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Hislam
(Hardcover)
E. Douglass Brown
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Bible study notes and commentary on the New Testament books of
Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. Emphasizes understanding
the text with practical applications. Intended to be helpful to all
Christians, including teachers and preachers, while avoiding an
emphasis on technical issues. Written from the conservative
viewpoint of faith in the Bible as the absolute, inerrant, verbally
inspired word of God. Comments include discussion of these topics:
* Redemption through Christ * The church in God's eternal purpose *
Salvation by grace through faith * The new life in Christ *
Relations between husbands and wives, parents and children *
Victory over Satan by the armor of God * The Deity of Jesus * Joy
in Christ #Bible #BibleStudy
This is a biography of Queen Berenice, the daughter of King Agrippa
I, sister of King Agrippa II, wife of two kings and lover of the
emperor designate Flavius Titus. A Jew of the 1st century, she
witnessed some of the foundational events of her time like the
emergence of Christianity and the destruction of the Second Temple
in Jerusalem, is. She met and socialized with the most important
people of her day - Philo the Philosopher (who was at one time her
brother-in-law), Paul the Apostle (whose trial she witnessed) and
Josephus the Historian who told part of her story.
This is the first full-length exploration of the relationship
between religion, film, and ideology. It shows how religion is
imagined, constructed, and interpreted in film and film criticism.
The films analyzed include The Last Jedi, Terminator, Cloud Atlas,
Darjeeling Limited, Hellboy, The Revenant, Religulous, and The
Secret of my Success. Each chapter offers: - an explanation of the
particular representation of religion that appears in film - a
discussion of how this representation has been interpreted in film
criticism and religious studies scholarship - an in-depth study of
a Hollywood or popular film to highlight the rhetorical, social,
and political functions this representation accomplishes on the
silver screen - a discussion about how such analysis might be
applied to other films of a similar genre Written in an accessible
style, and focusing on Hollywood and popular cinema, this book will
be of interest to both movie lovers and experts alike.
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