Defence - Publishing House: 1983

Seller ID: 002834

ISBN: 9650500553

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

What is the secret of the Western Wall? The simple, accepted answer is that it is the only remnant of the Temple which was destroyed by Titus and, as such, it is a memorial monument of Israel's days of religious and national glory in its own land. A more complicated answer is that the Wall is a symbol of the Jewish people which, like the wall, stands firm. This volume is intended to collect all the available information - ancient, historical and modern - on the Wall under one roof with an eye to the future. There has never appeared a volume which embraces history, archeology, architecture, rel...
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Paul the Traveller

By: Bradford, Ernle

Price: $7.82

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books,u. S.: 1993

Seller ID: 002382

ISBN: 156619377X

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

With the narrative skill and superb sense of place and time for which he is famous, Ernle Bradford brings to life the man we know as Saint Paul - the thirteenth apostle and great Christian missionary of the first century. Born into the Jewish aristocracy of Asia Minor - he was the son of a Pharisee - it was inevitable that he should travel to Jerusalem to study in the Temple; perhaps it was also inevitable that he should have been part of the enraged crowd that stoned to death the first Christian martyr, Stephen. Bradford portrays Paul as a proud and opinionated man, and it took a miracle on t...
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Clouds of Glory: Legends & Stories about Bible Times

By: Chaikin, Miriam

Price: $9.20

Publisher: New York, Clarion Books: 1998

Seller ID: 002748

ISBN: 039574654X

Condition: New in New dust jacket

Where is God? Who are the angels? The Bible holds the answers to questions and puzzles raised in Bible text - if only you know how to look. The body of Jewish literature known as Midrash, which in Hebrew means "to search and explain, " consists of stories that have arisen to answer such perplexing questions. Established rabbinic Midrashim about the Book of Genesis are here retold with freshness, wit, and clarity. Chaikin recasts the Creation story, the story of Cain and Abel, the legend of Satan's fall from grace, the Emerald Book of Secrets, and many other Midrashim in a new narrative...
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Healing Prayer : God's Divine Intervention in Medicine, Faith and Prayer

By: Cherry, Reginald B.

Price: $5.06

Publisher: Nashville, Tn, U. S. A., Thomas Nelson Publishers: 1999

Seller ID: 001155

ISBN: 0785269401

Condition: Fine in Very Good dust jacket

This book will amaze you with new research from prestigious universities such as Duke and UCLA, documenting scientifically the power of prayer. More important, however, Dr. Cherry shares how God has instructed him to pray with patients. We could all pray "God, heal me in Jesus' name, " but somehow we know there is more to the spiritual side of healing prayer. You will learn how, in faith, to pray effective, fervent prayers that avail much, as the bible instructs. The DJ has a few spots on it, and a few indents, and is a bit worn at the spine ends. 182 pages, no marks or tears. 8vo - ov...
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The Christmas Box Miracle : My Spiritual Journey of Destiny, Healing, and Hope

By: Evans, Richard Paul

Price: $6.44

Publisher: New York, Ny, U. S. A., Simon & Schuster: 2001

Seller ID: 000938

ISBN: 0743219422

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

This is the book behind "The Christmas Box. " How a man writes and publishes a book that helps grieving people to heal and lost souls to find their way home. It is Evan's story: His own spiritual journey and stories of people he encountered along the way - miraculous stories of healing and divinity that often defy explanation. In sharing the story behind "The Christmas Box, " Evans has given readers a story of miracles, hope and healing for all seasons. The jacket has minor to moderate wear at the corners and the spine tail. It has 2 scratches on the front and some scuffing. At...
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Canticle of the Sun: the Spirit of Francis of Assisi - the Spirit of Francis of Assisi

By: Francis, Saint Of Assisi

Price: $11.04

Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. A., Shambhala Pubns: 2002

Seller ID: 003935

ISBN: 1570629803

Condition: New

Between 1225 and 1226, in the last year of his life, Francis of Assisi composed his celebrated "Canticle of the Sun" (also known as the Canticle of the Creatures") , in which he guves voice to a feeling of appreciation for, and intimate closeness to, the sun, the moon, the earth, and all the elements of nature - which he addresses as "brother" and "sister. " Frank Missant's extensive knowledge of the art and culture of the Italian Middle Ages enables him to convey the esthetic spirit of that period in his stunning calligraphic interpretation of this spiritual classi...
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Does the World Need the Jews? Rethinking Chosenness and American Jewish Identity

