Author: Aritha Van Herk
Publisher: Calgary : Red Deer Press
ISBN: 9780889953123
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In The Tent Peg, award-winning novelist Aritha van Herk uses her unerring perception and impressive literary skill to capture the mystical mood of the Arctic and the people who are drawn to it. In this intriguing story, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to work in a uranium prospecting camp deep in the Yukon mountains. J.L. is on the run from an empty heart and is desperate for solitude. Yet solitude eludes her from the moment she hangs up her pots and pans in the cook tent, and the men in the camp begin to drift toward her, drawn by her silence. These men are drifters, romantics and outcasts - men who have come to the North in search of answers for questions they can't define.
The Tent Peg
Author: Aritha Van Herk
Publisher: Calgary : Red Deer Press
ISBN: 9780889953123
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In The Tent Peg, award-winning novelist Aritha van Herk uses her unerring perception and impressive literary skill to capture the mystical mood of the Arctic and the people who are drawn to it. In this intriguing story, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to work in a uranium prospecting camp deep in the Yukon mountains. J.L. is on the run from an empty heart and is desperate for solitude. Yet solitude eludes her from the moment she hangs up her pots and pans in the cook tent, and the men in the camp begin to drift toward her, drawn by her silence. These men are drifters, romantics and outcasts - men who have come to the North in search of answers for questions they can't define.
Publisher: Calgary : Red Deer Press
ISBN: 9780889953123
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In The Tent Peg, award-winning novelist Aritha van Herk uses her unerring perception and impressive literary skill to capture the mystical mood of the Arctic and the people who are drawn to it. In this intriguing story, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to work in a uranium prospecting camp deep in the Yukon mountains. J.L. is on the run from an empty heart and is desperate for solitude. Yet solitude eludes her from the moment she hangs up her pots and pans in the cook tent, and the men in the camp begin to drift toward her, drawn by her silence. These men are drifters, romantics and outcasts - men who have come to the North in search of answers for questions they can't define.
The Cross and the Tent Peg
Author: Julie Walsh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578413655
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The skull, the cross, the drink-the symbols of the death of Christ might have their precursors in one of the first heroine stories of the Bible. Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection is the most widely known story of the New Testament-indeed, the foundational narrative in Christianity itself, one that has been retold and examined endlessly. Even though the accounts of events given by the four Evangelists have been at the center of academic research for centuries, scholars have rarely considered intertextual evidence connecting them to the Old Testament. In this revelatory book, The Cross and the Tent Peg: How Jesus Retraced Jael's Story, Julie Walsh explores new links between Jael from the Book of Judges and the crucifixion and resurrection and persuasively argues why this nexus is a fulfillment narrative pattern. Many scholars of Genesis have considered the "protoevangelium" of God's declaration to the serpent in the Garden of Eden as the first messianic prophecy, which was fulfilled in the death of Christ. Walsh, however, invigorates this discourse by taking a fresh look at the story of Jael as evidence of a link between these two events. Although Jael was a member of the Kenite tribe, which was at peace with King Jabin, Jael killed Sisera, the general leading Jabin's army against Israel, driving a tent peg through his skull. Walsh delves deep into this oft-overlooked chronicle to detail twelve striking similarities connecting this gruesome murder to the crucifixion narrative, thus casting both in a new light. The Cross and the Tent Peg is an eye-opening work of assiduous scholarship, drawing on a wealth of existing literature and distinguished by an astute, original analysis of Biblical verses. By demonstrating that Jesus saw a woman's action as having significance for his own death, Walsh raises crucial questions about the traditional roles of women in the family, in society, and within the church. The Cross and the Tent Peg is Walsh's second book, and the first theological text of a promising new author in the field of egalitarian research. Julie Walsh (Th.M., Regent University, M.A. Ministry, Nashotah House Theological Seminary) is a writer living in the Washington D.C. area.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578413655
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The skull, the cross, the drink-the symbols of the death of Christ might have their precursors in one of the first heroine stories of the Bible. Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection is the most widely known story of the New Testament-indeed, the foundational narrative in Christianity itself, one that has been retold and examined endlessly. Even though the accounts of events given by the four Evangelists have been at the center of academic research for centuries, scholars have rarely considered intertextual evidence connecting them to the Old Testament. In this revelatory book, The Cross and the Tent Peg: How Jesus Retraced Jael's Story, Julie Walsh explores new links between Jael from the Book of Judges and the crucifixion and resurrection and persuasively argues why this nexus is a fulfillment narrative pattern. Many scholars of Genesis have considered the "protoevangelium" of God's declaration to the serpent in the Garden of Eden as the first messianic prophecy, which was fulfilled in the death of Christ. Walsh, however, invigorates this discourse by taking a fresh look at the story of Jael as evidence of a link between these two events. Although Jael was a member of the Kenite tribe, which was at peace with King Jabin, Jael killed Sisera, the general leading Jabin's army against Israel, driving a tent peg through his skull. Walsh delves deep into this oft-overlooked chronicle to detail twelve striking similarities connecting this gruesome murder to the crucifixion narrative, thus casting both in a new light. The Cross and the Tent Peg is an eye-opening work of assiduous scholarship, drawing on a wealth of existing literature and distinguished by an astute, original analysis of Biblical verses. By demonstrating that Jesus saw a woman's action as having significance for his own death, Walsh raises crucial questions about the traditional roles of women in the family, in society, and within the church. The Cross and the Tent Peg is Walsh's second book, and the first theological text of a promising new author in the field of egalitarian research. Julie Walsh (Th.M., Regent University, M.A. Ministry, Nashotah House Theological Seminary) is a writer living in the Washington D.C. area.
