Nelson Books

I bought this book based on a lot of good reviews about it..I have all good things to say about this devotional bible. I find it very easy to read and understand. I will even take this book with me when I travel..

Do you want to read the Bible but think you don't have time with your busy schedules? We have read this Bible for several years and each year I think maybe we should read a different one but we always come back to this one. As a couple, we find the message for each day and the mix of Old Testament, New Testament, Proverbs and Psalms an easy way to kick off our day. With a fresh brewed cup of coffee and a dose of age old wisdom, it sets the tone for our whole day. Reading the Bible together and praying together in the mornings before work has changed our marriage. Try reading it with your spouse and hang on for the adventure of a lifetime. The prayer is important too! We are buying 2 more copies for friends and a new hardbound one for us. The old has been used so much it is falling apart! Each time we read it, we learn something new about our situation or relationship.

I found a paperback version on sale at a christian bookstore. It was their only and last copy. So I snatched it up. I am very fond of the New King James Version and I love reading it everyday. Each section offers a bit from the O.T. as well as the N.T. Over a year one should have been through the whole Bible. I am still in the process of reading and am very eager to discover a balanced view of who Yaweh and Y'shua really are. Reading Oswald Chamber's viewpoints are inspiring as well. That man obviously loved the Lord with all his heart, soul,mind and strength. I would very much like to find a hardcover version.

This is the greatest version I've come across yet. It is easy to do every day, it didn't bog me down in the legalistics of the Old Testament as I always felt when I was just reading the Bible through,and the words of Oswald Chambers are always so meaningful. It is such a blessing!

If you want to get a lot of meaning out of your Bible or just want a devotional book to do each day that only takes about 1/2 hr per day, this book is for you, and the paperback is easy to carry with you.

There were so many interesting things that I never thought of before about Nature and how they apply to life. I was intrigued by each chapter and I was able to see how I was showing up in these areas within my own life. I enjoyed this book and the stories shared within it. Thanks.

I have never written a review before but I was compelled to after reading this book. I believe every parent should get this book in the hands of all young people. This book allows one to think about nature in a way that is not normally presented in the classroom while guiding teenagers through some biblical based character training in a non-preaching style. I like the Ants and the Work Ethic chapter because it talks about what God says about work and the scripture Proverbs 6:6-8 is an example. I also liked Patience of a Glacier as stated in James 1:2-4. This book will cause you to look at the world differently and even appreciate the role spiders play with all their creativity. The chapter of Spiders and Creativity caused me to discover that each one of God's creatures, including man, has talents and we should discover them and be true to our heart's passions and talents. This is a book that can be read a chapter at a time and it could be used as a lesson per week for a preacher or a Sunday school teacher. I could see this book being used in the Boy and Girl Scouts, as a home schooling book or a summer Christian camp guide. Everyone, both young and old, could learn from this book. Thank you for a great book author Dennis Slone!

This book changed the way I looked at the World around me. There are fourteen character lessons that can be learned by observing nature. I learned that God reaveals Himself through nature as stated in Romans 1:20. It's hard for me to narrow my favorite chapter but Horses Like to Run comes to mind. I learned the value of exercise in leading a healthy and active life. The story is told from a modern-day Huck Finn spin with the Bible incorporated. This book serves ages ten through adults, but could be read to a younger child for character development.

I am home schooled and I love this book. It made me look at nature differently and how God wants us to learn from his creation. I think everybody could benefit from this book because the world more than ever before certainly needs character training. My favorite chapter was Family Life of the Honey Bees. That chapter taught me the importance of working together as a family for the benefit of the whole. My second favorite chapter was Dogs and Loyalty. I discovered the role loyalty has in relationships with others. I highly recommend this book for both teenagers and adults.

This book is very informative, citing now out-of-print primary sources and containing many colour and black and white photos of paintings and artifacts. It is alphabetically organized, also, and in a durable hardcover format. The author is obvoiusly well qualified. Highly recommended book.

