The 400 Silent Years
From Malachi to Matthew
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H. A. Ironside
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What is the history between the Old and New Testaments? Most people are not even aware there is such a gap. But there is: a 400-year gap. When the Old Testament leaves off, the Jews have just returned back from Babylonian captivity and the Persian Empire is in full swing. When Jesus enters the scene, it is 400 years later. The Persians are long gone, the Greeks have had their time, and now the Romans rule to roost. So what happened? Do we have any writings from this time? Could understanding this period of time help us understand the New Testament, the world of Jesus and the Apostles? The answer is yes.
This exciting book by well-known author H.A. Ironside lifts the veil from this vital period of Jewish history and helps piece together the events that brought them from Malachi to Matthew. This book will be of interest to students of Biblical, Ancient Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman history, as well as all those who desire to know and understand the Bible for fully.
Ironside published this book in 1914. It is a history of the time between the last book of the Protestant Old Testament and the New Testament, from Malachi to Matthew.
For most Christians, this is a silent and unknown time. What happened in those years? Why was there no prophet speaking for God? Are there any writings from that time that can illuminate our questions? In what way did this time help prepare for the coming Messiah and the rapid spread of the Gospel? What can archaeology tell us? Answering this question can help us really bring the New Testament to light. It was these preceding 400 years that paved the way for the New Testament scene. A must-listen for all Bible students.
Author of over 100 books, booklets, and tracts, H.A. Ironside was a bulwark of orthodox Evangelical fundamentalism. He wrote on everything from Jewish history, to New Testament doctrine, to eschatology, to Bible commentaries, and more. He was a direct successor of D.L. Moody and R.A. Torrey as senior pastor of Moody Church (founded by D.L. Moody). He was also their spiritual successor in that he continued the defense of classic Evangelical orthodoxy against the onslaught of Modernism. In 1930, he became the pastor, serving for 18 years until his wife’s death in 1948. He went to be with his Lord in 1951.
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- By: Ellen G. White
- Narrated by: Eddie Hernandez
- Length: 28 hrs and 27 mins
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How did the universe begin? How did the world get here? Where and how did the human race start? Patriarchs and Prophets is a book about beginnings. In fascinating, easy-to-understand language, it describes exactly how planet Earth, and the people who live on it, began.
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Im satisfied with this
- By Nefel on 02-02-09
By: Ellen G. White
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Tried by Fire
- The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years
- By: William J. Bennett
- Narrated by: Wayne Campbell
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Full of larger-than-life characters, stunning acts of bravery, and heart-rending sacrifice, Tried by Fire narrates the rise and expansion of Christianity from an obscure regional sect to the established faith of the world's greatest empire with influence extending from India to Ireland, Scandinavia to Ethiopia, and all points in between.
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Best history of Christianity I've read
- By JOHN F KANARY on 05-05-16
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The Bad Popes
- By: E.R. Chamberlin
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The papal tiara has been worn by a number of infamous men through the course of its history. Some have been accused of murder, many have had mistresses, while others sold positions in the church to their followers or gave land and wealth to their illegitimate children. E. R. Chamberlin examines the lives of eight of the most controversial popes, from the reign of Pope Stephen VI, who had his predecessor exhumed, put on trial and thrown in the Tiber, in the ninth century, through to Pope Clement VII, whose failed international policy led to the Sack of Rome in 1527.
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Complete trash.
- By George on 07-16-21
By: E.R. Chamberlin
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The City of God
- By: Saint Augustine
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 47 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Written between A.D. 413 and 426, The City of God is one of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian thought, a book which is vital to the understanding of modern Western society. Augustine originally intended it to be an apology for Christianity against the accusation that the Church was responsible for the decline of the Roman Empire, which had occurred just three years earlier. Indeed, Augustine produced a great amount of evidence to prove that paganism was responsible for this event. However, by the time the work was finished, the book had taken on a larger theme.
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Great book! If you can get through it.
- By John on 10-23-09
By: Saint Augustine
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1
- By: Edward Gibbon
- Narrated by: Philip Madoc, Neville Jason
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is one of the greatest texts in the English language. In magisterial prose, Gibbon charts the gradual collapse of the Roman rule form Augustus (23 BC - AD 14) to the first of the barbarian kings, Odoacer (476- 490 AD). It is a remarkable account, with the extravagant corruption and depravity of emperors such as Commodus, Caracalla, and Elagabalus contrasted by the towering work of Constantine, Julian, and other remarkable men.
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Beautifully written and narrated
- By Theresa on 05-05-04
By: Edward Gibbon
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Henry VIII: The Quest for Fame
- Penguin Monarchs, Book 2
- By: John Guy
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Henry VIII: The Quest for Fame by John Guy, read by John Banks. Henry VIII's reign transformed the physical and spiritual landscape of England. Magnificent, tyrannical, a strong ruler, a 'pillager of the commonwealth', this most notorious of kings remains a figure of extreme contradictions: a devout traditionalist who oversaw a cataclysmic rupture with the church in Rome, a talented, charismatic, imposing figure who nevertheless could not bear to meet people's eyes when he talked to them.
