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13:34-35, the Jerusalem Logion, aligns the rejection of the speaker
by Jerusalem both with the abandonment of Jerusalem's house and
with the future invisibility and return of the speaker: you will
not see me until you say, Blessed is the Coming One in the name of
the Lord' (13:35b). The coincidence of not seeing language with a
reference to a future coming is reminiscent of the connection, in
Jewish literature especially, between the assumption and
eschatological function. The book proposes that this reference to
Jesus' assumption is a clue to how Q conceives of the post-mortem
vindication of Jesus, since numerous Q sayings presuppose a
knowledge of Jesus' death. In support of this, the book argues that
in Hellenistic Jewish writings assumption was not always considered
to be an escape from death (as in the biblical instances of Enoch
and Elijah), but could happen at or after death, as was more
clearly the case in Greek thought. Such a strategy of vindication
is necessary for Q because it evidences a belief in Jesus' ongoing
existence and future return as the Son of Man, and because
resurrection though a feature of Q's eschatology is not
individually applied to Jesus. A similar view is presupposed by the
pre-Markan empty tomb tradition, which describes the disappearance
of Jesus' body but narrates neither the resurrection itself nor an
appearance of the risen Jesus. The book also draws out implications
of the thesis for the place of the Sayings Gospel Q within the
early Christian movements, particularly vis-vis the vindication of
Jesus.
This volume provides a history of tax limitation movements in
America, showing how direct democracy can, ironically, lead to
diminished public involvement in government. Contrary to
conventional wisdom, recent ballot initiatives to limit state taxes
in the USA have not been the result of a groundswell of public
outrage. Instead, they have been carefully orchestrated from the
top down by professional tax crusaders: political entrepreneurs
with their own agenda.
Winner of the 2013 BEST INDIE BOOK AWARD, Storykeeper is an epic
adventure, based on historic sixteenth-century Spanish documents
from the expedition of Hernando de Soto through the southern
regions of the United States. However, the story is told from the
perspective of the people of the Mississippi River Valley, who
lived and survived America's deadliest invasion. One hundred cold
winters have passed since that first encounter with Europeans when
Manaha, Mother-of-None steps before the village fire. Rejecting the
taboos of her tribe, the old woman demands that the children be
allowed to hear stories and the truth about their ancient homeland,
decimated and abandoned not long after the Conquistadors departed.
Before Manaha can finish her first story, her fire is doused, and
the listeners frightened away by Ta-kawa, a devious but respected
warrior. He convinces their struggling tribe of survivors to reject
Manaha and her stories. Manaha refuses to stop, even though her
listeners must hide in the shadows. The only hope for the last
essence of those ancient nations, their unique stories, and history
to survive is with a Storykeeper.
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