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The Lost Way: How Two Forgotten Gospels Are Rewriting the Story of Christian Origins
by Stephen J. PattersonIn this rigorously researched and thoughtful study, a leading Jesus Seminar scholar reveals the dramatic story behind the modern discovery of the earliest gospels, accounts that do not portray Jesus exclusively as a martyr but recover a lost ancient Christian tradition centered on Jesus as a teacher of wisdom.The church has long advocated the Pauline view of Jesus as deity and martyr, emphasizing his death and resurrection. But another tradition also thrived from Christianity’s beginnings, one that portrayed Jesus as a teacher of wisdom. In The Lost Way, Stephen Patterson, a leading New Testament scholar and former head of the Jesus Seminar, explores this lost ancient tradition and its significance to the faith.Patterson explains how scholars have uncovered a Gospel that preceded at least three of those in the Bible, which is called Q. He painstakingly demonstrates how historical evidence points to the existence of this common source in addition to Mark—recognized as the earliest Gospel—that both Matthew and Luke used to write their accounts. Q contained a collection of Jesus’s teachings without any narrative content and without accounts of the passion, though being the earliest version shared among his first followers—scripture that embodies a very different orientation to the Christian faith.Patterson also explores other examples of this wisdom tradition, from the discovery of the Gospel of Thomas; to the emergence of Apollos, a likely teacher of Christian wisdom; to the main authority of the church in Jerusalem, Jesus’s brother James. The Lost Way offers a profound new portrait of Jesus—one who can show us a new way to live.
Lost Women of the Bible: The Women We Thought We Knew
by Carolyn Custis JamesThe women of the Bible have a strong, relevant message for women today that has been lost underneath layers of traditional interpretations and the expectation that God does his most important work through men. Crucial dimensions of their lives have been muted, forgotten, or passed over. Their strong voices are silent at a time when women are searching for answers that will hold up under the pressures and challenges confronting them today. This book brings the women of the Bible into the twenty-first century by recovering their powerful message for contemporary women.
The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate (The Lost World Series #Volume 1)
by John H. Walton2016 Christianity Today Biblical Studies Award of Merit For centuries the story of Adam and Eve has resonated richly through the corridors of art, literature and theology. But for most moderns, taking it at face value is incongruous. And even for many thinking Christians today who want to take seriously the authority of Scripture, insisting on a "literal" understanding of Genesis 2–3 looks painfully like a "tear here" strip between faith and science. How can Christians of good faith move forward? Who were the historical Adam and Eve? What if we've been reading Genesis—and its claims regarding material origins—wrong? In what cultural context was this couple, this garden, this tree, this serpent portrayed? Following his groundbreaking Lost World of Genesis One, John Walton explores the ancient Near Eastern context of Genesis 2–3, creating space for a faithful reading of Scripture along with full engagement with science for a new way forward in the human origins debate. As a bonus, an illuminating excursus by N. T. Wright places Adam in the implied narrative of Paul's theology. The Lost World of Adam and Eve will be required reading for anyone seeking to understand this foundational text historically and theologically, and wondering how to view it alongside contemporary understandings of human origins.
The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (The Lost World Series #Volume 2)
by John H. WaltonIn this astute mix of cultural critique and biblical studies, John H. Walton presents and defends twenty propositions supporting a literary and theological understanding of Genesis 1 within the context of the ancient Near Eastern world and unpacks its implications for our modern scientific understanding of origins.Ideal for students, professors, pastors and lay readers with an interest in the intelligent design controversy and creation-evolution debates, Walton's thoughtful analysis unpacks seldom appreciated aspects of the biblical text and sets Bible-believing scientists free to investigate the question of origins.
The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority (The Lost World Series #Volume 3)
by John H. Walton Brent Sandy2014 Readers' Choice Awards Honorable MentionPreaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (Scripture/Hermeneutics) From John H. Walton, author of the bestselling Lost World of Genesis One, and D. Brent Sandy, author of Plowshares and Pruning Hooks, comes a detailed look at the origins of scriptural authority in ancient oral cultures and how they inform our understanding of the Old and New Testaments today. Stemming from questions about scriptural inerrancy, inspiration and oral transmission of ideas, The Lost World of Scripture examines the process by which the Bible has come to be what it is today. From the reasons why specific words were used to convey certain ideas to how oral tradition impacted the transmission of biblical texts, the authors seek to uncover how these issues might affect our current doctrine on the authority of Scripture. "In this book we are exploring ways God chose to reveal his word in light of discoveries about ancient literary culture," write Walton and Sandy. "Our specific objective is to understand better how both the Old and New Testaments were spoken, written and passed on, especially with an eye to possible implications for the Bible?s inspiration and authority."
