Download or read book Every Book Is a Social Studies Book written by Jeannette Balantic and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers a teacher and student-friendly collection of lessons and activities that help educators use picture books to engage younger students in meaningful social studies activities and bring this critical subject back in elementary schools. In order for today's children to succeed as adults, they need a solid foundation of life skills inculcated at a young age. Social studies is key to building this critical knowledge, yet less attention is being paid to social studies in elementary schools as this subject becomes more essential. The authors of this text have a solution: use picture books as dual-purpose texts that fulfill more than just language arts needs, and take the time dedicated to those lessons to simultaneously teach social studies. Each chapter of this text is organized around one of the National Council for the Social Studies' Ten Thematic Strands, covering diverse and engaging topics ranging from community and individuality to science and technology. This book serves as a vital resource for classroom teachers, methods professors, staff developers, and curriculum writers who prioritize keeping social studies a part of the elementary school curriculum.
Download or read book Encountering the Book of Hebrews Encountering Biblical Studies written by Donald A. Hagner and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the Book of Hebrews "is not exactly what most of us would regard as a user-friendly book," notes Donald Hagner, "Hebrews has always been popular among Christians." Encountering the Book of Hebrews was written to help students more fully appreciate the complexities of this favorite section of Scripture. Hagner begins by exploring introductory issues (e.g., historical backgrounds, author, audience, date, purpose, structure, genre) and overarching themes (e.g., heavenly archetypes and earthly copies, the use of the Old Testament, the attitude toward Judaism). The heart of the book then offers a chapter-by-chapter exposition of Hebrews. Unlike commentaries, it does not try to be exhaustive--examining all details and answering all questions--but instead guides students to the issues that are most important for their study of this difficult book. Hagner concludes with a final look at the contribution of Hebrews to the New Testament, New Testament theology, the church, and the individual Christian. As with other volumes in the Encountering Biblical Studies series, Encountering the Book of Hebrews is designed for classroom use and includes a number of helpful features, including further-reading sections, key terms, chapter objectives, and outlines along with numerous sidebars and illustrations.
Download or read book Studies in the Book of Lamentations written by Norman K. Gottwald and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When published, this work on the book of Lamentations opened a new wave of studies on that much neglected biblical book. After a fresh translation, followed by acute analyses of the acrostic form and literary genres, the author develops the two-fold theology of "doom" and "hope" that reverberates through the five laments composed during the exile to cope with the fall of Jerusalem. Created for public performance, the poems artfully alternate the voices of the poet and the community, personified by turns as a forlorn widow (Fair Zion) and as an afflicted man (Jacob/Israel). The book attributes the catastrophe in part to the moral and social failures of Judah's leadership, but it also finds the enormity of the suffering beyond moral or theological explanation. - Back cover.
Download or read book Constructing Identities over Time written by Jekatyerina Dunajeva and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-08 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jekatyerina Dunajeva explores how two dominant stereotypes—“bad Gypsies” and “good Roma”—took hold in formal and informal educational institutions in Russia and Hungary. She shows that over centuries “Gypsies” came to be associated with criminality, lack of education, and backwardness. The second notion, of proud, empowered, and educated “Roma,” is a more recent development. By identifying five historical phases—pre-modern, early-modern, early and “ripe” communism, and neomodern nation-building—the book captures crucial legacies that deepen social divisions and normalize the constructed group images. The analysis of the state-managed Roma identity project in the brief korenizatsija program for the integration of non-Russian nationalities into the Soviet civil service in the 1920s is particularly revealing, while the critique of contemporary endeavors is a valuable resource for policy makers and civic activists alike. The top-down view is complemented with the bottom-up attention to everyday Roma voices. Personal stories reveal how identities operate in daily life, as Dunajeva brings out hidden narratives and subaltern discourse. Her handling of fieldwork and self-reflexivity is a model of sensitive research with vulnerable groups.
