Hamilton Books
Pages: 208
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-6572-8 • Paperback • June 2015 • $30.99 • (£25.00)
978-0-7618-6573-5 • eBook • June 2015 • $29.00 • (£19.99)
Nicholas Gura has a bioengineering degree from Columbia University School of Engineering as well as a DDS from the NYU College of Dentistry. After dental school, he worked on Wall Street for over twenty years as a stock-options trader on the floor of the American Stock Exchange.
Acknowledgments
Part I. Divine Messages: Real or Random?
Chapter 1. The Discovery
Chapter 2. Gematria: God’s Math or Numerical Coincidence?
Part II. Divine Wisdom and Warning for Timeless Questions and Mysteries
Chapter 3. Why Are We Here? Why Does the World Exist?
Chapter 4. Who Wrote the Bible? Is the Bible Really True?
Chapter 5. Was Jesus Actually a Messenger of God?
Chapter 6. What Is God’s True Religion?
Chapter 7. Do We Really Have Free Will?
Chapter 8. What Are the Minimum Requirements for Entry into Heaven?
And What Happens After Death?
Chapter 9. Suffering: Is It Divine Punishment?
Part III. Divine Wisdom and Warning Regarding Science
Chapter 10. Do Science and the Bible Conflict?
Chapter 11. The Environment: Heal It or Ignore It?
Chapter 12. The Mystery of Quantum Theory Revealed
Chapter 13. Did the Biblical Miracle of the “Parting of the Sea” Actually Occur?
Part IV. Divine Wisdom and Warning for Major Concepts, Issues, and Events
Chapter 14. Was 9/11 a Random Date or Preordained?
Chapter 15. What Is the Lesson of the Holocaust?
Chapter 16. Peace: Make It or Cry Out
Chapter 17. What Does Zion Represent?
Chapter 18. Anti-Semitism: Is It Hatred of Jews or of God Himself?
Chapter 19. Where Are the Greats of the Generation? What Is the Secret to Becoming a Star?
Chapter 20. A Curse upon Corruption
Part V. Divine Wisdom and Coaching for a Great Life
Chapter 21. Feed the Hungry
Chapter 22. Honor Mothers . . . but Not Daughters?
Epilogue: What Does God Say About Gematria?
[This book is] for the religious, secular and new age readers alike who wish to consider a different method to interpreting God's word. . . .Divine Wisdom and Warning is more specific and methodical than most, explaining the basics of Gematria and specifying its use in Bible study. . . .[The book provides an] intriguing new method of viewing the Bible and its messages: one easily accessible to all spiritual thinkers, which offers further opportunity for reflection and understanding.
— Midwest Book Review
WOW!!! Hats Off.
— Yoram Ettinger, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States
I am blown away by Nick's work—it is wild and very powerful.
— Rabbi Yael Levy, “A Way In: Jewish Mindfulness,” Mishkan Shalom, Philadelphia, PA,
After many years of exploring the deeper, hidden meanings that lie behind the words of the world’s greatest best seller of all time, Nick Gura has finally put his years of research down on paper, for a book which should be an exciting journey, dealing as it does with some of the major questions of our time. Are the incredible events of our time the fulfillment of Divine promises past? Nick’s fascinating research, utilizing modern science and ancient, often mysterious traditions, makes a pretty convincing case. If like me, these questions fascinate you, you will probably not be able to put this book down!
— Rabbi Binny Freedman, director of Isralight, and dean of Orayta Yeshiva, Jerusalem
Nick Gura is a gematria whiz. He is able to unlock so much contemporary, relevant wisdom for the words of the Torah. This book will open up new vistas of Jewish knowledge to learners of all levels.
— Rabbi Elie Weinstock, Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, New York City
Nicholas Gura has made a strong case for looking to the Bible for answers for a few more of the troubles we are likely to face in the days to come. By choosing issues that are nonreligious as well as widely known, like quantum mechanics, he seems to have succeeded in giving greater acceptability and reach to his findings. . . .Such numerical comparison . . . is a new and different approach with a lot of scope for further research. This is a thorough dissertation in a clear, concise manner and the book is worth the effort.
— Readers' Favorite