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An ancient conversation for a modern audience - anyone who has ever
asked 'what is the purpose of life? or 'who am I?' will find
something in this book. The Bhagavad Gita has been around a long
time, but remains little known outside India. This edition sets out
to change that. The ancient Gita is a world text dealing with the
mysteries of life. At its heart is a conversation between the soul
and God. Ranchor Prime's version adopts a non-sectarian approach,
making the Gita relevant to those of all religions or none, and
emphasising the link between religion and self-development. It is
distinguished by its easy accessibility. His section-by-section
commentary opens the text to the spiritual seeker. He never loses
sight of the audience for his book, and that he wants his readers
to understand the Gita in a personal way.
Alejandro Botta locates the Aramaic legal formulary in context of
the Egyptian legal tradition and looks at the influence of foreign
legal practices on other formulae which do not have their roots in
Egypt.This is a study of the interrelationships between the
formulary traditions of the legal documents of the Jewish colony of
Elephantine and the legal formulary traditions of their Egyptian
counterparts.The legal documents of Elephantine have been
approached in three different ways thus far: first, comparing them
to the later Aramaic legal tradition; second, as part of a
self-contained system, and more recently from the point of view of
the Assyriological legal tradition. However, there is still a
fourth possible approach, which has long been neglected by scholars
in this field, and that is to study the Elephantine legal documents
from an Egyptological perspective. In seeking the Egyptian
parallels and antecedents to the Aramaic formulary, Botta hopes to
balance the current scholarly perspective, based mostly upon
Aramaic and Assyriological comparative studies.It was formerly the
Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Supplement.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Talmudic exegesis is constructed on special hermeneutic rules
which have the logical meaning in fact. On the basis of this
circumstance it is possible to speak about a special logical
culture of the Talmud and to call the logic used there.
An ancient conversation for a modern audience - anyone who has ever
asked 'what is the purpose of life? or 'who am I?' will find
something in this book. The Bhagavad Gita has been around a long
time, but remains little known outside India. This edition sets out
to change that. The ancient Gita is a world text dealing with the
mysteries of life. At its heart is a conversation between the soul
and God. Ranchor Prime's version adopts a non-sectarian approach,
making the Gita relevant to those of all religions or none, and
emphasising the link between religion and self-development. It is
distinguished by its easy accessibility. His section-by-section
commentary opens the text to the spiritual seeker. He never loses
sight of the audience for his book, and that he wants his readers
to understand the Gita in a personal way.
The writer has logically and in a beautiful manner proved that
Quran Majeed is a balanced book, it is a miracle and proof of its
being a book of God. In this book, Shah Al-Abidi has given common
knowledge examples-of Urdu and Persian couplets, Bhagat Kabeers
dohas, Mian Muhammed Bakhsh's and Hazrat Shah Sultan Bahoos
philosophical poems and references from Maulana Roam, and put them
in relevant manner thus enhancing the beauty, interest and value. I
believe that lovers of Quran Kareem will find this book as a
beautiful and invaluable presentation. This represents an aspect of
Quran Majeed and the readers will find aiding strength to their
faith. I hope, this book will become known and ever lasting. I pray
to Almighty God that the writer, Mr. Akhter Moeed Shah Al-Abidi,
had ongoing service to Quran Majeed, its readers and humanity.
Abdul Khaliq Aawan Retired Director General, Pakistan Broadcasting
Corporation
With characteristic eloquence and insight, Buechner presents a three-part series of reflections that probe, through the course of one day, the innermost mysteries of life. Blending an artist's eye for natureal beauty, the true meaning of human encounters, and the significance of occurances (momentous or seemly trival), with a wealth of personal, literacy, biblical, and spiritual insights, he offers a matchless opportunity for readers to discover the hidden wisdom that can be gleaned through a heightened experience of daily life.
On Thursday as they ate the Passover meal with Jesus, the disciples
believed that the kingdom was coming and they were on the front end
of a revolution. Then came the tragedy of Friday and, somehow even
worse, the silence of Saturday. They ran. They doubted. They
despaired. Yet, within the grave, God's power was still flowing
like a mighty river beneath the ice of winter. And then there was
Sunday morning. Real, raw, and achingly honest, A Glorious Dark
meets readers in the ambiguity, doubt, and uncertainty we feel when
our beliefs about the world don't match up to reality. Tackling
tough questions like Why is faith so hard? Why do I doubt? Why does
God allow me to suffer? and Is God really with me in the midst of
my pain? A. J. Swoboda puts into sharp focus a faith that is
greater than our personal comfort or fulfilment. He invites readers
to develop a faith that embraces the tension between what we
believe and what we experience, showing that the very tension we
seek to eliminate is where God meets us.
In this publication new light is shed on the Qumran community, its
organisational structure, its ultra conservative way of life, and
how its leaders interpreted the books of the Old Testament by
compiling their own commentaries. Emphasis is also placed on
facilitating an understanding of references in the Gospels whilst
providing an insight into a community that existed parallel to the
New Testament community, and to which some of Jesus' followers
could have belonged.
In hierdie publikasie word nuwe lig gewerp op die
Qumran-gemeenskap, die struktuur waarin hulle georganiseer was en
hul ultrakonserwatiewe leefwyse. Die wyse waarop hul leiers die
boeke van die Ou Testament geinterpreteer het, blyk uit die
kommentare wat hulle geskryf het. Hierdie publikasie help die leser
om verwysings in die evangelies beter te begryp en bied insig in 'n
gemeenskap wat in dieselfde tyd as die Nuwe-Testamentiese
gemeenskap geleef het en waaraan sommige van Jesus se volgelinge
moontlik behoort het.
This collection of insights about The Book of Mormon adds to and
complements the author's legal publications about freedom of
conscience, evidence and comparative constitutional law. The book
includes insights distilled from contemporary anthropology, careful
analysis of the doctrine of resurrection taught in The Book of
Mormon, philosophical questions about the rule of law which inform
life in contemporary society, and how reflection on the pervasive
New Testament intertexuality in The Book of Mormon should increase
the knowledge of modern readers. Important reading for scholars of
religion and faith, and particularly those interested in
understanding the beliefs and practices of members of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints around the world.
'A leader's ability to achieve anything great for God begins in his
or her heart and mind.' --John C. Maxwell Effective leadership
starts with healthy, clear thinking. Successful leaders know how to
focus on the essentials. Best-selling author and leadership
specialist John C. Maxwell shares meditations sure to challenge us
as leaders to reach our full potential as servants of God. In this
30th anniversary edition of his very first book, we learn that 'our
ability to achieve anything great for God begins in our hearts and
minds.' Ready for a change of heart? Ready to be transformed by the
renewing of your mind? Increase your effectiveness as both leader
and servant as you 'think on these things.
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