Sex and Slaughter in the Tent of Jael
Author: Colleen M. Conway
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190626879
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
"This book traces the retelling of the biblical story from Judges 4-5 in ancient retellings of the Bible, visual art, poems, plays, and novels. The books shows how these cultural productions of an old biblical story intersect with broader conversations about the often conflicted, and sometimes violent, relationship between women and men"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190626879
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
"This book traces the retelling of the biblical story from Judges 4-5 in ancient retellings of the Bible, visual art, poems, plays, and novels. The books shows how these cultural productions of an old biblical story intersect with broader conversations about the often conflicted, and sometimes violent, relationship between women and men"--
Saving Lilly
Author: Peg Kehret
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671034227
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A sixth grade class tries to save a circus elephant from being cruelly abused.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671034227
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A sixth grade class tries to save a circus elephant from being cruelly abused.
Letting God Be Enough
Author: Erica Wiggenhorn
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802499635
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Everyone thinks you’ve got it together. But inside, you’re asking, “Am I enough?” No matter how good we look to others, the nagging voice of self-doubt is hard to shake. We ask questions like: If people really knew me would they still accept me? Will I be rejected when I can’t perform? Can I pull this off? What if I end up alone? Am I missing out on what life should be because I can’t shake this fear? If you find yourself having thoughts like these, Erica Wiggenhorn wants to lead you to freedom. Drawing from the story of Moses—the greatest self-doubter in the Bible—Erica shows how self-doubt is tied closely to self-reliance. It’s only when you cast yourself on God that you find the true source of strength. Are you enough? The answer is no . . . but your God certainly is. Step out in His power instead of your own and watch your confidence blossom because you’re in the hands of I AM.
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802499635
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Everyone thinks you’ve got it together. But inside, you’re asking, “Am I enough?” No matter how good we look to others, the nagging voice of self-doubt is hard to shake. We ask questions like: If people really knew me would they still accept me? Will I be rejected when I can’t perform? Can I pull this off? What if I end up alone? Am I missing out on what life should be because I can’t shake this fear? If you find yourself having thoughts like these, Erica Wiggenhorn wants to lead you to freedom. Drawing from the story of Moses—the greatest self-doubter in the Bible—Erica shows how self-doubt is tied closely to self-reliance. It’s only when you cast yourself on God that you find the true source of strength. Are you enough? The answer is no . . . but your God certainly is. Step out in His power instead of your own and watch your confidence blossom because you’re in the hands of I AM.
The Tent
Author: Mīrāl Ṭaḥāwī
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9789774245428
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The Tent is a beautifully written, powerful, and disturbing novel, featuring a host of women characters whose lives are subject to the will of a single, often absent, patriarch and his brutal, foul-mouthed mother. Told through the eyes of a young girl, the lives of the Bedouin and peasant women unfold, revealing the tragedy of the sonless mother and the intolerable heaviness of existence. Set against trackless deserts and star-filled night skies, the story tells of the young girl's relationship with her distant father and a foreign woman who is well-meaning but ultimately motivated by self-interest. It provides an intimate glimpse inside the women's quarters, and chronicles their pastimes and preoccupations, their stories and their songs.
