The gospel writers were masters of ' Midrash' a popular literary technique in the ancient Jewish world. Midrash enables authors to promote their ideas by weaving them into well known biblical themes. The gospels contain coded midrashic messages that would have resonated with their contemporary Jewish audience. Approaching the New Testament" from a midrashic perspective leads to a radically new picture of Jesus as a political leader. Not as is often claimed a revolutionary against Roman occupation. One prominent theme that of the Holy Grail which is central to an understanding of the revolutionary agenda was virtually (but not quite) written out the gospels only to resurface in medieval Christian folk lore. The failure of Jesus' revolution came about not with his crucifixion but long before with the imprisonment & subsequent execution of John the Baptist the only qualifying candidate for high office in the revolutionary scheme. From this time forward Jesus & his disciples faced an uphill struggle. Their ultimate demise was inevitable & Jesus knew this as the narrative bears out." ...

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Loviah French owns a boutique dress shop in Manhattan. She has two best friends: Dinah
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Fairytales are one of our earliest & most vital cultural forms & forests one of our most ancient & primal landscapes. Both evoke a similar sensation in us
- we find them beautiful & magical but also spooky sometimes horrifying. In this fascinating book Maitland argues that the two forms are intimately connected: the mysterious secrets & silences gifts & perils of the forests were both the background & the source of fairytales. Yet both forests & fairy stories are at risk & their loss deprives us of our cultural lifeblood. Maitland visits forests through the seasons from the exquisite green of a beechwood in spring to the muffled stillness of a snowy pine wood in winter. She camps with her son Adam whose beautiful photographs are included in the book; she takes a barefoot walk through Epping Forest with Robert Macfarlane; she walks with a mushroom expert through an oak wood & with a miner through the Forest of Dean. Maitland ends each chapter with a unique imaginitive re-telling of a fairystory. Written with Saras wonderful clarity & conversational grace Gossip from the Forest is a magical & unique blend of nature writing history & imaginative fiction.
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As the early sunshine begins to warm Thrush Green it looks as if it is going to be a golden summer. But in this apparently sleepy village there is a flurry of activity. As Molly Curdle prepares for her new baby rumour has it that a retirement is planned & the village school teacher is about to make an important decision. & as Thrush Greens vicar sits down to write his sermon he has no idea of the potential disaster which is unfolding... All is not as idyllic as it seems for the unsuspecting villagers for change is never far away. ...

Welcome to New York Citys Upper East Side where my friends & I live & go to school & play & sleep
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Welcome to New York Citys Upper East Side where my friends & I all live in huge fabulous apartments & go to exclusive private schools. We arent always the nicest people in the world but we make up for it in looks & taste. The Gossip Girl series is the ultimate in glamour & cool. Set in New Yorks glamorous Upper East Side the narrative follows the thrills & spills of its richest & most beautiful teenage residents (with Jimmy Choo shoes & shopping at Barneys mixed in along the way). In this second novel they are interviewing for college (Ivy League only naturally). ...

Football used to be better in the past...and heres the proof. Got Not Got focuses on British footballs apparent lost utopia of the 1960s 70s & 80s
- the fondly remembered golden age of mudbaths & cloggers of miniature carpet-level & table football games & imaginary comic-book worlds. It evokes the feel & smell of football past its rituals & relics. But theres more to the grumpy authors vision than a hilarious heartstring-tugging celebration of everything we miss in modern football. Here are hundreds of beautiful images of a lost football culture pin-sharp observations & memories shared by generations of fans
- in all an ideal blueprint to help restore the game to its former glories!

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A breakout success & a New York Times" bestseller in hardcover " Got Fight?" is the uproarious & out of control book from Forrest Griffin one of the most outrageous personalities in the Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC). The former light heavyweight champ of the UFC Forrest is one of the UFC's biggest stars in mixed martials arts the fastest-growing sport in the world. Now in " Got Fight?" the man who's been called 'the most popular fighter in the UFC' offers personal stories from inside & outside the Octagon to give readers a glimpse into the mind of a mixed martial artist & illustrate his 50 principles of being a fighter with topics ranging from mentally preparing before a professional fight to kicking it into high gear when your ring is the street. Mixing his fighting tips with his own booming personality & his trademark sense of humour Forrest creates his own unique self-depricating version of self-help. In these pages you will learn about true mental toughness
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Got You Back" is the brilliantly witty novel from Jane Fallon author of " Getting Rid of Matthew". A husb&. A wife. A mistress. & the ultimate plan for revenge... The husband James never intended to lead a double life
- with a wife in London & a mistress in the country it's exhausting. But that's all about to change... The wife Stephanie isn't really snooping when she finds a text message from a strange woman on her husband's mobile. But now she's found it how can she ignore it? It's time to track the woman down & find out what's going on... The mistress Katie has no reason to believe her boyfriend James is cheating until someone claiming to be his wife gets in touch. Now she's been cast in the role of mistress. Not one she's happy with... Once Stephanie & Katie know about each other they must decide what to do. They could both just throw him out or they could join forces to make his life hell first... But revenge isn't always sweet. & what happens when one woman thinks enough is enough but the other doesn't know when to stop? The bestselling author of R&J selection " Getting Rid of Matthew" returns with a hilarious novel about relationships. Praise for Jane Fallon: " Intelligent edgy & witty". (" Glamour"). "A brilliant & original tale". (" Sun"). " Chick lit with an edge". (" Guardian"). Jane Fallon is the multi-award-winning television producer behind shows such as " This Life" " Teachers" & "20 Things to Do before You're 30". Her novels are " Getting Rid of Matthew" " Foursome" " Got You Back" & " The Ugly Sister"."
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