In "A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ," Emil Schürer intricately examines the socio-political landscape of Judea during the Second Temple period. Through a meticulous blend of historical analysis and theological insight, Schürer contextualizes the life of Jesus within the broader tapestry of Jewish life, exploring factions such as the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Zealots. The book's scholarly approach, enriched with extensive references and primary sources, positions ...

If you’ve never heard of Robert Annan of Dundee, otherwise known as “the Christian Hero,” prepare to be astounded at the amazing grace of God in his life as you turn the pages of this incredible little biography. Its thrilling story will stir you to the depths and almost certainly drive you to your knees with an increased desire to be used for God’s glory. The record of his beginning years reads much like that of John Newton—a life of wandering far from God in the ways of sin and rebellion...

In "A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ," Emil Schürer presents a meticulous examination of the socio-political and religious landscape of first-century Judea. Drawing on an array of primary sources and employing a rigorous scholarly approach, Schürer deftly situates his work within the broader historical context, offering insights into the complexities of Jewish life during a transformative period marked by Roman occupation and the diverse currents of Jewish thought...

Individual distilleries give their whiskies unique characteristics. These characteristics do not arise magically (as was once thought), nor are they the result solely of the region (as is still thought, by some). They have their roots in the craft and custom of the distillery and of the district in which it is located, but the key influences upon flavor are the distilling equipment itself, how it is operated, and how the spirit is matured. For the first time, Whiskypedia explores ...

"Ham" MacPherson is a promising left-handed baseball pitcher at Wilkes Central High School whom the Atlanta Braves have told will be selected with the third pick of the 1976 MLB draft, complete with a generous signing bonus. Within a twenty-four hour period, however, Ham's world goes topsy-turvy. His relationships with his girlfriend, Nora, and best friend, JC, are turned upside down and inside out. A life-changing catastrophe transforms Ham and the way he views the world. Accidents and de...

A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ is a monumental reconstruction of Judaism in the Second Temple period, surveying political history, religious institutions, parties, literature, and social life from the Maccabees to the Roman age. Written in a rigorously source-critical style, it situates the New Testament within the wider Jewish world that shaped it, combining classical, rabbinic, Josephian, and early Christian evidence. Its literary context is nineteenth-century...

A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ is a meticulously sourced survey of Second Temple Judaism, from the Hasmoneans and Herodians to Roman provincial rule that framed Jesus's ministry and the earliest church. Schürer synthesizes Josephus, Philo, the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, rabbinic traditions, inscriptions, and coins to reconstruct institutions, parties (Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots), law, worship, and daily life. Written in sober, exacting prose with ...

Rev. Duncan B. Blair (1815-1893) was an excellent linguist, a good poet and a devout man. “As an accurate writer of Gaelic he had no superior,” espoused A. Maclean Sinclair. Blair composed sacred and secular poems, laments and songs and prose, many of which were published in Mac-Talla, the famous Gaelic newspaper published in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Among his contributions to Mac-Talla were a series of essays on the Highland Clearances. Blair’s poems have been studied and presented elsewhere ...

" You' ll come a-waltzing" with this lively Australian folk song, part of a series of captivating picture books based on beloved songtales collected by John M. Feierabend. Chock-full of whimsical Australian vocabulary, Waltzing Matilda depicts the rugged adventures of a traveling worker (" swagman" ) as he journeys across the Australian countryside, encountering both good fortune and trouble along the way. Adriana Wimler' s colorful illustrations capture the natural beauty of the Australia...

Selected readings and full-cast dramatisations from across the literary and science fiction of Iain BanksIain Banks, aka Iain M Banks, came to fame in 1984 with his transfixing debut The Wasp Factory, described as both ‘a work of unparalleled depravity’ and 'a masterpiece'. In 1993 he was acknowledged as one of the Best of Young British Writers, and his numerous bestselling books include The Crow Road, Complicity and the ‘Culture’ sci-fi ...

Facing the uncertainty of their present life and ministry, the American and Canadian churches of mainline Protestantism are, for the most part, responding in one of two ways. Some are simply choosing to ignore the process of their disestablishment. They continue to carry on with their church life as though nothing were happening, as though they were still occupying a place at the center of society. Others, knowing that they are being moved to the periphery of social and political life, are...

This book is the complete four volume set of Charles H. Spurgeon’s sermon notes. These were first published in 1884, and are a selection from outlines of discourses delivered at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. This collection contains a total of 264 sermon outlines.Though it sounds goods, there are no promises that using these outlines will ensure that you can preach like the original “Prince of Preachers,” but it certainly couldn’t hurt to see how one of the greatest ministers of all...