Girzone – Joshua: the homecoming

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Girzone

Personal Author:

Girzone, Joseph F.

Title:

Joshua, the homecoming / Joseph F. Girzone.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

New York : Image Book, published by Doubleday, c1999.

Physical description:

v, 259 p.

Summary:

Joseph Girzone wrote his parable in 1983 and published it himself with neither accompanying fanfare nor expectation of the extraordinary effect it would have on people around the world. With only word-of-mouth for advertising, and by virtue of its simple message of love,  Joshua and its sequels have millions of readers around the world and continue to bring hope and peace to all who seek nourishment. When Joshua moves to a small cabin on the edge of town, the local people are at first mystified, then confused by his presence. A quiet and simple man, Joshua appears to seek nothing for himself. He supports himself solely by carpentry and woodworking, and he charges very little for his services. Yet his work is exquisite. Even more exquisite, and even more mysterious, is the extraordinary effect he has on everyone he meets. All who come in contact with him can’t help but be transformed by his incredible warmth. The acceptance and love in his eyes and in each actions amazes the townspeople. Who is Joshua and just what is he up to? The answer to that question amazes them almost as much discovery of that same transforming power in each of their own hearts.

Subject term:

Joshua (Fictitious character)–Fiction.

Subject term:

Second Advent–Fiction.

ISBN:

0385495102

Tags:

20th century, Catholic, Christian, Christian Fiction, Christianity, history, inspiration, Jesus, Joshua, parable, parables, religion, religious fiction, spiritual, spirituality

Girzone – Joshua in the Holy Land

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Girzone

Personal Author:

Girzone, Joseph F.

Title:

Joshua in the Holy Land / Joseph F. Girzone.

Publication info:

New York : Simon & Schuster, c1992.

Physical description:

205 p. ; 21 cm.

Summary:

Joshua has come home.

But home is no more peaceful than it was during the “time long ago” remembered by Joshua. Violent, seemingly intractable disputes poison the very air. It falls to Joshua, retracing the path taken two millennia ago, to lead his followers to peace in this world as well as in the next. Joshua in the Holy Land will carry every reader  back to where it all began.

Back to Nazareth and Bethlehem.

Back to Capernaum and Bethany.

Back to Jerusalem.

Full of resonances with the Gospels, Joshua in the Holy Land is a profoundly satisfying addition to the Joshua phenomenon.

Subject term:

Subject term:

Joshua (Fictitious character)–Fiction.

Geographic term:

Israel–Fiction.

ISBN:

0020199090

Tags:

1801, Bible, Christian, Christian, Fiction, Christian Literature, Christianity, inspiration, inspirational, Israel, Joshua, parables, religion, religious, religious fiction, spirituality

Girzone – Joshua and the city

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Girzone

Personal Author:

Girzone, Joseph F.

Title:

Joshua and the city / Joseph F. Girzone.

Publication info:

New York : Doubleday, c1995.

Physical description:

242 p.

Summary:

The fourth installment in the Joshua series, Joshua and the City reaches some encouraging and very important conclusions. In an urban community where poverty, senseless violence, racism, and AIDS seem like insurmountable problems, Joshua manages to sow seeds of renewal with his words of love. He reaches out to every person with transforming openness, showing how to regenerate the city and bring about undreamed-of economic revitalization.
Yet many other problems remain that money cannot help. And it is, most importantly, to these that Joshua addresses his healing message. In a world of despairing doubt, Joshua and the City gives the reader hopeful answers that lead toward peace and understanding.

The newest installment in this inspirational series of novels about the return of Jesus to the present day shows readers a Joshua they’ve never seen before, overcoming such endemic urban problems as poverty, racism, and AIDS–even confronting the terrifying realities of mental illness and satanism.

Subject term:

Christ-like figure — Fiction

Subject term:

Uban problems—fiction

ISBN:

0385474202

Tags:

1801, Christian Fiction, Christianity, inspiration, inspirational, Jesus Christ, Joshua, parable, parables, religion, religious, religious fiction, scripture, spiritual, spirituality

Girzone – Joshua and the children

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FIC G

Girzone

Personal Author:

Girzone, Joseph F.

Title:

Joshua and the children / Joseph F. Girzone.

Publication info:

New York : Macmillan, c1989.

Physical description:

224 p.

Summary:

Joseph F. Girzone has woven another magical story, a modern-day parable, in Joshua and the Children, which gracefully continues the teachings and inspirations from his previous bestseller, Joshua. A stronger Joshua arrives in a deceptively ordinary village only to witness the doings of unscrupulous leaders and violent people. The children are the first to recognize that something is quite different about this stranger who has come seemingly from nowhere. It is through the villagers’ children that Joshua is able to restore a sense of peacefulness and honesty. “A new day had dawned, a new spirit spread throughout the land, and it all seemed to have happened because of the simple, unassuming goodness of one gentle stranger who knew only how to love.”

