Prisoners in Paradise
Title | Prisoners in Paradise PDF eBook |
Author | Theresa Kaminski |
Publisher | |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Draws on letters & diaries of American wives, missionaries, teachers, nurses, and spies to uncover their heroic tales while captives of the Japanese during World War II.
The Prisoner of Paradise
Title | The Prisoner of Paradise PDF eBook |
Author | Romesh Gunesekera |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2012-02-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1408825678 |
Lucy Gladwell arrives in Mauritius from England to live with her aunt and uncle at their grand plantation house. Under the surface of this beautiful island paradise, poised between India and Africa, there is unease, and Lucy cannot help but feel discomfited by the restrictions she sees around her, and by the strangely attractive Don Lambodar, a young translator from Ceylon. It is 1825: the age of slavery is coming to its messy end, and word is lapping against the shores of the island of a charismatic new Indian leader who will shine the light of liberty. For Lucy, for Don, for everyone on the island, a devastating storm is coming...
Prisoners in Paradise
Title | Prisoners in Paradise PDF eBook |
Author | Kathryn Braund |
Publisher | |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 2013-10-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780972058568 |
Paradise to Prison
Title | Paradise to Prison PDF eBook |
Author | John J. Davis |
Publisher | Sheffield Publishing |
Pages | 363 |
Release | 1998-04-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1879215764 |
No other piece of ancient Near Eastern literature that has survived the ravages of time compares favorably with the book of Genesis. Its theological perspectives and historical profiles of early man are unique. It is important not because it is oldother collections antedate it by many years-but because it completely transcends the primitive mythology of the ancient world. Reading and studying Genesis are not burdensome tasks. Its themes are varied and its personal portraits unparalleled. It immediately tackles on of man's most basic questions: What is the origin of all things? Its answer is as credible as it is captivating. From the origin of man the writer shifts attention to the fall of man and the human dilemma. The problem of evil is rarely discussed in such a manner by other ancient writers. From this point the writer concentrates on the spiritual, moral, and practical consequences of sin. Great catastrophes, such as the flood and the confusion of tongues at Babel, demonstrate God's response to human rebellion. Where in the annals of history can we find more imaginative and frank portraits than those of Abraham and his descendants? Abraham's moments of great triumph and ecstasy are not reported to the exclusion of his hours of humility and disgrace; this balanced description is quite distinct from the idealism of ancient Near Eastern historiography. The detailed descriptions of Abraham's failures, therefore, constitute a remarkable proof for the inspiration of this book. The sensitive reader cannot help but be struck by this book's great contrasting emphases: on one hand majestic, cosmological truth; on the other hand personal, intimate, and individualistic narratives of a man, a wife, and their family. While theological abstractions are common, they do not exclude personal warmth and historical objectivity. There are also great contrasts between personalities; the most significant is between God and Satan, and based on this contrast is the one between good and evil and their practical effects. The book of Genesis, therefore, is of utmost value to the scientist, the historian, and the theologian: to the scientist for its cosmology, to the historian for its early history of Israel, and to the theologian for its basic philosophical implications. But one must approach the book properly; only then can one hope to understand it, not to mention the rest of the Bible and Jesus Himself . Jesus told his hostile contemporaries that "had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?" (John 5:46,47)
Prisoners in Paradise
Title | Prisoners in Paradise PDF eBook |
Author | Trevor Lagström |
Publisher | Trevor & Judi Lagstr'om |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Norfolk Island |
ISBN | 9780646505060 |
Prisoners in Paradise
Title | Prisoners in Paradise PDF eBook |
Author | Garet Rogers |
Publisher | Permabooks |
Pages | 438 |
Release | 1955 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Prisoners in Paradise
Title | Prisoners in Paradise PDF eBook |
Author | Wal Watkins |
Publisher | |
Pages | 205 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780726000003 |