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The Gospel According to Mark (Collegeville Bible Commentary) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is an outstanding product. Van Linden presents much very useful information on historical and cultural matters to assist the reader in understanding Mark. The commentary is well written and easy to read. I highly recommend this for anyone wanting to study Mark.Click Here to see more reviews about:...

Secrets of the Exodus: The Egyptian Origins of the Hebrew People Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The collaborative effort of Messod Sabbah and Roger Sabbah (two French-Jewish researchers, who are themselves descendants of a long line of high-ranking rabbi), Secrets Of The Exodus: The Egyptian Origins Of The Hebrew People presents the boldly stated hypothesis that the ancient Hebrew people described...

Writing with Families Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have been a Middle/High School English and Theater teacher for almost 30 years. Writing With Family Values is a revolutionary CLEAR how to book. I actually read the book in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. If you are a teacher looking for rejuvination and a way to change the course of education...

Year of the Hyenas: A Novel of Murder in Ancient Egypt Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I stumbled on this book, and now can hardly wait till a sequel comes out. The protaganist isn't very likable at first, then you realize that he really is an honest man...and not perfect.The descriptions of the time and place in Egypt were woven into the story, occasionally an author throws more historical...

Companions and Competitors (A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume 3) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Consistent with the overall quality of the Anchor Bible Series, the "Marginal Jew" series impresses with the depth, honesty, and objectivity of its scholarship. It may be that nobody is completely impartial when it comes to assessing the historical Jesus, but John Meier comes far closer than most, and...

In Search of Ancient Israel: A Study in Biblical Origins (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Many readers will remember the great impact that this book had on the question of the relationship of the history of ancient Israel to the biblical text. Though Davies had been preceded by others, it was this book more than any other that sparked the Minimalist-Maximalist debate (see Ziony Zevit in Biblica...

Prophets and Apostles: A "Come and See" Catholic Bible Study Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This latest installment in the wonderful "Come and See" Catholic Bible Study program by Fr. Jospeh Ponessa and Laurie Watson Manhardt is a comprehensive look at eleven Old Testament prophets, as well as the Epistles of the New Testament. The book's introduction sets the stage for the study, explaining...

Signs of the Times: Deconstruction and the Fall of Paul de Man Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Why is this book out of print? It should be taught in universities as a classic work on 20th century literary criticism and "theory". Its take on the posthumous Paul De Man scandal is clear, comprehensive, and mostly convincing. De Man, a dead deconstrutionist, was revealed to have been a cad in his...

Searching for the Original Bible Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Searching for the Original Bible" is a solidly evangelical study of how the Bible came to us. The importance of the Bible for Christians mandates that we study and understand the process which brought it to us. Price does this in a carefully researched and clearly presented manner. He has the ability...

The Ancient Books of Ireland Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is a wonderful read for those interested in the background of the numerous ancient annals of Ireland. It contains a number of photographs of these rare illuminated scripts, but little or nothing of the translations. It also deals less with the content of the ancient texts or it's contribution...

Barnstormers: Game 3 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In August 1899, Griffith, Ruby and Graham Payne and the Travelin' Nine leave behind their winning ways in Louisville, Kentucky, and take a train to Chicago, Illinois. The Travelin' Nine baseball team includes the children's mother, Elizabeth, and eight Spanish-American War veterans who fought side by...

Charts of the Gospels and the Life of Christ Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Very helpful charts and summaries. It shparly reduces research time. It is a "must have" for teachers and pastors. I am teaching the Gospel of John and it is so helpful to find the parallel passages. THe chronology presented is also very helpful to put it all together. I highly recommend it.Click Here...

Booknotes: Life Stories: Notable Biographers on the People Who Shaped America Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Brian Lamb, host of C-Span's Booknotes, has pulled together a collection of short, enjoyable, highly personal biographical glimpses into the lives of famous Americans - political notables ranging from John Adams to Lincoln to Edison to Bill Clinton. Booknotes Life Stories contains more than 75 four-to-eight-page...

The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits (Mammoth Books) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)These stories are set in various times during Ancient Egypt, and are written by masters in the field of historical mystery. Stories were well crafted and riveting. I would have prefered a little more background on both the author and the main characters, especially the the authors I hadn't read before,...

A Cruel Deceit Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I've enjoyed all of Lauren Haney's Egyptian mysteries, but this one was by the farthest the hardest to put down! I finished it the same day I got it, because it was the story was so interesting. I really enjoyed the book being set around a festival, because it gave me more of a feel for the history of...

Joint Application Development Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The only bad thing about this book is that you can't locate it when you search for books on facilitation. This is one of the most basic and down-to-earth books ever written about group facilitation. Anyone involved in facilitation . . . especially if they're just starting out . . . should get this book....

Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is for the person just beginning to read about Ancient Egypt, as well as the more advanced reader. It's scholarly, well-organized, and up-to-date, but this narrative of the Old and Middle Kingdoms, and people who lived in those times, is also vivid and moving. Day-to-day life of those long...