Many years ago, I became a Nelson fan after reading an historical account of the Battle of Aboukir Bay. I was simply impressed by such an overwhelming victory by this master tactician of naval warfare. Now, as we approach the 200th anniversary of Trafalgar, it is only natural to suppose we shall be inundated with anything and everything "Nelsonian." If, however, they are all of the standard set by Colin White - we are in for a real treat.

Colin White is widely acknowledged as a leading expert on Nelson. He is the former Deputy Director of the Royal Naval Museum and is now Director of "Trafalgar 200" at the National Maritime Museum. In short, his credentials are impressive by any standards.

The Nelson Encyclopaedia is a hardback book measuring just over 10in x 8in containing 288 pages packed with solid information in an easy-to-follow format and all written by a man who knows his subject. As the words below the title on the front cover suggest, this is an encyclopaedia of all those facts and figures relating to the People, Places, Battles, Ships, Myths, Mistresses, Memorials & Memorabilia that were Nelson. This is, therefore, an ultimate reference source and probably the best possible place to start for those with little or no knowledge of the greatest naval genius of all time. At the same time, this is the also the book to answer those niggling little questions which trouble always the experts.

This is a work of reference will which stand the test of time. It is a scholarly work, an excellent read, well illustrated throughout and contains plenty of new material. It is very fitting that the Publisher's should be called "Chatham" and I congratulate them on a job well done.

NM

This is the best book I've read about Nelson in a long time (and I've read quite a few!). Colin White has unearthed a load of new material and has put it together in an accessible and readable form.

There is a first-rate introductory essay sketching out Nelson's life and career and showing how all the new material changes our view of the little admiral. Then there is a series of brilliant short essays on all aspects of his life - his battles, his ships, his women, and so on and so on.

Its one of those books its hard to put down. Each short essay has a "See also" section at the end of it and so you find yourself flipping happily through the book following a fascinating "trail".

Some great illustrations, many of which I'd never seen before and some excellent battle plans, again based on all the latest research. The book looks good too and feels good in your hands

This is not a traditional biography, but don't let that put you off. I guarantee you'll get a huge amount of enjoyment out of it and come away feeling that you have been listening to a man who really understands Nelson.

Colin White works hard so we don't have to. He has saved us having to dig through countless book to find information on persons, events and places that feature prominently, or even incidentally, in Lord Nelson's colourful life. This book will be an invaluable aid to everyone interested in Nelson, the Royal Navy, and the Napoleonic Wars.
Also highly recommended:

Joel Hayward's "For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War"

Evan Thomas's "John Paul Jones : Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy"

Tom Pocock's "Horatio Nelson"

Lovers of good political writing will enjoy this. I was greatly inspired by the first edition of this while I was a college student in the 1980s (when Mr. Mandela was still imprisoned).

Among the highlights are "Bantu Education" (1950s), a look at how the educational system for Black South Africans was designed to produce a class of cheap labor (as a Black South Carolinian, I can relate). Mandela's court speech prior to his imprisonment in 1964 reads like a South African "I Have A Dream" as he eloquently states the case of Black S/Africans and his willingness to be a martyr for that cause. (Check the actual sound recording of this on the CD "The Voice of Nelson Mandela" for the full effect).

Later, we see the level of principle of Mr. Mandela as he spurns offers for freedom under the conditions set by the S/A government in the 80s. We also read his post-release speech as well as his calls for peace among warring factions in S/A.

Makes you wish for eloquent, principled, and effective leaders like this in America. At least it can inspire future generations toward that direction. By all means, read it.

What a bottomless well of encouragement and inspiration one gets from its reading! Nelson Mandela, basing himself on the mass of Black, Colored and Indian, workers, peasants and other democrats of South Africa, was unbreakable at the hands of the horrific, murderous and terrorist system of aparthied. Akin to Nazis Germany, the Jim Crow USA South and Zionist Israel, South Africa enjoyed the backing of the US and British and Israeli governments until it was overthrown.

