Not much is known of Hermas (150c). In his story The Shepherd, he states that he was originally a slave. He eventually gained his freedom, married, started a business, lost nearly everything,... More > watched his children stray, and finally reunited his family. The Ten Similitudes describe principles by which the Christian virtues may be attained. The similitudes consider such topics as Christians as strangers, the rich and the poor, the sinners and the righteous, blossoming and withered trees, the purpose of the commandments, fasting, and punishment. They also include long parables about branches, a tower, maidens, and mountains. The longest of these (Similitude 9) is an elaboration of the parable of the building of a tower, which had formed the matter of the third vision. The tower is the Church, and the stones of which it is built are the faithful. The tenth similitude is not a parable but a concluding chapter to summarize the work of the Shepherd.< Less
L'attachement indéfectible de deux amies aux parcours différents, qui affrontent ensemble les tourments de la vie, contre toute adversité. Certains mensonges et secrets de... More > famille peuvent engendrer des dégâts, même inconscients ou changer le cours de la destinée. Christina Menart en a fait les frais et a même failli perdre l'amour de sa vie. La vie que le destin rattrape...< Less
Seven modern-day parables to better understand perplexing issues faced today by both Christians and non-Christians. How to connect Christians, despite themselves, to the Gospel of Christ. How to... More > understand such baffling ideas as Creation, demons, prayer in public schools, global warming, stewardship and heaven.< Less
Although not really advanced, this book assumes some knowledge of elementary fluid mechanics. It treats the subject mathematically—generally requiring a second course in calculus. The first... More > chapter derives the basic equations. Subsequent chapters are: Similitude and Modeling, Potential Flow (Fundamentals), Potential Flow (Free Surfaces), Inertialess Flow, Laminar Flow, Turbulent Flow, Shallow Water Flow, Circulation, Waves, and Transport. The Appendix explains Cartesian tensors, which are used throughout the book.< Less
Not much is known of Hermas (150c). In his story The Shepherd, he states that he was originally a slave. He eventually gained his freedom, married, started a business, lost nearly everything,... More > watched his children stray, and finally reunited his family. In The Shepherd, Hermas describes a series of visions about Christian life and morality. Throughout the story Hermas is both the hero and the narrator. The story is set in Rome and is divided into three parts: five visions, twelve mandates, and ten similitudes, or parables. In brief, the twelve mandates depict Christian virtues--humility, chastity, truthfulness, long-suffering, simplicity, respectfulness, and good cheer. The mandates also exhort believers to purity and repentance. Prominent here is the “Two Ways” pattern of moral instruction (the way of life and the way of death). This mirrors the Didache and other early Christian ethical writings.< Less
Hermas (150c) in his story The Shepherd, he states that he was originally a slave. In The Shepherd, Hermas describes a series of visions about Christian life and morality. Five visions allegorize... More > Christian ethical truths with such symbolism as a tower under construction and an older woman who becomes youthful. The visions begin with Hermas as he is smitten by the beautiful Rhoda to whom he is sold as a slave. In the second vision Rhoda reappears as an old woman, representing the church. This old woman becomes more youthful each time she appears. The visions portray the church growing and spreading, purified by suffering and, in the fourth vision, by the terrors of judgment. It is in the fifth vision, while Hermas is in his own house, that he no longer sees the church, but a bright glowing man appears dressed like a shepherd. The man has been sent to live with Hermas to teach him until his death.< Less
The best available texts have been used to translate "Mark's Gospel" into modern English. The picture of Jesus that emerges seems far from the usual stained-glass image of the Savior. Also... More > featured are selections from "The Didache" ("The Teaching") and the so-called "Odes of Solomon" (actually a Christian book of hymns entitled "Odes of Peace"), very probably written by a disciple of St John around the years 100-120. Also included are a couple of characteristic chapters from "The Shepherd of Hermas". All three of these books were regarded by many of the early church fathers as part of the New Testament. In fact, "Didache" and "The Shepherd" were formerly two of the most popular books in the Bible. To round off "More Bible Wisdom" is a brief excerpt from "The Epistle of Barnabas", plus a selection of sayings and stories by Jesus, culled from a number of sources, but chiefly from the gospels of Matthew and Luke.< Less
The best available texts have been used to translate "Mark's Gospel" into modern English. The picture of Jesus that emerges seems far from the usual stained-glass image of the Savior. Also... More > featured are selections from "The Didache" ("The Teaching") and the so-called "Odes of Solomon" (actually a Christian book of hymns entitled "Odes of Peace"), very probably written by a disciple of St John around the years 100-120. Also included are a couple of characteristic chapters from "The Shepherd of Hermas". All three of these books were regarded by many of the early church fathers as part of the New Testament. In fact, "Didache" and "The Shepherd" were formerly two of the most popular books in the Bible. To round off "More Bible Wisdom" is a brief excerpt from "The Epistle of Barnabas", plus a selection of sayings and stories by Jesus, culled from a number of sources, but chiefly from the gospels of Matthew and Luke.< Less
Seon Alexander Nanton's “Poetry: Defin’d”. The first chapter, “Black” begins with an animated poem “My Drug”. The poem draws a similitude between the... More > poet’s pen and the drug-addict’s needle. As the drug advances the illness of the addict, so too, do the potent verses of the poet as it fathers’ sweet words and rhyme that dominates death and time. The poet then gradually takes us into his domain of “Passion”; a passion of wine that whispers verses of love’s lust with sweet quenching thirst.< Less
