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Israel's Scriptures in Early Christian Writings

The Use of the Old Testament in the New

Edited by Matthias Henze, David Lincicum ...

How did New Testament authors use Israel's Scriptures? Use, misuse, appropriation, citation, allusion, inspiration—how do we characterize the manifold images, paraphrases, and quotations of the Jewish Scriptures that pervade the New Testament? Over the past few decades, scholars have tackled the question with a variety of methodologies. New Testament authors were part of a broader landscape of ... Read more

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How did New Testament authors use Israel's Scriptures? Use, misuse, appropriation, citation, allusion, inspiration—how do we characterize the manifold images, paraphrases, and quotations of the Jewish Scriptures that pervade the New Testament? Over the past few decades, scholars have tackled the question with a variety of methodologies. New Testament authors were part of a broader landscape of
... Read more
Elves and Fairies

A Short History of the Otherworld

by Matthias Egeler ...

An enchanting history of the otherworld of elves and fairies, from the nature spirits of Iceland and Ireland to Avalon and Middle EarthOriginating in Norse and Celtic mythologies, elves and fairies are a firmly established part of Western popular culture. Since the days of the Vikings and Arthurian legend, these sprites have undergone huge transformations. From J. R. R. Tolkien’s warlike elves, ... Read more

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An enchanting history of the otherworld of elves and fairies, from the nature spirits of Iceland and Ireland to Avalon and Middle EarthOriginating in Norse and Celtic mythologies, elves and fairies are a firmly established part of Western popular culture. Since the days of the Vikings and Arthurian legend, these sprites have undergone huge transformations. From J. R. R. Tolkien’s warlike elves,
... Read more
The Long Shadow of World War II

The Legacy of the War and its Impact on Political and Military Thinking Since 1945

by Matthias Strohn ...

2020 marks 75 years since the end of World War II, yet even as the war slips from living memory, its legacies continue to influence current political and military thinking. This anthology will analyze these legacies for a number of countries and regions including China, Russia, the United States, the Near East, and Germany illustrating in detail how World War II is not merely a historical event, ... Read more

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2020 marks 75 years since the end of World War II, yet even as the war slips from living memory, its legacies continue to influence current political and military thinking. This anthology will analyze these legacies for a number of countries and regions including China, Russia, the United States, the Near East, and Germany illustrating in detail how World War II is not merely a historical event,
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Matthias

by Heather MacKinnon ...

Series Book 1 - Southern Werewolf Enforcers
Can they overcome their dark pasts?Life was predictable for Matthias O’Brian until he met her. Developing software by day and working as a pack enforcer at night kept him busy enough. So when the beautifully broken woman he meets outside the bar begs to leave with him, how can he say no? He had no idea how that single decision would change everything.Rock bottom wasn’t where Mackenna Henderson ... Read more

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Can they overcome their dark pasts?Life was predictable for Matthias O’Brian until he met her. Developing software by day and working as a pack enforcer at night kept him busy enough. So when the beautifully broken woman he meets outside the bar begs to leave with him, how can he say no? He had no idea how that single decision would change everything.Rock bottom wasn’t where Mackenna Henderson
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Among Satyrs and Nymphs: A Devotional to Hellenic Nature Spirits

by Zachariah Shipman, Amanda Artemisia Forrester, Ashley Dioses, Ariadne Rainbird, J.K. Bywaters, Rebecca Buchanan, Darius Matthias Klein, Daniel Culver, Sara L. Mastros, Lucia Maria Silvana, Melia Orlando, Rebecca Lynn Scott, Suzanne Thackston, Akhilleus Lykios, Amber Doty, Donna Swindells, Alexeigynaix Alexeigynaix, Denny Denny ...

Satyrs. Panes. Silenoi. Kouretes. Anthusae. Naiads. Dryads. Nymphs.Do you sense the sacred on the shores of the ocean or the banks of a river? Do you see the divine in the craggy slopes of a mountain or under the light of the midnight moon?Reverence for and worship of nature is humanity's oldest religion, from a time before that word even existed. Humanity saw Gods and Goddesses and spirits and ... Read more

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Satyrs. Panes. Silenoi. Kouretes. Anthusae. Naiads. Dryads. Nymphs.Do you sense the sacred on the shores of the ocean or the banks of a river? Do you see the divine in the craggy slopes of a mountain or under the light of the midnight moon?Reverence for and worship of nature is humanity's oldest religion, from a time before that word even existed. Humanity saw Gods and Goddesses and spirits and
... Read more
The Future is Degrowth

A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism

by Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan, Andrea Vetter ...

