Ergebnis für "The New Jerusalem" in Literatur & Belletristik

Briefwechsel zwischen Wahnsinn und Realität.

Als Charles Boone sich nach Chapelwaite aufmacht, ahnt er noch nicht, daß auf dem ererbten Landsitz ein verhängnisvoller Fluch zu lasten scheint.Bald wecken seltsame Geräusche und hartnäckige Gerüchte der Nachbarschaft seinen Argwohn: Was hat es mit dem verschollenen Dorf Jerusalem's Lot auf sich?

Jörg H. Trauboth (1943), Generalstabs-Oberst a.D. der Luftwaffe, vertrat zuletzt Deutschland auf militärpolitischer Ebene im NATO-Hauptquartier in Brüssel, flog in Kampfflugzeugen PHANTOM und TORNADO, quittierte mit 50 Jahren freiwillig den Dienst und beriet anschließend mit der Trauboth Risk Management GmbH Unternehmen weltweit bei Erpressungen und Entführungen. Er ist Sachbuch- und Romanautor, Sicherheits- und Terrorismusexperte in den Medien und arbeitet ehrenamtlich als Notfallseelsorger und im Kriseninterventionsteam des Auswärtigen Amtes.

As a young Jewish man in 17th century Amsterdam, Baruch de Spinoza excelled as a theological student; but as he encountered free-thinking Protestants, atheists, and radicals in this relatively tolerant city, he began to question his religion and the nature of God. As a result, he was branded a heretic and faced excommunication. Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.

The summer season on Cape Cod is over - now it's time for the real fun to begin. Dominick is always just passing through. He is a professional houseguest who follows the sun and the leisure class from resort to resort. But this winter he lingers on a quaint New England island and, in spite of his best intentions, becomes involved in the travails of his eccentric geriatric hosts. An environmental protest against a proposed liquid natural gas terminal turns ugly, and by accident and happenstance Dominick becomes a mistaken suspect in terrorist bombings.

When her father and sister are killed, a distant relative invites Salome Alexandra and her mother to live with his family in Jerusalem. Quickly betrothed to a pagan prince half her age, Salome questions God's plan. But when she suddenly finds herself being crowned queen of Judea, she learns that a woman committed to God can change the world.

Gabriela's mother, Luna, is the most beautiful woman in all of Jerusalem, though her famed beauty and charm seem to be reserved for everyone but her daughter. Ever since Gabriela can remember, she and Luna have struggled to connect. But when tragedy strikes, Gabriela senses there's more to her mother than painted nails and lips. Desperate to understand their relationship, Gabriela pieces together the stories of her family's previous generations.

Dieses aus einer Zueignung und 20 Gesängen bestehende dramatische Gedicht, verfasst von dem italienischen Dichter Torquato Tasso (1544-1595) und übersetzt von Johannes Diederich Gries (1775-1842) aus Goethes und Schillers Umfeld, steht in der blutrünstigen Schilderung von Kampfgemetzeln der homerischen Ilias kaum nach, enthält aber auch viele lyrische Passagen. Vielleicht ist es angesichts des aktuellen Verhaltens radikaler Islamisten ganz hilfreich, sich vor Augen zu führen, wie Christen in den Kreuzzügen - und von einem solchen handelt das Gedicht - seinerzeit mit ihren muslimischenGegnern umgingen.

The enemy is invisible and moving fast. The body count is rising. And time is running out. Marcus Ryker has spent his entire career studying killers. One thing he knows for sure: a peace summit is the ultimate stage for an assassination. President Andrew Clarke is determined to announce his historic peace plan from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. But when senior American officials who support the plan begin violently dying, Clarke orders Ryker and his team of CIA operatives to hunt down those responsible and bring the killing spree to an end.

Born in 1150 to a noble Swedish family and coming of age at a monastery under the tutelage of a Cistercian monk and a former Knight Templar, young Arn Magnusson is sent to fulfill his destiny beyond the cloister walls. But the world awaiting him is a place at odds with his monastic ways. And when the murder of a king engulfs Western Götaland into a whirlwind of intrigue and ruthless power plays, headstrong and naive Arn is forced to leave the woman he loves behind and take up arms to battle infidels in the Holy Land.

A man travels to Israel to uncover a diamond's remarkable past in this vivid historical saga from the New York Times best-selling author of The Physician. A diamond cutter and seller from a long, respected line of precious-gem dealers, New Yorker Harry Hopeman is asked to broker a deal that will return a legendary gemstone to Israel. Arriving in the volatile Middle East, Hopeman soon discovers that his assignment will be anything but easy. Representatives of the Holy Land's three major religions are all laying claim to the priceless jewel.

Based on Scripture and resonating with historical detail comes a beautiful, fully imagined story of a young child and his role in the Last Supper of Jesus Christ. When Nehemiah, the child of Jewish exiles, begins hearing whispers and experiencing portentous visions, it quickly becomes clear to...