prophets

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prophets

Muhammad

2003
Profiles the life of Muhammad and his founding of the religion known as Islam.

The fifth mountain

2009
A novel about the life of biblical prophet Elijah and the trial of his faith.

Sister Light, Sister Dark

2003
Jenna, orphaned three times, is taken in by the followers of the benevolent goddess Great Alta, where she learns the arts of the warrior and struggles to deal with her dual nature and role as the prophesied savior.

Spiritual leaders

1994
Profiles thirteen individuals whose stories weave a colorful outline of the American Indian religious experience from the first contact with Europeans to the early 1990s, exploring the experiences of people from different tribes, regions, and times.

The violent bear it away

2007
Francis, an orphan who lives with his great-uncle in Powderhead, Tennessee, is called by God to be a prophet, which is against his will and causes much inner conflict.

Prophets and prophecy

2008
Explores the history, philosophy, and folklore surrounding the concept of seeing the future, and shares stories of prophecy and prophets, including the fortune-teller Pythia.

The mask of Nostradamus

1990
A biography of the legendary 16th-century astrologer and physician, Nostradamus.

Nostradamus

the man behind the prophecies
2003
Chronicles the life of sixteeth-century physician and prophet Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, discussing his early years, his skillful treatment of Black Plague sufferers, his flight from agents of the Spanish Inquisition, and his career as an advisor to the king of France.

Jonah

an Old Testament story
1977
Jonah relates his experiences when he disobeyed God's command.

The Book of Jonah

1985
Retells the Biblical story of the man who spent three days and three nights in the belly of a great fish. Includes historical material on Jonah's world.

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