Ende des 1. Jahrhunderts: In den frühchristlichen Hausgemeinden fanden sich auch Gebildetere und sozial Arriviertere ein. Denen erzählt Lukas in seinem Evangelium und der Apostelgeschichte die judeo-christliche Tradition neu, indem er zahlreiche Reminiszenzen an hellenistische Bildung einstreut, um besseren Kreisen seiner Zeit den christlichen Glauben attraktiv erscheinen zu lassen. Paulus wird so unterschwellig zum zweiten Sokrates, die Erhöhung des auferstandenen Jesus zur Apotheose. Jes...

Ende des 1. Jahrhunderts: In den frühchristlichen Hausgemeinden fanden sich auch Gebildetere und sozial Arriviertere ein. Denen erzählt Lukas in seinem Evangelium und der Apostelgeschichte die judeo-christliche Tradition neu, indem er zahlreiche Reminiszenzen an hellenistische Bildung einstreut, um besseren Kreisen seiner Zeit den christlichen Glauben attraktiv erscheinen zu lassen. Paulus wird so unterschwellig zum zweiten Sokrates, die Erhöhung des auferstandenen Jesus zur Apotheose. Jes...

CUTIES VERSUS ZOMBIESDanblf, stuck in a girl's body and claiming to be Danblf's disciple Mira, has been sent on a journey to find the nine sages. But when she makes it to her first destination, she finds a horrifying surprise--a city overrun by zombies! Deducing that one of the sages--the necromancer Soul Howl--must be nearby, Mira leads her growing party into the depths of a mazelike ancient temple for an all-out assault!

From Beast to BeautySakamori Kagami was one of the top players in the VRMMO Ark Earth Online as Danblf, a veteran summoner with the gravitas to match his elite status. When he falls asleep playing one day, he's transported to a world where the game is reality--but instead of his all-powerful avatar, he's stuck in the body of a cute young girl! He can't let anyone know that this little cutie is really Danblf, so he takes the name "Mira" and claims to be Danblf's dis...

In Peter F. Hamilton and Gareth L. Powell's action-packed sci-fi adventure LIGHT CHASER, a love powerful enough to transcend death can bring down an entire empire.Amahle is a Light Chaser – one of a number of explorers, who travel the universe alone (except for their onboard AI), trading trinkets for life stories.But when she listens to the stories sent down through the ages she hears the same voice talking directly to her from different times and on differen...

From time immemorial Afghanistan has both been a fortress of faith and a mountainous crossroads. Through its high valleys merchants traded Chinese porcelains, bundles of indigo cloth, sacks of lapis lazuli, golden jewellery, emeralds and fine carvings from both east and west. Ancient scrolls and beliefs entered the land in satchels of Buddhist pilgrims and in the baggage of military invaders- from Alexander the Great to Mughal, Persian and Arab conquerors and even the ill-fated armies of t...

“Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher, but Petrie’s Peter Ash is the real deal.”—Lee ChildIn this action-packed thriller starring war veteran Peter Ash, a well-planned and flawlessly executed hijacking reveals the hidden dangers of Colorado's mellowest business, but Ash may find there’s more to this crime than meets the eye.Combat veteran Peter Ash leaves a simple life rebuilding hiking trails in Oregon to help his good fr...

H**ot Cold Heavy Light collects 100 writings—some long, some short—that taken together forma group portrait of many of the world’s most significant and interesting artists. From Pablo Picasso to Cindy Sherman, Old Masters to contemporary masters, paintings to comix, and saints to charlatans, Schjeldahl ranges widely through the diverse and confusing art world, an expert guide to a dazzling scene. No other writer enhances the reader’s experience of art in precise, jargon-free prose...

THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE CHINA THRILLERSAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'Enzo MacLeod is one of the most unusual crime solvers I have ever met.' BookBrowse'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.' New York Journal of BooksIn the third thrilling...

Most of us at the very least wonder about our own immortality and many people are convinced that there is something beyond death, beyond the blackness of the grave. In Western Judaeo-Christian culture we absorb from an early age the idea that virtue now has its own reward - later. We are taught that the universe is essentially moral and that there are absolute human values.But increasingly, science presents us with a picture of a much more mechanical universe in which there is no absolute mor...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Prepare Yourself For A Hauntingly Delicious, Mind-Tingling Indulgence! Awakened by a frantic phone call, Carl Atkins speeds through the early morning mists toward the emergency room. He quickly finds his own life in peril when he embarks on an investigation into the strange series of events leading up to the untimely and unexplained death of a loved one. Deciphering cryptic messages, uncovering family secrets, and revealing mysteries lo...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Peter Coriddi was born into the light, and continues to walk in the light. Just like all of us, his path traveled has not always been staight or level in times of hope, love, learning, praying, serving, building, evangelizing, suffering, and witnessing. Throughout it all, he has leaned on his faith for strength while striving for personal and spiritual growth.In a collection of writings that includes personal stories, introspect...