This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 5.000 words about the history and evolution of the book we call 'The Bible' 'The Didache' or 'The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles' is a brief early Christian treatise, dated by most scholars to the late first or early 2nd century. The first line of this treatise is "Teaching of the Lord to the Gentiles (or Nations) by the Twelve Apostles". The text, parts of which constitute the oldest surviving wri...

For Cassandra Randall, there’s a price to pay for being a secret atheist in a family of fundamentalists—she has nothing good to write on an online personality quiz; her best friend is drifting away; and she’s failing English because she can’t express her true self in a poem. But when she creates a controversial advice blog just to have something in her life to call her own, there’s no way she can predict the devastating consequences of her actions. As her world fractures before her very ey...

"We're all a little messed up, but We're all beautiful" will make you laugh, cry, and think. It shares a series of journal entries consisting of the author's battle with mental health, work challenges, heartbreak, preparing for deployment, and more. Sharing the real, honest, and sometimes heartbreaking side of life, this book dives into the complexities of being human. This book is about finding peace with who you are. These entries, combined with the author's short stories describing her ...

Since the accident, Taylor's memory has been fuzzy. But at least she's awake. Who knows what her boyfriend, Scott, will remember when he comes out of the coma. Will he remember that Taylor was driving the snowmobile when it crashed? Will he remember the engagement ring? Her pregnancy? Will he remember that she tried to break up with him? Taylor doesn't know. And she doesn't know if she wants him to remember. Plenty of things happened that night and before—secrets wrapped in secrets—that sh...

Comprehensive Study Resource That Helps Readers Pass the PACES ExamConcise and ideal for quick reference, Cases for PACES is the perfect resource for MRCP PACES preparation in the run-up to the examination. Its full-colour one-page case study format matches the style of the exam and lets you quickly read up on all the most common cases to ensure you will be prepared.The authors’ experience in learning and teaching PACES is condensed to provide exac...

The Orbis Pictus is an early picture book by Johann Amos Comenius. Known as the first illustrated book for children, it makes use of marked illustrations and associated sections to present the names of ordinary objects.

In "The Orbis Pictus," Johann Amos Comenius presents a groundbreaking approach to education, intertwining illustrations with text to enhance the learning experience for children. The book, widely regarded as one of the first children's textbooks, uses a simple and engaging literary style, characterized by its didactic tone and vivid imagery. Comenius' innovative integration of pictorial elements with descriptive language reflects the pedagogical shifts of the 17th century, emphasizing the ...

1 Clement, attributed to an anonymous early Christian author, offers a profound exploration of ecclesiastical authority and community ethics in the nascent Christian church. Written in the late first century, this epistle serves as a letter of encouragement and instruction to the church in Corinth, addressing the issues of division and moral decay. The literary style is characterized by a mixture of rhetorical flourishes, scriptural allusions, and a deep call for unity and reconciliation. ...

The "Epistle of Barnabas" stands as a profound early Christian text that intricately weaves doctrinal teachings with a distinctive epistolary style. Written in the late first or early second century, it explores themes of faith, eschatology, and the interpretation of the Jewish laws from a Christian perspective. The author employs a rigorous allegorical method, often drawing from the Hebrew Scriptures to elucidate the nascent Christian faith, thus situating the text within the complex theo...

Your Prescription for Health and HealingUntold millions daily confront the agony of debilitating symptoms, chronic pain, even terminal disease. Do you—or someone you love—suffer with sickness? You can be well! You just need to know how healing works and how to receive it.In Healing School, renowned 20th-century divine healing minister Lillian B. Yeomans, M.D. shares scriptural truths to help you get free, remain free, and bring freedom to others bo...

The Orbis Pictus (1658) guides novices through animals, elements, crafts, civic offices, and devotion via woodcuts and brief Latin-vernacular captions. Opening with sounds and letters, it moves from things to words, marrying image to concise prose so that seeing teaches reading. Both primer and small encyclopedia, it stands between Reformation schooling and seventeenth-century encyclopedism, launching the modern picture book and exemplifying object-based, sensory instruction. Johann Amos C...

The prominence of the carp group of fish is widely recognised in three important economic areas: food production, recreation and the ornamental market. Carp species thus represent over 50% of world fish production and are vital to the economic stability of several countries and global regions. It is therefore crucial that the health of these cultured aquatic species is properly considered and maintained to ensure the sustainability of production and recent disease epidemics, for example gr...