The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate (The Lost World Series #Volume 5)
by Tremper Longman III John H. Walton Stephen O. Moshier"The flood continued forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth . . . and the ark floated on the face of the waters" (Gen 6:17-18 NRSV). In modern times the Genesis flood account has been probed and analyzed for answers to scientific, apologetic, and historical questions. It is a text that has called forth "flood geology," fueled searches for remnants of the ark on Mount Ararat, and inspired a full-size replica of Noah's ark in a theme park. Some claim that the very veracity of Scripture hinges on a particular reading of the flood narrative. But do we understand what we are reading? Longman and Walton urge us to ask what the biblical author might have been saying to his ancient audience. Our quest to rediscover the biblical flood requires that we set aside our own cultural and interpretive assumptions and visit the distant world of the ancient Near East. Responsible interpretation calls for the patient examination of the text within its ancient context of language, literature, and thought. And as we return from that lost world to our own, we will need to ask whether geological science supports the notion of flood geology. To read Longman and Walton is to put our feet on firmer interpretive ground. Without attempting to answer all of our questions, they lift the fog of modernity and allow the sunlight to reveal the true contours of the text. As with other books in the Lost World series, The Lost World of the Flood is an informative and enlightening journey toward a more responsible reading of a timeless biblical narrative.
The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest: Covenant, Retribution, and the Fate of the Canaanites (The Lost World Series #Volume 4)
by John H. Walton J. Harvey WaltonThe Lost World of the Israelite ConquestheremThe Lost World of the Israelite Conquest
The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context (The Lost World Series #Volume 6)
by John H. Walton J. Harvey WaltonOur handling of what we call biblical law veers between controversy and neglect. On the one hand, controversy arises when Old Testament laws seem either odd beyond comprehension (not eating lobster) or positively reprehensible (executing children). On the other, neglect results when we consider the law obsolete, no longer carrying any normative power (tassels on clothing, making sacrifices). Even readers who do attempt to make use of the Old Testament "law" often find it either irrelevant, hopelessly laden with "thou shalt nots," or simply so confusing that they throw up their hands in despair. Despite these extremes, people continue to propose moral principles from these laws as "the biblical view" and to garner proof texts to resolve issues that arise in society. The result is that both Christians and skeptics regularly abuse the Torah, and its true message often lies unheard. Walton and Walton offer in The Lost World of the Torah a restorative vision of the ancient genre of instruction for wisdom that makes up a significant portion of the Old Testament. In the ancient Near East, order was achieved through the wisdom of those who governed society. The objective of torah was to teach the Israelites to be wise about the kind of order needed to receive the blessings of God’s favor and presence within the context of the covenant. Here readers will find fresh insight on this fundamental genre of the Old Testament canon.
The Lost Years of Jesus Revealed
by Charles Francis PotterFor centuries Christian students of the Bible have wondered where Jesus was and what he did during the so-called "eighteen silent years" between the ages of twelve and thirty.<P> The amazing and dramatic scrolls of the great Essene library found in cave after cave near the Dead Sea have given us the answer at last. That during those "lost years" Jesus was a student at this Essene school is becoming increasingly apparent. Scholars are gradually admitting the startling parallels between his doctrines and vocabulary and those of the Essenes and their "Teacher of Righteousness," who was evidently executed nearly a century before the birth of Jesus. It is to his title and authority that Jesus probably succeeded.
Lost Youth in the Global City: Class, Culture, and the Urban Imaginary (Critical Youth Studies)
by Jo-Anne Dillabough Jacqueline KennellyWhat does it mean to be young, to be economically disadvantaged, and to be subject to constant surveillance both from the formal agencies of the state and from the informal challenge of competing youth groups? What is life like for young people living on the fringe of global cities in late modernity, no longer at the center of city life, but pushed instead to new and insecure margins of the urban inner city? How are changing patterns of migration and work, along with shifting gender roles and expectations, impacting marginalized youth in the radically transformed urban city of the twenty-first century? In Lost Youth in the Global City, Jo-Anne Dillabough and Jacqueline Kennelly focus on young people who live at the margins of urban centers, the "edges" where low-income, immigrant, and other disenfranchised youth are increasingly finding and defining themselves. Taking the imperative of multi-sited ethnography and urban youth cultures as a starting point, this rich and layered book offers a detailed exploration of the ways in which these groups of young people, marked by economic disadvantage and ethnic and religious diversity, have sought to navigate a new urban terrain and, in so doing, have come to see themselves in new ways. By giving these young people shape and form – both looking across their experiences in different cities and attending to their particularities – Lost Youth in the Global City sets a productive and generative agenda for the field of critical youth studies.
