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Book Keys to the Garden of Solomon

Download or read book Keys to the Garden of Solomon written by Martin Blewett and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Theology of the Body Explained

Download or read book Theology of the Body Explained written by Christopher West and published by Gracewing Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher West makes John Paul II's theology of the body available for the first time to people at all levels within the Christian community. Love, sexuality, and human flourishing are inseparable. Those who doubted this will find West's book a transforming experience, and those who have been wounded will find liberation and peace. A wonderful education on the meaning of being human. Christopher West teaches the theology of the body and sexual ethics at St John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver. He is also visiting faculty member of the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Melbourne, Australia.

Book The Solomonic Corpus of  Wisdom  and Its Influence

Download or read book The Solomonic Corpus of Wisdom and Its Influence written by Katharine J. Dell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solomon is the figurehead who holds the family of 'wisdom' texts together. In this study, Katharine Dell argues that a core of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes forms the inner sanctum of the 'Solomonic wisdom corpus', with the Song of Songs as a close relative, but Job at one remove. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song contain attributions to Solomon and demonstrate key 'wisdom' connections. Solomon is also portrayed as an idealized character in the narratives about him in 2 Sam. 24-1 Kings 11. He is the embodiment of wisdom, thus linking both the narrative portrayal and canonical memory of his significance. His connections with Egypt and Sheba shed light on how Solomon gained his reputation for wisdom, as do the roles in his court for scribes, sages, and seers. Formative wisdom themes, notably that of God as creator, characterize the book of Proverbs and also influenced certain 'wisdom psalms' and the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, texts which share links to wisdom ideas and contexts. For these prophets criticism of 'the wise' is a key concern. Dell introduces an intertextual method to open up fresh possibilities of ranging together different texts alongside the Solomonic corpus, without the constraints of probing literary or historical linkages: Ruth is considered with Proverbs, Genesis 1-11 with Ecclesiastes and the wider theme of gardens and water in the Hebrew Bible with the Song of Songs. While Solomon probably had very little to do with such readerly text-play, Dell's argument in The Solomonic Corpus of 'Wisdom' and Its Influence is that he is the lynch-pin that holds 'wisdom' in its core texts and wider family together.

Book The Redemption of Love

    Book Details:
  • Author : Carrie A. Miles
  • Publisher : Baker Books
  • Release : 2006-04-01
  • ISBN : 1441234802
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book The Redemption of Love written by Carrie A. Miles and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competing answers to dilemmas involving love, sex, marriage, and family scream to us from nearly everywhere. The Redemption of Love reveals what the Bible has to say about these issues by applying the growing economic study of religion. Using Genesis, Jesus, Paul, and the Song of Songs, Carrie Miles outlines a consistent description of biblical love throughout Scripture, asserting that it is the only effective solution in today's battle to save marriage and family. This book is a valuable tool for clergy and laypeople.

Book The Heroines of English Pastoral Romance

Download or read book The Heroines of English Pastoral Romance written by Sue P. Starke and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The figure of the woman as hero in pastoral romance is shown to grow in importance and complexity in this important new study. The genre of pastoral romance flourished dramatically in Renaissance England between 1590 and 1650. One of its key elements is that it is the daughter, not the son, of the gentle family who increasingly becomes the subject of theromance's attempt to define and illustrate heroism. The pastoral heroine's task is paradoxical: to break out of her pastoral paradise in order to ensure its reconstitution. She is the princess, the shepherdess, the Lady, or the virtuous daughter who becomes a repository of honor and virtue in a changing society where traditional chivalric definitions of honor hold decreasing purchase. This groundbreaking book examines the typical challenges facedby the pastoral romance heroine as she matures within the pastoral locus amoenus: the foundling dilemma; the loop-shaped quest: the rhetorical battle; the chastity threat; the reconciliation of beauty to virtue; and familial reunification. It illustrates how the allegorical, symbolic, and psychological characterizations of pastoral heroines in the works of Sidney, Spenser, Wroth, Fletcher, Milton, and Marvell anticipate developments in the representation of female subjectivities normally associated with the novel. SUE P. STARKE is Associate Professor of English at Monmouth University, New Jersey.

Book The Supper

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ronald P. Hesselgrave
  • Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • Release : 2019-09-17
  • ISBN : 153267578X
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book The Supper written by Ronald P. Hesselgrave and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lord's Supper (or Eucharist) has often been a subject of intense debate in the church. What is often lost in this debate is the significance of the relationship of the Eucharist to Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples, which was a Passover--or Passover-like--meal. Moreover, the Last Supper connects back to various meals in Jesus' earthly ministry. And it looks forward to the great messianic banquet as fulfillment of Jewish expectations. In exploring these connections, this book focuses on the three motifs of "new creation," "hospitality," and "hope" in Christ. Most significantly, when we break the bread and drink the wine (or juice) together we are asserting the reality of the new creation in Christ, affirming God's grace, forgiveness, and cruciform love which is to be embodied in the Christian community, and anticipating the day when God's present and ongoing work of restoration, justice, and reconciliation will ultimately prevail. The Supper, then, is basically a condensed summary of the story of God's plan of redemption. Hesselgrave brings together biblical, theological, ethical, and social insights in a way that deepens our understanding of the meaning and practical significance of biblical texts related to this central ordinance of the church.