Download or read book Studies in the Book of Isaiah written by Jacques Van Ruiten and published by Peeters. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Festschrift is offered to W.A.M. Beuken on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday and his retirement as Professor of Old Testament Studies at the Faculty of Theology of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Wim Beuken has dedicated much of his scholarly career to the study of one Old Testament book, the Book of Isaiah. It seemed natural, therefore, that the present volume and its editors should honour Beuken's scholarly achievements with a collection of essays devoted to the Book of Isaiah and related topics. The 28 contributions are presented under four section headings. The first section contains a series of thematically oriented studies on the Book of Isaiah as a whole. The second section focuses on the so-called Proto-Isaiah and includes contributions dealing with PI as a whole together with contributions which have concentrated on specific portions thereof. The third section includes a number of articles which address issues related to specific themes and pericopes in Deutero- and Trito-Isaiah. The fourth and final section turns its attention to questions regarding inter-textuality and the history of reception.
Download or read book Studies in the Book of the Covenant in the Light of Cuneiform and Biblical Law written by Shalom Paul and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Foreword by Samuel Greengus 1. Introduction 2. Cuneiform Law 3. Cuneiform Prologues and Epilogues to Legal Collections 4. The Problem of Prologue and Epilogue to the Book of the Covenant and Leading Features of Biblical Law 5. Annotations to the Laws of the Book of the Covenant 6. Summary Appendix I. Verse Arrangement of the Laws of the Book of the Covenant Appendix II. Cuneiform and Biblical Legal Formulations Bibliography Index of Sources
Download or read book Studies in the Book of Genesis written by Robert C. Harbach and published by . This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written over the course of a thirty-yearpreaching ministry, this thorough commentaryon the book of beginnings is useful as a Biblestudy aid or devotional. The author brings awealth of information to the believer by way ofan interesting narrative.
Download or read book Encountering the Book of Romans written by Douglas J. Moo and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this updated edition of his successful textbook, a leading evangelical New Testament scholar offers a guide to the book of Romans that is informed by current scholarship and written at an accessible level. The new edition has been updated throughout and features a new interior design. After addressing introductory matters and laying the groundwork for reading Romans, Douglas Moo leads readers through the weighty argument of this significant book, highlighting key themes, clarifying difficult passages, and exploring the continuing relevance of Romans. As with other volumes in the well-received Encountering Biblical Studies series, this book is designed for the undergraduate classroom and includes pedagogical aids such as photos and sidebars. A test bank for professors is available through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.
Download or read book Studies in Words written by C. S. Lewis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: C. S. Lewis explores the fascination with language by taking a series of words and teasing out their connotations.
Download or read book Romani Liberation written by Jan Selling and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-10 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centered on the trajectory of the emancipation of Roma people in Scandinavia, Romani Liberation is a powerful challenge to the stereotype describing Romani as passive and incapable of responsibility and agency. The author also criticizes benevolent but paternalistic attitudes that center on Romani victimhood. The first part of the book offers a comprehensive overview of the chronological phases of Romani emancipation in Sweden and other countries. Underscoring the significance of Roma activism in this process, Jan Selling profiles sixty Romani activists and protagonists, including numerous original photos. The narrative is followed by an analysis of the concepts of historical justice and of the process of decolonizing Romani Studies. Selling highlights the impact of the historical contexts that have enabled or impeded the success of the struggles against discrimination and for equal rights, emphasizing Romani activism as a precondition for liberation. The particular Swedish framework is accentuated by a stimulating preface by the international activist Nicoleta Bitu, and afterwords by two prominent Romani advocates, the politician Soraya Post and the singer, author, and elder Hans Caldaras.
Download or read book Mobilizing Romani Ethnicity written by Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roma issue is generally treated as a European matter. Indeed, the Roma are the largest European minority—their presence outside of Europe is a result of various waves of migration over the past four hundred years. Likewise, the stereotypes associated with the Roma—the problematized, stigmatized status of a “Gypsy” as well as the historical and contemporary manifestations of antigypsyism—are also of European origin. This book claims, however, that the perception of Roma being strictly a European issue is flawed, and that re-connecting the Roma issue globally represents an important learning experience and an added value. The book offers a critical exploration of Romani political activism in Colombia and Argentina, and compares it to that in Spain, narrated from the intimate perspective of Romani actors themselves. By outlining parallel lineages of Romani activism in three countries and on two continents, the author arrives at broad conclusions regarding the nature of ethnic mobilization. Mirga-Kruszelnicka proposes a new synergetic conceptualization of this multidirectional concept as an interplay between political opportunities, mobilizing structures, and frames of identity. Contributing to the vivid debate about the relationship between the researcher and the researched, the book also includes an original discussion of the positionality of scholars of Romani background.