Lösungsorientiertes Coaching: Kurzzeit-Coaching für die Praxis (essentials)
by Jörg MiddendorfJörg Middendorf stellt in diesem essential die Grundlagen des lösungsfokussierten Coachings sowie einen konkreten Beratungsablauf dar und liefert damit zentrales Handwerkzeug für die Beratung. Zusätzlich regen mehr als 130 Fragen das eigene lösungsfokussierte Denken an. Der Autor spricht damit in erster Linie Coaches und Berater an, die ihre Tätigkeit durch das lösungsorientierte Arbeiten bereichern möchten. Gleichzeitig lassen sich die grundlegenden Prinzipien der lösungsorientierten Arbeit auch gut auf das Führen von Mitarbeitern übertragen. Dementsprechend werden auch Personalverantwortliche viele Anregungen für ihre tägliche Führungspraxis finden.
Lösungsorientiertes Team-Coaching: Eine reteaming® Workshop-Anleitung (essentials)
by Ben Furman Jörg MiddendorfIn diesem essential werden die Grundlagen des lösungsfokussierten Team-Coachings sowie ein konkreter Workshop-Ablauf dargestellt. Das zugrundeliegende reteaming®-Konzept von Ben Furman und Tapani Ahola ist seit Jahren und rund um den Globus praxiserprobt. Der gesamte Beratungsprozess wird Schritt für Schritt dargestellt, sodass Berater und Coaches konkretes Werkzeug zur Durchführung ihrer Team-Coachings erhalten. Zusätzlich werden für jeden Schritt Beispiele für die Visualisierung der notwendigen Flipcharts zur Verfügung gestellt. Die Autoren sprechen damit in erster Linie Coaches und Berater an, die ihre Tätigkeit durch das lösungsorientierte Arbeiten mit Teams bereichern möchten. Gleichzeitig lassen sich die grundlegenden Prinzipien auch gut auf das Führen von Teams übertragen.
Lots of Animal Jokes for Kids
by ZondervanGet ready to laugh like a hyena with more than 250 knock-knock jokes, Q&A jokes, riddles, and tongue twisters about wildlife, zoos, pets, and the animals that creep, crawl, bark, and meow in your own backyard. It&’s great, on-the-go size means you can take Lots of Animal Jokes for Kids to the beach, in the car, on vacation, to camp, and everywhere else you and your backpack go. And its high fun factor at a great low price makes this a go-to gift from parents and grandparents that will have kids busting a gut without breaking the bank.What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull-dozer.Lots of Animal Jokes for Kids:Is a popular joke book for kids ages 6 to 10Features a collection of over 250 animal related knock-knock jokes, Q&A jokes, tongue twisters, and moreIs offered at a low price point, making it the perfect gift for birthdays and holidaysIs a perfect boredom buster for summer vacation and rainy daysProvides kids with hours of clean and hilarious entertainment
Lots of Christmas Jokes for Kids
by Whee WinnChristmastime just got a whole lot merrier with Lots of Christmas Jokes for Kids. Over 250 hilarious, kid-friendly jokes and riddles will make the whole family laugh out loud!Q: Why is it always cold at Christmastime?A: Because Christmas is in Decembrrrr.Q: Who delivers Christmas presents to cats?A: Santa Claws!
Lots of Jokes for Kids
by ZondervanQ: What do you get when you cross a parrot and a centipede? A: A walkie-talkie! Q: What kind of light did Noah install on the ark? A: Floodlights Introducing a collection of jokes that’s hilarious, clean, and kid-friendly and includes everything from knock-knock jokes, to Q&A jokes, tongue twisters, and a whole lot more. Lots of Jokes for Kids is certain to have every kid you know laughing out loud, snorting riotously, and generally gasping for air.
Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids
by ZondervanKnock, knock. Who’s there? Woo. Woo who? Don’t get so excited, it’s just a joke.Knock, knock. Who’s there? Anita. Anita who? Anita to borrow a pencil.New from Zonderkidz, here’s a collection of knock-knock jokes that’s both hilarious and wholesome. Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids is sure to send every kid you know to his knees in a breath-stealing, side-splitting, uncontrollable fit of giggles—it’s that funny. And with more than 350 jokes, the laughs are sure to never quit.This collection provides fun for the whole family and includes bonus Q&A jokes and riddles too!
