Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot
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(Mass Market Paperback - 25th anniversary edition)
- Pub. Date: October 1981
- 304pp
- Sales Rank: 26,379
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: October 1981
- Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 304pp
- Sales Rank: 26,379
- ISBN-13: 9780842371513
- ISBN: 0842371516
- Edition Number: 25
- Edition Description: 25th anniversary edition
Synopsis
Through Gates of Splendor is the true story of five young missionaries who were savagely killed while trying to establish communication with the Auca Indians of Ecuador. The story is told through the eyes of Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of one of the young men who was killed.
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YA Teens should enjoy this new edition of Elliot's reverent account of five missionaries who were killed by the Auca Indians in Ecuador in 1956. The book has been updated with new photos and a 1981 epilogue. Taken primarily from the men's own diaries, letters, and writings, it is as much a character study of five likable young men inspired by faith as an illuminating view of a missionary's life in another culture. A book to interest YAs curious about other ways of life and thought. Sally Bates, Houston Public Library
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Liked, not loved, this bookby Anonymous
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June 29, 2009: Enjoyed the fact that this one is a true story based on real events and delivered from the perspective of an actual participant. The photos were great, though not sequentially placed within the book, which made flipping around for them a bit annoying (and they sometimes gave away part of the story prior to reading it). Overall, very moving and lending in lessons of true faith.
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October 17, 2006: A wife (Elisabeth Elliot) of one of the five martyers in Equador on January 7, 1956, explains all of the events that led to their brutal murder by a savage tribe. She goes in dept of their passion to do whatever it takes to present these exclusive Indians with Jesus Christ. Eventhough these men died, the wives went back to open lines of communincation and now they all live among eachother. Elliot dipicts, through her own heartache, the mystery of God's doings. Even though she did not understand her husbands death, she concluded that it sparked so many other hearts for the people secluded and unknowing of a Savior. This book was really enjoyable and inspiring. Those martyrs' example of passion for others made the book hard to put down. The book goes through a detailed account of the happenings through the men's journals and letters to their wives. If other people is a passion of yours, then read this book. This book is an addicting read because it is factual accout of people doing whatever it takes to reach others. The events are presented in a real way and the hearts of the men and their families are strongly shown. Elizebeth Eliot narrated a story close to her heart in an impactful way.
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