SEVEN LETTERS DETAILING THE PROPHETIC FRAMEWORK OF THE RETURN OF CHRIST

Name: SEVEN LETTERS DETAILING THE PROPHETIC FRAMEWORK OF THE RETURN OF CHRIST
Author: Gregory A. Booker
ISBN: 978-1403365491

by Gregory A. Booker ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 29, 2002

An earnest, well-intentioned project likely to interest readers intrigued by the end times, despite its limited fatidic power

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Booker’s debut collection attempts to share the epiphany he reached when returning to Christianity after a 21-year lapse.

The end of the world is nigh, perhaps. Enlivened by questions surrounding the end-of-times prophecy, and piqued by the rebirth of a physical Israel, Booker found himself devouring a series of books on the Bible and the second coming of Christ. These forays into popular eschatology awakened in him the sense that prophets, when discussing the days leading up to an apocalypse, were talking about the present day. In an effort to alert the world to his discovery, he began writing this series of letters to share the scriptural revelations he’d uncovered. The letters and their supporting material were written in the early ’90s, and some of the horrors they anticipate are no longer easily conceivable. It’s a persistent distraction that many of the current events Booker explores are no longer current. Readers may also find it hard to reconcile his prophetic credentials with pronouncements as factually incorrect, and as topically diverse, as a declaration that Catholics worship Mary, the New Testament was written by people who knew Jesus directly, the Jews killed Jesus, and Adam and Eve lived 6,000 years ago. The arguments are even less likely to compel readers whom he repeatedly calls “lost”—Jews, Israelis, Catholics, Arabs, Muslims, etc. Though the text seems devoid of genuine malice, the misunderstandings and misrepresentations of these traditions, along with the blunt anticipations of their demise, can be off-putting. The sincerity and colloquialisms are intermittently charming but overshadowed by general disorganization, grammatical imprecision and frequent bibliographic errors.

An earnest, well-intentioned project likely to interest readers intrigued by the end times, despite its limited fatidic power

Pub Date: Nov. 29, 2002

ISBN: 978-1403365491

Page Count: 108

Publisher: 1st Book Library

Review Posted Online: Nov. 7, 2012

Review Program: Kirkus Indie

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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION

ROSE BOOK OF BIBLE CHARTS, MAPS AND TIME LINES

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ROSE BOOK OF BIBLE CHARTS, MAPS AND TIME LINES

by Timothy Paul Jones ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 2005

Worthwhile reference stuffed with facts and illustrations.

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A compendium of charts, time lines, lists and illustrations to accompany study of the Bible.

This visually appealing resource provides a wide array of illustrative and textually concise references, beginning with three sets of charts covering the Bible as a whole, the Old Testament and the New Testament. These charts cover such topics as biblical weights and measures, feasts and holidays and the 12 disciples. Most of the charts use a variety of illustrative techniques to convey lessons and provide visual interest. A worthwhile example is â€œHow We Got the Bible,” which provides a time line of translation history, comparisons of canons among faiths and portraits of important figures in biblical translation, such as Jerome and John Wycliffe. The book then presents a section of maps, followed by diagrams to conceptualize such structures as Noah’s Ark and Solomon’s Temple. Finally, a section on Christianity, cults and other religions describes key aspects of history and doctrine for certain Christian sects and other faith traditions. Overall, the authors take a traditionalist, conservative approach. For instance, they list Moses as the author of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) without making mention of claims to the contrary. When comparing various Christian sects and world religions, the emphasis is on doctrine and orthodox theology. Some chapters, however, may not completely align with the needs of Catholic and Orthodox churches. But the authors’ leanings are muted enough and do not detract from the work’s usefulness. As a resource, it’s well organized, inviting and visually stimulating. Even the most seasoned reader will learn something while browsing.

Worthwhile reference stuffed with facts and illustrations.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 2005

ISBN: 978-1-5963-6022-8

Page Count: -

Publisher: N/A

Review Posted Online: May 23, 2010

Review Program: Kirkus Indie

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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION

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THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS

AND OTHER ESSAYS

by Albert Camus ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 26, 1955

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This a book of earlier, philosophical essays concerned with the essential "absurdity" of life and the concept that- to overcome the strong tendency to suicide in every thoughtful man-one must accept life on its own terms with its values of revolt, liberty and passion. A dreary thesis- derived from and distorting the beliefs of the founders of existentialism, Jaspers, Heldegger and Kierkegaard, etc., the point of view seems peculiarly outmoded. It is based on the experience of war and the resistance, liberally laced with Andre Gide's excessive intellectualism. The younger existentialists such as Sartre and Camus, with their gift for the terse novel or intense drama, seem to have omitted from their philosophy all the deep religiosity which permeates the work of the great existentialist thinkers. This contributes to a basic lack of vitality in themselves, in these essays, and ten years after the war Camus seems unaware that the life force has healed old wounds... Largely for avant garde aesthetes and his special coterie.