"[A] comprehensive and thorough [book] . . . serious students and Bible classes will value highly as they search the scriptures for their eternal meaning." — Kirkus ReviewsHere is a freshly updated edition of one of the most popular introductions to the history and literature of the Old Testament. The Old Testament Speaks offers a clear picture of the archaeological, geographical, historical, and linguistic dimen...

Die moderne Arbeitswelt ist unübersichtlich, sie gleicht einem Puzzle. Die These vom »Ende der Arbeit« gehört der Vergangenheit an; vielmehr dominiert die Perspektive einer »flexibilisierten Arbeitsgesellschaft«, an der immer mehr Menschen teilhaben. Dekarbonisierung, Digitalisierung und demografischer Wandel verändern die Arbeitsplätze und das deutsche Sozial- und Wirtschaftsmodell. Homeoffice und 4-Tage-Woche verändern etablierte Arbeitsregime. Hohe Arbeitsbelastung und Löhne, die die In...

Studying Scripture is a fascinating experience for all whodesire to understand the workings of God. Still, there is much totake in, and from time to time we need a little help making senseof all the history, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, and various authors,let alone exactly what roles they all play in the grand biblicalperspective.Exploring the Bible takes you on a journey with abird's-eye view through the Bible, nurturing spiritual growth andbiblical knowledge on every page....

Comprehensive review of the effectiveness of particular agroforestry practices, from riparian forest buffers and filter strips, windbreaks and contour buffers to alley cropping, silvopasture and forest farmingSummarises current research on ecosystem services delivered by agroforestry, from promoting biodiversity and soil health to water quality and managementAssesses research on best practice in tree planting and management as well as optimising agroforestry produ...

Visions of Glory brings together twenty-two images and twenty-two brisk essays, each essay connecting an image to the events that unfolded during a particular year of the Civil War. The book focuses on a diverse set of images that include a depiction of former slaves whipping their erstwhile overseer distributed by an African American publisher, a census graph published in the New York Times, and a cutout of a child’s hand sent by a southern mother to her husband at the f...

Originally built in 1844 and rebuilt in 1907 after being gutted by fire during the 1903 water riots, the Red House has been the seat of Trinidad and Tobago’s parliament for over one hundred years. As a result of archaeological discoveries made in the basement of the Red House in March–April 2013, the Office of the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago hired Basil A. Reid and his archaeological crew of local and international scholars to undertake a detailed study of the site fr...

Addressing texts produced by writers who lived through the Civil War and wrote about it before the end of Reconstruction, this collection explores the literary cultures of that unsettled moment when memory of the war had yet to be overwritten by later impulses of reunion, reconciliation, or Lost Cause revisionism. The Civil War reshaped existing literary cultures or enabled new ones. Ensembles of discourses, conventions, and practices, these cultures offered fresh ways of engaging a host o...

Have you ever resolved to read through the entire Bible, only to abandon your resolution when you reached the long, detailed passages of Leviticus? Or wondered why God included all those lists of ceremonial laws and instructions in His inspired Word? What can those dictates possibly mean to Christians today? Schultz's clear, step-by-step study of this Old Testament book will convince you that, among those complicated instructions to the people of Israel, God does have a message for you. Ta...

Despite the common opinion of church-age Christians, Dr. Schultz maintains that the book of Deuteronomy is not the narrative of a never-smiling God and a frightened, timid nation. Rather, the love of Jehovah for His people is the heart of the Old Testament book.Deuteronomy: The Gospel of Love offers a simple but thorough exposition of this important though frequently overlooked divine record. Bringing rewarding insights from the original Hebrew text, it puts heavy stress on the lo...

A useful survey of the Old Testament that will aid in understanding difficult passages. This one volume contains all of Irving Jensen's Bible self-study guides to the Old Testament.