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As Sure As The Dawn
''As Sure as the Dawn'' (1995) is a novel by Francine Rivers, and the third book in the Mark of the Lion Series The Mark of the Lion series is authored by Francine Rivers and consists of three novels: ''A Voice in the Wind'' (1993), ''An Echo in the Darkness'' (1994), and ''As Sure as the Dawn''. A Voice in the Wind ''A Voice in the Wind'' (1993) is the .... The novel follows the life of Atretes after winning his freedom in the arena. This novel covers the search for his believed dead son, finding him with a widowed Christian woman, Rizpah, and their travels back to Atretes' homeland in Germania. Here a whole new world unfolds as Atretes is confronted with Christianity, loyalty, love, friendship, family and tradition. References 1993 American novels Mark of the Lion Series Gladiatorial combat in fiction {{1990s-AncientRome-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyndale House Publishers
Tyndale House is a Christian publisher in Carol Stream, Illinois. History Tyndale was founded in 1962 by Kenneth N. Taylor in order to publish his paraphrase of the Epistles, which he had composed while commuting to work at Moody Press in Chicago.Ken Walker"Living Bible Creator Dies But Ken Taylor's legacy is even larger", 7/13/2005, Christianity Today. The book appeared under the title ''Living Letters'', and received a television endorsement from Billy Graham. This ensured the book's great success, and in 1971 Tyndale published Taylor's complete ''Living Bible''. Taylor named the company after William Tyndale, whose English translation of the New Testament was first printed in 1526. After Kenneth Taylor retired, his son, Mark D. Taylor, became the CEO. In 2021, Scott Mathews became the newest CEO. During the first nine years of Tyndale's history, Kenneth N. Taylor continued paraphrasing the text of the Bible. Living Letters was followed by ''Living Prophecies'' (1965) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Echo In The Darkness
''An Echo in the Darkness'' (1994) is the second novel in the Mark of the Lion Series by Francine Rivers. It was awarded a RITA Award for best inspirational romance by the Romance Writers of America in 1995. Synopsis The book begins where ''A Voice in the Wind'' left off, in the arena where Hadassah is thrown to the lions because her mistress was jealous of her purity. A young physician, Alexander, must choose one of the mauled bodies in the arena, so that he can examine it and further his knowledge as a physician. He chooses Hadassah's, only to discover that she is alive and that the lion has struck no vital organs. On a sudden impulse, Alexander saves Hadassah and nurses her back to health. Although she remains crippled, she regains the ability to walk and talk. Meanwhile, Marcus Lucianus Valerian, believing that Hadassah is dead, tries to deal with his grief by traveling to Israel (Hadassah's homeland) and learning about Hadassah's God. Throughout the book Hadassah's mistre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Rivers
Francine Sandra Rivers (born 1947) is an American author of Christian novel, fiction with Christianity, Christian themes, including inspirational romance novels. Prior to becoming a born-again Christian in 1986, Rivers wrote historical romance novels. She is best known for her inspirational novel ''Redeeming Love'', while another novel, ''The Last Sin Eater'', received its own film adaptation released in 2007 by Fox Faith. Redeeming Love (2021 film), A film based on ''Redeeming Love'' was released on January 21, 2022 through Pinnacle Peak Pictures and Universal Pictures. Biography Early years Francine Rivers is the daughter of a police officer and a nurse. From the time she was a child, Rivers wanted to be a published author. She attended Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, CA. She attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and journalism. After her graduation she spent time as a newspaper reporter, writing obituari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Of The Lion Series
The Mark of the Lion series is authored by Francine Rivers and consists of three novels: ''A Voice in the Wind'' (1993), ''An Echo in the Darkness'' (1994), and ''As Sure as the Dawn''. A Voice in the Wind ''A Voice in the Wind'' (1993) is the first novel in Francine Rivers' Mark of the Lion Series. The novel follows the lives of Hadassah, a young Jewish girl captured when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and is sold into slavery yet still holds firm to her faith in God; Marcus, a wealthy Roman aristocrat determined to get the most out of life; Julia, Marcus' younger sister, a high-spirited girl who desires to be happy and control her own life who is served by Hadassah; and Atretes, the high chief of a Germanic tribe who is captured and sold to be a gladiator. Throughout the book, readers receive a glimpse of the extreme faith and love Hadassah has for her God, and the way it impacts the people she meets. An Echo in the Darkness ''An Echo in the Darkness'' (1994) begins where A V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 American Novels
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; In the United States, the ATF besieges a compound belonging to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in a search for illegal weapons, which ends in the building being set alight and killing most inside; Eritrea gains independence; A major snow storm passes over the United States and Canada, leading to over 300 fatalities; Drug lord and narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar is killed by Colombian special forces; Ramzi Yousef and other Islamic terrorists detonate a truck bomb in the subterranean garage of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the United States., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Oslo I Accord rect 200 0 400 200 1993 Russian constitutional crisis rect 400 0 600 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