Download or read book The State of New Testament Studies written by Scot McKnight and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the current landscape of New Testament studies, offering readers a concise guide to contemporary discussions. Bringing together a diverse group of experts, it covers research on the most important issues in New Testament studies, including new discipline areas, making it an ideal supplemental textbook for a variety of courses on the New Testament. Michael Bird, David Capes, Greg Carey, Lynn Cohick, Dennis Edwards, Michael Gorman, and Abson Joseph are among the contributors.
Download or read book Beginning a New Life written by Navigators (Religious organization) and published by . This book was released on 1981-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how having Jesus in your life can change everything.
Download or read book The Book of James written by Rose Publishing and published by Rose Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A perfect overview of one of the most important books of the Bible. Featuring full-color charts, pictures, scripture references, definitions, and study questions, The Book of James pamphlet will give you historical and cultural insights into the lives of early Christians living in Jerusalem at the time that James wrote his letter. The Christians in Jerusalem at that time were Jewish believers, some rich, some poor, some educated, some ignorant. James wrote to help them deal with trials and temptations, solve the problems in their fellowship and to make them mature followers of Jesus Christ. This summary of James is a perfect supplement to a Bible study or Sunday school lesson.
Download or read book Studies in the Book of Daniel written by Robert Dick Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This commentary on the Biblical Book of Daniel answers crucial questions about the significance of his prophecy, and of the culture he lived among. Not content with simply interpreting the prophecy of Daniel, Robert Dick Wilson delves into the social, historical and cultural aspects of ancient Babylonia. The significance of Nebuchadnezzar II in the story of Daniel, how his dreams were interpreted to become some of the most significant aspects of Old Testament prophecy, is discussed. Other chapters focus on the Chaldeans and their society, the opposition that Babylon had to Israel - Daniel himself being a captive Hebrew man, taken from his homeland as a child - and the possibility that Nebuchadnezzar was mentally ill. The allusions to the events at the King's court in the Book of Daniel are examined in detail, with conclusions drawn to the most reasonable extent possible.
Download or read book The Biblical Studies Workbook a Personal Workbook for a Book by Book Understanding of the Bible written by A. Writer A Writer and the Word and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BIBLICAL STUDIES - When a Bible Student or Seminarian begins to lay the basic foundations of the Old and New Testament, one of the first assignments is to provide a book-by-book summary of each biblical book. This is a basic exercise, but like every good foundation, it's one that can't be skipped. An understanding of the larger contexts and contents of each biblical book not only aids in understanding of individual passages, but also reinforces our understanding of all of Scripture. PERSONAL NOTES - This workbook is designed for you to work through each of the books of the Bible and produce your own personal book summaries. You have the chance to reflect on authorship, theological themes, as well as provide a basic outline of each book of the Bible. As you work through the Bible, you'll be able to trace similar theological themes and whole Bible connections. SIMPLE WORKBOOK - What you'll find within this book is a simple template that will allow you to work through each of the book fo the Bible in a way that deepens your understanding. Also, as you fill up this book you will grow in your understanding of each book of the Bible, and the larger message of the Bible as a whole. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES - In the back of this book I've included two appendices. The first provides my recommended commentaries on each book of the Bible. The second provides my recommended books with regards to Old Testament Introductions, New Testament Introductions, Biblical Theology, and Hermeneutics. This is a really simple workbook, and it's one that will require you to put in a lot of work. But, the outcome will be a deeper understanding of God, specific books of the Bible, and the whole Bible. Size: 7"x10" Pages: 162 Category: Theology, Biblical Studies, Bible Workbook
Download or read book Studies in the Kingdom of God written by Casey and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paperback version of the book.
