A Scholastic Miscellany

A Scholastic Miscellany
Author: Eugene Rathbone Fairweather
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 1956-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664244187

This is collection of Christian treatises written prior to the end of the sixteenth century.

Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia
Author: G. R. S. Mead
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2013-02-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1625584970

Pistis Sophia is an important Gnostic text. It relates the Gnostic teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples including his mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Martha. Pisti Sophia recounts that Jesus remained on earth after the resurrection for 11 years. In it the complex structures and hierarchies of heaven familiar in Gnostic teachings are revealed.

Christmas Miscellany

Christmas Miscellany
Author: Jonathan Green
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1510725709

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!

Eusebius of Caesarea: Gospel Problems and Solutions

Eusebius of Caesarea: Gospel Problems and Solutions
Author: Roger Pearse
Publisher: Chieftain Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2010
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0956654002

Ever since the four gospels were first collected together, Christians have asked why they diverge in some respects. Why is the genealogy in Matthew different to that in Luke? Why is there more than one ending for Mark? In 320 AD Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea, wrote one of the first collections of such 'questions' and gave scholarly answers to them. Because of his early date, his answers are of great interest to scholars and general readers alike.This volume is the first ever translation into English of this work. It includes the Greek text printed in the Sources Chr tiennes edition, and also fragments of the Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic and Arabic versions in medieval bible commentaries. Text and translation are presented on facing pages for ease of reference.

The Bedside Book of Beasts

The Bedside Book of Beasts
Author: Graeme Gibson
Publisher: Nan a Talese
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2009
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0385524595

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.

Revelation for Everyone

Revelation for Everyone
Author: N. T. Wright
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 066422797X

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.

Revelation of the Magi

Revelation of the Magi
Author: Brent Landau
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2010-11-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0061947032

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.

Listening to the Bible

Listening to the Bible
Author: Christopher Bryan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199336598

Christopher Bryan reflects on the often-difficult relationship between academic study of the Bible and the Church, and suggests a way forward in which scientific questions are not to be ignored, but in asking them we are not to ignore the texts' setting-in-life, which is and has always been the believing community.