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This Guide reads the Gospel of Mark as a 1st-century CE story about Jesus, for his followers, and against tyranny or the abusive use of power. First, the book shows students how the Gospel uses the form of a traditional laudatory biography (a 'Life') to reshape the memory of the shame-ridden trials and suffering of Jesus. Such a biography portrayed Jesus' descent (as a son of God), his deeds, and his heroic death, dispelling any notion that ...

Recent decades have seen significant shifts in biblical scholarship opening up a range of ways of engaging the biblical narrative - both methodologically (the tools and techniques for engaging the text) and hermeneutically (the perspectives that inform an interpreter's approach to the text and to the interpretative task). It is these shifts that give shape to this introduction and study guide, so that students encounter not only the text of Ma...

Author Victoria Weaver grew up in a home where she witnessed constant drinking and fighting, and she heard cursing like she lived with sailors. This took place every weekend for years. She vowed to grow up, leave home, and put the childhood problems behind her. But that didn't happen, and Weaver experienced similar issues, similar feelings, and relationship patterns shortly after she moved out of that childhood family environment. In How Di...

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Twas the Night After Christmas is the story of a young boy who just isn't ready for the magic of Christmas to be over. He stays up late into the night fretting over his feelings of dissapointment, only to learn a very valuable lesson about what Christmas truly means. To be read to the same cadence as 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, this modern version of a timeless classic is sure to become a new holiday family favorite.

Wondering may mean questioning, it may also mean marveling. The best sort of wondering does both. Wondering involves a sense of curiosity and a sense of awe. In wondering, we ask "How?" and exclaim "Wow!"If you have hard questions that demand reasonable answers, Christianity addresses your mind. If you feel amazed at the marvels and mysteries of life, Christianity expands your spirit. This book explores how sensible and stunning Christianity i...

We live in a globalized era where success is often defined by over-achievement in either professional or personal lives. When we focus too much on business or professional goals, relationships can suffer.

Train to Pakistan is one of the most excellent novels written on the theme of Partition and is Khushwant Singh's paramount novel. It was written in London during a time when he was functioning with Krishna Menon and they apprehended each other in reciprocated dislike.

At the time of independence in 1947, India inherited an educational system which was not only quantitatively small but was also characterized by striking regional, ethical and structural imbalances. Only very small population was literate and a child out of three had been enrolled in primary school. The levels of enrolment and extent of literacy were compounded by acute regional and gender disparities. Recognizing that education is being vital...

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¿Qué es más importante en esta vida que la oración? La oración es nuestra conexión con Dios, ¡nuestra fuerza, nuestro puente hacia el cielo! Es cuando "los hombres comienzan a invocar el nombre del Señor" que lo encuentran. Se nos dice que Él "escucha la oración". ¡Qué promesa! Mientras oramos, el Espíritu Santo mismo se une a nuestra petición e "intercede por nosotros". No estamos solos en la batalla de la vida, todo el cielo está de nuestro ...

Slum children studies present a picture of slum dwellers' physical, demographic, economic and health conditions along with crowding conditions and distribution of residents according to place of origin and duration of residence. Piece meal efforts to improve the condition of slums in the past have brought about some improvement in the lives of the slum dwellers. The living condition of slum dwellers is still far from satisfaction.

Every day, more than 1, 000 women die from problems related to bearing children. The six prime health messages of this chapter can help to save the majority of those lives and to prevent many serious illnesses. But to make full use of this knowledge, women need the support of their husbands, their communities, and their governments. Governments have a particular responsibility to train people to assist at childbirth, to make available routin...

The Partition of India, 1947 is undoubtedly the most cataclysmic event in India's contemporary history. India's freedom was accompanied by a, ...holocaust of unconscionable horror that bit deeply into the memories of its inhabitants1. In terms of its scale and its wide - ranging impact, Partition remains the singularly most important event and turning point. Ten to twelve millions people moved, within few months, between India and Pakistan.

In August 1990, at the beginning of the fall semester, five college students were brutally slain in their southwest Gainesville, Florida apartments. An unknown killer, or killers, paralyzed the city for months. As the police searched for clues, Helen Baxter performed her own investigation with the help of several unusual sources: Psychics.

In August 1990, at the beginning of the fall semester, five college students were brutally slain in their southwest Gainesville, Florida apartments. An unknown killer, or killers, paralyzed the city for months. As the police searched for clues, Helen Baxter performed her own investigation with the help of several unusual sources: Psychics.

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The Houston Mutiny and Riot of 1917, marks one of Houston's darkest hours in race relations. On August 23, 1917, Acting First Sergeant Vida Henry led 156 armed soldiers toward Houston's Police Department by way of Brunner Avenue continuing along San Felipe Street. The book Camp Logan takes an in depth look at the cause and events that occurred in Houston, Texas on August 23, 1917. It contains a review of Sergeant Henry's death, identification ...

Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives. Kazhdomu iz nas tak ili inache prihoditsja zadumyvat'sja o tom, chto zhe v dejstvitel'nosti proishodit s chelovekom posle smerti. Kniga M. N'jutona «Puteshestvija Dushi» - jeto sensacija. Srazu zhe posle ee vyhoda v svet ona stala mirovym bestsellerom. Blagodarja jetoj knige shirokomu krugu ljudej vpervye stala dostupna dostovernaja, podrobnaja nauchnaja informacija o tom, chto proishodit s...