Jean-Pierre Isbouts es un erudito en humanidades y profesor cuyo trabajo profundiza en los orígenes del judaísmo, el cristianismo y el islam. Su escritura se caracteriza por un profundo interés en las raíces históricas de estas religiones y sus interconexiones. Isbouts explora las figuras y los eventos clave que dieron forma a estas fes, buscando iluminar su complejo desarrollo. Su enfoque combina el rigor académico con una narrativa cautivadora, ofreciendo a los lectores nuevas perspectivas sobre la historia de las religiones.
Delve into the intricate tapestry of human history presented in this monumental volume, which features a wealth of illustrations, including maps, archival images, and insightful photographs. The book offers a captivating exploration of historical events and themes, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the past through visually engaging content.
Featuring over 2,000 entries, this comprehensive reference guide delves into the lives of the men and women of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Authored by best-selling writer Jean-Pierre Isbouts, it offers detailed insights into biblical figures, enhancing understanding of their roles and significance within the scripture. This resource is ideal for anyone seeking to deepen their knowledge of biblical characters and their stories.
In this revised and updated biography of Jesus of Nazareth, best-selling
author Jean-Pierre Isbouts examines the man behind the legend by marrying
biblical accounts with archaeological and historical documentation in a
compelling and comprehensive reference.
Art historians Jean-Pierre Isbouts and Christopher Heath Brown discuss the historical, social, and political conditions that shaped Dalí's work, identify the impact of Modern as well as Old Master art, and present a view of the master's personal relationships and motivations. They examine how Dalí still impacts fashion, literature, and art, from Andy Warhol to Lady Gaga, and seeks to answer why, in an age of shock and awe, Dalí's art still manages to distress, perplex, and entertain
The story of the exploration and birth of America is told afresh through the unique prism of hand-colored maps and engravings of the period. Before photography and television, it was printed and hand-colored maps that brought home the thrill of undiscovered lands and the possibilities of exploration, while guiding armies on all sides through the Indian Wars and the clashes of the American Revolution. Only by looking through the prism of these maps, can we truly understand how and why America developed the way it did. Mapping America illuminates with scene-setting text and more than 150 color images—from the exotic and fanciful maps of Renaissance explorers to the magnificent maps of the Golden Age and the thrilling battle-maps and charts of the American Revolutionary War, in addition to paintings from the masters of eighteenth century art, scores of photographs, and detailed diagrams. In total, this informative and lushly illustrated volume developed by rare maps collector Neal Asbury, host of “Neal Asbury’s Made in America,” and National Geographic historian Jean-Pierre Isbouts offers a new and immersive look at the ambition, the struggle, and the glory that attended and defined the exploration and making of America.
Bestselling historian Jean-Pierre Isbouts (In the Footsteps of Jesus, The Biblical World) takes readers on an inspiring visual journey through the story of Christianity in a book that will appeal across denominations as a perfect gift and family reference.
Two thousand years after his death, Jesus of Nazareth remains one of history's most influential and fascinating figures. Isbouts brings readers into Jesus' life journey on a deeply human level, narrating his experiences from his earliest years to his mission travels in lower Galilee to his final days in the Garden of Gethsemane. You'll discover the seminal moments and intense spiritual dimensions of the life of Jesus in a stunning visual celebration.
In "The Search for Heaven," historian and social scientist Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts sets out to create an operational model of the afterlife, drawing from electromagnetic energy, quantum physics, neuroscience, philosophy, Asian health practices, near-death experiences, ancient traditions, and psychic observations. Written in the highly accessible style that made him a bestselling National Geographic author, and with a near-encyclopedic command of the material, Dr. Isbouts guides the reader step by step through the evidence, culminating in an actual tour through the "spiritual universe"-which, he argues, is actually our home base from where we came, and to which we will return. In the last chapter, he compares this afterlife model to Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhists concepts of heaven. His conclusion is that religious concepts have much more in common than we realize, including the belief in the "proximity to the Source of all life." Immersive, witty, and illustrated with astonishing observations by the renowned British psychic Susan Dunderdale Jones, "The Search for Heaven" is the first modern attempt to produce a scientific reconstruction of the afterlife that may sway even the staunchest reductionist skeptics.
From ancient holy sites, to buried relics and treasures, National Geographic uncovers the history and the archaeological discoveries from Scripture and the biblical world. Richly illustrated and written from an objective and nondenominational perspective, author Jean-Pierre Isbouts uses the latest scientific and archaeological discoveries to place biblical stories in the framework of human history. Chapters, beginning with the dawn of human civilization and ending with present day and the future of archaeology, chronicle hundreds of sites and artifacts found in Sumer, Babylon, the Second Temple, along the route of the Exodus, and in many other regions across the Middle East. Timelines bridge hundreds of years and several empires, maps give readers a visual sense of location, while hundreds of photos and illustrations of rare artifacts and ancient places add to the visual splendor. lt concludes with details of what remains to be found and the evolving dynamic of biblical faith in an increasingly scientific world in which archaeologists make daily breakthroughs.
