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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Robert D. Lesslie
This is a study in the interpretation of Paul with a focus on an interpretation of Romans 9 to 11 as a defense of God's faithfulness to Israel. The study begins with reviews of three historical approaches to studying Paul's relationship to the Judiasm of his era, the third anchoring Paul with the Judaism of his time (Second Temple Judaism). It then moves to an interpretation of his writings from a broad framework within that Jewish sociocultural paradigm. The study suggests that Paul's letter to the Romans provides a defense of Judaism, and Romans 9 to 11 provides an argument for God's faithfulness to Israel. Romans 11, particularly 11:25-32, presents a picture of Israel's redemption and how gentiles relate to Israel's redemption, through the mercy they have received via Israel. Gentiles are seen as instrumental in the redemption of Israel. Romans 11:25-32 should be read as a missional paradigm to Israel.
We approach Raphael's ""Agony in the Garden"" or Fra Angelico's ""Crucifixion"" for their beauty and not primarily to learn about fifteenth-century fashion or even to decode the iconography. Yet the many books on the Song of Songs, whether they try to read the book as an ancient Near Eastern love song or a Christian allegory, miss the main point of this book: its aesthetic elements. ""Aesthetics"" is the appreciation of beauty. Aesthetics examines literary form as a response to content, the way poetics works with contents, the use of loaded semantic terms, even the sound created by words and what cognitive science tells us it does to listeners. This book uses the commentary format to accompany an individual's reading of the Song of Songs, focusing on these neglected aspects of the text. It both reads the book as it is meant to be read and opens up a new vista on this magnificent biblical text.
We approach Raphael's "Agony in the Garden" or Fra Angelico's "Crucifixion" for their beauty and not primarily to learn about fifteenth-century fashion or even to decode the iconography. Yet the many books on the Song of Songs, whether they try to read the book as an ancient Near Eastern love song or a Christian allegory, miss the main point of this book: its aesthetic elements. "Aesthetics" is the appreciation of beauty. Aesthetics examines literary form as a response to content, the way poetics works with contents, the use of loaded semantic terms, even the sound created by words and what cognitive science tells us it does to listeners. This book uses the commentary format to accompany an individual's reading of the Song of Songs, focusing on these neglected aspects of the text. It both reads the book as it is meant to be read and opens up a new vista on this magnificent biblical text.
The Shepherd of Hermas as Scriptura Non Grata
Robert D. Heaton
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
2023
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Composed within the first Christian century by a Roman named Hermas, the Shepherd remains a mysterious and underestimated book to scholars and laypeople alike. Robert D. Heaton argues that early Christians mainly received the Shepherd positively and accepted it unproblematically alongside texts that would ultimately be canonized, requiring decisive actions to exclude it from the late-emerging collection of texts now known as the New Testament. Freshly evaluating the evidence for its popularity in patristic treatises, manuscript recoveries, and Christian material culture, Heaton propounds an interpretation of the Shepherd of Hermas as a book meant to guide his readers toward salvation. Ultimately, Heaton depicts the loss of the Shepherd from the closed catalogue of Christian scriptures as a deliberate constrictive move by the fourth-century Alexandrian bishop Athanasius, who found it useless for his political, theological, and ecclesiological objectives and instead characterized it as a book favored by his heretical enemies. While the book’s detractors succeeded in derailing its diffusion for centuries, the survival of the Shepherd today attests that many dissented from the church’s final judgment about Hermas’s text, which portends a version of early Christianity that was definitively overridden by devotion to Christ himself, rather than principally to his virtues.
The poems in this book came to me as gifts, and I am passing them on to you as my gift. As I've said in my previous two books, I find it almost impossible to just sit down and write a poem or a song - and I greatly admire those who have this talent. My poems seem to grow organically and just appear when they are ready and I am receptive. I first started to write poetry while in college, in addition to obtaining graduate degrees in Physics and Computer Science. Attending school in the late 60's, I naturally became a self-taught folk singer - a hobby that I pursue avidly to this day. My career involved designing radar and communications systems for air-traffic control - combining my scientific bent with my life-long fascination with aviation. Finally, I'd like to thank all those who provided the inspiration for these poems. They appeared almost fully formed in my consciousness - I had only to write them down before they could vanish into the void where beauty is born. I have done some editing and smoothing of the rough edges, wrapping these gifts in shiny paper and tying them with a silken bow. I hope that you enjoy them.
