Revelation Book Reviews Samples For Students

- J.I. PACKER

CHAPTER 2: THE LOST WORD (p.17- 43)

God dropped his bombshell in the form of Amos. He came as a prophet of doom for Church and nation. He said that God was going to judge His people, the retribution wheel is already spinning and it would spin faster. Recent disaster like earthquake, drought, and famine, epidemic showed God’s displeasure clearly, but this was just the beginning. As in verse Amos 8:11, because of the many sins of Israel and Judah, and the ‘falling away’ of Church, God sent a famine in the land. Not famine of bread or thirst, but of hearing the words ...

PART ONE

THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS
EXODUS
This is a law book, the second book in the Hebrew bible and is also one of the Torah books that are believed to have been authored by Moses himself. The book simply means the act of going out.
The main theme addressed in the book is all about the suffering of the Israelites and their departure from the land of Egypt to their promised land. The theme of salvation and theophany are manifested in this book whereby the meaning of God’s salvation history through actions that give identity to the ...

SUMMARY OF THE BOOKS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

The book of Matthew is under of genre of Gospels and it majorly contains the narration histories, genealogy, sermons and the prophetic oracles. It was apparently by Levi who was a disciple of Christ. The main theme in the book of Mathew is the Kingdom and it has been used up to 28 times. The major characters involved in the text are The Messiah, his parents Mary and Joseph, the twelve disciples, John the Baptist and leaders such as Pilate and the Pharisees.
It was also written to convince the Jews that indeed Christ was the long awaited Messiah ...

Book Review of “The Politics of Air Pollution” By George Gonzalez

The Politics of Air Pollution by George Gonzalez
Introduction
Background
George Gonzalez is a renowned assistant professor based in the Department of Political Science at the University of Miami. He has been an avid advocate of the inner political workings of the environmental policy in the United States. The book entitled the politics of air pollution delves into the establishment of policies that govern emission standards with a specialization on California as a key study. The book generally describes California as one the leading states in the promotion of automobile emission standards.
As such, the book focuses on highlighting ...

There can be no denial of the fact that the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by the famous author, Mark Haddon, is one of the best literary works to be adapted in the cinematic form of expression. Indeed, the story in context has enormous scope of quintessential and aesthetic portrayal of the events, emotions, frictions, and mystery. The young teenager of the narrative, Christopher, is the hero of this story in context. The way he is portrayed in the literary narrative truly impresses the readers, and it provides ample scope for catapulting the affective ...

Introduction

Watching the development of modern society, culture and existence of the Church, theological reflection opinion concludes that certain contradictions understanding of the place of the Church in the social development of man and society. In the social concepts of Churches noted that the Church as a divine institution standing above the country, on which God entrusted specific functions spiritual renewal and moral evaluation of public institutions, integration of the person (citizen) to the spiritual and social being. But the simple faithful, ordinary Christians who in their daily live mostly not familiar with the guidelines Church's social doctrine, often do not ...

Book Review: Taking on the Trust and Outliers

Summary and Analysis
Central to the story of Taking on the Trust is the story of Ida Tarbell, a journalist who specialized in muckraking – a form of journalism that tackles the main issue directly by pointing out moral implications and subsequently instigating activism for reforms. The successful career of Tarbell in journalism has made her one of the most iconic American journalists during the early 20th century. One of the most famous controversies Tarbell has covered is the one involving Standard Oil Company (Weinberg).
Tarbell never regarded herself as a specialist in writing on business stories. Having no profound experience ...

Genocide involves the mass killing of certain ethics, race or group of individuals. The motive of mass killing may be due to political difference, religious difference, culture difference and mistrust among different group. Increase in frequencies of the genocide has made historian explore on the main causes of the genocide. Their researches are aimed to prevent cases of genocide. Jan Gross, the writer of the book Neighbors has done extensive analysis of what led to the Jewish genocide. The book exposes the perpetrator of the Jewish genocide. A contrast to the historical believes that the genocide was facilitated by ...

Joseph Smith’s religious vision has lead to the development of a uniquely American region. Smith was the founder of the latter day saints church (LDS) which holds 14.4 million members worldwide. In the United States, the church is rated as the 4th largest Christian denomination by the American council of churches. The church has led to the development of both the American religion and the economy because of its highest population in the United States. It is one of the most widespread churches in America and the wealthiest compared to other denominations. Through its expansion in the United States, ...