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"At the trial of Christ, Theophilus, brilliant young Roman assessore, whispers to Pontius Pilate, 'Offer to release Barabbas.' The strategy backfires, and Theophilus never forgets the sight of an innocent man suffering Roman crucifixion. When he returns to Rome, Theophilus must prove himself in the legal ranks. He endures the backstabbing intrigue of the treason trials and the attempts of a cruel tyrant to control the woman he loves. But his struggle...
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Lion Children's
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Alison Jay has illustrated many books for children, and her beautiful paintings are instantly recognisable. In this book see the death and resurrection story of Jesus interpreted in her own unique style, using vignettes, borders and full page art to accompany a sincere retelling of the Easter story. There are many intriguing people, animals and landscapes to look at along the way, bursting with new details to find with a young child, as you share...
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The renowned scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author widely considered to be the heir to C. S. Lewis contemplates the central event at the heart of the Christian faith-Jesus' crucifixion-arguing that the Protestant Reformation did not go far enough in transforming our understanding of its meaning.
In The Day the Revolution Began, N. T. Wright once again challenges commonly held Christian beliefs as he did in his acclaimed Surprised by...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of an itinerant Jewish healer and preacher, who went from hero to victim in a single week, 2000 years ago, and ended up dead on a cross. Hugh Bonneville sets out to discover why that one execution had such seismic, lasting and global impact, for better and for worse.
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2013.
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English
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"Millions of readers have thrilled to author Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history. Now the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman...
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2020.
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English
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"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham explores the seven last sayings of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels, combining rich historical and theological insights to reflect on the true heart of the Christian story. For Jon Meacham, like believers worldwide, the events of Good Friday and Easter reveal essential truths about Christianity. A former vestryman of Trinity Church Wall Street and St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Meacham delves into that intersection...
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Orbis Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
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"Rene Girard holds up the gospels as mirrors that reveal our broken humanity, and shows that they also reflect a new reality that can make us whole. Like Simone Weil, Girard looks at the Bible as a map of human behavior, and sees Jesus Christ as the turning point leading to new life." "The title echoes Jesus' words: "I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven." Girard persuades us that even as our world grows increasingly violent the power of...
12) Jesus and Mel Gibson's The passion of the Christ: the film, the gospels and the claims of history
Publisher
Continuum
Pub. Date
2004
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English
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English
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"Explores what it means to faithfully live out Jesus' pattern of dying and resurrection which Paul describes in Philippians, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Philemon, and Acts. Embracing this "J-Curve" life renews our hope in the dark world, draws us into fellowship with God's people and radically re-centers our daily lives on Christ"--
14) Risen
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.
15) Intolerance
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Publisher
Alpha Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2003
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None
Description
Four separate, interwoven stories, unified by the common theme of man's inhumanity to fellow man. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city.
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