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HisworksTheworldinhisworks

CreatoroftheUniverse

DifferentnamesofGodBackgroundInformationContents

NaguibMahfouzwasbornonthe11thDec.1911inanoldquarterofCairo,theyoungestsonofamerchant.HestudiedphilosophyatKingFaudI(nowCairo)University,graduatingin1934.Heworkedinuniversityadministrationandthenin1939heworkedfortheMinistryofIslamicAffairs.HewaslaterHeadoftheStateCinemaOrganizationattheMinistryofCulture.Healsoworkedasajournalist.Unit1–HalfaDayI.AuthorTobecontinuedonthenextpage.

Althoughwidelytranslated,hisworksarenotavailableinmostMiddleEasterncountriesbecauseofhissupportofSadat’sCampDavidinitiative.In1994hesurvivedanassassinationattemptbyIslamicextremists. Heismarried,hastwodaughtersandlivesinCairo.Unit1–HalfaDayI.AuthorTobecontinuedonthenextpage.

CampDavidAccords:popularnameforthehistoricpeaceaccordsin1978betweenIsraelandEgypt.

TheofficialagreementwassignedonMar.26,1979,inWashington,D.C.byIsraeliPrimeMinisterMenachemBeginandEgyptianPresidentAnwaral-Sadat,withU.S.PresidentJimmyCartersigningasawitness.Underthepact,whichwasdenouncedbyotherArabstates,IsraelagreedtoreturntheSinaitoEgypt,atransferthatwascompletedin1982.InajointletterthetwonationsalsoagreedtonegotiatePalestinianautonomymeasuresintheIsraeli-occupiedWestBankandGazaStrip,butinfactnoprogresswasmadeonthisissuebeforeSadat’sassassinationinOct.,1981.Unit1–HalfaDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.I.AuthorUnit1–HalfaDayTheUniversityofCairoTheendofAuthor.Unit1–HalfaDayII.HisworksNaguibMahfouzwasthefirstArabtowintheNobelprizeforliterature,in1988.Hehasbeendescribedas"aDickensoftheCairocafés"and"theBalzacofEgypt".Heisnowtheauthorofnofewerthan30novels,morethan100shortstories,andmorethan200articles.HalfofhisnovelshavebeenmadeintofilmswhichhavecirculatedthroughouttheArabic-speakingworld.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Unit1–HalfaDayHisworksTheCairoTrilogyin1957madehimfamousthroughouttheArabworldasadepicteroftraditionalurbanlife.EachbookinthetrilogywasnamedafterasuburbofCairo.Thefirst,PalaceWalk;Thesecond,PalaceofDesire;Thethirdbook,SugarStreet.TheendofHisworks.Unit1–HalfaDayIII.TheworldinhisworksThepictureoftheworldasitemergesfromthebulkofMahfouz’sworkisverygloomyindeed,thoughnotcompletelydisappointing.Itshowsthattheauthor’ssocialutopiaisfarfrombeingrealized.Mahfouzseemstoconceiveoftimeasaforceofoppression.Hisnovelshaveconsistentlyshowntimeasthebringerofchange,andchangeasaverypainfulprocess,andveryoftentimeisnotcontentuntilithasdealthisheroesthefinalblowofdeath.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.

Unit1–HalfaDayIII.TheworldinhisworksTosumup,inMahfouz’sdarkdescriptionoftheworldthereareonlytwobrightspots.Theseconsistofman'scontinuingstruggleforequalityontheonehandandthepromiseofscientificprogressontheother;meanwhile,lifeisatragedy.TheendofTheworldinhisworks.Unit1–HalfaDayIV.CreatoroftheUniverse

Ihavemadetheearth,andcreatedmanuponit:I,evenmyhands,havestretchedouttheheavens,andalltheirhosthaveIcommanded.Isa45:12IamthecreatoroftheUniverse.

IamtheFatherandMotheroftheUniverse.

Everythingcamefromme.

Everythingshallreturntome.

Mind,spiritandbodyaremytemples,

fortheSelftorealizeinthem

MySupremeBeingandBecoming.prayerforthenewage—MaitreyaChristiansbelievethattheworldwascreatedbyGod.Sohere“Creator〞meansGod.TheendofCreatoroftheUniverse.Unit1–HalfaDay

V.DifferentnamesofGod

Answer:

EL:God"mighty,strong,prominent"(Gen7:1;Isa9:6)ELOHIM:God"Creator,MightyandStrong"(Gen17:7;Jer31:33)ELSHADDAI:"GodAlmightyor""GodAllSufficient"(Gen49:24;Mic2:1)

ADONAI:"Lord"(Gen15:2;Judges6:15)YAHWEH/JEHOVAH:"LORD"(Deut6:4;Dan9:14)YAHWEH-YIREH:"TheLordwillProvide"(Gen22:14)Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Unit1–HalfaDay

YAHWEH-ROPHE:"TheLordWhoHeals"(Isa61:1)

YAHWEH-NISSI:"TheLordOurBanner"(Exo1:15)

YAHWEH-M'KADDESH:"TheLordWhoSanctifies"(Lev20:8)

YAHWEH-SHALOM:"TheLordOurPeace"(Judges6:24)

YAHWEH-ELOHIM:"LORDGod"(Gen2:4;Psa59:5)

YAHWEH-TSIDKENU:"TheLordOurRighteousness"(Jer33:16)

YAHWEH-ROHI:"TheLordOurShepherd"(Psa23:1)

V.DifferentnamesofGod

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V.DifferentnamesofGod

YAHWEH-SHAMMAH:"TheLordisThere"(Eze48:35)

YAHWEH-SABAOTH:"TheLordofHosts"(Isa1:24;Psa46:7)ELELYON:"MostHigh"(Deut26:19)