New Releases by Jayne Anne Phillips

The Old Testament Supplement is written to provide additional material not covered in most introductory Old Testament textbooks. Areas contained herein are the following: (1) Old Testament Canon (Overview, Process of Canonization, Three Old Testament Canons); (2) Historical/Social Perspectives (Historical Outline of the Old Testament, Historical Outline Map of the Old Testament, Perspectives of History); (3) Literature (Old Testament Book Themes, Biblical Communication, Biblical Criticism, Genre, Law of Double Reference); (4) Theology (Five Biblical Areas of Teaching, Birth and Death of a Vision).

En 1963, en Virginie, dans la chaleur d''un camp d''été de girl-scouts niché dans la forêt appalachienne, quatre adolescentes font l''expérience du passage rituel à l''âge adulte. C''est pour elles la découverte, furtive et sensuelle, d''un monde nouveau, celui des hommes qu''elles croisent dans la touffeur de ces lieux isolés. Parmi eux, il y a Carmody, cet homme violent, alcoolique, incestueux, et son jeune fils Buddy, qui ne sait toujours pas lire, mais pour qui les taillis ombragés sont le refuge. Ou encore Pasteur, un étrange garçon, hanté par des visions apocalyptiques et des phrases de la bible. Ici, au milieu de ce jardin d''éden, la perte de l''innocence se joue dans une mise en scène oppressante. Peu à peu, des liens troubles se tissent entre tous ces êtres pour les mener inexorablement jusqu''au drame inattendu - et prévisible. Le sexe et la mort rôdent, et le bien et le mal s''affrontent au coeur de ce roman d''une sombre beauté, dans la lignée directe de Faulkner et de Flannery O''Connor.

Handlingen i denne romanen utspiller seg i West Virginia, på en søvnig idyllisk sommerleir. Fire speiderjenter støter sammen med psykopaten Carmody, hans misbrukte sønn Buddy og en religiøst forstyrret einstøing. Jentene bærer på dystre hemmeligheter, og i løpet av få døgn opplever barna hendelser som forandrer deres liv for alltid. Det blir et fortettet, følelsesladd drama om det følsomme barnet og den forrykte voksne, om tap av uskyld og innvielse i ondskapens verden.

In een meisjeskamp in de bergen van West-Virginia spelen zich in de zomer van 1963 schokkende dingen af.

True worship does not consider benefit to self but entails worship of God solely for who He is. Nonetheless, there are side benefits to the worshipper which are realized as one becomes immersed and enraptured with God in the process of worship. Although God does not need humanity''s worship because He is complete in Himself, humanity is created with the need to worship God. It is therein that life, strength, and victory occur. In this book: (1) Discover the essence of worship; (2) Discover the purpose of worship; (3) Discover the process of worship; (4) Discover why God inhabits praises; (5) Discover the Key to victory; (6) Discover the healing therapy of worship; (7) Discover worship and praise!

Faith Development pertains to the developmental capacity for faith as meaning-making. As such, it provides identity and is considered a basic stage developmental theory in the area of human development. It also leads to maturity. The growth and development of the nation of Israel and the Church, as set forth in Scripture, are analyzed from a faith development perspective. The benefits of such a study are the following: (1) Understanding of the correspondence and unity between the Old and New Testaments; (2) Insight into the purpose of the law given in the Old Testament and in the ceremonial rituals; (3) A perspective of God''s actions throughout history and today; (4) A better understanding of God and human nature; (5) A view of the revealed end from the beginning and insight into the events in-between. (6) Clarification of the Judeo-Christian connection. (7) A comprehension of faith as meaning-making from a scriptural perspective.

Essay by jayne Anne Phillips.