Joining the African National Congress in 1944 at age 26, he and other youth would lead its transformation from and organization of " gentlemen with clean hands" to the mass revolutionary democratic movement that would lead the revolution over apartheid. Doing so even while in prison for nearly 30 years. He was finally released in 1990 at age 72 and was soon after elected South Africa's president.

For decades, a popular demand in South Africa and around the world was: Free Nelson Mandela! This book does an excellent job of showing just why Mandela was so popular among the masses in his country and so feared and hated by apartheid's rulers. He was a first-class revolutionary who fought for decades for his country's freedom and always believed in the power of the masses of people to make change. This book is so inspiring because you read Mandela in his own words, starting as a student leader in the 1940s to a leader of the African National Congress's armed wing in the 1960s to an internationally known political prisoner in the 1980s. He never gave up and he outlasted the vicious apartheid system. The photos in the book also do a great job of showing what the struggle against apartheid was like.

What a wonderful experience-- reading and studying speeches and documents prepared by Nelson Mandela during five decades of struggle against the apartheid regime in South Africa! Here are key documents of the African National Congress, including the Freedom Charter that became the central document of the mass movement that brought down apartheid. Also Mandela's speeches at different stages of the struggle, including historic courtroom addresses when he was on trial for his life; documents Mandela prepared as the apartheid regime was forced to negotiate with him and the ANC in the late 1980s; and his first speeches after he was released from prison in 1990.
These speeches give a vivid reminder of the brutal, racist regime that was apartheid (and we should never forget that the South African regime was a pillar of U.S. domination in Africa from the 1940s on.) Mandela gives us a real feel for the determined, difficult, and courageous struggle of millions of people who never accepted submission to apartheid and the world-wide importance of the fight for a democratic, nonracial South Africa. And you see truly inspiring leadership in the persons of Mandela and his fellow leaders in the ANC.
Don't miss the 32-pages of photos that really help bring this rich struggle to life as well!

This is really the only complaint I have about this Bible -- it's weight. As a lap-book, it's truly uncomfortable. Taking notes with this Bible on your lap is also uncomfortable. The cover's sharp points dig into the skin. But now I see that this Bible is offered in paperback and lighter-weight versions, so that will solve this problem.

This Bible is a wealth of information including word studies, commentary, red lettering for Jesus' words, center-column cross-referencing, maps and charts in color. A massive endeavor to have put together, I commend the editors.

I'm so pleased to have this splendid new Bible to add to my personal study library. It is chock full of wonderful features that should add a great deal to my study of the Scriptures.

This is one fine book do not look this one over great detail, history, liturature, and all of the above.

I own the paperback version of this bible. It is a wonderful translation. Extremely easy to understand. There is so much information included with the study part of it, you could read forever. Incredibly interesting! The study part of it provides so much evidence and documentation as to what the world was like during the time each book was written. I have had other Bible's in the past and this one is by far the best ever!

Charles Dyer and Eugene Merrill are two of the premier Bible theologians in the world who teach at Dallas Theological Seminary, the only seminary in the world teaching every book of the Bible. Dyer and Merrill have a clear, concise, excellent interpretation on the "big picture" of God's word! I highly recommend this book and any others they've written. This will help you observe, interpret, and apply God's word. I personally vouch for these mens' depth of knowledge, decication to accuracy, personal integrity, and commitment to the accurate interpretation of God's Word. This is one for your library! Study it with your Bible; New American Standard and New King James are the two best word-for-word interpretations into modern English. Tommy Braund

This is an excellent survey of the Old Testament, very through and informative. It is presented from a conservative viewpoint, but not from what I would consider an ultra-conservative mindset. I would highly recommend it.

Merrill and Dyer do a great job with this book. It surveys the background and purpose and theology of each Old Testament book, and it gives a brief section by section exposition of the text. There are also gray colored sections that apply spiritual truths to the lives of believers. There are also some gray sections which highlight the literary and theological qualities of choice passages.

This is a much more conservative approach to the Old Testament than, say, Lasor, Hubbard and Bush's Old Testament Survey, which is evangelical only by the most generous extension.

