Temptation Transformed

Author : Azzan Yadin-Israel
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226833453
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Temptation Transformed written by Azzan Yadin-Israel and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2024-03-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "brisk and entertaining" (Wall Street Journal) journey into the mystery behind why the forbidden fruit became an apple, upending an explanation that stood for centuries. How did the apple, unmentioned by the Bible, become the dominant symbol of temptation, sin, and the Fall? Temptation Transformed pursues this mystery across art and religious history, uncovering where, when, and why the forbidden fruit became an apple. Azzan Yadin-Israel reveals that Eden’s fruit, once thought to be a fig or a grape, first appears as an apple in twelfth-century French art. He then traces this image back to its source in medieval storytelling. Though scholars often blame theologians for the apple, accounts of the Fall written in commonly spoken languages—French, German, and English—influenced a broader audience than cloistered Latin commentators. Azzan Yadin-Israel shows that, over time, the words for “fruit” in these languages narrowed until an apple in the Garden became self-evident. A wide-ranging study of early Christian thought, Renaissance art, and medieval languages, Temptation Transformed offers an eye-opening revisionist history of a central religious icon.

Author : Azzan Yadin-Israel
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226820769
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Temptation Transformed written by Azzan Yadin-Israel and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2023-01-11 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Adam, Eve, the Serpent, the Garden of Eden...and the apple. That fruit is one of the most potent symbols in all of human history. It is so closely tied to temptation, knowledge, the "Fall of Man," and sin that it needs no explanation when deployed in everything from art to advertising to movies. It's no secret that the fruit in the Book of Genesis is never actually identified as an apple. So how did we get to this common association? The standard story, repeated since at least the seventeenth century, is that it is due to a Latin pun. But what if that story is wrong? In Temptation Transformed, scholar of religion Azzan Yadin-Israel offers a different story. He examines how the Fall of Man was represented in art form early Christianity through the Renaissance, revealing that the iconography of the apple emerged in twelfth-century France. From there it spread to England, Germany, and the Low Countries, while remaining only a marginal presence in Italy and Spain for centuries. Armed with the when and where, Yadin-Israel then explains why the apple tradition arose and circulated as it did. Surprisingly, the answer is found in the evolution of Europe's vernaculars. Three centuries is a long time to labor under a misconception, especially one that involves the most prominent biblical symbol other than the cross. Through an interdisciplinary engagement of scholastic commentary, Christian iconography, and Fall of Man narratives, Temptation Transformed offers a long-overdue corrective"--

Author : John Ed Mathison
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426719973
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transformed Living in Tough Times Devotions written by John Ed Mathison and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the themes in his recent Bible study book Transformed Living in Tough Times, John Ed Mathison offers individuals 60 devotions that inspire a new level of faith and living in the midst of life’s greatest challenges. Rooted in Scripture and reinforced by Mathison’s decades of pastoral ministry, the devotions declare that Christians are people of faith rather than fear. They inspire courage among those mired in financial, family, health, and other crises. With characteristic gentle but profound wisdom, Mathison stresses the importance of returning to priorities, focusing on fundamentals, exercising God’s creativity, and developing a Christlike attitude.

Author : Frederic William Farrar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silence and the Voices of God written by Frederic William Farrar and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frederic William Farrar
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385389062
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silence and the Voices of God. With Other Sermons written by Frederic William Farrar and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anglican Pulpit Library written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frederic William Farrar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
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Download or read book The Silence and the Voices of God, with Other Sermons written by Frederic William Farrar and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Steve Etner
Publisher : Overboard Ministries
ISBN 13 : 9781943635214
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Overcoming Temptation written by Steve Etner and published by Overboard Ministries. This book was released on 2019-02-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all struggle with temptation.Saying "No" and choosing to live an upright and godly life is a daily decision you must make. Every time you are faced with a temptation, you are also faced with a decision: Do I give in or do I stand firm and fight it? Do I yield to the Spirit and glorify God, or do I focus on self and give in to my fleshly desires?In a very clear and practical way, Steve Etner teaches you how to live a life that is holy and pure, how to say no to sin and live in full and complete surrender to God.Discover how to "Overcome Temptation" and consistently live the life He has called you to live. A life of holiness. A life of godliness. A life that honors and glorifies God. A life of freedom!

Author : Eric Cave
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000308006
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preferring Justice written by Eric Cave and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manuscript is about the sense of justice that limits what individuals can do in pursuit of their ends and opens them to exploitation. It shows how flawed agents choosing under partial information advance those of their ends having nothing to do with justice by maintaining such a disposition.

Author : Laura Bartels Felleman
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1610977785
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Form and Power of Religion written by Laura Bartels Felleman and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Thoughts Upon Methodism," John Wesley shared his hopes and fears for the future of his religious movement. The article contains this well-known passage: "I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid, lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case, unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out." The Form and Power of Religion unpacks this statement by explaining what Wesley meant by the form and power of religion, identifying what Methodist Doctrine, Spirit, and Discipline were according to Wesley, and discussing how these aspects of Methodism worked together to maintain the vitality of the Revival. The book concludes with an evaluation of Wesley's theory of Methodist Vitality, and discusses its viability as a basis for contemporary Church Vitality programs.