Unveiling the Apocalypse: Prophecy in Catholic Tradition For the writers of the Bible, number held a mystical property which added extra depth to the symbolism behind the words and metaphors of Scripture, and echoed unseen properties which exist on the spi
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| Title | : | Unveiling the Apocalypse: Prophecy in Catholic Tradition |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.59 (432 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0956955800 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2011-07-07 |
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Editorial :
Number symbolism is one of the most mysterious aspects of Judeo-Christian spirituality. For the writers of the Bible, number held a mystical property which added extra depth to the symbolism behind the words and metaphors of Scripture, and echoed unseen properties which exist on the spiritual plane. Esoteric Judaism developed a system based on the fact that each letter of the Hebrew alphabet has a numerical equivalent. For Jewish mystical adepts, numerically equated words were purposefully linked by the Divine intellect at the moment of creation, and were waiting to be discovered and explained by those with sufficient knowledge. Passages of Scripture were fastidiously studied by Jewish mystics searching for further illumination on sacred texts through the process of gematria - a practice that is used to find and compare the numerical equivalences of words, and which would later be incorporated into the central teachings of the Kabbalah. This same method of gematria was used in the Book
It is hilarious, shocking, and heartbreaking all at the same time and could easily be the basis for a movie. Stock specifically says that he doesn't want to push an agenda--he merely wants to spur people to think more carefully about what it is they're doing and why.
The questions run the gamut from economic programs to health care, international policy to business. The book itself is profusely illustrated, but done in such a way to encourage you rather than to show off the author's ability.
I do have a couple of minor criticisms of the book:
The combination of a large-sized paperback and light glossy stock makes the book ungainly to handle if you don't have a lot of room at your computer desk. The bodies have been ripped apart and chewed on by something doesn't possess claws or fangs (yes, she can tell from the bite marks). Even the villians are more than one-note plot devices and enable Katrina to grow and come to terms with events outside her control
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