Ancient Times

Gnosticism was a contemporary of early Christianity, and its demise can be traced to Christianity's efforts to silence its teachings. The Gnostic message, however, was not destroyed but simply went underground. Starting with the first emergence of Gnosticism, the author shows how its influence extended from the teachings of neo-Platonists and the magical traditions of the Middle Ages to the beliefs and ideas of the Sufis, Jacob Böhme, Carl Jung, Rudolf Steiner, and the Rosicrucians and Freemasons.

Discover Nature’s Healing Power and Transform Your Well-Being Are you tired of relying on medications with side effects that often feel worse than the condition? Do you wish you could treat stress, fatigue, or common ailments with time-tested, natural remedies? What if you could rediscover forgotten wisdom—refined by modern science—to build a safe and effective home apothecary? The Modern Home Apothecary is your complete guide to reconnecting with the ancient traditions of natural healing while embracing the clarity and confidence of today's evidence-based practices. From bestselling ...

Veda, a classical dance prodigy in India, lives and breathes dance - so when an accident leaves her a below-knee amputee, her dreams are shattered. For a girl who’s grown used to receiving applause for her dance prowess and flexibility, adjusting to a prosthetic leg is painful and humbling. But Veda refuses to let her disability rob her of her dreams, and she starts all over again, taking beginner classes with the youngest dancers.

Book Three in the Return to the Source Series After decoding secrets buried beneath the Great Pyramid, brothers Jacob and Isaac find themselves drawn into another ancient mystery—this time deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. When a strange map and a Watcher transmission lead them to a forgotten city, the brothers—armed with courage, a pendant from their late mother, and a powerful new ally—descend into the myth of Atlantis. But the city isn't sleeping. It’s waiting. With the Trident of Truth in their hands, trials that test their bond, and enemies who hide behind familiar faces, Jacob ...

Over 200 years ago, a covert expedition shadowing Lewis and Clark disappeared into the wilderness of central Idaho. Now, seven anthropology students and their professor vanish in the same area. The key to finding them lies in an ancient secret, one involving alchemy, gold, and immortality...a secret that men throughout history have sought to unveil. Michael Rempart is a brilliant archeologist whose colorful and controversial career has earned him admiring fans and implacable foes, but he is plagued by a troubling sense of the supernatural and a mysterious spiritual intuitiveness.

Two lost souls forge something beautiful from something broken. Rachel Ingram is living the dream. Heiress to billions, she’s engaged to the perfect man. But with the sudden death of her parents, her world begins to crumble.... Evander Talorc is living a nightmare. Traitor to his clan of immortal highlanders, he lives alone in a remote cottage. Abandoned and forgotten, Rachel and Evander find each other. But the rest of the world will not let them be.

"My God. These people really are Neanderthals!" At an archeological dig in Gibraltar, science journalist Tom Cook’s hopes and dreams are shattered in an instant by a mysterious explosion—his pregnant fiancée is missing. During the search, things go from bad to worse when Tom plunges through a time portal and into the strange and dangerous era of the Neanderthals. Can he get back, or is he stuck in the past forever? On top of figuring out how to return to the present, Tom must use his modern-day wits to fight for survival in the world of 40,000 years ago. And contend with a group of ...

“Welcome to the world’s greatest mystery. It has everything-clues and ciphers, red herrings, and consciously enigmatic jokes. There are villains, victims, and heroes littering the plotlines, along with ancient books, inscrutable monuments, and strange unearthly figures that flit along through the ages as if they had a purchase agreement on eternity.” The Pharaohs of Egypt, Plato, Aristotle, Sir Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, and the late Stephen Hawking, have all sought to learn the secret of the ancient ones. A secret so powerful it can change the world. Sprinkled throughout the ...

The story of Rahab comes to us through Joshua. Forty years of wandering have brought the children of Israel to their Promised Land, now controlled by the peoples of Canaan. This remarkable story tells of Jewish spies and their unexpected saving. There is a call and a reason to answer. Through it all, the hand of God moves not only nations to war, but individuals to great risks and greater rewards. My name is Rahab. I am a woman of Canaan. I do not belong in the lineage of the greatest love story, and yet, I am here. Kings have come through me. My people would look in wonder or scorn. It ...

Includes 16 illustrations to help visualize the trivia. Unleash the power of curiosity with "Trivia Time: Fun Facts for Curious Minds." This captivating book is not just a collection of fun facts; it's an adventure through the fascinating world of knowledge that demands to be explored. Designed for curious young minds, it takes readers on a journey filled with astonishing trivia that will leave them awe-inspired and hungry for more. From the depths of the ocean to the mysteries of outer space, each page is brimming with intriguing insights and delightful nuggets of information that spark ...

