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Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture
Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture offers an historical overview of the civilizations of the ancient Near East spanning ten thousand years of history. This new edition is a comprehensive introduction to the history and culture of the Near East, from prehistory and the beginnings of farming to the fall of Achaemenid Persia. Through text, images, maps, and historical documents, readers discover the material, social, and political world of cultures from Egypt to India, allowing students to see how these intertwined cultures interacted throughout history. Now fully updated and incorporating the latest scholarship on society, religion, and the economy, this book highlights the changing fort...
The (De)Legitimization of Violence in Sacred and Human Contexts
This book provides a multidisciplinary commentary on a wide range of religious traditions and their relationship to acts of violence. Hate and violence occur at every level of human interaction, as do peace and compassion. Scholars of religion have a particular obligation to make sense out of this situation, tracing its history and variables, and drawing lessons for the future. From the formative periods of the religious traditions to their application in the contemporary world, the essays in this volume interrogate the views on violence found within the traditions and provide examples of religious practices that exacerbate or ameliorate situations of conflict.
Canaad
“Gods against gods, men against men, each kind / against each other: Who is in the right? / Truly, which ones could ever conquer Death?” So Laeya—the Canaanite goddess Athirat masked in human form—asks after a crucial battle. Situated in the interimperial turmoil of the Late Bronze Age, Canaäd follows this heroine’s journey as it dovetails with that of Aqhat, a refugee from the Levantine coast. After tragedy casts Aqhat into the desert, a prophecy affords him the opportunity to slay three deities before the year’s end and thereby become divine himself. Determined to right the wrongs of those responsible for his community’s suffering, he and his companions join forces with Laeya, setting out to permanently revolutionize how mortals and gods interrelate—with consequences that even the gods cannot fathom. At once a speculative and historically attuned study of religion, Canaäd brings the Ancient Near East to life in tangible and dramatic form, weaving together largely unknown histories and numerous fragmentary myths from a Canaanite perspective.
From Flood to Fallen Kingdoms
From Flood to Fallen Kingdoms (FFFK) is the first truly authoritative, detailed and coherent, young-earth creationist overview of the post-flood history of the ancient Near East (and the land of Israel), for laypersons and scholars alike. It is a unique work which does not have serious rivals in the biblical-creationist book market. The lack of a good and comprehensive introductory book was the main reason why I started to write the book in the first place. I have made use of the best available scholarly literature, Christian as well as secular. The book contains a lot of my own research, but it is also in very good agreement with the archaeological articles written by A. J. M. Osgood (can b...
When Christians Face Persecution
What does the bible say about persecution of Christians? Many New Testament studies focus on persevering in faith to the end and responding even to perpetrators of persecution with love and forgiveness. Yet while there are unifying principles, the New Testament is filled with a range of experiences of and reflections on Christian persecution - texts that it is crucial to engage with in order to fully appreciate the bewildering array of experience and strongly held viewpoints amongst believers today. In When Christians Face Persecution, Chee-Chiew Lee explores the New Testament authors' theological understanding of persecution. She offers a thorough look at the biblical foundations, covering ...
Supertall: How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives
The global boom in skyscrapers—why it’s happening now, how they’re made, and what they do to cities and people. We are living in a new urban age, and its most tangible expression is the “supertall”: megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. Cities around the world are racing to build the first mile-high building, stretching the limits of engineering and design as never before. In this fascinating work of urban history and design, TED resident Stefan Al—himself an experienced architect—explores the factors that have led to this worldwide boom. He reveals the marvelous and underappreciated feats of engineering that make today’s...
Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture
This introduction to the Ancient Near East includes coverage of Egypt and a balance of political, social, and cultural coverage. Organized by the periods, kingdoms, and empires generally used in Near Eastern political history, the text interlaces social and cultural history with the political narrative. This combination allows students to get a rounded introduction to the subject of Ancient Near Eastern history. An emphasis on problems and areas of uncertainty helps students understand how evidence is used to create interpretations and allows them to realize that several different interpretations of the same evidence are possible.This introduction to the Ancient Near East includes coverage of Egypt and a balance of political, social, and cultural coverage.
当基督徒面对逼迫：新约神学面面观
从始至今，基督教信仰一直遭受反对，甚至达到逼迫的程度，这是基督徒所关注的。 新约所描述对基督徒的逼迫，背后有哪些社会政治和神学因素？ 这些基督徒又为自己的回应提出了什么辩解及理据？ 新约作者又如何在自身的处境中，解释、发展和重新应用耶稣论及逼迫的相关福音传统？ 《当基督徒面对逼迫：新约神学面面观》试图勾画出基督徒应对逼迫的新约神学，以作为当代不同处境之神学反思的基础。
當基督徒面對逼迫：新約神學面面觀
從始至今，基督教信仰一直遭受反對，甚至達到逼迫的程度，這是基督徒所關注的。新約所描述對基督徒的逼迫，背後有哪些社會政治和神學因素？這些基督徒又為自己的回應提出了什麼辯解及理據？新約作者又如何在自身的處境中，解釋、發展和重新應用耶穌論及逼迫的相關福音傳統？《當基督徒面對逼迫：新約神學面面觀》試圖勾畫出基督徒應對逼迫的新約神學，以作為當代不同處境之神學反思的基礎。
農業の歴史
農業のために、都市だけでなく、さまざまな地域や人々のグループの間の貿易関係が発展し、人間社会と文化の発展をさらに可能にしました。 農業は、産業革命の前後の何世紀にもわたって経済学の重要な側面でした。 世界の食料供給の持続可能な開発は、種の長期的な生存に影響を与えるため、農業手法が環境と調和するように注意する必要があります。 農業の歴史は、人類の発展の物語であり、植物や動物を体系的に育てることにより、食物、飼料、繊維、燃料、その他の商品を生産するプロセスの改善です。 植物栽培の開発以前は、人間は狩猟者であり採集者でした。 土壌の世話と植物の成長を学ぶ知識とスキルは、人間社会の発展を促進し、氏族と部族が世代を超えて1つの場所にとどまることを可能にしました。 考古学的証拠は、そのような開発が10、000年以上前に起こったことを示しています。
