Author: Karl Borchardt File Type: pdf Modern study of the Hospitallers, of other military-religious orders and of their activities both in the Mediterranean and in Europe has been deeply influenced by Anthony Luttrell. To mark his 75th birthday in October 2007 twenty-three colleagues from ten different countries have contributed to this volume. The papers include studies on the Hospital in Jerusalem, relations with the Assassins, finances, indulgences, transportation and careers of the brothers and knights. Other studies concern the later Middle Ages, when the Hospitallers had their centre on Rhodes.

Author: Michael David Coogan File Type: pdf The premier study Bible used by scholars, pastors, undergraduate and graduate students, The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha, featuring a protective two-piece box, offers a vast range of information, including extensive notes by experts in their fields in-text maps, charts, and diagrams supplementary essays on translation, biblical interpretation, cultural and historical background, and other general topics. Extensively revised--half of the material is brand new--featuring a new design to enhance readability and brand-new color maps, the Annotated Fourth Edition adds to the established reputation of this essential biblical studies resource. Many new and revised maps, charts, and diagrams further clarify information found in the Scripture text. In addition, section introductions have been expanded and the book introductions present their information in a standard format so that students can find what they need to know. Of course, the Fourth Edition retains the features prized by students, including single column annotations at the foot of the pages, in-text charts, and maps, a page number-keyed index of all the study materials in the volume, and Oxfords renowned Bible maps. This timely edition maintains and extends the excellence the Annotateds users have come to expect, bringing still more insights, information, and perspectives to bear upon the understanding of the biblical text. The renowned New Revised Standard Version Bible translation, the scholarly standard for study of the Bible Wholly revised, and greatly expanded book introductions and annotations. Annotations in a single column across the page bottom, paragraphed according to their boldface topical headings. In-text background essays on the major divisions of the biblical text. Essays on the history of the formation of the biblical canon for Jews and various Christian churches. More detailed explanations of the historical background of the text. More in-depth treatment of the history and varieties of biblical criticism. A timeline of major events in the ancient Near East. A full index to all of the study materials, keyed to the page numbers on which they occur. A full glossary of scholarly and critical terms. 36-page section of full color New Oxford Bible Maps, approximately 40 in-text line drawing maps and diagrams. Classic but not stodgy, up-to-date but not trendy, The New Oxford Annotated Bible 4th Edition is ready to serve new generations of students, teachers, and general readers. **

Author: Katharina Schutz Zell File Type: pdf Imbued with character and independence, strength and articulateness, humor and conviction, abundant biblical knowledge and intense compassion, Katharina Schutz Zell (14981562) was an outspoken religious reformer in sixteenth-century Germany who campaigned for the right of clergy to marry and the responsibility of lay peoplewomen as well as mento proclaim the Gospel. As one of the first and most daring models of the pastors wife in the Protestant Reformation, Schutz Zell demonstrated that she could be an equal partner in marriage she was for many years a respected, if unofficial, mother of the established church of Strasbourg in an age when ecclesiastical leadership was dominated by men.Though a commoner, Schutz Zell participated actively in public life and wrote prolifically, including letters of consolation, devotional writings, biblical meditations, catechetical instructions, a sermon, and lengthy polemical exchanges with male theologians. The complete translations of her extant publications, except for her longest, are collected here in Church Mother, offering modern readers a rare opportunity to understand the important work of women in the formation of the early Protestant church.ReviewThe Other Voice in Early Modern Europe series allows little-known womens voices to be heard, with translations of sixteenth- to eighteenth-century European texts. The approach is feminist, and each volume is prefaced with a historical account of the systematic oppression and frustration of women. - Maya Slater, Times Literary Supplement About the AuthorElsie McKee is professor of church history at Princeton Theological Seminary. She is the editor of the collected works of Katharina Schutz Zell in German and author of the companion biographical volume.

Author: John Keill File Type: pdf epub inferior ocr (years of solving captchas has evidently come to nought)