By: Gordis, Daniel

Price: $14.72

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster: 1997

Seller ID: 003363

Condition: New in New dust jacket

What would happen if the world woke up one day and there were simply no Jews left? Would the world be worse off? In this book, Rabbi Daniel Gordis suggests that one of the chief sources of malaise among contemporary Jews is that many cannot answer this critical question. Though many Jewish community leaders now speak of an American Jewish "continuity crisis, " Gordis sees a very different problem. The issue, he argues, is not continuity, but identity. American Jews simply have no conception of why they matter or what their tradition stands for. Includes glossary, further reading and in...
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Small Worlds (Small Worlds Ser. )

By: Hoffman, Allen

Price: $9.23

Publisher: New York, Ny, U. S. A., Abbeville Press, Incorporated: 1999

Seller ID: 000883

ISBN: 0789205823

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

This is the first volume in the "Small Worlds" series. It takes place in 1903 and introduces the wondrous rebbe of Krimsk - a small Hasidic settlement in Eastern Europe. Secluded in his study for the past five years, the beloved rebbe suddenly emerges on the eve of Tisha B'Av, the holiday commemorating the destruction of the holy Temple in Jeruselum. His congregants are overjoyed to see him, but their joy is to be short-lived, for this holiday at the dawn of the twentieth century will be marked by strange and momentous events that will change their lives forever. There is a spot on the...
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Scientology 0 to 8: the Book of Basics

By: Hubbard, L. Ron

Price: $25.76

Publisher: Los Angeles, California, U. S. A., Bridge Pubns: 1990

Seller ID: 002828

ISBN: 0884043762

Condition: New in New dust jacket

In Scientology 0-8, the "zero to infinity" of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard presents the most basic truths of life itself - fundamental knowledge you can apply to rehabilitate your own basic awareness and ability. Included in this powerful volume are the Factors, the Axioms and the Logics. What is life? How does an individiual create space, energy and time? Here are the basics of life itself and the secrets of becoming cause over any area of your life. In Scientology 0-8, Hubbard also presents over 30 scales, showing gradient conditions of life from the "zero" of no awareness and...
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The Strangeness of the Church

By: Jenkins, Daniel

Price: $5.01

Publisher: Garden Ciy, NY, Doubleday & Company: 1955

Seller ID: TS-01001

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

This book discusses the necessity of the church, several parts of the bible and how the church relates to them, and the future of the church. The red cloth binding is fine, no wear but has the remnants of a label wrapped around the front, spine, and back.188 pages, all fine. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall.
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Escape

By: Jessop, Carolyn; Palmer, Laura

Price: $9.20

Publisher: New York, NY, Broadway Books: 2007

Seller ID: 004176

Condition: As New in As New dust jacket

This is a dramatic first person account of life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect. The author was born into a radical polygamist cult. At eighteen, she was married off as the fourth wife of a fifty-year-old man. She had eight children in fifteen years. When the leader began to preach the apocalypse, she knew she had to get out with her children. She chose freedom over fear and left. ; 8vo - over 7Â¾ - 9Â¾" tall
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A Church in Search of Itself: Benedict XVI and the Battle for the Future

By: Kaiser, Robert Blair

Price: $12.88

Publisher: New York, Knopf: 2006

Seller ID: 002800

ISBN: 0375410643

Condition: New in New dust jacket

A hugely informed look at the intensifying struggle over the future of the Catholic Church. Despite the popularity of John Paul II, opposition to many of his policies had hardened among Catholics by the time of his death. The Church had become more doctrinaire, the voices of millions of dissenters ignored. Now Robert Blair Kaiser examines the most important and divisive issues confronting the Church. He also gives in-depth portraits of six of the cardinals who gathered in Rome in April 2005 to choose a new pope. With passion and heartfelt concern, the author brilliantly illuminates the issues ...
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The Merciful God of Prophecy: His Loving Plan for You in the End Times

By: Lahaye, Tim F. ; Halliday, Steve

Price: $11.04

Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. A., Warner Books Inc: 2002

Seller ID: 001984

ISBN: 0446530247

Condition: New in New dust jacket

A profound reading of the significance of prophecy as it relates to life and godliness - a bright ray of hope amid the pallor of contemporary pessimism and despair. " - Paige Patterson, President of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC. Most books on biblical prophecy are filled with doom and gloom. Their focus is on the cataclysmic events foretold in Scripture: Wars, famines, floods, and earthquakes will rock Planet Earth in its last days, right up to Armageddon and the personal return of Jesus Christ. Bestselling author Tim LaHaye believes that this viewpoint is...
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The Bhagavad Gita

By: Lal, P.