We need to break free from the capitalist economy. Degrowth gives us the tools to bend its bars.Economic growth isn’t working, and it cannot be made to work. Offering a counter-history of how economic growth emerged in the context of colonialism, fossil-fueled industrialization, and capitalist modernity, The Future Is Degrowth argues that the ideology of growth conceals the rising inequalities and ... Read more

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We need to break free from the capitalist economy. Degrowth gives us the tools to bend its bars.Economic growth isn’t working, and it cannot be made to work. Offering a counter-history of how economic growth emerged in the context of colonialism, fossil-fueled industrialization, and capitalist modernity, The Future Is Degrowth argues that the ideology of growth conceals the rising inequalities and
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Seeing Colour

A Journey Through Goethe's World of Colour (Fixed Format Edition)

by Nora Löbe, Matthias Rang, Troy Vine ...

Colour is everywhere. From blue skies to red sunsets, from the first flowers in spring to the blazing leaves of autumn. But what is the nature of colour? Scientific books present a variety of mechanical explanations but this approach leaves colour as a whole unexplained. In the nineteenth century, the German poet and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe investigated a wide range of colour ... Read more

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Colour is everywhere. From blue skies to red sunsets, from the first flowers in spring to the blazing leaves of autumn. But what is the nature of colour? Scientific books present a variety of mechanical explanations but this approach leaves colour as a whole unexplained. In the nineteenth century, the German poet and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe investigated a wide range of colour
... Read more
Modern Full-Stack React Projects

Build, maintain, and deploy modern web apps using MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js

by Daniel Bugl ...

Polish your web development skills by working on real-world projects for different use-cases of full-stack web development Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesUnderstand how the different aspects of a MERN application come together through a series of practical projectsSet up frontend and backend projects that can be integrated and maintained ... Read more

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Polish your web development skills by working on real-world projects for different use-cases of full-stack web development Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesUnderstand how the different aspects of a MERN application come together through a series of practical projectsSet up frontend and backend projects that can be integrated and maintained
... Read more
Watching TV with a Linguist

by Kay Richardson, Joseph Trotta, Jean Ann, Hanna Green, Matthias Eitelmann, Ulrike Stange, Michael Percillier, Jessie Sams, Gulstat Aygen, Ilaria Fiorentini, Paulo Quaglio ...

Series series Television and Popular Culture
In Watching TV with a Linguist, Fägersten challenges the conventional view of television as lowbrow entertainment devoid of intellectual activity. Rather, she champions the use of fictional television to learn about linguistics and at the same time promotes enriched television viewing experiences by explaining the role of language in creating humor, conveying drama, and developing identifiable ... Read more

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In Watching TV with a Linguist, Fägersten challenges the conventional view of television as lowbrow entertainment devoid of intellectual activity. Rather, she champions the use of fictional television to learn about linguistics and at the same time promotes enriched television viewing experiences by explaining the role of language in creating humor, conveying drama, and developing identifiable
... Read more
Mind the Gap

How the Jewish Writings between the Old and New Testament Help Us Understand Jesus

by Matthias Henze ...

Do you want to understand Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles, and the rise of early Christianity? Reading the Old Testament is not enough, writes Matthias Henze in this slender volume aimed at the student of the Bible. To understand the Jews of the Second Temple period, it’s essential to read what they wrote—and what Jesus and his followers might have read—beyond the Hebrew scriptures. Henze ... Read more

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Do you want to understand Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles, and the rise of early Christianity? Reading the Old Testament is not enough, writes Matthias Henze in this slender volume aimed at the student of the Bible. To understand the Jews of the Second Temple period, it’s essential to read what they wrote—and what Jesus and his followers might have read—beyond the Hebrew scriptures. Henze
... Read more
Love, Money, and Parenting

How Economics Explains the Way We Raise Our Kids

by Matthias Doepke, Fabrizio Zilibotti ...

An international and historical look at how parenting choices change in the face of economic inequalityParents everywhere want their children to be happy and do well. Yet how parents seek to achieve this ambition varies enormously. For instance, American and Chinese parents are increasingly authoritative and authoritarian, whereas Scandinavian parents tend to be more permissive. Why? Love, Money, ... Read more

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An international and historical look at how parenting choices change in the face of economic inequalityParents everywhere want their children to be happy and do well. Yet how parents seek to achieve this ambition varies enormously. For instance, American and Chinese parents are increasingly authoritative and authoritarian, whereas Scandinavian parents tend to be more permissive. Why? Love, Money,
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An Undetermined Manner of Death

by Peter Tinits ...

Series Book 2 - Matthias Kork, Investigating Coroner
A medical mystery/crime fiction hybrid and second-in-series Matthias Kork novel featuring a humorous blend of lying, cheating, killing and domestic drama.An excommunicated Mennonite drug user is found dead in his locked apartment. He is heavily decomposed and is lying exactly parallel to a vintage Winchester rifle. The scene might have been staged, but there are no suspects or any apparent motive ... Read more

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A medical mystery/crime fiction hybrid and second-in-series Matthias Kork novel featuring a humorous blend of lying, cheating, killing and domestic drama.An excommunicated Mennonite drug user is found dead in his locked apartment. He is heavily decomposed and is lying exactly parallel to a vintage Winchester rifle. The scene might have been staged, but there are no suspects or any apparent motive
... Read more

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