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Target Israel / by LaHaye, Tim,1926-2016.(CARDINAL)349200;
Israel in the crossfire -- The beliefs of Israel's enemies -- The miracle of Israel's existence -- Israel's divine purpose -- Answering the three key questions -- The prophetic promise of Jesus -- Israel as a fig tree -- The miracle of Israel's regathering -- The growing Russian-Islamic threat -- The triumphant return of Israel's Messiah -- The future millennial kingdom -- The new Jerusalem -- A final word -- Key events in the history of modern Israel -- Frequently asked questions about the end times.
Subjects: Bible;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The poisonwood Bible / by Kingsolver, Barbara.(CARDINAL)290656;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-546).960LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Missionaries; Americans; Families;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 7
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In the garden : an illustrated guide to the plants of the bible / by Dinsmore, Judith M.,editor.; Speer, Becky,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.""With original illustrations, this beautiful gift book clarifies the biblical references to fifty plants in four categories-trees and shrubs, edible plants, medicine and incense, and flowers-and provides delightful new insights into the Bible. Includes indexes to each plant and corresponding Scripture references, a calendar of Jewish festivals and their associated plants, and tips for growing your own backyard Bible garden""--
Subjects: Plants in the Bible.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A is for alabaster : 52 reflections on the stories of scripture / by Florence, Anna Carter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the courageous Abigail to Zacchaeus in the sycamore tree, takes readers on an enchanting tour of the Old and New Testaments with reflections that reveal ancient wisdom and spark imagination anew"--
Subjects: Bible; Bible; Christian Living; Christian Living; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My very first Christmas / by Rock, Lois,1953-(CARDINAL)374899; Ayliffe, Alex,illustrator.(CARDINAL)358254;
The baby in the manger -- Shepherds and angels -- Wise men and a star -- The tree of Bethlehem -- The fourth wise man -- Little Brigid -- Baboushka -- Good King Wenceslas -- The little juggler -- The baker's Christmas.A mix of ten Bible stories retells the traditional Christmas story of Christ's birth as well as folk stories about the Christmas season, including "The Fourth Wise Man," "Baboushka," "Good King Wenceslas," and "The Baker's Christmas."
Subjects: Fiction.; Bible stories, English.; Christmas;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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The blessing of the Lord : stories from the Old and New Testaments / by Schmidt, Gary D.(CARDINAL)196852; Nolan, Dennis,1945-illustrator.(CARDINAL)317993;
Stories from the Old Testament : Eve at the tree of the knowledge of good and evil -- Noah by the window of the ark -- Hagar, the Egyptian maidservant -- The servants of Abraham and Isaac at Moriah -- Jacob, the sons of Leah, and the sons of Rachel -- Pharaoh's daughter and the ark in the Nile -- Moses at the Red Sea -- Deborah and Barak -- Gideon and Purah at the Midianite Camp -- Samson in the temple of Dagon -- The calling of Samuel -- The shield bearer of Goliath -- Elijah and Elisha at the Jordan River -- King Darius waits for Daniel -- Jonah heads to Tarshish -- Stories from the New Testament : Mary and the angel -- Anna, Simeon, and the blessing fulfilled -- Peter at the shore of Gennesaret -- The Samaritan woman at the well -- Jesus and the paralyzed man -- The tenth leper -- The centurion at Calvary -- In the garden -- Stephen and the Jerusalem Sanhedrin -- Ananias and Saul in Damascus.Retells twenty-five Bible stories, exploring the point of view of the characters in each story.
Subjects: Bible stories, English.; Bible stories;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The Bible as it was / by Kugel, James L.,author.(CARDINAL)352249;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-646) and index.The world of ancient biblical interpreters -- The creation of the world -- Adam and Eve -- Cain and Abel -- Noah and the flood -- The tower of Babel -- Abraham journeys from Chaldea -- Melchizedek -- The trials of Abraham -- Lot and Lot's wife -- Jacob and Esau -- Jacob and the angel -- Dinah -- Joseph's ups and downs -- Jacob's sons in Egypt -- Growing up in Pharaoh's court -- The exodus from Egypt -- The Red Sea -- Into the wilderness -- At Mt. Sinai -- The golden calf -- Worship in the wilderness -- Trouble along the way -- The bronze serpent, Balaam, and Phinehas -- The life of Torah -- Afterword."This is a companion to the Bible like no other. Leading us chapter by chapter through key biblical stories - from Creation and the Tree of Knowledge through the Exodus from Egypt and journey to the Promised Land - James Kugel shows how a group of anonymous ancient interpreters radically transformed the Bible and made it into the book that has come down to us today. Here, for the first time, we can witness the development of the Bible "As It Was" at the start of the common era - the Bible as we know it."--Jacket.
Subjects: Bible.; Bible.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Painting the sacred in the age of Romanticism / by Grewe, Cordula.(CARDINAL)292725;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-396) and index.Introduction -- The great code of art : religious revival and the rebirth of pictorial meaning -- Sulamith and Maria : erotic Mariology and the cult of friendship -- Pietas und vanitas : gender, moralization and allegory -- The seven sacraments : Romantic subjectivity and Catholic dogma -- The Bible in pictures : history lessons and popular culture -- A family tree of German art : avant-garde, anti-Judaism and artistic identity -- Conclusion.
Subjects: Nazarenes (German painters); Painting, German; Christian art and symbolism; Art and religion; Romanticism in art; Painting, European;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The final days of Jesus : the archaeological evidence / by Gibson, Shimon.(CARDINAL)330238;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-234) and indexes.The road to Jerusalem -- Raising a dead man -- Festivities at the house of God -- Signs and wonders at Bethesda and Siloam -- The heavy hand of the law : a trial -- The split in the tree : a crucifixion -- The burial of Jesus -- Who moved the stone? -- Conclusion -- Excursus: The Talpiot tomb and the "James" ossuary.Draws on relevant archaeological findings to reconstruct what may have actually occurred in the final days of Jesus's life, exploring such sites as a first-century house where Jesus may have been imprisoned, the trial site, and a tomb at the foot of Mount Zion.
Subjects: Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; Bible.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Reading Jesus : a writer's encounter with the Gospels / by Gordon, Mary,1949-(CARDINAL)345903;
These fragments I have shored against my ruins. The running father, the starving son, the fatted calf, the husks, the unbearable question ; Swine ; The burning tongue, the barren womb ; Perfume, hair ; A dream of whiteness ; The dark garden ; The fig tree ; The temptation in the desert ; The writing on the ground ; The blessed -- The problem of Jesus : reading through anger, confusion, disappointment, loss. The problem of miracles ; The problem of asceticism : do we want to live like this? ; The problem of perfection : could we live the way he says even if we wanted to? ; The problem of apocalypticism ; Contradiction, conundrum, paradox ; The tainted text : the problem of the Jews ; The problem of divinity ; Wrestling -- The Seven Last Words and the last words.A lifelong Christian evaluates the differences between her beliefs and those of fellow Christians, describing her efforts to study Jesus as a character of the Gospels, in an analysis of biblical stories through which the author developed a greater awareness of Jesus as a deity in human form.
Subjects: Jesus Christ; Bible.;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 13
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