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King of the Jews - the sign affixed to the cross of Jesus, was immediately, challenged, and remains controversial after 2,000 years. Yet today more and more are recognizing Jesus not only as Savior of the world, but also in his royal prerogative and inheritance. His throne remains eternal.
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This book is for anyone who yearns to enter more fully into the world Jesus inhabited, not as an intellectual exercise, but as an aid to authentic personal devotion.
The King of the Jews ponders five defining moments from the ministry of Jesus and lingers at a series of events that, historically, must have unfolded rapidly. Within twenty-four hours of his arrest, Jesus was dead, yet these events are so momentous that they repay careful meditation:...
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The Gospel of the King of the Jews brings to life the characters and their background in a modern version of 'the greatest story ever told'. It depicts Judas as a simple shepherd, who is tricked by the High Priests into leading them to his Master. This fascinating portrayal, separating the Christ of faith from the Jesus of history, is founded on vast erudition and thorough scholarship of the Jewish, Christian, Roman and Greek milieu. It will stimulate...
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"Son of Man presents key moments from the life and ministry of Jesus Christ and explores the lives of His followers in descriptive, novelistic words ... Martin illuminates key moments from Scripture with stories such as "Where the Father's Love Found Him," "Betrayed," and "The Borrowed Tomb." Martin's writing offers a way to see how Jesus' life and the lives of His disciples revealed an unwavering confidence in the power and presence of God."--
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Jerusalem chronicles volume 3
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"Behold the Man is the culmination of the Jerusalem Chronicles and brings readers to an encounter with the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. How could Jesus--who preached righteousness before God, and love and mercy toward neighbors--be so hated and pursued? To the Temple officials, he was a threat to the livelihood and authority of the priesthood. To Herod Antipas, he was a threat to his ambition to be the King of the Jews. And to the...
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"An immediate best-seller on publication, Ben Hur remains a dazzling achievement by any standards. A thoroughly exhilarating tale of betrayal, revenge and salvation, it is the only novel that ranks with Uncle Tom’s Cabin as a genuine American folk possession. This was the book that finally overcame the inherent suspicion of fiction that still prevailed in much of America in the late nineteenth century. Wallace writes with a freshness and immediacy...
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In these sermons, Barabra Brown Taylor walks us through the church year from the expectancy of Advent to the fires of Pentecost and beyond. Her themes arise not only from a particular feast or fast, but out of the perennial questions of faith: doubt, grace, anger, and jubilation. These sermons are simply great stories well told.
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Christ the King unfolds the many ways in which the Gospel of Matthew presents Jesus as not only King of the Jews, but the one to whom "all authority in heaven and earth" has been given. Brief meditations on virtually every verse in Matthew portray Jesus as both God and man, and as teacher, healer, and liberator from demons, sin, and death. Drawing almost entirely on Matthew's Gospel for his interpretation of each passage, the author also shows how...
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Imagination station volume 12
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Beth and Patrick travel to the Holy Land. Patrick joins the wise men as they travel toward Jerusalem. Beth winds up at Herod's palace and sees the king's reaction when he finds out about the newly born King of the Jews. The cousins meet up at the palace. Devout Simeon tells them where they can find the baby Jesus. Beth and Patrick set out with the wise men only to discover they've been followed by one of Herod's soldiers. Knowing that death is in...
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Get the Summary of Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard's Killing Jesus in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard presents a historical account of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. The book intertwines Jesus's life story with the political and social dynamics of the era, including the reign of Herod the Great and the rule of Julius Caesar. It details...
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Searching for a lover who has gone missing, a 1970s organ tuner discovers that he is the heir to the Kingdom of Septimania and spends half a century searching for his lost love while confronting such challenges as the pope, a color-changing elephant, and one of the 9/11 bombers.
14) So To Honor Him
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Arash is a slave drummer accompanying the Megistanes and other scholars on their journey to find the new king, whose star they have seen in the heavens. He does not understand their enthusiasm for this Jewish child, prophesied centuries before by one of their own, but each night he plays his drum for his master and dreams of earning his freedom.
When they reach Jerusalem, Arash is made an offer by King Herod himself: once they locate the child, return...
15) The Centurion
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2016
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An ambitious Roman soldier. A stunning crucifixion. An unlikely romance. A long war and a chance reunion—the moving parts that make The Centurion a gripping story of love, duty, and sacrifice.
Lucius has always dreamed of military conquest and Roman glory. Little does he know how a routine crucifixion will change him forever.
Curious about this "King of the Jews," Lucius seeks out His followers and falls for one
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The most common understanding of Jesus's death is that it was a substitutionary sacrifice, meaning that he died for the sins of the world. However, this is not the only Christian understanding of Jesus's death.
#2 The story of Jesus's death is often heard as a composite of the gospels and the New Testament as a whole. We must set aside these filters if we want to...
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The Messiah's Path (1st book of series) promises to enrage Christian dogma. For many centuries of recorded Biblical history, the Old Testament has told of men and women who prophesy the coming of the Jews' most revered Messiah. Finally, a man arises who, fed up with inaction, deems it his destiny to breathe life into these prophecies. This historic epic features a young rabbinical graduate, Nico (known as Nicodemus in the New Testament) who envisions...
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Paula Fredriksen is the author of Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, which won the National Jewish Book Award. She is also the author of Augustine and the Jews and From Jesus to Christ. The Aurelio Professor Emerita at Boston University, she now teaches as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Comparative Religion at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Why the meaning of sin changed radically during the first centuries of Christianity
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This book addresses truths other books on the subject appear to avoid in relation to a detailed investigation. It asks questions to determine what the kingdom is, such as:
• Is this physical? Is it spiritual? Is it Israel? Is it heaven?
• Who is the king of this kingdom? Who are the citizens of this kingdom?
• Is it something which has developed through the Old Testament, or the New or both?
• What is meant by the Old and New Testament references...
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A funny thing happened on the way to Bethlehem...
A pregnant Mary is being hunted by the king. Joseph has been captured by soldiers. She needs to escape Nazareth but doesn't know how. Three hard-drinking strangers claim they can help, but she isn't sure she can trust them. Oh, and let's not forget that the baby-daddy is God, The God, The Great 'I Am'. She's had better days.
Herod The Great has been king of Judaea for thirty years. He is losing his...