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 The Letters of 2 Peter and Jude By Peter H. Davids 2006 | 380 Pages | ISBN: 0802837263 | EPUB | 27 MB Filling a notable gap in scholarship on 2 Peter and Jude, Peter Davids artfully unpacks these two neglected but fascinating epistles that deal with the confrontation between the Greco-Roman world and the burgeoning first-century Jesus communities. Davids firmly grasps the overall structure of these oft-maligned epistles and presents a strong case for 2 Peter and Jude as coherent, consistent documents. Marked by exceptional exegesis and sharp, independent judgments, Davids's work both connects with the latest scholarship and transforms scholarly insights into helpful conclusions benefiting Christian believers.  David Bach, John David Mann, "The Latte Factor: Why You Don't Have to Be Rich to Live Rich" English | 2019 | ISBN: 1982120231, 1982131934 | EPUB | pages: 160 | 1.5 mb INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, WALL STREET JOURNAL,AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER  The Last Crusade in the West: Castile and the Conquest of Granada By Joseph F. O'Callaghan 2014 | 380 Pages | ISBN: 0812245873 | PDF | 2 MB By the middle of the fourteenth century, Christian control of the Iberian Peninsula extended to the borders of the emirate of Granada, whose Muslim rulers acknowledged Castilian suzerainty. No longer threatened by Moroccan incursions, the kings of Castile were diverted from completing the Reconquest by civil war and conflicts with neighboring Christian kings. Mindful, however, of their traditional goal of recovering lands formerly ruled by the Visigoths, whose heirs they claimed to be, the Castilian monarchs continued intermittently to assault Granada until the late fifteenth century.Matters changed thereafter, when Fernando and Isabel launched a decade-long effort to subjugate Granada. Utilizing artillery and expending vast sums of money, they methodically conquered each Naṣrid stronghold until the capitulation of the city of Granada itself in 1492. Effective military and naval organization and access to a diversity of financial resources, joined with papal crusading benefits, facilitated the final conquest. Throughout, the Naṣrids had emphasized the urgency of a 'jihād' waged against the Christian infidels, while the Castilians affirmed that the expulsion of the "enemies of our Catholic faith" was a necessary, just, and holy cause. The fundamentally religious character of this last stage of conflict cannot be doubted, Joseph F. O'Callaghan argues.  Sabine Muller, Timothy Howe, Hugh Bowden, "The History of the Argeads: New Perspectives" English | 2017 | ISBN: 3447108517 | PDF | pages: 314 | 2.7 mb The Argead Empire of Ancient Macedon had an interesting and fascinating history long before its rise under Philip II and his son Alexander III (the Great). This volume offers an account of Argead Macedonia in the context of its regal, structural, historical, courtly and military traditions in the literary, epigraphic and archaeological sources from the sixth century BCE to the second century CE.  The Government of British Trade Unions : A Study of Apathy and the Democratic Process in the Transport and General Workers Union by Joseph Goldstein English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032392223 | 301 Pages | True PDF | 17.2 MB  Thomas F. X. Noble, "The Foundations of Western Civilization" English | 2002 | pages: 194 | ISBN: 1565855752 | PDF | 7,0 mb  "The Farce of the Fart" and Other Ribaldries: Twelve Medieval French Plays in Modern English By Jody Enders (transl.) 2011 | 494 Pages | ISBN: 0812243234 | PDF | 3 MB Edited and translated by Jody Enders.Was there more to medieval and Renaissance comedy than Chaucer and Shakespeare? 'Bien sûr'. For a real taste of saucy early European humor, one must cross the Channel to France. There, in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, the sophisticated met the scatological in popular performances presented by roving troupes in public squares that skewered sex, politics, and religion. For centuries, the scripts for these outrageous, anonymously written shows were available only in French editions gathered from scattered print and manuscript sources. Now prize-winning theater historian Jody Enders brings twelve of the funniest of these farces to contemporary English-speaking audiences in '"The Farce of the Fart" and Other Ribaldries'. Enders's translation captures the full richness of the colorful characters, irreverent humor, and over-the-top Descriptionlines, all in a refreshingly uncensored American vernacular.Those who have never heard the one about the Cobbler, the Monk, the Wife, and the Gatekeeper should prepare to be shocked and entertained. '"The Farce of the Fart" and Other Ribaldries' is populated by hilarious characters high and low. For medievalists, theater practitioners, and classic comedy lovers alike, Enders provides a wealth of information about the plays and their history. Helpful details abound for each play about Description, character development, sets, staging, costumes, and props. This performance-friendly collection offers in-depth guidance to actors, directors, dramaturges, teachers, and their students.'"The Farce of the Fart" and Other Ribaldries' puts fifteenth-century French farce in its rightful place alongside Chaucer, Shakespeare, commedia dell'arte, and Molière-not to mention Monty Python. 'Vive la Farce!'  John Ankerberg, John Weldon, Dillon Burroughs, "The Facts on Islam" English | 2008 | pages: 96 | ISBN: 0736922180 | EPUB | 0,7 mb John Ankerberg, John Weldon, and Dillon Burroughs team up to revise and update The Facts on Islam, a popular Facts On book (more than 1.9 million copies of books from this series sold). Known for their extensive research and Bible knowledge, these authors offer readers the essential facts they need to evaluate and discuss today's issues regarding Islam. The concise, easy-to-follow information helps readers answer such questions as:  The Existence and Attributes of God By Stephen Charnock 1996 | 1152 Pages | ISBN: 0801011124 | EPUB | 2 MB Puritan divine Charnock constructs an awe-inspiring portrait of God's attributes from theology and painstaking study of Scripture.  The Europeanization of the World: On the Origins of Human Rights and Democracy By John M. Headley 2007 | 312 Pages | ISBN: 0691133123 | PDF | 12 MB The Europeanization of the World puts forward a defense of Western civilization and the unique gifts it has bequeathed to the world-in particular, human rights and constitutional democracy-at a time when many around the globe equate the West with hubris and thinly veiled imperialism. John Headley argues that the Renaissance and the Reformation provided the effective currents for the development of two distinctive political ideas. The first is the idea of a common humanity, derived from antiquity, developed through natural law, and worked out in the new emerging global context to provide the basis for today's concept of universal human rights. The second is the idea of political dissent, first posited in the course of the Protestant Reformation and later maturing in the politics of the British monarchy. Headley traces the development and implications of this first idea from antiquity to the present. He examines the English revolution of 1688 and party government in Britain and America into the early nineteenth century. And he challenges the now--common stance in historical studies of moral posturing against the West. Headley contends that these unique ideas are Western civilization's most precious export, however presently distorted. Certainly European culture has its dark side--Auschwitz is but one example. Yet as Headley shows, no other civilization in history has bequeathed so sustained a tradition of universalizing aspirations as the West. The Europeanization of the World makes an argument that is controversial but long overdue. Written by one of our preeminent scholars of the Renaissance and Reformation, this elegantly reasoned book is certain to spark a much-needed reappraisal of the Western tradition. |
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