This volume publishes the papers given by invitation at the fifteenth Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament; which was held at Cambridge in July 1995; under the Presidency of J.A. Emerton. The articles cover a wide range of subjects relevant to the study of the Old Testament; and reflect the ongoing debate on a variety of themes among the world's leading contemporary Old Testament scholars.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Mr. John CupidoGreat2 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Napoleon went out seeking virtue; but since she was not be be found; he got power.By Iron GiantNapoleon is one of those rare individuals who comes along every couple hundred years or so and tries to conquer the world. He speaks of love for his country and countrymen; but in reality; it matters not one whit to the man where he is from; only that he can get power from from the land of his birth and use it to build an empire. Napoleon was; in fact; not French at all; but a Corsican Italian. His story is very readable; and he can generate some sympathy for himself; but in reality; he threw away lives like they were soot from his fireplace; ready to refill his fires of war whenever it pleased him. The book assumes you are already well read and makes reference to some people and events with an AHA! moment that is lost on me because; despite the fact that I like to read; I'm not as well read as someone from the 1920's who would have bought this book originally. It was still a good read; if a little over my head. The writer did a good job of keeping you in the story and not just recounting the facts of history.His battles are only mentioned for their outcome. If you want detailed combat review; this book is not it. It his is life; the politics and the foibles of himself and the people he surrounded himself with. You could not make up the story of Napoleon; as Mark Twain once said: "Truth is stranger than fiction; because fiction has to make sense".The end was a bit drawn out; he could have spent much less time on the last years of his life; in my opinion and more on the parts of his "career" while he was flurishing. But over all; a good solid book that will probably make you do some additional research (see: Countess Marie Walewska on Wikipedia; for example) to get the "rest of the story".0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Not the best book on NapoleonBy RTI bought this for my grandfather; who is a HUGE history buff. He taught it as a high school teacher and now reads 2-3 full books a day (unfortunately; that's all he does now). While he finished this book; he ultimately felt like he already knew everything that was in it and told me that it was; "Not the best book on Napoleon."