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9789774245428
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The Tent is a beautifully written, powerful, and disturbing novel, featuring a host of women characters whose lives are subject to the will of a single, often absent, patriarch and his brutal, foul-mouthed mother. Told through the eyes of a young girl, the lives of the Bedouin and peasant women unfold, revealing the tragedy of the sonless mother and the intolerable heaviness of existence. Set against trackless deserts and star-filled night skies, the story tells of the young girl's relationship with her distant father and a foreign woman who is well-meaning but ultimately motivated by self-interest. It provides an intimate glimpse inside the women's quarters, and chronicles their pastimes and preoccupations, their stories and their songs.
Spirit and Sacrament
Author: Andrew Wilson
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310536480
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Spirit and Sacrament by pastor and author Andrew Wilson is an impassioned call to join together two traditions that are frequently and unnecessarily kept separate. It is an invitation to pursue the best of both worlds in worship, the Eucharistic and the charismatic, with the grace of God at the center. Wilson envisions church services in which healing testimonies and prayers of confession coexist, the congregation sings When I Survey the Wondrous Cross followed by Happy Day, and creeds move the soul while singing moves the body. He imagines a worship service that could come out of the book of Acts: Young men see visions, old men dream dreams, sons and daughters prophesy, and they all come together to the same Table and go on their way rejoicing. In short, Spirit and Sacrament is an appeal to bring out of the church's storehouse all of its treasures, so that God's people can worship our unrivaled Savior with sacraments and spiritual gifts, raised hands and lowered faces.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310536480
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Spirit and Sacrament by pastor and author Andrew Wilson is an impassioned call to join together two traditions that are frequently and unnecessarily kept separate. It is an invitation to pursue the best of both worlds in worship, the Eucharistic and the charismatic, with the grace of God at the center. Wilson envisions church services in which healing testimonies and prayers of confession coexist, the congregation sings When I Survey the Wondrous Cross followed by Happy Day, and creeds move the soul while singing moves the body. He imagines a worship service that could come out of the book of Acts: Young men see visions, old men dream dreams, sons and daughters prophesy, and they all come together to the same Table and go on their way rejoicing. In short, Spirit and Sacrament is an appeal to bring out of the church's storehouse all of its treasures, so that God's people can worship our unrivaled Savior with sacraments and spiritual gifts, raised hands and lowered faces.
Small Steps
Author: Peg Kehret
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807574600
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
1996 Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction 1997 ALA Notable Books for Children 1997 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers 1997 Pen Center USA West Literary Award 1998 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award (Vermont) 1998-1999 Mark Twain Award (Missouri) 1998 Joan Fassler Memorial Book Award 1998-1999 Texas Bluebonnet Award, Runner-Up 1998-1999 William Allen White Master Reading List (Kansas) 1998-1999 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Master List 1998-1999 Sequoyah Book Award Master List (Oklahoma) 1998-1999 Volunteer State Book Award Master List (Tennessee) 1998-1999 NH Great Stone Face Children's Book Award Master List 1999 Sasquatch Reading Award Master List (Washington State) 2000-2001 Iowa Children's Choice Awards Master List 2001 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Master List (Illinois) 2001 Young Hoosier Book Award 2015 Bluestem Book Award Master List In a riveting story of courage and hope, Peg Kehret writes about months spent in a hospital when she was twelve, first struggling to survive a severe case of polio, then slowly learning to walk again. Peg Kehret was stricken with polio when she was twelve years old. At first paralyzed and terrified, she fought her way to recovery, aided by doctors and therapists, a loving family, supportive roommates fighting their own battles with the disease, and plenty of grit and luck. With the humor and suspense that are her trademarks, acclaimed author Peg Kehret vividly recreates the true story of her year of heartbreak and triumph.
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807574600
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
1996 Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction 1997 ALA Notable Books for Children 1997 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers 1997 Pen Center USA West Literary Award 1998 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award (Vermont) 1998-1999 Mark Twain Award (Missouri) 1998 Joan Fassler Memorial Book Award 1998-1999 Texas Bluebonnet Award, Runner-Up 1998-1999 William Allen White Master Reading List (Kansas) 1998-1999 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Master List 1998-1999 Sequoyah Book Award Master List (Oklahoma) 1998-1999 Volunteer State Book Award Master List (Tennessee) 1998-1999 NH Great Stone Face Children's Book Award Master List 1999 Sasquatch Reading Award Master List (Washington State) 2000-2001 Iowa Children's Choice Awards Master List 2001 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Master List (Illinois) 2001 Young Hoosier Book Award 2015 Bluestem Book Award Master List In a riveting story of courage and hope, Peg Kehret writes about months spent in a hospital when she was twelve, first struggling to survive a severe case of polio, then slowly learning to walk again. Peg Kehret was stricken with polio when she was twelve years old. At first paralyzed and terrified, she fought her way to recovery, aided by doctors and therapists, a loving family, supportive roommates fighting their own battles with the disease, and plenty of grit and luck. With the humor and suspense that are her trademarks, acclaimed author Peg Kehret vividly recreates the true story of her year of heartbreak and triumph.