By: John Guy
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The Dark Ages: 476-918
- By: Charles Oman
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The Dark Ages is the story of the birth of Western civilization. It was a harrowing crucible of war, destruction, and faith. For over 100 years, Charles Oman's famous history has remained one of the finest sources for the study of this period. Covering a period of 500 years and an area stretching from Northern Germany to Egypt, this is the definitive history that will alter your conceptions of a period of history that gave birth to the civilization we live in today.
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An Excellent Production
- By Ken on 08-11-17
By: Charles Oman
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The Story of the Goths
- By: Henry Bradley
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The Goths are the most enigmatic of all the ancient German tribes. Their name today is still widely in use for a variety of cultural and artistic movements. But unlike other famous German tribes whose names are still descriptive of nations they founded - the Franks, the Lombards, the Angles, the Saxons and the Alemanni - the Goths simply disappeared. The subject of Henry Bradley's splendid short history is tracing the rise, the migrations, and the impact of the Goths on European history along with their spectacular fall.
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Interesting Book about a little understood people
- By Mark on 07-29-15
By: Henry Bradley
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God
- A Biography
- By: Jack Miles
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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What sort of "person" is God? Is it possible to approach him not as an object of religious reverence, but as the protagonist of the world's greatest book--as a character who possesses all the depths, contradictions, and abiguities of a Hamlet? In this "brilliant, audacious book" ( Chicago Tribune), a former Jesuit marshalls a vast array of learning and knowledge of the Hebrew Bible to illuminate God--and man--with a sense of discovery and wonder.
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God of flaws - Less human due to his humanity
- By Jacobus on 01-27-15
By: Jack Miles
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The Truth About Muhammad
- Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
- By: Robert Spencer
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Truth about Muhammad, New York Times best-selling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder of Islam - perhaps the first such portrait in half a century - unbounded by fear and political correctness, unflinching, and willing to face the hard facts about Muhammad's life that continue to affect our world today.
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Enlightening
- By Cx30 on 12-09-06
By: Robert Spencer
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- By: Clement of Rome, Polycarp of Smyrna, Ignatius of Antioch
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Excellent clarity to the Bible
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- By: Joseph B. Lumpkin
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The Lost Books of the Bible: The Great Rejected Texts - 18 of the most sought-after books available, which shed light on the evolution of our faith, our theology, and our church. Translations and commentary by the author of the best-selling book The Lost Books of Enoch, Joseph Lumpkin.
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Outstanding book.
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Thorough but plagued by constant citing of sources
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Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the 21st century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot. Taking you from the early centuries of the church up through the modern era he tells a story of actual people, in a particular situation, taking action or being acted upon, provides a window into the circumstances and historical context, and from there develops the story of a major period or theme of Christian history.
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Outstanding book.
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Excavating the Evidence for Jesus
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- By: Titus Kennedy
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Archaeologist Dr. Titus Kennedy has investigated firsthand the discoveries connected to Jesus’ birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection. He has visited and excavated where Jesus walked and examined the artifacts connected to Jesus’ life. Here, he presents a comprehensive overview of the research and findings that illuminate the historicity of Christ as presented in the Bible. As you listen, you’ll be able to decide for yourself whether the evidence confirms the existence of Jesus and determine whether the Gospels are worthy of being approached not as legends but as history.
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- John
- 07-11-24
Hard to Take How This is Pronounced
Ironsides delivers a fine history and valuable scriptural insights. The reader, on the other hand, obviously has no knowledge of this subject. In fact, the reader has difficulty pronouncing a number of English words, let alone more difficult theological terms. This is quite difficult to listen to.
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- Jon Rothlander
- 02-03-24
Great book, great reader, but hard to get past misspronunciation of names
The book is excellent and I highly recommend the printed version. The readers voice, speed, etc. are very good. But the pronunciation of Greek and Hebrew names is pretty bad and it is hard to get past this. You can tell who or where he is talking about because he pronounces them phonetically. But it is hard to pay attention when he says Joseph-us, Pee-Tolomy, Anti-auck-us, Sale-lek-e-us Pill-a-pay-ter, Sile-is-sea-dies that sort of thing. I hope this doesn't cause me to pronounce their names like this. Would be nice if the reader would learn the correct pronunciation and re-record this.
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- DIY manAmazon Customer
- 08-10-22
great book
A good listen that never stood still for too long and yet is filled with relevant and little known information that I could follow. I can't wait to listen to it again.
An honest and courageous go
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- me
- 11-10-22
Worst narration on Audible
Great content but the worst narration I have ever heard. Painful to listen to. I had to force myself to listen as I know the content is very worthwhile.
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- Nancy P
- 10-09-23
Worst pronunciation of Historical Names
Was looking forward to reading and gaining more knowing of the 400 Years of Silence.
Terrible to listen to.
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- D&A
- 10-25-24
Worst Narration Ever
Terrible narration sounds like AI generated and irritating mispronunciation of words and names. Certainly hope he does npt speak like this in person. Sad…,
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- Debbie J. Viva
- 03-28-24
Mispronunciation
So many words were mispronounced it took away from the overall value of the material presented
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