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Joshua 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible or in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to Joshua, with additions by the high priests Eleazar and Phinehas, [2] [3] but modern scholars view it as part of the Deuteronomistic History, which spans the books of Deuteronomy to 2 Kings, attributed to ...
Early 4th-century CE manuscript of Joshua from Egypt, in Coptic translation.. The Book of Joshua (Hebrew: סֵפֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Sefer Yəhōšūaʿ, Tiberian: Sēp̄er Yŏhōšūaʿ ; [1] Greek: Ιησούς του Ναυή; Latin: Liber Iosue) is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel ...
Goldman had never written a novel before, but had several years experience writing short stories, though none had been published. The title Temple of Gold was taken from the film Gunga Din. [2] Another influence on the book was the novel Bonjour Tristesse. [3] Goldman had recently done military service and met a man who had an agent.
Gordon Korman (born October 23, 1963) is a Canadian author of children's and young adult fiction books. [1] Korman's books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide over a career spanning four decades and have appeared at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is a book, in many editions, principally by university professor Joseph M. Williams (1933–2008), with coauthoring and (later) posthumous revisions by university professors Gregory G. Colomb (1951–2011) and Joseph Bizup. The book aims to teach people how to write clearly and gracefully.
Critics of the Copernican system used the Battle of Gibeon from the tenth chapter of the Book of Joshua as scriptural evidence against heliocentrism. In the chapter, Joshua asks God to stop the Sun in order to lengthen the day and allow the Israelites to win the battle. When taken literally, this story implies that the Sun is mobile. [6]
Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity is a collection of essays by Ray Bradbury and published in 1990. [1] The unifying theme is Bradbury's love for writing. Essays included are: The Joy of Writing (1973) [1] Run Fast, Stand Still, [1] Or, The Thing At the Top of the Stairs, Or, New Ghosts From Old Minds (1986) How To Keep and Feed a ...
The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper is a style guide first published in 1950 by editors at the newspaper and revised in 1974, 1999, and 2002 by Allan M. Siegal and William G. Connolly. [1]