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The author of the popular new English version of "Tao te Ching" brings his gift for bringing new life into ancient sacred texts to one of the world's greatest and most widely read scriptures. This gift edition includes two-color interior, colored endpapers, rough-cut pages, and a ribbon marker.
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"The First Nations Version (FNV) is a retelling of the Creator's Story-the Scriptures-following the tradition of the storytellers of these oral cultures. While remaining faithful to the original language of the New Testament, the FNV is a dynamic equivalence translation that captures the simplicity, clarity, and beauty of Native storytellers in English"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, namely The Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and Covenants and The Pearl of Great Price. Contains Testimonies of the Three Witnesses, the Eight Witnesses and the Prophet Joseph Smith. Also includes footnotes showing correlation to the Bible, a topical guide, maps of significant historical locations and Church History photographs.
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"Hinduism is an ancient religion, philosophy and way of life. Unlike other great religions that are based on a small set of books, there are hundreds of texts in Hinduism, most of which are very voluminous. They span not merely centuries, but millennia. And most importantly, these ancient scriptures are all in Sanskrit which many do not know. Therefore for a beginner with an interest in Hinduism it is a daunting task as you don't know where to start...
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"Today's #1-selling study Bible, the Life Application Study Bible has been significantly expanded and thoroughly updated. The relevant notes not only explain difficult passages and give information on Bible life and times, but go a step further to show you how to "take it personally," speaking to every situation and circumstance of your life! It includes over 10,000 Life Application notes and features designed to help readers apply God's truth to...
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"¿Crees que tus hijos aprenderían más de forma visual? ¡Entonces, esta es la Biblia para ellos! La NBLA Biblia visual de estudio para niños le da vida a la gran historia de Dios con más de 700 ilustraciones, fotografías, infografías y mapas. Diseñada para niños de 8 a 12 años, esta atractiva Biblia los acerca a las Escrituras, explicándoles visualmente cómo encajan los hechos y las historias. La Biblia también contiene notas de estudio...
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Unleashing women in God's kingdom Inferior. Second-best. Dangerous. Christian women often view themselves negatively and feel that no matter how hard they try-it's never good enough. With razor-sharp theology and personal stories that reveal the identity and potential of every woman, Reclaiming Eve sets the record straight. For tucked into the pages of Scripture is a blueprint for women that sets them free to serve Christ alongside their brothers,...
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Provides an overview of Christianity, the world's largest religion, and discusses why, in addition to being vast and popular, it is also extremely complex and often highly contradictory. Explains why the central figures, elements, and creeds of Christianity are hard to fathom yet give Christianity its distinctive character. Covers topics such as Christianity's birth and expansion across the Mediterranean world, the development of its doctrine, its...
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Lecture series that surveys the history of Buddhism, from its origins in India in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.E. to the present day. Buddhism challenges some of the most important Western ideas about God, human life, and the self. In Buddhism, there is no single almighty God who created the world. Instead, Buddhism teaches that all of life is suffering, and there is no permanent self. Moreover, it teaches that in accepting that all life is suffering,...
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Lecture series covering the Hindu religion. Hinduism is one of the world's oldest living religious tradition, with roots deep in the ancient cultures of the Indus Valley civilization and the Aryan society from Central Asia, which combined to create a highly diverse family of religions and philosophies. Topics explored in detail include the sacred scripture the Veda, transmigration of the soul, reincarnation, and karma. Hinduism can be both monotheistic...
13) Buddhism
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Lectures provide an overall view of Buddhism and its history, beliefs, and doctrines.
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Semeia studies volume no. 67
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"The essays in Bible Trouble all engage queer theories for purposes of biblical interpretation, a rare effort to date within biblical scholarship. The title phrase 'Bible Trouble' plays on Judith Butler's 'Gender Trouble', gesturing toward a primary text for contemporary queer theory. The essays consider, among others, the Lazarus story, the Ethiopian eunuch, 'gender trouble' in Judges 4 and 5, the Song of Songs, and an unorthodox coupling of the...
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Hear the power of the most important book ever written through the most recognized and talented voice in America: James Earl Jones. The Oscar-nominated, Emmy-, and Tony-award winning actor has earned a worldwide reputation as one of the best actors of cinema and stage, but he is most famous for his deep, authoritative voice which is among the most distinctive in the world, and now he interprets the King James version of the New Testament like no other...
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"Islam's founding text, rendered for the first time in flowing English verse. This monumental feat of translation, the product of a ten-year-long collaboration between one of our most respected scholars of Islam (Bruce B. Lawrence) and a poet and scholar of literature (M. A. R. Habib), The Qur'an: A Verse Translation offers readers the first rendering in English to echo, in accessible and fluent verse, the sonorous beauty of the Arabic original as...
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"The best Catholic Bible for teens is designed for young people to enter in, be nourished…and be transformed. The Catholic Youth Bible®, 4th Edition is ready to nourish a new generation. With vibrant full-color design, ample room for reflection and special Scripture Highlights to color throughout, this newly reimagined Catholic Youth Bible® will engage the youth of today like never before."-- Publisher's website.
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"A landmark event: the complete Hebrew Bible in the award-winning translation that delivers the stunning literary power of the original. A masterpiece of deep learning and fine sensibility, Robert Alter's translation of the Hebrew Bible, now complete, reanimates one of the formative works of our culture. Capturing its brilliantly compact poetry and finely wrought, purposeful prose, Alter renews the Old Testament as a source of literary power and spiritual...