A local sheriff is led to the discovery of four bodies. The bodies appear to be of middle eastern men with no definitive causes of death. A call is placed to FBI Agent, Jefferey Scott, requesting his assistance in investigating the deaths of the four men. Are the deaths just isolated murders? Might their deaths be an act of a racial hate crime? Or, could something more sinister be involved?Investigation by Scott and his junior agent, Harry Sykes, lead them to multiple cities in sev...

In Western tradition, St. George is known as the dragon slayer. In the Middle East, he is called Khidr (“Green One”), and in addition to being a dragon slayer, he is also somehow the prophet Elijah. In this book, Robert D. Miller II untangles these complicated connections and reveals how, especially in his Middle Eastern guise, St. George is a reincarnation of the Canaanite storm god Baal, another “Green One” who in Ugaritic texts slays dragons.Combining art history, theology, and ...

This book presents a new window on the legal system of Ancient Israel. Building on the understanding that Israel was a society where writing was the medium for some forms of discourse but not others, where written texts were performed orally and rewritten from oral performances, Robert D. Miller II, OFS, examines law and jurisprudence in this oral-and-literate world. Using Iceland as an ethnographic analogy, Miller shows how law was practiced, performed, and transmitted; the way written ar...

We approach Raphael's Agony in the Garden or Fra Angelico's Crucifixion for their beauty and not primarily to learn about fifteenth-century fashion or even to decode the iconography. Yet the many books on the Song of Songs, whether they try to read the book as an ancient Near Eastern love song or a Christian allegory, miss the main point of this book: its aesthetic elements. "Aesthetics" is the appreciation of beauty. Aesthetics examines literary form as a response to content, the way poet...

Is there a gap between the academic study of the Bible and the work of theologians? What lies behind this gap? And most important, how have biblical scholars tried to bridge the gap with hermeneutical methods? This book addresses the exegesis vs. theology impasse and categorizes the most important attempts to bridge it over the past century, especially those of the last decades. These attempts are assessed and evaluated so that readers can see the philosophies undergirding each and the pot...

This book offers twenty original scholarly chapters featuring historical and biographical analyses of Native American women. The lives of women found her contributed significantly to their people and people everywhere. The book presents Native women of action and accomplishments in many areas of life. This work highlights women during the modern era of American history, countering past stereotypes of Native women. With the exceptions of Pocahontas and Sacajawea, historians have had little ...

Oxford, 1920, pour la toute première fois, elles osent franchir les portes du savoir. Elles savaient qu'elles étaient en train de changer l'histoire. Elles ne savaient pas qu'elles changeaient leur destin.Oxford, 1920. Pour la première fois en mille ans d'existence, la plus célèbre université du monde autorise l'inscription d'étudiantes. Quatre jeunes femmes y feront leur entrée. Elles viennent d'horizons très différents, mais le hasard – ou le destin – va les lier...

Decoding the discourse: Rhetorical foundations of authoritarian power.Fascism has resurfaced as one of the most pressing problems of our time. The rise of extremist parties and candidates in Europe, the United States, and around the globe has led even mainstream political commentators to begin using the term “fascism” to describe dangerous movements that have revived and repackaged many of the strategies long thought to have been relegated to the margins o...

"Forest Trees of Illinois: How to Know Them" is a comprehensive guide that explores the diverse tree species found in Illinois. Authored by George D. Fuller, Wilbur R. Mattoon, Robert B. Miller, and E. E. Nuuttila, this book serves as an essential resource for both amateur naturalists and professional botanists. It provides detailed descriptions, illustrations, and identification tips for various trees, making it an invaluable tool for anyone interested in the state's rich arboreal heritag...

The music, performances, and cultural impact of some of the most enduring figures in popular music are explored in Rock Music Icons: Musical and Cultural Impacts. This collection investigates authenticity, identity, and the power of the voices and images of widely circulated and shared artists that have become the soundtrack of our lives.

La maltraitance est généralement considérée comme étant la forme d’adversité la plus grave à laquelle peuvent être confrontés les enfants et les adolescents. Les jeunes victimes de mauvais traitement qui présentent le niveau de risque le plus élevé sont susceptibles d’être prises en charge dans des structures extrafamiliales – familles d’accueil, soins intrafamiliaux, foyers de groupe ou vie autonome – pour leur propre protection. Young People in Out-of-Home Care est le compte ren...

Par une nuit d’orage, de Kelsey RobertsClayton Landry l’a kidnappée, en la menaçant d’une arme… Il s’est évadé de prison, lui a-t-il expliqué et, de gré ou de force, elle va devoir l’aider à prouver qu’on l’a condamné à tort et qu’il n’est pas l’assassin de sa femme. Alors, tandis qu’elle s’enfonce au cœur de l’orage, sous l’emprise de son ancien patron, c’est une tempête tout intérieure qui bouleverse Victoria DeSimone. Bien sûr, elle comprend le désespoir...