The Rivers of Paradise
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American religious scholars present biographies of the historical figures credited with founding the five world religions. They chronicle what is actually known about the charismatic figures, and introduce the cultural and religious worlds that heard their messages. A final chapter...
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American religious scholars present biographies of the historical figures credited with founding the five world religions. They chronicle what is actually known about the charismatic figures, and introduce the cultural and religious worlds that heard their messages. A final chapter reassesses Max Weber's theory of religious leadership. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Explores the lives of the five founders of major world religions, including the cultural & religious worlds that heard their messages.
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This important volume explores the lives of the five founders of major world religions -- Moses, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus and Muhammad -- chronicling what actually is known of these charismatic men and introducing readers to the cultural and religious worlds that heard their messages.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 154786
- Product Code 0802845401
- EANÂ 9780802845405
- Pages 702
- Department Academic
- Category World Religions
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Eerdmans
- Publication Date Sep 2000
- Dimensions 254 x 171 x 44mm
- Weight 1.157kg
David Noel Freedman (Ed)
DAVID NOEL FREEDMAN has been General Editor and a contributing coauthor of the distinguished Anchor Bible series since its inception in 1956. He is currently a professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of California, San Diego, and lives in nearby La Jolla. ý"From the Trade Paperback edition."
Michael J McClymond
Michael J. McClymond is the Clarence Louis and Helen Irene Steber Professor in the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. He is the author of Encounters with God: An Approach to the Theology of Jonathan Edwards (winner of the American Society of Church History's Brewer Prize), coeditor of The Rivers of Paradise: Moses, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, and Muhammed as Religious Founders, and editor of the forthcoming book, The Encyclopedia of Religious Revivals in America, to be published in 2005.
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