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Ancient World Leaders – Hannibal
Hannibal Barca was an extraordinary military leader and political reformer in the ancient world. His Carthaginian army’s march with elephants over the Alps to attack rival Rome in 218 BCE is one of the most daring exploits in world history. Hannibal sacrificed his life to leadership and war, and became such a force in the world’s imagination that centuries after his death, Roman mothers would scare their children by threatening, ‘Hannibal is at the gates’. His sacrifice of self to a larger cause is still an inspiration today, and his battle plans are studied by modern students of conflict and war. Read in “Hannibal” how his personal discipline and charisma remain models for world leadership.
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The Historical Jesus For Dummies
The Historical Jesus For Dummies
Was Jesus of Nazareth a real person? Did all of the events described in the gospels really happen? How was the world Jesus lived in different from our own? In The Historical Jesus For Dummies,you’ll discover the answers to these questions and hundreds more.
This accessible, plain-English guide to the life and times of Jesus paints a vibrant picture of his world, examining records in the New Testament and Roman history as well as recent archeological finds that shed new light on his life. You’ll find informative explanations of Jesus’s birth, infancy, and childhood; meet his followers and enemies; learn about his teachings and miracles, and discover how modern scholars and historians have arrived at these conclusions. This fascinating primer to the real-life Jesus explores:
- The different stories of Jesus in the gospels
- The three quests for the historical Jesus
- The miracles of Jesus
- Jewish society and the influence of Rome in Jesus’s time
- The Roman practice of crucifixion
- The politics of Roman-occupied Judea
- What people though of Jesus when he was alive
- The Gnostic gospels and other non-biblical texts of the time
- The top controversies surrounding Jesus
- Portrayals of Jesus in art and film
Complete with a concise account of the spread of Christianity throughout the world, The Historical Jesus For Dummies puts you in touch with the human Jesus who walked the earth and whose teachings changed the world.