To Love, Honor, and Vacuum
Author: Sheila Wray Gregoire
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780825443466
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Sheila speaks to both the heart and habits of the woman who is wife and mother. The lessons in this book are biblical, doable, and affordable!"--Margaret B. Buchanan From advertisements to mommy blogs to Pinterest, scenes of domestic bliss abound, painting a picture of perfection and expectation nearly impossible to live up to. Why can't you work a full-time job, stylishly clothe yourself and your children, plan a party for twelve with handmade decorations, keep your house sparkling clean without chemicals, and bake a gourmet meal in the same day? Everyone else is doing it! For many women, housework has become more than chores that need to be done; it is a symbol of identity. Sheila Wray Gregoire wants to stop that thinking in its tracks and help women back to a life of balance--for their sakes and for their families. She encourages women to shift their focus from housekeeping to relationships and shows them how to foster responsibility and respect in all family members. The second edition retains the helpful, concrete advice on everyday situations such as strategies for tackling chores and budgets and tips on effective communication, while incorporating the wisdom Sheila has gained through her interaction with thousands of readers of her blog and through her speaking ministry over the past ten years. Through the principles in To Love, Honor, and Vacuum, Gregoire promises readers they can grow and thrive in the midst of their hectic lives--even if their circumstances stay the same.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780825443466
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Sheila speaks to both the heart and habits of the woman who is wife and mother. The lessons in this book are biblical, doable, and affordable!"--Margaret B. Buchanan From advertisements to mommy blogs to Pinterest, scenes of domestic bliss abound, painting a picture of perfection and expectation nearly impossible to live up to. Why can't you work a full-time job, stylishly clothe yourself and your children, plan a party for twelve with handmade decorations, keep your house sparkling clean without chemicals, and bake a gourmet meal in the same day? Everyone else is doing it! For many women, housework has become more than chores that need to be done; it is a symbol of identity. Sheila Wray Gregoire wants to stop that thinking in its tracks and help women back to a life of balance--for their sakes and for their families. She encourages women to shift their focus from housekeeping to relationships and shows them how to foster responsibility and respect in all family members. The second edition retains the helpful, concrete advice on everyday situations such as strategies for tackling chores and budgets and tips on effective communication, while incorporating the wisdom Sheila has gained through her interaction with thousands of readers of her blog and through her speaking ministry over the past ten years. Through the principles in To Love, Honor, and Vacuum, Gregoire promises readers they can grow and thrive in the midst of their hectic lives--even if their circumstances stay the same.
War, Memory, and National Identity in the Hebrew Bible
Author: Jacob L. Wright
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108574300
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Hebrew Bible is permeated with depictions of military conflicts that have profoundly shaped the way many think about war. Why does war occupy so much space in the Bible? In this book, Jacob Wright offers a fresh and fascinating response to this question: War pervades the Bible not because ancient Israel was governed by religious factors (such as 'holy war') or because this people, along with its neighbors in the ancient Near East, was especially bellicose. The reason is rather that the Bible is fundamentally a project of constructing a new national identity for Israel, one that can both transcend deep divisions within the population and withstand military conquest by imperial armies. Drawing on the intriguing interdisciplinary research on war commemoration, Wright shows how biblical authors, like the architects of national identities from more recent times, constructed a new and influential notion of peoplehood in direct relation to memories of war, both real and imagined. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108574300
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Hebrew Bible is permeated with depictions of military conflicts that have profoundly shaped the way many think about war. Why does war occupy so much space in the Bible? In this book, Jacob Wright offers a fresh and fascinating response to this question: War pervades the Bible not because ancient Israel was governed by religious factors (such as 'holy war') or because this people, along with its neighbors in the ancient Near East, was especially bellicose. The reason is rather that the Bible is fundamentally a project of constructing a new national identity for Israel, one that can both transcend deep divisions within the population and withstand military conquest by imperial armies. Drawing on the intriguing interdisciplinary research on war commemoration, Wright shows how biblical authors, like the architects of national identities from more recent times, constructed a new and influential notion of peoplehood in direct relation to memories of war, both real and imagined. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.