Steve Mason

The long awaited autobiography from the musical maverick, polymath and Beta Band front man.

Roman Judaea, Christian origins, and Roman-Judaean-Christian relations are flourishing fields of endless fascination. Amid the flurry of new research, however, which uses ever new methods in the humanities and social sciences, basic questions about what happened and how people then understood events are easily obscured. This book argues that a simple but consistent historical method can throw new light – and challenge entrenched views – on such familiar topics as Roman provincial governance, the Jewish War, Flavian politics, Judaea after King Herod, Jewish and Christian historiography, Pharisees and Essenes, John the Baptist, the apostle Paul, and Luke-Acts.

A comprehensive guide to the forages, concentrates and additives commonly included in western Canadian sheep diets, including methods of sampling and analyzing feeds, their digestion in the ruminant digestive system, the nutrient requirements of lambs, ewes, rams and wethers at each stage of the production cycle, the formulation of practical diets that satisfy nutrient requirements and the management of feeding to maximize profitability of the sheep enterprise. Numerous full-color photos, graphics and tables enhance the text and appendices provide detailed nutrient requirement tables, a comprehensive library of feed analyses and example diets for each class of sheep. A detailed index facilitates locating topics in the text.

A comprehensive treatment of dairy cattle nutrition including an explanation of how plants synthesize nutrients, descriptions of common feeds, explanation of feed digestion processes, recommendations for feeding management practices for all classes of female dairy cattle and an explanation of the process of ration formulation. Recommendations incorporate those published in the 2021 edition of 'Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle' published by the US National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM). Numerous color photos, diagrams, graphs and tables enhance the text. Appendices provide tables of feed composition and nutrient requirements. An extensive index facilitates access to subject matter.

A completely revised and updated edition of the popular Nutrition Guide for BC Sheep Producers that the author created when he was Provincial Sheep Specialist and later Provincial Livestock Nutritionist for British Columbia, based on first-hand experience managing his own 350 ewe flock in Alberta. The first edition has been reprinted many times over the past 25 years, and large portions of it were reproduced as part of The Western Canadian Sheep Production Manual.This new, full-colour edition puts practical feeding management strategies into the whole context of sheep nutrition, ranging from feed characteristics and feed analysis to how feeds are digested, nutrient requirements, ration formulation and, ultimately, the management of realistic feeding programs for all classes of sheep.

A conflict that erupted between Roman legions and some Judaeans in late AD 66 had an incalculable impact on Rome's physical appearance and imperial governance; on ancient Jews bereft of their mother-city and temple; and on early Christian fortunes. Historical scholarship and cinema alike tend to see the conflict as the culmination of long Jewish resistance to Roman oppression. In this volume, Steven Mason re-examines the war in all relevant contexts (such as the Parthian dimension, and Judaea's place in Roman Syria) and phases, from the Hasmoneans to the fall of Masada. Mason approaches each topic as a historical investigation, clarifying problems that need to be solved, understanding the available evidence, and considering scenarios that might explain the evidence. The simplest reconstructions make the conflict more humanly intelligible while casting doubt on received knowledge.

A conflict that erupted between Roman legions and some Judaeans in late AD 66 had an incalculable impact on Rome's physical appearance and imperial governance; on ancient Jews bereft of their mother-city and temple; and on early Christian fortunes. Historical scholarship and cinema alike tend to see the conflict as the culmination of long Jewish resistance to Roman oppression. In this volume, Steven Mason re-examines the war in all relevant contexts (such as the Parthian dimension, and Judaea's place in Roman Syria) and phases, from the Hasmoneans to the fall of Masada. Mason approaches each topic as a historical investigation, clarifying problems that need to be solved, understanding the available evidence, and considering scenarios that might explain the evidence. The simplest reconstructions make the conflict more humanly intelligible while casting doubt on received knowledge.

Exploring the Sunday Lectionary: A Teenager's Guide to the Readings - Cycle B is an engaging guide designed to help teens explore the Sunday readings in a group setting or alone as a guide to personal reflection. Each session focuses on a particular Sunday. The authors provide background on each of the readings to put them in context, then ask a series of questions, which guide teens to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the scriptures. Some of the questions help young people connect the readings with situations they face in everyday life. An innovative Taking My Scripture Home section challenges them to act upon the truths they find in the Sunday readings. Advantages of this book: —covers all three readings as well as the Responsorial Psalm —provides factual background information describing the context of the reading —explores each reading in depth —gives two distinct experiences of scripture study: questions for a group and private reflection questions —can be used in a small or large group setting or as a personal resource —easy to facilitate —inexpensive †

By analyzing Flavius Josephus' portrayal of the Pharisees, this study clarifies some of the crucial evidence that is necessary for scholars to evaluate anew the history of the Pharisees. Included in the discussion is Josephus' writings about the group in three of his four extant works. Please note that Flavius Josephus on the Pharisees was previously published by Brill in hardback (ISBN 90 04 09181 5, no longer available).