Merrill covers Genesis-Song of Songs. He believes that Moses wrote the Pentateuch (except for Deuteronomy 34, which records his death), and that it was complete by 1406 BC. He believes that the Israelites literally went through the Red Sea, and that the Egyptian deliverance happened with the supernatural working of Almighty God, just as the text says.

Whenever there is a debate as to when a particular book was written, Merrill and Dyer almost always choose the earliest possible date.

Charles Dyer was responsible for penning the material from Isaiah-Malachi. His material is very good, but he seems to be in more of a rush to head to the New Testament to find fulfillment in Christ rather than let the OT texts speak first in their contexts. He applies Isaiah 4:2 to Christ when it most likely refers to the remnant community. He believes that Isaiah 7:14 refers to the virgin birth of Christ without even looking to see what this text would have meant to Isaiah's community back in 730 BC (I think Christ fulfills Isaiah 7:14 analogically - just as a child born to a maiden in Ahaz' household meant deliverance for his people, so the birth of Christ born to the virgin Mary means deliverance for us).

Dyer believes that there was one Isaiah, not three. He also believes that Obadiah (which means "The Lord's Servant") and Malachi (which means "My messenger) were real people. Both Dyer and Merrill are also believers in the supernatural. Therefore, Daniel, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit is able to prophesy about events that happened centuries after his life.

Dyer rightfully indicates that Ezekiel 36-48 follows the same pattern as Exodus 24-40. Both speak of a covenant that God makes with Hisn people, Both speak of a supernatural deliverance by God from enemies. Both discuss building God a dwelling place. Ezekiel is describing in effect a second exodus for God's people. I was surprised that He didn't make a strong New Testament connection here, because Christians have also experienced an exodus from sin through Christ's blood.

Both authors handle the text well. I enjoyed this book very much. In terms of constructive criticism, neither author talks much about how some of these books were revised through the years (expressions such as "and it is still here to this day"). It helps to explain why a book originally written in, say, 1406 BC, might have verses or paragraphs which sound like they were written at a later time.

But this is a small little bit of armchair quarterbacking. The book is great, and I highly recommend it.

This volume is a great over all view ofthe old testament thatseems to be easy to read and has so much information that its practicality seems almost limitless. Well worth the investment.

Before you even crack the binding of Peter Bacho's new novel, Nelson's Run, you are pulled into a world of sexual voyeurism. In the corners of both the front and back cover, are disparate, though extremely sexualized, body parts of writhing Filipina women. In one corner, lips are being licked. In another corner, a hand is groping... something. And in the midst of this visual orgy, stands Nelson, the protagonist of the novel. For the most part, he's a faceless, though larger than life, white guy. But it's not the whiteness that becomes the focus of this sexual montage. Strategically placed circles focus your gaze onto Nelson's crotch. It's no secret that one of the main themes of this novel revolves around sex, and you haven't read a word yet.

Nelson's Run opens in the year 2020 in a prologue spotlighting a lecture given by the distinguished professor Dr. Jose Bulaklak regarding the legendary White Dona of Samar. The second prologue introduces Nelson, product of a loveless marriage, then divorce. Young Nelson spends his summers in San Francisco with his licentious father whose mistresses Nelson is mandated to call "Mom". The prologue temporally places the reader in the late 1970s. One summer, Dad brings home a Filipina in need of sanctuary. She seduces Nelson and he loses his virginity, and so begins his obsession with sex.

Nelson's obsession with sex eventually turns him into a sexual tourist scouring the streets of Manila for the next "little brown sex machine." Once in Manila, he easily slides into acceptance among the wealthy and white-loving locals. He accidentally lands a job as a journalist and eventually winds up on the island of Samar. Nelson falls into events of intrigue, political scheming, vengeful murders, as well as encounters between 'communists' and the military. And, at the novel's core, Nelson finds himself the center of an increasingly violent ménage a trois with the jealousy between two women from opposing camps trying to keep Nelson from running. All these events weave a web of suspense offering up comic and tragic twists. Between the chapters, Bacho has inserted "Hidden History Lesson 1, 2, and 3" referencing key events in US intervention in the Philippines: "War, It's What White Guys Do" and the Balangiga massacre of 1901. The third history lesson talks of the strength and power of pre-colonial Filipino woman. It is these history lessons that provide the hidden context for Nelson's Run.

