Organised into six major sections in all, the book covers from the period of the patriarchs and the Exodus to the Babylonian captivity in the Old Testament, and from the 12 apostles to the epistles of Paul in the New Testament. Information about such biblical events as the ten plagues and the revolt of the Maccabees is enhanced by discussions of the festivals that now commemorate these events, and information about such key people of the Bibleas Joseph is complemented by an excersus, a fuller tr...
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the Bible. Robin Parry takes the reader on a guided tour of the biblical cosmos with the goal of opening up the Bible in its ancient world. He then goes further and shows how this very ancient biblical way of seeing the world is still revelatory and can speak God's word afresh into our own modern worlds.
Modern Marian devotion is growing among Catholics. Even other Christians are intensely interested in Mary, fuelled by concerns of the millennium plus reports of apparitions seen around the world, particularly at Medjugorje. Since this book uses the Bible as its sole reference for discussing Mary, it appeals to all denominations. Very clear and accessible, the book - -meditates on the seven times Mary spoke in scripture and on seven biblical incidents in which she figured prominently -upholds...
JobA Man of Colossal Faith in the Face of Overwhelming TragedyJob, a study in pathetic tragedy . . . a hapless victim of unfair treatment. His disastrous circumstances overwhelmed him. His boil-covered body tormented him. His so-called friends belittled him. His distraught wife discouraged him. Even God seemed to desert him?letting Satan have his devilish way. And Job sat patiently by, enduring it all. Not a portrait of a hero. Or is it?Could a man with ordinary internal fortitude stay faithful...
7 Wunder Jesu
by Lourdes Maldonado Adrian de Bellardi and Adone Bellardi Oliveros, II