Subject term:

Parable—Fiction

ISBN:

0684813459

Tags:

allegory, Bible, Christian, Christian Fiction, Christianity, inspiration, Jesus, Joshua, parable, parables, religion, religious, religious fiction, spiritual, spirituality

Girzone – Joshua

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Girzone

Personal Author:

Girzone, Joseph F.

Title:

Joshua:  a parable for today / Joseph F. Girzone.

Publication info:

New York : Macmillan, c1987.

Physical description:

271 p.

Summary:

When Joshua moves to a small cabin on the edge of town, the local people are mystified by his presence. A quiet and simple man, Joshua appears to seek nothing for himself. He supports himself by working as a carpenter. He charges very little for his services, yet his craftsmanship is exquisite. The statue of Moses that he carves for the local synagogue prompts amazement as well as consternation.

What are the townsfolk to make of this enigmatic stranger? Some people report having seen him carry a huge cherry log on his shoulders effortlessly. Still others talk about the child in a poor part of town who was dreadfully ill but, after Joshua’s visit, recovered completely.

Subject term:

Christ-like Character

ISBN:

002019890

Tags:

allegory, Bible, Christian, Christian Fiction, Christianity, inspiration, Jesus, Joshua, parable, parables, religion, religious, religious fiction, spiritual, spirituality

Rivers – Warrior

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Rivers

Personal Author:

Rivers, Francine, 1947-

Title:

The warrior / Francine Rivers.

Publication info:

Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c2005.

Physical description:

vi, 230 p. ; 19 cm.

Series:

(Sons of encouragement ; #2)

Summary:

Behind the men who shaped history are the heroes who forever changed it. The Warrior illuminates the life of Caleb, a man whose faith and zeal for God helped lead God’s people into the Promised Land. Discover a man full of passion, humility, and faith; a man who encouraged Joshua and stood strong in the face of sin. The Warrior also includes a Bible study on the life of Caleb, suitable for individual use or group discussion.

Personal subject:

Caleb (Biblical figure)–Fiction.

Title subject:

Bible. O.T.–History of Biblical events–Fiction.

ISBN:

0842382666

Riggans – Numbers

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221 R

Riggans
Author     Riggans, Walter.
Title     Numbers / Walter Riggans.
Publisher     Philadelphia : Westminster Press ; Edinburgh : Saint Andrew Press, c1983.
Descrip.     ix, 251, [1] p. ; 20 cm.
Series     Daily study Bible–Old Testament
Daily study Bible series
Daily study Bible series (Westminster Press)
Daily study Bible–Old Testament.
Bibliog.     Bibliography: p. [252]
Subject     Bible. O.T. Numbers — Commentaries.
ISBN     0664213936
0664244742 (pbk.)

Riggans – Numbers

CELC

221 R

Riggans

1983

Author Riggans, Walter. Title Numbers / Walter Riggans. Publisher Philadelphia : Westminster Press ; Edinburgh : Saint Andrew Press, c1983.

Descrip. ix, 251, [1] p. ; 20 cm. Series Daily study Bible–Old Testament Daily study Bible series Daily study Bible series (Westminster Press) Daily study Bible–Old Testament. Bibliog. Bibliography: p. [252] Summary Although the name of the book of Numbers derives from the lists and census data contained therein, Walter Riggans shows that this biblical book, rich in content, is best understood in the context of the Pentateuch as a whole. In this incisive commentary, the author describes the people of Israel during their trials in the wilderness, throughout the period of adjustment, and into the time of settlement. He illustrates that the underlying theme of Numbers is the gracious providence of the Lord, who cares for Israel in spite of constant rebellion by the people and their leaders. Subject Bible. O.T. Numbers — Commentaries. ISBN 0664244742 (pbk.)

Auld, – Joshua, Judges, and Ruth

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221 A

Auld

1984

Personal Author:

Auld, A. Graeme

Title:

Joshua, Judges, and Ruth / The Daily Study Bible Series

Publication info:

Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1984.

Physical description:

vi,   282 p. ; 20 cm.

Summary:

The three books considered in this volume constitute the principal biblical witness to Israel’s early history in her land. According to A. Graeme Auld, “they tell the story of how under Joshua the land was first taken by Israel and then apportioned to her various tribes. They tell how after Joshua there was a long period of ups and downs; of religious apostasy within the community and repeated harassment from abroad answered by a series of divinely impelled ‘Judges’ or ‘Deliverers.’ They offer some samples of life in Israel, ‘in the days when the Judges ruled’  or ‘when there was not yet a king in Israel.’” Book jacket.

Subject term:

Bible. O.T.   Joshua — Commentaries.

Subject term:

Bible. O.T.   Judges — Commentaries.

Subject term:

Bible. O.T. Ruth   — Commentaries.

ISBN:

0664245765

Tags:

Bible, Bible Commentary, Bible Study, Christianity, Commentary, faith, Hebrew Bible, Joshua, Judges, Old Testament, Old Testament Studies, religion, Ruth,