Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Ancient Israel--myths and Legends
In Ancient Israel: Myths and Legends Angelo S. Rappoport discusses and explains the fascinating early beliefs of the Jewish people. The first section discusses the Jewish myths that deal with the origin of the world, angels and demons, paradise and hell, the creation of Adam and Eve, and legends related to the patriarchs Abraham and Isaac. The second section discusses in greater depth the legends concerning the patriarchs, prophets and priests, the friends and favorites of God; and explores Biblical personages such as Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron. The third section focuses on the first three kings of Israel Saul, David and Solomon. Also discussed are the Prophet Elijah and Queen Esther, other important figures in Jewish legend.
Tolstoy
This book focuses on the life, works, and influence of the renowned Russian author, Leo Tolstoy. Divided into eight chapters, the book covers various aspects of Tolstoy's life, including his childhood, travels, religious beliefs, and his literary works such as "War and Peace," "Anna Karenina," and "Resurrection." In this book, the author also discusses Tolstoy's influence on the world of literature and society as a whole.
The English Drama
None
History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume (12 of 12)
History can hardly boast of another example of so gigantic a conquest during so short a period as that gained by the first adherents of Islam. Like the fiery wind of the desert, they had broken from their retreats, animated by the promises of the Prophet, and spread the new doctrine far and wide. In 653 the scimitar of the Saracens enclosed an area as large as the Roman Empire under the C¾sars. Barely forty years elapsed after the death of the Prophet when the armies of Islam reached the Atlantic. Okba, the wild and gallant leader, rode into the sea on the western shore of Africa, and, whilst the seething waves reached to the saddle of his camel, he exclaimed: "Allah, I call thee as witness...
History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume (10 of 12)
When Alexander the Great bridged the gulf dividing Occident and Orient, the Greeks had attained to a state of maturity in the development of their national art and literature. Greek culture and civilisation, passing beyond the boundaries of their national domain, crossed this bridge and spread over the Asiatic world. To perpetuate his name, the great Macedonian king founded a city, and selected for this purpose, with extraordinary prescience, a spot on the banks of the Nile, which, on account of its geographical position, was destined to become a centre, not only of international commerce and an entrep™t between Asia and Europe, but also a centre of intellectual culture. The policy of Alex...
Russian History
None
Tolstoy...
None