Price: $6.44

Publisher: Dehli, India, Roli Books Private Ltd.: 2005

Seller ID: 002327

Condition: New with no dust jacket

Because Arjuna refuses to act, the epic story of the Mahabharata slides to a standstill. Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita provides the kickstart by stressing the imperative need to act. Arjuna, stricken by paralyzing sorrow, swirling in indecision's quicksand, throws away his bow and quiver, and slumps down on his war-chariot. And thus starts the Bhagavad Gita. 191 pages in Hindi and English. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall.
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In the Shadow of Our Lady of the Cenacle

By: Lynch, Helen M.

Price: $20.24

Publisher: New York, Paulist Press: 1941

Seller ID: 002827

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

SIGNED - This book is the story of the coming of the Cenacle from France to the United States to plant a heavenly seed on the banks of the Hudson. The great sycamore tree in the Cenacle garden of New York symbolizes its blessed growth. To many who have not yet "heard of this treasure" to quote Pope Pius XII, the story will tell the women of America how to reach it. "Blessed are they who find. " Includes notes and an index. 16 pages of photographs, 8 of the sisters and 8 of their convents throughout the country. The binding is blue cloth with gold lettering. The top corners are ...
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Michelangelo the Last Judgment: a Glorious Restoration

By: Mancinelli, Fabrizio; Colalucci, Gianluigi; Partridge, Loren

Price: $32.20

Publisher: Lebanon, Indiana, U. S. A., Abradale/Abrams: 1997

Seller ID: 003840

ISBN: 0810981904

Condition: New in New dust jacket

Michelangelo's The Last Judgment (1534) , painted on the rear wall of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, is one of the most important works in the history of art. In this book, the newly cleaned and restored fresco is presented in all its powerful complexity. Richly illustrated with 150 magnificent full-color plates - showing the painting in its entirety and many close-up details - this book offers an in-depth study of the work itself. Clothbound, 207 pages with a selected bibliography. Two small tears at the bottom front of the jacket. ; Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
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Spellbinder's Gift

By: Mandino, Og

Price: $6.90

Publisher: Westminister, Maryland, U. S. A., Fawcett Columbine Books: 1995

Seller ID: 001279

ISBN: 0449906906

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

This begins as the story of Bart and Mary Manning and their never-to-be-forgotten friend Patrick. Bart Manning was an agent to many of the most famous motivational speakers in the world. When a series of misfortunes silenced his star clients, he happily retired. But one morning he found himself returning to his small office, not sure why. He decided to go back into business, and in this book brings a luminous parable that of and for our time kindles new warmth in our hearts and inspires us with new hope, fresh courage, and a deeper trust in God's loving care. He brings the mysteries of eternit...
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Tibet Since 1950: Silence, Prison, or Exile

By: Marshall, Steven and Schell, Orville (Essays by) ; Spiegel, Mickey (Exile Accounts by) ; Sperling, Elliot (Introduction by)

Price: $16.56

Publisher: New York, New York, U. S. A., Aperture Human Rights Watch: 2000

Seller ID: 003158

ISBN: 0893817945

Condition: New in New dust jacket

Still in shrink wrap. "This book contains more than one hundred color and black-and-white photographs of Tibet in the last half-century. Several recent photographs of Chinese prisons in "eastern" Tibet were taken secretly with a telephoto lens, and have never been published in the West before. The book contains essays as well as interviews with Tibetan exiles. As a documentary history, the book includes the texts of Chinese edicts such as a decree on "re-education" in Tibetan monasteries in China's Qinghai province. The book illustrates the extent of China's repression and ...
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The St. Matthew Passion: a Text for Voices

By: Reeves, John

Price: $7.82

Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan, U. S. A., Eerdmans Pub Co: 2001

Seller ID: 002845

ISBN: 0802839002

Condition: New in New dust jacket

Musical settings of the story of Christ's Passion, as recounted by St. Matthew, date back to antiquity. First incorporated into the liturgy as a chant for Palm Sunday, the Passion text of St. Matthew developed over the centuries into elaborate settings for choir and soloists with instrumental accompaniment. J. S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion is widely acknowledged as the pinnacle of this tradition and, even more, as one of the greatest achievements of Western music. Award-winning poet John Reeves here offers 21 verse meditations directly inspired by Bach's masterpiece. Written and arranged to be...
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Category: Religion