Geza Vermes the author of The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls" & acknowledged expert on the life & times of Jesus tells the enthralling story of early Christianity & the origins of a religion. The creation of the Christian Church is one of the most important stories in the development of the worlds history but also one of the most enigmatic & little understood shrouded in mystery & misunderstanding. With a forensic brilliant re-examination of all the key surviving texts of early Christianity Geza Vermes illuminates the origins of a faith & traces the evolution of the figure of Jesus from the man he was
- a prophet fully recognisable as the successor to other Jewish holy men of the Old Testament
- to what he came to represent: a mysterious otherworldly being at the heart of a major new religion. As Jesus teachings spread across the eastern Mediterranean hammered into place by Paul John & their successors they were transformed in the space of three centuries into a centralised state-backed creed worlds away from its humble origins. " Christian Beginnings" tells the captivating story of how a man came to be hailed as the Son consubstantial with God & of how a revolutionary anti-conformist Jewish sub-sect became the official state religion of the Roman Empire."

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Geza Vermes translator & editor of The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls" & worldwide expert on the life & times of Jesus tells the enthralling story of early Christianity & the origins of a religion. The creation of the Christian Church is one of the most important stories in the development of the world's history yet one of the least understood. With a forensic brilliant re-examination of all the key surviving texts of early Christianity Geza Vermes illuminates the origins of a faith & traces the evolution of the figure of Jesus from the man he was
- a prophet in the tradition of other Jewish holy men of the Old Testament
- to what he came to represent: a mysterious otherworldly being at the heart of the official state religion of the Roman Empire. " Christian Beginnings" pulls apart myths & misunderstandings to focus on the true figure of Jesus & the birth of one of the world's major religions. Reviews: "A beautiful & magisterial book". (Rowan Williams Archbishop of Canterbury " Guardian"). " An exciting & challenging port of call sweeping aside much of the fuzzy thinking & special pleading that bedevils the study of sacred scripture.. .courteously expressed & witty". (Diarmaid Mac Culloch " The Times"). "A challenging & engaging book that sets out to retrace the route by which a Jewish preacher in 1st-century Israel came to be declared as consubstantial & co-equal with the omnipotent omniscient only God". (Stuart Kelly " Scotsman"). "A major contribution to our understanding of the historical Jesus". (" Financial Times"). "A very accessible & entertaining read". (" Scotland on Sunday" Books of the Year). "A magnum opus of early Christian history & one of the year's most significant titles". (" Bookseller")."

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Alister Mc Grath's Christian Theology: An Introduction is one of the most internationally-acclaimed & popular Christian theology textbooks in use today. This 5 th edition has been completely revised & now features new & extended material numerous additional illustrations & companion resources ensuring it retains its reputation as the ideal introduction to Christian theology. Fully updated 5 th edition of the bestselling textbook incorporating expanded material numerous student features & new illustrations Features new sections on Copernicanism & Darwinism

Includes:: extended discussions of Augustine's doctrine of creation Trinitarian theologies of religion & the relation of Christianity to other faiths May be used as a st&-alone volume or alongside the Christian Theology Reader 4 th edition for a complete overview of the subject Retains the chapter structure of the 4th edition ensuring comparability with earlier editions & courses based on these Accompanied by a revised instructor's websitefeaturing expanded resources including study questions & answers; visit www.wiley.com/go/mcgrath for more details & to register for access

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This bestselling volume is now available in a fully updated & expanded fourth edition bringing together 378 readings drawn from over 230 sources & charting 2 000 years of Christian history. Each reading is accompanied by its own introduction commentary & study questions & illustrates a key doctrine point of view intellectual development or theological landmark

Includes:: several new readings on religion & science an expanded coverage of feminist theological voices extracts from radical Protestant perspectives & more contemporary theology Features additional writers including: Pope Benedict XVI John Polkinghorne John Milbank Elizabeth A. Johnson & John Yoder May be used as a st&-alone volume or alongside Christian Theology: An Introduction 5 th edition for a complete overview of the subject Accompanied by a fully revised & expanded website available on publication featuring useful instructor & student resources including study questions & answers quizzes podcast lecturers from Alister Mc Grath & multiple choice questions; visit www.wiley.com/go/mcgrath for more details

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Is Britain a broken society? Three contributors tackle the question in this easy-to-read manifesto aimed at the Church public sphere & academia. They examine the values & direction of British/ Western society in view of current political economic & civil debates & propose a new Christian agenda for change. ...

The aim of this book is twofold: One is to counter the huge weight of column inches being spent on the perceived & actual persecution of Islam. The second is to turn up the volume on the side of Christians rather than Atheists (a position which has been underpinned so vociferously by Dawkins et al in recent times). In fact there have been
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- many terrible stories of murder oppression & persecution of Christians around the world in East Timor Burma Egypt China Iran & many other countries. The reason we don't hear much about them says the author is the fear of giving offence; the fact young Christians don't become radicalised; & persecuted Christians tend not to respond with violence. Yet Christians are persecuted in greater numbers than any other global religious body & this fact is severely under-recognised. It looks likely interfaith relations will be a major challenge of the 21st century & harmony between religions is looking pretty remote. Why are faiths now so associated with violent conflict? Why has the communications revolution had a deeper impact on Islam than on Christianity? Why is there a tendency to associate Christianity with the West & with overt/covert forms of colonialism? Just how insular & prejudiced are we in the West about Christians abroad?

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A supernatural tale about girlfriends boyfriends & a car called Christine. Christine was eating into his mind burrowing into his unconscious. Christine blood-red fat & finned was twenty. Her promise lay all in her past. Greedy & big she was Arnie's obsession a '58 Plymouth Fury. Broken down but not finished. There was still power in her
- a frightening power that leaked like sump oil staining & corrupting. A malign power that corroded the mind & turned ownership into Possession.
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This is a festive title in the Thats Not My..." sticker book series that gives young children the opportunity to complete their own pictures. You can complete a snowman with his hat nose & scarf decorate a Christmas tree with baubles add patterns to a stocking hanging over a fire add antlers ears & a nose to a reindeer & dress Santa ready for his busy night. The large simple stickers are specially designed to be suitable for little hands & fingers & help to develop key motor skills. Children can complete the simple sentence " Thats my
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It helps you play festive peekaboo with your baby & hear them giggle in delight as hidden Christmas surprises are revealed! Read together & lift the giant flaps to reveal Christmas presents & a glittering snowman; then explore the soft shiny & bumpy textures. Wheres Christmas baby gone is she behind the present? & who will you discover behind the snowflakes? Find them all they are waiting to say Peekaboo! This is an award-winning series for babies perfect for developing imagination early-thinking & memory skills. ...

One of the many joys of Christmas is the magnificent array of seasonal food on offer
- but hosting the festivities can be quite
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