The Mighty Ox
The Mighty Ox

Author: Stanley N. Lozowski

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2007-02-28

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 0970451180

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After dying a million times playing the same classic video game, a young boy knows that he will always live, but this time it's different. This time it's raining outside and TIMMY has been in an auto accident. He's home alone and injured and his time is up. The MESSENGER OF DEATH (MOD) comes knocking on the front door to collect the injured boy. TIMMY slowly realizes he will die if he cannot keep the MOD out of his house until the day is over. THE MIGHTY OX, a wrestler and larger-than-life 'star' of video games unexpectedly comes to life. He possesses an extraordinary game-winning 'secret' weapon. Time and time again he proves to be a guardian angel, refusing to let anyone in the house and keeping the boy safe by fighting off the hench-men of the MOD. After using every trick in the book, the MOD realizes he has one last chance to get the boy. He tricks the boy's crafty wrestler by proposing a final old-fashioned, do-or-die, no-holds-barred wrestling match with the boy as the prize. Timmy is nervous. He knows he will make it through the day and live to grow up but when all the chips are down and when the day is almost over, the 'unimaginable' happens. The Mighty Ox's potent and unique game-winning 'secret' weapon turns out to be no secret after all.

Four Gospels, One Jesus?
Four Gospels, One Jesus?

Author: Richard A. Burridge

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2014-07-24

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0802871011

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In this modern classic Richard Burridge offers an engaging introduction to the New Testament Gospels. Using the ancient visual symbols for the Gospels — human face, lion, ox, and eagle — Burridge presents a clear interpretation of each Gospel author's portrait of Jesus. This new edition contains updated suggestions for further reading and a substantial new Afterword in which Burridge reflects personally on his book's genesis, development, and positive reception over the years. Four Gospels, One Jesus? in this third edition will continue to be appreciated by teachers, students, pastors, and other readers wanting to understand Jesus more fully.

Four Gospels, One Jesus?
Four Gospels, One Jesus?

Author: Richard Burridge

Publisher: SPCK

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0281070318

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First published in 1994, and revised in 2005, this classic edition includes updated suggestions for further reading at the end of the book.

The Bloodred Tree
The Bloodred Tree

Author: John C. Stringer

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2010-12-08

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1621892824

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The Flood, Noah, angels, demons, dinosaurs, monsters, archaeology, ancient history, epic fantasy, John Stringer brings us a fearsome, captivating, ultimately redemptive and realistic glimpse at the war in heaven and the pre-Flood earth, where terrible nephaliim stalk the ground. Mankind suffers, and Unos works to redeem all things against a backdrop of angelic rebellion and war. Vitruvius Affluveum is a frustrated archaeologist who makes an incredible discovery near his exhausted excavation site at Nemrut Dag, Turkey, a discovery that captivates the world . . . In the skies above, the melody of heaven sang beneath the wings of the giant pterosaurs and was heard deep in the veins of the earth where rock flowed like liquid gold nursing the world and warming her skin. But archangels clashed, the Watchers came, and nephaliim were spawned. The earth groans in a travesty of darkness, death, and dread. Lost in the tide, One, God's precious, created man is lured away and abandons his one true hope. But the Throne has a plan . . .

How To Do Things With Tears
How To Do Things With Tears

Author: Paul Delnero

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-08-10

Total Pages: 793

ISBN-13: 1501512943

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In contrast to other traditions, cultic laments in Mesopotamia were not performed in response to a tragic event, such as a death or a disaster, but instead as a preemptive ritual to avert possible catastrophes. Mesopotamian laments provide a unique insight into the relationship between humankind and the gods, and their study sheds light on the nature of collective rituals within a crosscultural context. Cultic laments were performed in Mesopotamia for nearly 3000 years. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this important ritual practice in the early 2nd millennium BCE, the period during which Sumerian laments were first put in writing. It also includes a new translation and critical edition of Uruamairabi (‘That city, which has been plundered’), one of the most widely performed compositions of its genre.

Kalevala
Kalevala

Author:

Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.

Published: 2007-06-01

Total Pages: 661

ISBN-13: 1602063885

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"First compiled from oral tradition in a systemic way in the early 19th century, this is the Finnish national epic, the greatest example of Finnish literature and the ancient text that illuminates the unique character of these Baltic peoples. Here, in lyrical, expressive language, are nearly 23,000 verses relating the adventures of the legendary heroes Väinämöinen, the "eternal sage," and his companion, the "everlasting smith" Ilmarinen; of the deity Lemminkäinen; and other magical demigods. With its grand scope encompassing the dawn of prehistory through the Iron Age, Kalevala is a work of vital anthropological significance, from its creation mythology to its marking of the shifts in cultural ideas and attitudes, particularly as pagan belief systems clash with arriving Christianity in the latest verses. This edition features the now-classic 1907 translation by British entomologist WILLIAM FORSELL KIRBY (1844-1913), and will thrill readers of comparative mythology as well as fans of imaginative epic literature."--P. [4] of cover.

A Kid's Guide to the Chinese Zodiac
A Kid's Guide to the Chinese Zodiac

Author: Aaron Hwang

Publisher: Running Press Kids

Published: 2023-12-05

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 0762482125

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A Kid's Guide to the Chinese Zodiac is a charming, fun-filled introduction to eastern astrology, perfect for discovering what your sign—Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, or Pig—says about you. Are you loyal like the Dog? Or stubborn like the Ox? What does the time you were born say about who you are? Can knowing more about your Zodiac empower you in your day to day? A Kid's Guide to the Chinese Zodiac offers the history and lore behind this ancient classification system, along with practical advice for young readers on how to navigate relationships and apply oneself at school and at home, all based on the qualities associated with the twelve Zodiac animals. Someone born in the year of the Pig might prioritize stability and comfort. Naturally agreeable, they may need to work at recognizing when they're uncomfortable and speak up so they don't get stuck in the mud. Someone who is a Rat, on the other hand, might be ambitious and clever, but may need to take a step back from their own ideas every now and then in order to find balance. Beautifully illustrated, with sidebars on Chinese culture and myth throughout, this book is an informative and mystical guide for any kid who is curious about the universe and how they fit into it.