The land of Israel is a land of milk; honey and hope. It is a land whose geography and theological message are intimately linked. Land of Milk and Honey offers a historical and theological introduction to the physical geography of biblical Israel. The author illustrates the ways in which geography played a key role in the culture and literature of ancient people; seeking to: explain Israel's critical location in the ancient world and why this land functions as God's Chosen Land; the land of hope portray the tremendous geographical diversity that exists within Israel through a regional survey of Israel's topography; geology; hydrology; climate; urbanization; land use; and transportation depict the impact of that physical geography on the culture and politics of those who lived in the land during the biblical period document the ways in which the physical geography shaped biblical history show how the biblical writers employ physical geography to shape their readers while communicating God's message of hope.
#325196 in Books Phoenix 2003-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x 1.98 x 5.50l; 1.76 #File Name: 0753817942656 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. All alone or in two's; the ones who really love youBy Cabin DwellerThe lesser evil in the title is not the lesser evil consistently repeated by Viktor Klemperer in his diary at the end of his life. He is referring to East Germany; a lesser evil than the West. Most readers and the publishers as well would think of comparisons to the Holocaust. Klemperer forgets the past in a hurry and focuses on the political tie to his professional career; including some sparse use of the word “comradeâ€. I have finished reading a classic and an epic. Klemperer is as unhappy after World War II and with his first wife or second wife as he was living in the Jews’ house and losing his career. He is tired; and so there is no surprise on page 177 with “I would it were bed-time; Hal; and all well†from Henry IV; Act V. The politics are specifically confusing; but the overall impression is clear; that out of the ruins there would be a divergence of economic theories and historical interpretations preying upon a defeated people; some of whom throughout 1946 and 1947 pose a most interesting storyline; which is the character reference needed by Germans from Jews in the eyes of the Russian occupying force. A price to pay to the occupiers: “Very great tension between KPD and SPD … very many nasty goings-on;†which evidently was affected by the same anti-Semitism of the past. But almost none of this book is about Jewish persecution; it is as much about the philo-Semitism Klemperer claims to hate. For their part; the Russians are mostly to become thieves; having for example “removed crateloads of treasures†and also food from the starving. This came from a particular trip on page 213 to Leipzig; where 30% of infants dying was too few for a Russian military leader. But “there was no gassing;†says Klemperer. Klemperer’s academic heroes would be Rousseau and Voltaire. His career returns to him; basically in the same proportion as returned access to transportation. Eva is always a footnote; while alive and sometimes productive even; she is only a mute portrait somewhere on the wall. She is senile on June 8; 1948; and therefore Klemperer is free to repeat how guilty he is. But I don’t believe they fought or drifted so much from each other; since when Klemperer says she sacrificed a prolific career for his; she was stuck with him; he is only expressing the pessimism that follows him at every turn. “Vanitas†becomes a fixture for years in his entries. America is all but omitted; just as much as reflection about persecution as a Jew. At the end of 1950; he states views that will fade before death; “I want to be a Communist; I want to go with the SED … what they do in the cultural area is often so fundamentally wrong. Only: what is done in the West is 1000 X more odious still.†In 500 pages of reading; I cannot understand what he meant. Perhaps one moment of humor is on page 403: “The broad Danube impresses me. But it is not blue here either.†Always go back to page 454 for the ghost. And about Anne Frank; circa 1956; she is unimpressive and “vain and silly†in her writing; but Klemperer later says that the staged version “shook him†very much.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Contemporaneous diary by a Jewish professorBy Nancy PhillipsPrimarily of interest to those people who have read volumes 1 and 2 (1933 to 1945) of Klemperer's diaries; and to those wanting an outsider's account of the post-war occupation and then development of East Germany.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ... a third volume of his journal so I was overjoyed to find and get this bookBy Richard A. CleeI wasn't aware that Mr Klemperer had written a third volume of his journal so I was overjoyed to find and get this book. It arrived in excellent shape.