On the one hand, it shows Philippine politics and culture at its worst. Corruption is a logical conclusion considering that the country's politicians and citizens have learned their lessons well at the hands of strict American teachers. The two women who go head to head over Nelson's body indict both archetypes of the 'bad' and 'good' Filipina who, when it comes to white love, wind up killing for it. And even in the aftermath of murderous violence, the military still have to stage a drama for a politician's campaign with a `woman' at the center of it all.

And on the other hand, Nelson is the archetypal figure of a white guy whose inner war is translated into a war on the 'other' except here sex becomes the terrain of that war. What is Nelson looking for when he runs to Manila? Is he looking for salvation from his own demons? What created these demons? Does he want absolution? Nelson's shallowness inspires both hatred and sympathy, making the reader tread a fine line between condemnation and a hero-complex. We either want to kill this "stupid Americano" or save him. After all, everything he learned about sex and power, he learned from his father.

Nelson's Run because of its strong thematic ties to sex, politics, and power, reminded some critics of porn. When Rachel Kessler of The Portland Mercury asked Bacho if porn was an inspiration for this novel, he said, "Yeah. In porn, the sex isn't really about sex, and for Nelson [the main character of the book], the sex is something else, too. He thinks he has power, power over the Philippines to colonize it, quite literally, with his sexual prowess. On the other hand, he doesn't realize that he is being dominated. So in that sense the sex isn't sexy: It's about control, a demonstration of control. And being as outrageous as possible."

So, while in the voyeuristic world of Nelson's Run, the reader is inundated with crazy, sexy and disturbingly scary images. The novel is certainly written in a satirical mode, but more than humorous, the novel is unsettling. Between the tight, muscular prose of Bacho's writing, history focuses a spotlight on the residual effects of war - in the individual psyche and in the collective culture of an entire devoured, depraved country. Nelson's Run is a painfully good read. It is haunting precisely because even as satire, much of the narrative sounds true.

Years of trying to make sense of sex, power, and Filipino politics fall into the 145 pages of Nelson's Run and can be read in one sitting. Interesting, engaging, and a fast read, I highly recommend the experience, but be prepared to be haunted by the pornographic images long after your 3 hour tour of Nelson's Run.
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As printed in UCR's "Asian Community Times"

It's written as a satire, but a reader couched in Filipino-American history can't help but think that everything Bacho writes is possible. He successfully gets people to think about the complicated relationship of white-love that the "native" Filipinos and the Filipino diaspora share with white America. It's VERY much worth the read.

Nelson's Run by novelist Peter Bacho is a tongue-in-cheek satire about the protagonist Nelson, a man who, in his fervent desire to escape work or long-term relationships for the heady pleasures of hedonism, finds himself inexorably drawn between conflicting paths and two very attractive tango dancers on the war-stricken Philippine island of Samar. Sexy, funny, but also a darkly twisted work of compelling fiction, Nelson's Run is an engaging ride full of sharp edges and sudden turns.

Sort of a Filipino(-American) _Crying of Lot 49_, this brisk picaresque novel satirizes Filipino political life..., American slackerdom, and mothers' sexual domination of surrogate sons. Call it "brown humor" rather than "black humor," with a low-to-no-initiative protagonist and a series of strong, focused Filipinas vying for his Angloish body. The flippant narrative, which what a Filipino post-Freudian Jonathan Swift might serve, goes down easily, but is likely to cause heartburn if masticated.

This is a very good book. One of the best books in covering the basics about what a new Christian believer should know about Christianity and what they should believe. Great Book and very easy to read and understand!

