Time-Life - Miracles of Faith - USA (2018-12)

OLD TESTAMENT 19 POISONOUS CONSEQUENCES The Brazen Serpentby Pierre Subleyras (c. 1726). The Hebrews struggled as snakes coiled ...

20 TIME-LIFE MIRACLES OF FAITH BALAAM’SDILEMMA A DONKEY SPEAKS TheBookofNumbersincludes astoryofawisemantemptedby wealth and the ...

OLD TESTAMENT 21 herself. “Am I not your donkey, which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I been in the habit of tr ...

22 TIME-LIFE MIRACLES OF FAITH J oshua, the sixth book of the Old Testament, chronicles the Israelites’ occupation of the Prom- ...

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OLD TESTAMENT 25 T he Hebrews havearrived in the Promised Land, but their trials aren’t over. Nor are the miracles. The Book of ...

26 TIME-LIFE MIRACLES OF FAITH A round 586 B.C., the mighty Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II conquers Jerusalem and expels most ...

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28 TIME-LIFE MIRACLES OF FAITH K ing Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled Baby- lonia from 605 B.C. to 562 B.C., is portrayed in the Boo ...

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OLD TESTAMENT 31 D uring the time of the prophet Elijah, God becomes incensed by Israel’sruler, Ahab, who has encouraged the wor ...

32 TIME-LIFE MIRACLES OF FAITH JERUSALEM’SRECKONING SPARKING AHOLIDAY A people’s devotion to God brings a divine glow to the wor ...

OLD TESTAMENT 33 and ritually cleanse the building, replace the contami- nated altar, and bring in fresh supplies. Their last ta ...

BEFORE HIS RETURN The Three Marys at the Tombby Hubert van Eyck and/or Jan van Eyck (c. 1425–1435). At Jesus’ tomb, Mary Magdale ...

CHAPTER TWO MIRACLES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT In Christianity, the most astonishing events spring from Jesus himself ...

36 TIME-LIFE MIRACLES OF FAITH JOHN THE BAPTIST ANSWERED PR AY ERS An angel brings good news to an infertile couple, leaving the ...

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38 TIME-LIFE MIRACLES OF FAITH THE VIRGIN MARY MARY’S VISITOR A stunning birth announcement changes the life of a young woman— a ...