It is the early months of the Arab Spring, 2011. But for three young men, two American and one Iraqi, their minds return again and again to 2006, to the bloodiest stretch of the Iraq War. Members of the same platoon, they were tasked with the often deadly job of repairing potholes in the roads of the Al Anbar Province: potholes that almost always concealed a home-made bomb. They have survived the war but now they must learn to live with themselves.As they struggle to find their pla...

After the landmark work of E. P. Sanders, the task of rightly accounting for Paul's relationship to Judaism has dominated the last forty years of Pauline scholarship. Pitre, Barber, and Kincaid argue that Paul is best viewed as a new covenant Jew, a designation that allows the apostle to be fully Jewish, yet in a manner centered on the person and work of Jesus the Messiah. This new covenant Judaism provides the key that unlocks the door to many of the difficult aspects of Pauline theology....

Bloomsbury presents Fives and Twenty-Fives by Michael Pitre, read by Kevin T. Collins, Nick Sullivan, Jay Snyder and Fajer Al-Kaisi.It is the early months of the Arab Spring, 2011. But for three young men, two American and one Iraqi, their minds return again and again to 2006, to the bloodiest stretch of the Iraq War. Members of the same platoon, they were tasked with the often deadly job of repairing potholes in the roads of the Al Anbar Province: potholes that almost always conce...

When critters crawl into your home, don't fret! Call Michael the wildlife detective. He uses hisspecial investigative skills to figure out which animals have decided to make your house theirown and how to safely and humanely stop them in their tracks.Author Michael Birt, a wildlife biologist, shares with readers the importance of treatingwild animals and nature with respect and kindness--even when they end up in unnatural spacesand cause inconvenience for their human neighbors. He highligh...

How should we understand the Bible's many intricate themes across such a breadth of history and writings? This new edition of a successful textbook offers a unified theological vision of the Old and New Testaments. With up-to-date attention to biblical scholarship, the authors present the theological meaning of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.God shares his perfect love with his creatures in covenantal relationships. For such love to be realized, the people must love God fully...