I have been a christain for many years and I teach sunday school. When a friend of mine accepted Christ as her savior, I wanted to give her something to help steer her in the right direction. I found this book at a local bible book store and bought it for my friend. I had the weekend to browse through the book before giving it away. I found the book to be so interesting that I kept the first book and had to return to the bookstore for another copy for my friend. I plan on purchasing more copies to give away to friends and relatives. The book is very informative and author doesn't presented a stanted view on any of the topics he covers. I learned quite a bit of information that I didn't know, and I found the book to be touching in some area and inspiring in others. I highly recommend this book if you can find a copy. I plan on buying as many as I can get my hands on.

It is amazing to me how little some Christians know about their faith. Therefore, I would highly recommend Anders' book, which surveys the essential issues of the historical Christian faith. The many user-friendly charts and simple writing style make New Christians Handbook a wonderful resource that I would like to see become very popular. I have taught "New Believer" Sunday School classes in the past, and let me tell you, this will be the new book if I teach it again. It gives the reader a chance to assimiliate the teachings of each chapter--they range from who is Jesus to what are end times--and come to a succinct conclusion, with helpful questions at the back of each section along with sample prayers and possible memory verses. For those laypeople who just want to get in better touch with their faith, this would be a great place to begin.

For old and new Christians this is a great book. Review for mature Christians(review of God's word is never a waste) a great starter for new Christians. Also I have used the book for my pre-middle school and pre-high school class. They love the book because it answers a lot of question they did not even know to ask. The homework at the end of each chapter is a good tool to make sure everyone is doing their work. It only took 2 weeks before everyone saw how much they were learning and all started doing the homework. At week 5 there was 100% attendance.

The New Jerusalem reprints G. K. Chesterton's classic travelogue in which he sought to better understand the Middle East in the years following World War I. Nearly three decades before the creation of the State of Israel, Chesterton observed the Christians, Jews, and Muslims of Palestine; his unvarnished conclusions are presented at face value, without any allowances for political correctness or other modern contrivances. In addition to his blunt assessments and judgments are also a wonder of firsthand description and depiction of ordinary people surviving day-to-day life, and evidence of seekers searching the holy land for revelation, and extended philosophical speculation concerning the ancient histories destinies of races and faiths of people. Though limited by Chesterton's individual perspective and opinions, The New Jerusalem is an invaluable addition to collective understanding concerning Palestine and how it was viewed by individuals and religious organizations nearly a century ago.

G.K. Chesterton displays his level of wit and insights into Palestine. His candid views are presented here in a style that is fresh and interesting to modern readers. I highly recommend "The New Jerusalem".

When G. K . Chesterton published The New Jerusalem he was called an anti Semite. He denied it but after reading the book it's pretty clear that Jews were not his favorite people. He refers to the poor newly arrived immigrant Jews as tacky to the point of hideousness and showered contempt on the sophisticated fully assimilated upper class London Jews. He even goes as far as to opine that had a great disaster had befallen England during Benjamin Disraeli's years as prime minister, Disraeli (because he was Jewish) probably would've sailed off to America or somewhere else without a thought for England. That's harsh.

Chesterton also had sour things to say about Orthodox Christians. His comments on the religious Jews of Jerusalem are a little kinder or at least less mean but his only real admiration seems to have been for the Muslims of what was then called Palestine. He seems to have viewed them like we view wild lions today. You can't help but be awed by the beasts but you also know that if that they're dangerous.

Finally, this cold, gloomy book makes a startling prediction that has, alas, come horribly true. Chesterton bluntly stated that the area known as Palestine was hopelessly divided if a Jewish state was ever established there the local Arabs would fight it.

Please don't come to this book looking for the cuddly fellow who wrote the Father Brown stories because he is not here.

G.K. Chesteron's book titled THE NEW JERUSALEM is the only "angry" book this reviewer has ever read of Chesterton's vast literary work. This book is not for the timid or the dull. Those who are serious Catholics, religious Jews, or devout Muslims will learn from this book. Those who religious views are fashionable and politically correct will be shocked by honest language and thoughtful insight.

Chesteton reminds readers that Palestine and Judea (modern Israel)was at one time under Ancient Roman control and during the late 11th. and 12th. centuries under European control. The complex history of the Middle East includes peoples of different cultures, languages, and political views. The fact is that Europeans as well as Western Asians. The Middle East was "the cradle" of early Catholocism, the flowering of Judaism, and the original area of Islam.

Those who are aware of the Byzantine rule know that the Byzantines used the Greek language. Yet, they ruled using Roman Law, and the Greek Orthodox Church was very similiar to the Catholic Church. As an aside, the Greek Orthodox ligurgy and sacramental system are similiar to those of Catholicism. This reviewer is very aware that there are differences which have caused bitterness and schism.

Chesterton chides the British for not knowing little or nothing of the Middle East, and the same could be said of American "experts" whose knowledge of the history and georgraphy of this area is either nil or fabricated nonsense. Chesterton contrasts the vague, undignified language of modern policy "experts" with the clear yet poetic bluntness of the Old Hebrew Prophets whose denounciations was quite understandable by those whom they condemned.

Contrary to modern fads and notions, Jerusalem was and is a place of vivid religious and cultural differences which has exploded at times in violence and bitter clashes. As Chesterton makes clear, modern fashionable Protestantism would never have survived in Jerusalem. Islam, Judaism and Catholcism did.

Chesterton saw the post World War I situation with prophetic vision. He argued that while there was no war, there was no actual peace, and the Middle East was an armned camp. This was a problem for the British who were under the illusion that their inherent superiority and arrogant ignorance would protect them from the realities that Chesterton clearly understood.

Chesterton reserves his most serious writing for Zionism. He presents those of the Jewish faith that they were Europeans or Zionists. Chesterton DOES NOT condemn Judaism. He was critical of what some may consider Jewish Nationalism as compared to Judaism as a religion. By avoiding these issues British, and later American, policy makers tried to exert their influence with little knowledge much to their chagrin. Chesterton argued that Europeans regardless of their religion benefitted from Catholic Canon Law, a gradual respect for legal rights, and the rediscovery of reason via Aristotle and Catholic Scholasticism. The Zionists were forced to ask themselves whether or not they were Westerners. This is still a current debate. Chesterton commented that he had more respect for Jewish radicals who championed the rights of the poor than he had for the wealthy plutocrats, Jewish or not.

G.K. Chesterton knew that after World War I, the Middle East was a political powder keg. One weakness of this book is that Chesterton could have critisized the Balfour Declaration (1917) which was so poorly written and vague that both Arabs and Jewish Zionists could use it to justify their political aspirations. An Ancient Hebrew Prophet would have been much clearer and succinct.

G.K. Chesterton defends his views from a Catholic point of view. THE NEW JERUSALEM is a well written and blunt assessment of the Middle East that thoughtful men (there are so few of such men) will have a better understanding of the historical drama (a tragic historical drama)that is evolving. What is more tragic is that sensible men were avoided or ignored when something could have been done during and just after World War I. But men in power were and are seldom sensible.

The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of The Bible is a must have if studying in GOD words. Concordance will help you to understand word as it was in the Old Testament and in the New Testament. Word back then have more than one meaning just like Sign Language today; one sign can have more than one meaning depend what the subujet is. Stay in GOD words and remember he love you, HE gave us JESUS who die and ross again and HE sit on the right hand side of the father. If you stay in HIS words you can not go wrong. GOD Bless!!!!!

One of the greatest study tools I have ever used. By far the best concordance on the market. Strong's has got it going on.

The comfort print feature of this concordance makes it a much easier to use tool - far less eyestrain when doing extensive concordance work. Of course the interreferencing of many other tomes of material with Strong numbers is invaluable too.

After spending over 15 years in biblical research, I have found this to be a useful tool. Especially if you combine it with Young's Analytical. The two together open the bible to easy understanding. Wow!