Lots of Tongue Twisters for Kids
by Whee WinnGet ready to laugh out loud with Lots of Tongue Twisters for Kids, a collection of hilarious, kid-friendly fun. Over 250 tongue twisters will send kids and grown-ups alike into a fit of giggles! <P><P>How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? <P><P>If two witches watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
The Lottery
by Beth GoobieEvery student at Saskatoon Collegiate knew that all the most important aspects of school life were controlled by a secret club called Shadow Council. Each fall, Shadow held a traditional lottery during which a single student's name was drawn. The rest of the student body called the student the lottery winner. But Shadow Council knew better; to them the winner was the lottery victim. Whatever the label, the fated student became the Council's go-fer, delivering messages of doom to selected targets. In response, the student body shunned the lottery winner for the entire year. This year's victim was fifteen-year-old Sally Hanson.
The Lottery
by Beth GoobieEvery student at Saskatoon Collegiate knew that all the most important aspects of school life were controlled by a secret club called Shadow Council. Each fall, Shadow held a traditional lottery during which a single student's name was drawn. The rest of the student body called the student the lottery winner. But Shadow Council knew better; to them, the winner was the lottery victim. Whatever the label, the fated student became the Council's gofer, delivering messages of doom to selected targets. In response, the student body shunned the lottery winner for the entire year. This year's victim was fifteen-year-old Sally Hanson.
Lottery Inspector: Passbooks Study Guide (Career Examination Series)
by National Learning CorporationThe Lottery Inspector Passbook® prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study. It provides hundreds of questions and answers in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam.
Lottery Marketing Representative: Passbooks Study Guide (Career Examination Series)
by National Learning CorporationThe Lottery Marketing Representative Passbook® prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study. It provides hundreds of questions and answers in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam, including but not limited to: marketing; providing good customer service; understanding and interpreting tabular material; understanding and interpreting written material; and more.
Lottie and Dottie Grow Pumpkins (Early Reader)
by Claire BurgessA brand new blue Early Reader about two little girls who love gardening, with tips on growing your own pumpkins in time for Halloween from one of the UK's top gardening bloggers.Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books, perfect for building confidence in new readers and reluctant readers. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.Halloween is coming and Lottie and Dottie are growing their very own pumpkins. From making yummy soup to carving scary faces, there are lots of things for them to make and do.Perfect for budding gardeners. Contains instructions on how to grow your own pumpkins.
The Lottie Project
by Jacqueline WilsonCharlie's world is changing -- for the worse. Her new teacher refuses to call her anything but Charlotte. (Blech!) And forces her to sit next to Jamie Edwards, the most revolting stuck-up boring boy in the whole class. (Yuck!) And assigns her a project on the boring Victorian period. (Ugh!) But Charlie's dreary research -- and her active imagination -- leads to some interesting discoveries. Like Lottie... a nursemaid whose life in the Victorian era holds some interesting parallels to Charlie's own.
The Lottie Project
by Jacqueline WilsonJacqueline Wilson is a bestselling author in England, second only to J. K. Rowling. Charlie's world is changing--for the worse. Her new teacher refuses to call her anything but Charlotte. (Blech!) And forces her to sit next to Jamie Edwards, the most revolting, stuck-up, horrible boy in the whole class. (Yuck!) And assigns her a project on the dreary Victorian period. (Ugh!) But clever Charlie isn't so easily beaten. Instead of writing a boring report, she creates a diary for Lottie, a Victorian nurserymaid and history suddenly comes to life. If learning about Lottie's world isn't enough to make school bearable, at least Charlie has her mom, Jo, who's more like a big sister than a mother. The two of them are all the family they need, thank you very much. But to Charlie's horror, even that is changing. Jo has been acting strange lately--getting dressed up... and putting on makeup for no reason! Could it be, is it possible, that she's got a boyfriend who is disrupting her and Charlie's perfect life? It's all too much for Charlie. There's only so much change a girl can handle before she has to take control of her own life, just the way she's taken charge of Lottie's! Picture descriptions have been prepared by the proofreader with the assistance of Susan Lumpkin and Courtney Stover who provided invaluable editorial support and advice to make the descriptions more understandable to blind readers.
Louanne Pig in The Perfect Family, 2nd Edition (Nancy Carlson's Neighborhood Ser.)
by Nancy CarlsonLouanne’s an only child. She thinks that it would be fun to have a big family, just like her neighbor George. He has five sisters and four brothers—the perfect size. When her parents have to leave town for the weekend, Louanne jumps at the chance to stay with George. But during her stay, there’s too much snoring, a long line for the bathroom, and absolutely nowhere to be alone. Maybe three is the perfect number after all!