FIRST YOU SEE THEM. THEN YOU DISAPPEAR.It started with the numbers. Spray-painted in red on street signs, outside homes, and on train stations.Then came the messages. At random, thousands upon thousands of complete strangers received a text on their phones: 10 15 is coming. It wasn’t a clue—it was a warning.Soon after, the first twelve were taken from their homes. No ransom, no note, just the numbers scrawled on their bedroom walls....

Allegory has been variously defined as a literary genre, a mode of interpretation, and a symbolic dimension to all language. Although 'allegory' historically escapes easy definition, it can be broadly defined as a mode of communicating that says one thing and means another. Allegory arguably functions by means of a distinction between the surface level of communication and a further level or levels of significance beyond the surface. The term 'allegory' has historically been used both of a...

This rhetorical study of the persuasive practice of English Puritan preachers and writers demonstrates how they appeal to both reason and imagination in order to persuade their hearers and readers towards conversion, assurance of salvation and godly living. Examining works from a diverse range of preacher-writers such as William Perkins, Richard Sibbes, Richard Baxter and John Bunyan, this book maps out continuities and contrasts in the theory and practice of persuasion.Tracing the ...

Traditional methods employed in biblical interpretation involve a two-way dialogue between the text and the reader. Reception theory expands this into a three-way dialogue, with the third partner being the history of the text's interpretation and application. Most contemporary biblical interpreters have ignored this third partner, although recently the need to include the history of interpretation has gained some attention. This book explores the hermeneutical resources that reception theo...

This book provides a unique discussion of the exciting advances made in the field of fibrous proteins over the past decade. The authors are world experts in their respective fields and each has provided the reader with a “state-of-the-art” summary of current thinking. As such, the book is clearly written and liberally illustrated. Those fibrous proteins described in detail include the constituents of muscle, keratin, connective tissue, silk, fibrin and biomaterials. The opening chapter by ...

Candle Bible for Kids is the perfect starting point for children. Now toddlers have an edition designed just for them, with simple text and bright art. The Candle Bible for Kids Toddler Edition provides a great overview of Bible stories in bite-sized chunks little kids can understand

Principles of Medicine in Africa combines classical clinical medicine with a rich understanding of the major environmental and cultural influences on health and disease, providing comprehensive guidance for anyone intending to practise medicine in Africa. Disease is presented in the context of family and culture, and the effects of inequality and problems of limited resources are addressed. The authors have a wealth of experience in front line healthcare and provide practical, evidence-bas...

This book provides the readers with an up-to-date review of the design, structure and function of a representative selection of fibrous proteins in both health and disease. The importance of the α-helical coiled coil, a conformational motif based on the heptad repeat in the amino acid sequence of all α-fibrous proteins (and parts of some globular proteins) is underlined by three Chapters devoted to its design, structure, function and topology. Specific proteins covered in the text and whic...

Contemporary global sport is in constant, sometimes bewildering flux. This book goes beyond orthodox globalisation theory, deploying the metaphor of ‘playing on the edge’ in analysing the dynamic process of making and remaking sport culture in Asia and Oceania. Beyond sport’s traditionally dominant centres in the West, here the edges of the sport and media fields are vividly exposed, re-positioned, blunted and sharpened, revealing many points of tension – racial, ethnic, gendered, classed,...

A simple, straightforward retelling of the Christmas story, with vibrant illustrations from artist Jo Parry (Candle Bible for Kids). This sturdy and colourful little book is just right for little ones starting to learn about Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem and the shepherds and wise men who came to meet Baby Jesus. An excellent value gift, perfect for gift giving or stocking fillers.

First Published in 1994. The Survey of English Dialects (SED) is the only detailed nation-wide dialect survey which has ever been conducted in England. The SED is a unique repository of data on the traditional dialects of England in the mid-twentieth century. This remarkable record is a valuable resource for scholars in the fields of British English dialectology, sociolinguistics, and English historical linguistics. The SED fieldwork was undertaken in predominantly rural communities in Eng...

Many readers of the Bible believe that interpreting the Scriptures well simply involves a two-way dialogue between themselves and the text. Implied in this view is the idea that we can simply jump over two thousand years of biblical interpretation. However, if we believe that God has been speaking through the Bible to devout believers throughout history it would seem that we should find a way to identify the insights they perceived in the text so that we can learn to read these sacred text...