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Many of us, even on our happiest days, struggle to quiet the constant buzz of anxiety in the background of our minds. All kinds of worries--worries about losing people and things, worries about how we seem to others--keep us from peace of mind. Distracted or misled by...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-12
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In Early Christian Apologetics, D.H. Williams offers a comprehensive presentation of Christian apologetic literature from the second to the fifth century, considering each writer within the intellectual context of the day. Williams argues that most apologies were not...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-07
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A Cyclops is popularly assumed to be nothing more than a flesh-eating, one-eyed monster. In an accessible, stylish, and academically authoritative investigation, this book seeks to demonstrate that there is far more to it than that - quite apart from the fact that in...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-05-07
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This is the first major commentary in English on Pesher Habakkuk for forty years. It elucidates the nature of 1QpHab as the earliest commentary on the prophecy of Habakkuk by a detailed study of the biblical quotation and sectarian interpretation.This commentary...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-05-07
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The Greek Perfect Tense in the Gospel of Mark and the Epistle to the Romans is designed to resolve the confusion that has resulted from Stanley Porter’s understanding of the use of Greek perfect tense. For Porter, the perfect tense functions as a third level of...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2020-05-05
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For decades, Mark Juergensmeyer has been studying the rise of religious violence around the world, including groups like ISIS and Christian militias that have been involved in acts of terrorism. Over the years he came to realize that war is the central image in the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-05-05
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Conversion has played a central role in the history of Christianity. In this first in-depth and wide-ranging narrative history, David Kling examines the dynamic of turning to the Christian faith by individuals, families, and people groups. Global in reach, the narrative...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-05
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Whether you're feeling abandoned and overwhelmed or just need confirmation that God cares, you will be encouraged and inspired by these short daily devotions.Ellie Claire's 365-day devotional journals feature short readings, along with space to write thoughts and...
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Ellie Claire Gifts
Parution :
2020-05-05
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365-Day Devotionals
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Mormonism's founder, Joseph Smith, claimed to have translated ancient scriptures. He dictated an American Bible from metal plates reportedly buried by ancient Jews in a nearby hill, and produced an Egyptian "Book of Abraham" derived from funerary papyri he extracted...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-04
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There is general agreement in the field of Biblical studies that study of the formation of the Pentateuch is in disarray. David M. Carr turns to the Genesis Primeval History, Genesis 1-11, to offer models for the formation of Pentateuchal texts that may have traction...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-04
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Why do thousands of Mormons devote their summer vacations to following the Mormon Trail?Why does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Day Saints spend millions of dollars to build monuments and Visitor Centers that believers can visit to experience the history of...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-05-01
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John Calvin was known foremost for his powerful impact on the fundamental doctrines of Protestantism, and his biblical interpretation continues to attract interest and inquiry. Calvin, the Bible, and History investigates Calvin's exegesis of the Bible through the lens...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-01
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To this day, churchgoing Mormons report that they hear from their fellow congregants in Sunday meetings that African-Americans are the accursed descendants of Cain whose spirits--due to their lack of spiritual mettle in a premortal existence--were destined to come to...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-01
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Live confidently. Believe expectantly. Embrace your victory!In this new and empowering devotional from New York Times bestselling author Victoria Osteen, you will be inspired to live boldly and courageously each day. Victoria provides you with refreshing insights that...
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FaithWords
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2020-04-28
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Traditionally revered as the literal word of God, the Qur’an serves as Islam’s sacred book of revelation. Accordingly, its statements and pronouncements rest at the core of the beliefs and teachings that have inexorably defined expressions of the Islamic faith. Indeed,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2020-04-28
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Traditionally revered as the literal word of God, the Qur’an serves as Islam’s sacred book of revelation. Accordingly, its statements and pronouncements rest at the core of the beliefs and teachings that have inexorably defined expressions of the Islamic faith. Indeed,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2020-04-28
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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality provides a thoughtfully organized, inclusive, and vibrant project of the multiple ways in which religion and materiality intersect.The contributions explore the way that religion is shaped by, and has shaped, the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-04-27
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
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Target success in CCEA GCSE Religious Studies with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their...
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Hodder Education
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2020-04-27
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For much of his life Pascal (1623-62) worked on a magnum opus which was never published in its intended form. Instead, he left a mass of fragments, some of them meant as notes for the Apologie. These were to become known as the Pensées, and they occupy a crucial place...
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OUP Oxford
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2020-04-23
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Der Anspruch an die ökonomische Effizienz diktiert zunehmend das Handeln professioneller Pflegekräfte. Das unterläuft nicht nur die Pflegequalität, sondern belastet auch die zwischenmenschliche Beziehung und treibt Pflegende in den Burn-out. Die Autorin beschäftigt sich...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2020-04-20
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