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A sailor's extraordinary experiences on an American submarine in the Pacific are candidly reported in this eyewitness account of war from a torpedoman's perspective. Robert Hunt managed to survive twelve consecutive war patrols on the submarine USS Tambor. During the course of the war, Hunt was everywhere that mattered in the Pacific. He stood on the bow of the Tambor as it cruised into Pearl Harbor just days after the devastation of the Japanese air raid, peered through binoculars as his boat shadowed Japanese cruisers at the Battle of Midway, ferried guns and supplies to American guerilla fighters in the Philippines, fired torpedoes that sank vital Japanese shipping, and survived a near-fatal, seventeen-hour depth-charge attack. For "exceptional skill and proficiency at his battle station" Hunt received a commendation from Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. This WWII torpedoman's account of the war offers the rare perspective of an enlisted seaman that is not available in the more common officer accounts.To capture and recount the progress of the Pacific War through Hunt's eyes coauthors Robert Schultz and James Shell examined the young submariner's war diary, as well as crew letters, photographs, and captains' reports, and they also conducted hours of interviews. Their vivid descriptions of the ways in which sailors dealt with the stress of war while at sea or on liberty show a side of the war that is rarely reported. The fact that Hunt's submarine was the first of a new fleet of World War II boats and the namesake of a significant class adds further value to his remarkable story.
After the death of her father Emily Newmoon-Jones finds an old and faded school textbook at the bottom of a cardboard box, that leads her and her husband Det. Sergeant Peter Jones into the world of sexual and physical abuse of indigenous Canadian children in the government sponsored Residential School System.
The Harry Cunningham branch of the clan can be traced back 1000 years to the farmer Friskin, and 963 years ago in 1057 A.D. during a time of turmoil in Scotland, for services to King Malcom III of Scotland, the Cunningham family's rise to nobility began.
CHILD OF THE DEVIL'S GARDEN is the autobiographical adventures of a young boy, born and raised during the lumbering industry's boom in the high, rugged, most northeastern county in California. Modoc County is home to the Devil's Garden, a mile-high, expansive, prehistoric lava flow plateau covering an area of a half-million acres. It is rich in stories of the history of settling the Northwest and of bloody warfare upon the Devil's Garden. The Devil's Garden was the site of the last and only major Indian war fought in California, and the only Indian war in which a regular Army general was killed, and an Indian Chief hanged. Considering the number of individuals involved, it was also the costliest Indian war in our nation's history.
Beyond Devil's Garden is the second in a series of autobiographical stories of this young boy as he comes to manhood, continually chasing varying adventures. It is full of stories of an array of interesting characters that are met, high-tech companies, sports cars, cowboy bars, stagecoach adventures, sailing, and careers, over the next thirty years of his life.
Financial Focus: Five Common Mistakes Retirees Make and How to Prevent Them
Robert D. Cooper
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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Isn't it time you worked on your Financial Focus? The retirement landscape is changing-it's no secret the strategies that helped retirees in one generation may not work for the next. With the traditional foundations of retirement eroding more and more every year, it's easy to get confused, to reach out and try to get any financial foothold you can. Yet, the best sort of plans are the ones that work around the uncertainty to provide clarity and confidence. As R.D. Cooper illustrates throughout this book, based on decades of experience in the financial services industry, the best plans are the ones built with laser focus. So how about you? Is your "plan" to grab ahold of whatever you've got at retirement and try to make it work? Or do you have Financial Focus?
Preparing Joshua: Lessons for an Internship
Robert D. Kuest
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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Brooklyn Travel Guide 2019: Shops, Restaurants, Arts, Entertainment and Nightlife in Brooklyn, New York (City Travel Guide 2019)
Robert D. Goldstein
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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The places found in this book are the most positively reviewed and recommended by locals and travelers. 1,950 places listed and organized in four groups. "TOP 500 SHOPS" (81 Store Categories), "TOP 500 RESTAURANTS" (82 Cuisine Types), "TOP 500 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT" Landmarks, Historical Buildings, Museums, Art Galleries, Stadiums, Cinemas, Performing Arts, Music Venues, Arcades. "TOP 500 NIGHTLIFE SPOTS" Lounges, Bars, Pubs, Latin Bars, Sports Bars, Karaoke, Comedy Clubs, Jazz & Blues, Nightclubs, Adult Entertainment and many more options to visit, relax and enjoy your stay.
The Duffel Bag: No Ceilings
Robert D. Williams
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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In this dope collection of 9 stories Robert D. Williams takes readers down paths only he, the most versatile writer in America can imagine. A wounded bank robber runs for his life and does whatever it takes to survive by any means... A cameraman filming a documentary for a magazine takes you through the dark underworld, through the life of a heroin addicted prostitute, all through the lens of his camera... A man sees bad and unspeakable things while staring out of his project window and wishes he had never seen it all... A boy is taken from his homeland of Haiti and when he is of age he sales his soul to an evil force for great riches in return. But it the end what will it all cost him?... A rapper that was once on the rise is released from prison after serving time for a manslaughter. But when he gets out and visits the label office he gets the news that his deal has been snatched while he was locked away and once his parole officer finds out he's forced to get a job. The only job he finds is at a funeral home where he encounters all types of things and stumbles across something even bigger in the process... Monsters are preying on the homeless people on the Eastside of Detroit in Night Drifters but there is a black hero out to help save the day and protect the night; and his name is Axel... This collection of short stories is graphically detailed, theatrically written and original. Each story is unique. Robert D. Williams gives readers a sample of everything inside this collection.