How could the Jews comprise less than one percent of the world’s population, yet make up 22 percent of Nobel laureates? Despite passing through innumerable challenges, the Jews have produced stunningly gifted people in the sciences, humanities, and economics. Through the millennia and around the world, Jewish history is an astounding story of survival against all odds, yet a touching narrative of faith, covenant, and tradition.

Alexander X and his friends have had stadiums collapse on them and ancient teachers follow them; they have driven cars through buildings and had entire streets blown up around them. They've been chased, beaten, drugged, and nearly sliced in two by falling sheets of glass. And that...was just on Saturday. Now, they must do whatever it takes to escape Elam Khai and flee the country.

Step into the enigmatic world of Atlantis, a civilization renowned for its advanced knowledge and profound understanding of life’s mysteries. "The Lost Wisdom of Atlantis" unveils the timeless lessons of this ancient society, offering insights that resonate deeply with our contemporary challenges. Through these rediscovered teachings, explore the principles of harmony, balance, and enlightenment that guided the Atlanteans. This book serves as a bridge between past and present, illuminating pathways to personal growth, societal harmony, and a deeper connection with the universe.

Acclaimed historian and best-selling author Paul Johnson’s books have been translated into dozens of languages. In Socrates: A Man for Our Times, Johnson draws from little-known resources to construct a fascinating account of one of history’s greatest thinkers. Socrates transcended class limitations in Athens during the fifth century B.C. to develop ideas that still shape the way we think about the human body and soul, including the workings of the human mind.

Soon after Billy Griffiths joins his first archaeological dig as camp manager and cook, he is hooked. Equipped with a historian’s inquiring mind, he embarks on a journey through time, seeking to understand the extraordinary deep history of the Australian continent. Deep Time Dreaming is the passionate product of that journey. It investigates a twin revolution: the reassertion of Aboriginal identity in the second half of the 20th century and the uncovering of the traces of ancient Australia.

TIME-TORN archaeologists in Egypt... Two Great Egypt Time-Travel, Mystery Adventures in One 1. "SECRET MESSAGES FROM ETERNITY". Nefertiti, Akhenaten, the revenge of RA... 'a fast and furious pace’ “Roy Lester Pond joins my favourite Egypt authors like Christian Jacq.” “A furious pace keeps the reader engrossed.”- Goodreads Who is sending 'text messages from eternity' to the team of archaeologists at an ancient Egyptian tomb dig? Archaeologist Giulietta finds an impossible scrawled message turns up in a newly found Egyptian tomb. Who sent it? Is her partner, missing archaeology ...

What happens when a woman from the future awakens a love written in legend—and a danger buried in time? In The Highland Guardian of Dragon’s Glen, Niamh Greene, a modern-day researcher of Scottish folklore, never expected her journey to the Highlands to be more than academic. But when a pulse of ancient energy draws her through a time portal in the glen, she finds herself in 18th-century Scotland—a land of clans, rebellion, and breathtaking danger. With nothing but her instincts and fragmented visions of the past, Niamh is thrust into a world of medieval warriors, mystical secrets, ...

They’ve been called legalists, hypocrites, and the ultimate villains of the Gospels. But what if everything you think you know about the Pharisees is wrong? For centuries, they’ve been cast as rigid enforcers of outdated laws, standing in opposition to everything good and true. But history tells a different story. The Pharisees weren’t just rule-makers—they were the architects of a religious revolution. They took Judaism out of the Temple and into the home, shaping a faith that could survive war, exile, and destruction. Their debates laid the groundwork for modern Jewish thought, ...

AD 797, Cyprus. Warrior-monk Hunlaf and his crew are on a voyage to acquire an important Christian relic before it falls into the hands of the Byzantines and their scheming Empress Eirene. Hunlaf’s crew receive unexpected help as they seek their treasure, but soon find themselves betrayed. About to leave for home empty-handed, the adventurers instead sail further east: to Jerusalem, the Holy Land, abundant in relics. And dangerous intrigues.

The ancient historian Josephus is key to a proper understanding of the time of Christ and the early church era. This recording, an abridged paraphrase of two Josephus histories, will transport you back in time to the period 37 B.C. to A.D. 70, from the time Herod took Jerusalem to become "King of the Jews," to the Roman destruction of Jerusalem and its temple.