Z for Zachariah

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Further information: Babylonian captivity Zechariah's vision of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, [11] engraving by Gustave Doré. Coogan, Michael D. A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. Pg. 353 The valley is approximately 4 miles long, from Burden Hill in the north to an S-shaped pass in the south called "the gap". The largest of its two streams, Burden Creek, is radioactive because its source is outside the valley. It runs parallel to the road from north to south and exits the valley through the gap. A smaller stream originates from a deep spring on an eastern hillside and feeds a small lake with fish that provide a food source for Ann. The stream then meanders south and joins Burden Creek. Much of the valley is made up of woodlands. Cullinan, Bernice E. and Diane Goetz. The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005. p. 598. ISBN 0826415164 Zechariah's prophecies took place during the reign of Darius the Great [1] and were contemporary with Haggai in a post- exilic world after the fall of Jerusalem in 587/586BC. [2] Ezekiel and Jeremiah wrote before the fall of Jerusalem while continuing to prophesy in the early exile period. Scholars believe Ezekiel, with his blending of ceremony and vision, heavily influenced the visionary works of Zechariah 1–8. [3] Zechariah is specific about dating his writing (520–518BC).

Z For Zachariah study guide contains a biography of Robert C. O’Brien, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Ann Burden is fifteen and the sole survivor of global nuclear war. She lives with her dog, Faro, in a remote valley and, despite her desperate circumstances, is resourceful, calm and determined. She plants crops, drives the tractor, ploughs the fields, tends the animals and fully accepts that she is the caretaker of the only untainted land left in the world and that she will live and die alone. But one day, a man in a radiation suit turns up. Ann hides at first, wanting to know more about him before revealing herself. But when he washes in the river and contracts radiation poisoning she makes the choice to care for him. Stuhlmueller, Carroll, Haggai and Zechariah: Rebuilding With Hope. Edinburgh: The Handsel Press Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-905312-75-9. The most important feature of the valley is that it is somehow separated from the surrounding atmosphere and has its own weather system. [11] Loomis calls it a meteorological enclave created by an inversion (i.e., air only rising, not falling), but he views its existence as so unlikely that it is only a theoretical possibility. [12] Major themes [ edit ]

This was the first novel I read as a teenager that utterly transported me. I’d never realised books could do that. It literally took me away from home and put me somewhere else. I clearly remember having to put the book down at meal times and force myself to journey home. I’d look at my family over the dinner table and think, “You’ve no idea where I’ve been…”

The first oracle (Zechariah 9-11) gives an outline of the course of God's providential dealings with his people down to the time of the coming of the Messiah. The story's events are set almost entirely in Burden Valley, a small and remote valley somewhere in the USA. It was named after the protagonist's ancestors, who were its first settlers and built a farm in the northern end. The only other inhabitants were the Kleins, a couple who owned the store and mainly did business with Amish farmers to the south. Meyers, Eric. "Zechariah Introduction." The New Interpreter's Study Bible. (Abingdon Press: Nashville, 2003), p. 1338. Zechariah's concern for purity is apparent in the temple, priesthood and all areas of life as the prophecy gradually eliminates the influence of the governor in favour of the high priest, and the sanctuary becomes ever more clearly the centre of messianic fulfillment. The prominence of prophecy is quite apparent in Zechariah, but it is also true that Zechariah (along with Haggai) allows prophecy to yield to the priesthood; this is particularly apparent in comparing Zechariah to Third Isaiah (chapters 55–66 of the Book of Isaiah), whose author was active sometime after the first return from exile.Eventually, Anne offers a compromise to share the valley. Loomis suggests she should act “more like an adult and less like a school girl”, implying she should submit to sleeping with him and stop being ridiculous. He steals the keys to the tractor, withholds supplies and finally shoots her, forcing her to run for her life. It is revealed that, as a child, Ann had owned a Biblical ABC book which mentioned the prophet Zachariah. She remembers thinking that if Adam (who was used for the letter "A") was the first man on earth, Zachariah (who represented the letter "Z") must be the last, and likens this to her status as the last survivor of the war. According to Sally Conly in summer 1972, Z for Zachariah would be her husband's "second adult novel" following the months-old science-fiction thriller A Report from Group 17. [2] O'Brien had previously established himself as a children's writer with novels The Silver Crown (1968) and Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (1971). In the event, Z for Zachariah was a runner-up for the 1976 Jane Addams Children's Book Award [3] [4] and it won the Edgar Award for best mystery fiction in the juvenile category.

Coogan, Michael David (2009). A brief introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in its context. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983011-4.PDF / EPUB File Name: Z_for_Zachariah_-_Robert_C_OBrien.pdf, Z_for_Zachariah_-_Robert_C_OBrien.epub This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 0435122118Is anyone out there? Ann Burden is sixteen years old and completely alone. The world as she once knew it is gone, ravaged by a nuclear war that has taken everyone from her. For the past year, she has lived in a remote valley with no evidence of any other survivors. But the smoke from a distant campfire shatters Ann’s solitude. Someone else is still alive and making his way toward the valley. Who is this man? What does he want? Can he be trusted? Both excited and terrified, Ann soon realizes there may be worse things than being the last person on Earth. Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O’Brien – eBook Details The purpose of this book is not strictly historical but theological and pastoral. The main emphasis is that God is at work and all His good deeds, including the construction of the Second Temple, are accomplished "not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit." [15] Ultimately, YHWH plans to live again with His people in Jerusalem. He will save them from their enemies and cleanse them from sin. However, God requires repentance, a turning away from sin towards faith in Him. [16] Petterson, A. R., Behold Your King: The Hope for the House of David in the Book of Zechariah (LHBOTS 513; London: T&T Clark, 2009). Janeaddamspeace.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2016 . Retrieved 9 November 2015.

Dempster, Stephen G., Dominion And Dynasty: A Theology Of The Hebrew Bible. Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8308-2615-7

Ann Burden is a teenage girl who believes she is the last survivor of a nuclear war. Since her family's disappearance on a search expedition, she has lived alone on her farm in a small valley spared from radiation poisoning. A year after the war, a stranger in a radiation-proof suit approaches her valley. Afraid he might be dangerous, Ann hides in a cave and does not warn the man when he mistakenly bathes in a radioactive stream. When he falls ill, her fear of being alone forever leads her to reveal herself to help him. She discovers that the stranger is John Loomis, a chemist who helped design a prototype radiation-proof "safe-suit" at an underground lab near Ithaca, New York. Ann moves him into her house and fantasizes about eventually marrying him. Ann Burden is the prototype for the young women in my books. By allowing difficult things into their stories, I’ve discovered that the precious things have space to buzz and hum and sing. And the protagonists have room to grow and learn.