Book I Can Do No Other

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anna M. Madsen
  • Publisher : Fortress Press
  • Release : 2019-10-01
  • ISBN : 1506438237
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book I Can Do No Other written by Anna M. Madsen and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Anna M. Madsen's book is a fresh and challenging look at the legacy of Martin Luther and the new reformation that is calling people of faith to action today. This book is born out of the conviction that at least two gods are currently competing for our collective trust: nationalism (and its many sub-manifestations) and quietism. Both make a case for and a claim on our allegiance, each by way of different motivations of self and institutional protection. Madsen looks at today's modern context and asks: Where will the church stand in a day that is marked by globalization, polarization, racism, bigotry, and debates about justice for humanity and for the earth itself. While the Reformation church was built on the foundation of justification by grace, Madsen calls people of faith to a new reformation that will focus on standing for justice in the world. Madsen delves into who Jesus was, and how our claim that he died and was raised establishes our faith and impacts the way we live it out. She pays attention to Luther's theology and juxtaposes it with our present context. She explores recent examples of Nazi resistance, liberation theology, black and womanist theology, and feminist theology, each of which come at social justice in their unique ways, with a common conviction that justice work is central to the Christian life. She speaks of how our faith grounding and our faith history weave together and entwine themselves into our present moment, offering both warnings and encouragement. And last, a case is made that justice, anchored in justification, is our new Reformation moment, one not inconsistent with Luther's theology, but weighted differently to address the different weighty concerns of our day. A study guide is included to encourage group conversation and action.

Book The Song of Songs

    Book Details:
  • Author : William Walter Cannon
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1913
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book The Song of Songs written by William Walter Cannon and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Art of the Saint John s Bible

Download or read book The Art of the Saint John s Bible written by Susan Sink and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time that pages of The Saint John's Bible began touring in major exhibitions nearly a decade ago, people have been moved, captivated, and inspired by this stunning work of modern sacred art. But they often have questions about the illuminations that are scattered throughout the Bible, especially as they first become familiar with it. Why was a certain Scripture passage chosen for illumination rather than another? What materials and source imagery are behind the illuminations? The Art of The Saint John's Bible provides answers to these important questions and many others. Initially published in a series of three volumes, each book has now been revised by the author and included together in this helpful single volume. SinceThe Saint John's Bible is now complete, Susan Sink makes connections between recurring images and motifs throughout the work and reflects on the images with a view to the whole. Her book promises to intensify and expand the experience of all who come in contact with The Saint John's Bible.

Book Worship in the Early Church  Volume 2

Download or read book Worship in the Early Church Volume 2 written by Lawrence J. Johnson and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a 2010 Outstanding Academic Title by Choice magazine! Fourth Century, West: Optatus of Milevis, Zeno of Verona, Ambrose of Milan, Pope Siricius, Hilary of Poitiers, Pacian of Barcelona, Synod of Elvira (ca. 300); Fourth Century, East: Lactantius, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, Pseudo-Ignatius, Gregory of Nyssa, the Council of Nicaea (325), John Chrysostom, Apostolic Constitutions; and others. Lawrence J. Johnson is the former executive secretary of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions and the former editor/director of The Pastoral Press. He has written several books on the liturgy and its music, including The Mystery of Faith: A Study of the Structural Elements of the Order of the Mass.

Book Novels

    Book Details:
  • Author : George Sand
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1902
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 436 pages

Download or read book Novels written by George Sand and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Seeing Beyond

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sarah-Jane Biggart
  • Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
  • Release : 2021-11-16
  • ISBN : 0768458951
  • Pages : 189 pages

Download or read book Seeing Beyond written by Sarah-Jane Biggart and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activate your prophetic senses and operate in the invisible realm today! Imagine having access to the unseen spiritual dimension. In fact, the Bible is clear that this should be every believer's daily experience! As a citizen of the Kingdom of God, your inheritance is the ability to see, sense, and operate in the invisible realm of the Spirit. God opens the unseen realm to His children so they can bring Heaven’s realities to earth. Minister, intercessory leader, and co-host of Power Hour, Sarah-Jane Biggart operates as a seer prophet. She carries an impartation to help you grow your prophetic senses. Complete with testimonies, impartation, and activations, Seeing Beyond is a practical guide to interacting with the unseen Kingdom of God and manifesting Heaven’s glories here on earth. Seeing Beyond will help you: Access the spirit realm easily when you learn to enter as a citizen of Heaven. Discover the key to supernatural encounters by cultivating intimacy with God. Embrace the assignment of prophetic intercession and spiritual warfare to destroy darkness and advance the Kingdom of God. Commune with the Lord and His angelic realm in unending heavenly places. Uncover fresh biblical revelation that inspires a lifestyle of spiritual sight. Defeat the dark side of the invisible realm by shutting doors to demonic influences. This is your invitation to engage all your spiritual senses with the Kingdom of God. As you begin to see past your daily reality into the unseen realm, Heaven’s glories will manifest in your everyday life!

Book NIV  The Story  Going Deeper

Download or read book NIV The Story Going Deeper written by Zondervan, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 2372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you live out God’s redemptive story in everyday life? It can seem hard to do – how to first connect the pieces and stories of the Bible with your life and then to apply them and live them out through your actions, words, and thoughts. Yet your life is connected to every other story in history and the God who loves you. The Story: Going Deeper reveals this connection through insights into the Bible’s stories about God and his people. Pick up this NIV Bible today, and discover how the sweeping saga of God’s redemptive story transforms your story.

Book The Lock and Key Library

Download or read book The Lock and Key Library written by Julian Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Leviticus Rabbah

Download or read book Leviticus Rabbah written by Jacob Neusner and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Agricultural Lock out of 1874

Download or read book The Agricultural Lock out of 1874 written by Frederick Clifford and published by Edinburgh : W. Blackwood. This book was released on 1875 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: