Author: T.J. McTavish
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418553530
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Wow your friends with the most unbelievable, the most outrageous, and the littlest-known facts about the Bible! Ever feel like you don't know much about people, places, and other hard facts of the Bible? Well, help is here, dear friend. T.J. McTavish, knower of many things, is back with A Biblical Miscellany-and it includes everything you need to know to stump even your local religious scholar. A Biblical Miscellany covers such topics as: Famous (and not so famous) shepherds The "Cursing" Psalms-What use are they? Infamous infidelities Least Popular biblical names Using both wit and candor, McTavish informs as well as entertains, leading you down a path of enlightenment-or at least of trivial revelation-and doling out tidbits on the Bible along the way.
A Biblical Miscellany
Author: T.J. McTavish
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418553530
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Wow your friends with the most unbelievable, the most outrageous, and the littlest-known facts about the Bible! Ever feel like you don't know much about people, places, and other hard facts of the Bible? Well, help is here, dear friend. T.J. McTavish, knower of many things, is back with A Biblical Miscellany-and it includes everything you need to know to stump even your local religious scholar. A Biblical Miscellany covers such topics as: Famous (and not so famous) shepherds The "Cursing" Psalms-What use are they? Infamous infidelities Least Popular biblical names Using both wit and candor, McTavish informs as well as entertains, leading you down a path of enlightenment-or at least of trivial revelation-and doling out tidbits on the Bible along the way.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418553530
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Wow your friends with the most unbelievable, the most outrageous, and the littlest-known facts about the Bible! Ever feel like you don't know much about people, places, and other hard facts of the Bible? Well, help is here, dear friend. T.J. McTavish, knower of many things, is back with A Biblical Miscellany-and it includes everything you need to know to stump even your local religious scholar. A Biblical Miscellany covers such topics as: Famous (and not so famous) shepherds The "Cursing" Psalms-What use are they? Infamous infidelities Least Popular biblical names Using both wit and candor, McTavish informs as well as entertains, leading you down a path of enlightenment-or at least of trivial revelation-and doling out tidbits on the Bible along the way.
Bede : a Biblical Miscellany
Author: Beda (Heiliger)
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 9780853236832
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Cited today as the first historian of the English, the Venerable Bede (ca. 673-735) was known in his own time primarily as a commentator on Holy Scripture. Taking seriously the insights of both ancient schools of biblical exegesis, the Antiochene and he Alexandrian, Bede was as proficient at explaining the plain sense of difficult scriptural texts as he was at discerning the figurative or allegorical significance. This volume contains six of Bede's shorter biblical writings, most of which appear here in translation for the first time. Taken together, they reveal his amazing versatility. On Tobias shows his skill as an allegorist, while On the Resting Places, Thirty Questions on the Book of Kings, and On Eight Questions reveal his fascination with the logical puzzles posed by Scripture's literal sense. On the Holy Places is an exegetical tool conveying information about the geography of the Holy Land that Bede considered indispensable for an adequate understanding of biblical revelation. In aletter On What Isaiah Says, Bede refutes a heretical understanding of Scripture in an attempt to build up the faith of the Church.
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 9780853236832
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Cited today as the first historian of the English, the Venerable Bede (ca. 673-735) was known in his own time primarily as a commentator on Holy Scripture. Taking seriously the insights of both ancient schools of biblical exegesis, the Antiochene and he Alexandrian, Bede was as proficient at explaining the plain sense of difficult scriptural texts as he was at discerning the figurative or allegorical significance. This volume contains six of Bede's shorter biblical writings, most of which appear here in translation for the first time. Taken together, they reveal his amazing versatility. On Tobias shows his skill as an allegorist, while On the Resting Places, Thirty Questions on the Book of Kings, and On Eight Questions reveal his fascination with the logical puzzles posed by Scripture's literal sense. On the Holy Places is an exegetical tool conveying information about the geography of the Holy Land that Bede considered indispensable for an adequate understanding of biblical revelation. In aletter On What Isaiah Says, Bede refutes a heretical understanding of Scripture in an attempt to build up the faith of the Church.
A Theological Miscellany
Author: T. J. McTavish
Publisher: W Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780849915208
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
For anyone who has ever been embarrassed by their ignorance on such topics as Calvinism and the pope comes a maddeningly addictive cornucopia of trivia that will keep readers glued to its pages.
Publisher: W Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780849915208
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
For anyone who has ever been embarrassed by their ignorance on such topics as Calvinism and the pope comes a maddeningly addictive cornucopia of trivia that will keep readers glued to its pages.
A Scholastic Miscellany
Author: Eugene Rathbone Fairweather
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664244187
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
This is collection of Christian treatises written prior to the end of the sixteenth century.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664244187
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
This is collection of Christian treatises written prior to the end of the sixteenth century.
Christmas Miscellany
Author: Jonathan Green
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510725709
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discover the meaning of the season’s traditions! Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Christmas the way we do? In this whimsical book, Jonathan Green tells you all about the fascinating stories behind our most beloved holiday traditions. Make yourself cozy by the fireplace, open up this fully illustrated treasure trove, and learn: Why we sing carols Why we burn Yule logs Why we hang stockings Why we kiss under the mistletoe Why we send greeting cards Why there are twelve days of Christmas And what is figgy pudding? Each chapter explores a different custom and its history: when and where it started, how it has changed over the centuries, and why we still love to recreate it today. You’ll learn why holly and ivy are important symbols, who Good King Wenceslas was, and why we eat turkey for Christmas dinner. Additional fun facts and trivia are sprinkled throughout, accompanied by classic illustrations. This is the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for curious-minded friends and family this holiday season!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510725709
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discover the meaning of the season’s traditions! Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Christmas the way we do? In this whimsical book, Jonathan Green tells you all about the fascinating stories behind our most beloved holiday traditions. Make yourself cozy by the fireplace, open up this fully illustrated treasure trove, and learn: Why we sing carols Why we burn Yule logs Why we hang stockings Why we kiss under the mistletoe Why we send greeting cards Why there are twelve days of Christmas And what is figgy pudding? Each chapter explores a different custom and its history: when and where it started, how it has changed over the centuries, and why we still love to recreate it today. You’ll learn why holly and ivy are important symbols, who Good King Wenceslas was, and why we eat turkey for Christmas dinner. Additional fun facts and trivia are sprinkled throughout, accompanied by classic illustrations. This is the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for curious-minded friends and family this holiday season!
Revelation for Everyone
Author: N. T. Wright
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN: 066422797X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
N. T. Wright has undertaken a tremendous task: to provide guides to all the books of the New Testament, and to include in them his own translation of the entire text. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion, with background information, useful explanations and suggestions, and thoughts as to how the text can be relevant to our lives today. A glossary is included at the back of the book. The series is suitable for group study, personal study, or daily devotions.
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN: 066422797X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
N. T. Wright has undertaken a tremendous task: to provide guides to all the books of the New Testament, and to include in them his own translation of the entire text. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion, with background information, useful explanations and suggestions, and thoughts as to how the text can be relevant to our lives today. A glossary is included at the back of the book. The series is suitable for group study, personal study, or daily devotions.
Eusebius of Caesarea: Gospel Problems and Solutions
Author: Roger Pearse
Publisher: Chieftain Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0956654002
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
This title features Greek text and English translation, plus fragments, of New Testament problems and solutions.
Publisher: Chieftain Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0956654002
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
This title features Greek text and English translation, plus fragments, of New Testament problems and solutions.
The Bedside Book of Beasts
Author: Graeme Gibson
Publisher: Nan a Talese
ISBN: 0385524595
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A lavishly illustrated companion to The Bedside Book of Birds explores the relationships between predators and prey, drawing on mythology, nature writings, and other sources to provide coverage of both real and fictional creatures.
Publisher: Nan a Talese
ISBN: 0385524595
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A lavishly illustrated companion to The Bedside Book of Birds explores the relationships between predators and prey, drawing on mythology, nature writings, and other sources to provide coverage of both real and fictional creatures.
Clement of Alexandria and the Shaping of Christian Literary Practice
Author: J. M. F. Heath
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108843425
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
An interdisciplinary study of Clement of Alexandria's Christian reception of the Classical miscellany genre, in comparison with Roman authors.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108843425
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
An interdisciplinary study of Clement of Alexandria's Christian reception of the Classical miscellany genre, in comparison with Roman authors.
Revelation of the Magi
Author: Brent Landau
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0061947032
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Each Christmas, adults and children alike delight at the story of the kings from the East who followed the star to Bethlehem to offer gifts to the newborn Christ. While this familiar tale is recorded in the Gospel of Matthew, another little-known version later emerged that claimed to be the eyewitness account of the wise men. This ancient manuscript has lain hidden for centuries in the vaults of the Vatican Library, but through the determined persistence of a young scholar, Brent Landau, this astonishing discovery has been translated into English for the very first time as the Revelation of the Magi. Everything we know about the wise men is based on only a few verses from the Bible. With the Revelation of the Magi, we can now read the story from the Magi's perspective. Readers will learn of the Magi's prophecies of God's incarnation from the beginning of time, their startling visitation in the form of a star, the teachings they receive from the baby Jesus, and the wise men's joyous return to their homeland to spread the good news. This ancient version of the Christmas story is guaranteed to astonish and delight. It will also raise larger questions of the significance and meaning of Christ's birth, and the mission to spread the good news to every corner of the globe. All the drama and intrigue of the brief description of Jesus's birth in the Bible is filled out in greater, more colorful detail, offering for the first time the complete story of these beloved characters.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0061947032
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Each Christmas, adults and children alike delight at the story of the kings from the East who followed the star to Bethlehem to offer gifts to the newborn Christ. While this familiar tale is recorded in the Gospel of Matthew, another little-known version later emerged that claimed to be the eyewitness account of the wise men. This ancient manuscript has lain hidden for centuries in the vaults of the Vatican Library, but through the determined persistence of a young scholar, Brent Landau, this astonishing discovery has been translated into English for the very first time as the Revelation of the Magi. Everything we know about the wise men is based on only a few verses from the Bible. With the Revelation of the Magi, we can now read the story from the Magi's perspective. Readers will learn of the Magi's prophecies of God's incarnation from the beginning of time, their startling visitation in the form of a star, the teachings they receive from the baby Jesus, and the wise men's joyous return to their homeland to spread the good news. This ancient version of the Christmas story is guaranteed to astonish and delight. It will also raise larger questions of the significance and meaning of Christ's birth, and the mission to spread the good news to every corner of the globe. All the drama and intrigue of the brief description of Jesus's birth in the Bible is filled out in greater, more colorful detail, offering for the first time the complete story of these beloved characters.