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The Carrier (DVD)
John Cusack, David Shumbris, Crispin Glover, Kirk 'Sticky Fingaz' Jones, Mike Mayhall, …
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R35
Discovery Miles 350
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Crime thriller starring John Cusack, Rebecca Da Costa and Robert De
Niro. Assassin Jack (Cusack) is given a new assignment by his
ruthless boss Dragna (De Niro): he must collect a bag without
looking inside it and stay at a motel until Dragna arrives. At the
motel there are many suspicious characters who all seem to want to
get their hands on the bag and the murder count rises as Jack
protects its contents. He meets prostitute Rivka (Da Costa), who is
hiding out in his room, and is unsure whether he can trust her but
allows her to stay because she knows too much. When Dragna
eventually comes to the motel Jack learns that there is more to the
mission than he first realised...
A conflict that erupted between Roman legions and some Judaeans in
late AD 66 had an incalculable impact on Rome's physical appearance
and imperial governance; on ancient Jews bereft of their
mother-city and temple; and on early Christian fortunes. Historical
scholarship and cinema alike tend to see the conflict as the
culmination of long Jewish resistance to Roman oppression. In this
volume, Steven Mason re-examines the war in all relevant contexts
(such as the Parthian dimension, and Judaea's place in Roman Syria)
and phases, from the Hasmoneans to the fall of Masada. Mason
approaches each topic as a historical investigation, clarifying
problems that need to be solved, understanding the available
evidence, and considering scenarios that might explain the
evidence. The simplest reconstructions make the conflict more
humanly intelligible while casting doubt on received knowledge.
A conflict that erupted between Roman legions and some Judaeans in
late AD 66 had an incalculable impact on Rome's physical appearance
and imperial governance; on ancient Jews bereft of their
mother-city and temple; and on early Christian fortunes. Historical
scholarship and cinema alike tend to see the conflict as the
culmination of long Jewish resistance to Roman oppression. In this
volume, Steven Mason re-examines the war in all relevant contexts
(such as the Parthian dimension, and Judaea's place in Roman Syria)
and phases, from the Hasmoneans to the fall of Masada. Mason
approaches each topic as a historical investigation, clarifying
problems that need to be solved, understanding the available
evidence, and considering scenarios that might explain the
evidence. The simplest reconstructions make the conflict more
humanly intelligible while casting doubt on received knowledge.
This is a collection of essays focusing on the threads in Josephus
(a first century Jewish historian and apologist whose works provide
valuable insight into the background of first century Judaism and
early Christianity) that are of particular interest to people
studying the background and development of Christianity.
"Some of our most basic analytical categories, such as 'religion, '
'Judaism, ' and even 'gospel, ' do not map onto ancient conceptions
or language." This insight, gained from long study in the biblical
world, governs "Josephus, Judea, and Christian Origins." Steve
Mason combines recently published essays with new studies to
produce a coherent, sequential exploration of "methods and
categories" important for the study of Roman Judea and Christian
beginnings.
This book takes up basic but often overlooked questions of
historical method in studying first-century Judea and the origins
of Christianity. Many of these questions concern the use of
Josephus (the first-century Jewish historian whose work is of
crucial importance for this period) for reconstructing this
history. Chapters deal with Josephus' authority, his method of
publication and audiences, "Judaism," Pharisees, Essenes, "gospel,"
and much else.
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