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Hardback. In a perplexing passage from the "Gospel of John", Jesus is likened to the most reviled creature in Christian symbology: the snake. Attempting to understand how the Fourth Evangelist could have made such a surprising analogy, this book explores in detail the symbol of the serpent from 40,000 BCE onwards, and from diverse regions in the world. Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, 143 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300140828
- ISBN
- 9780300140828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.39€ 39.99
€ 50.39
€ 39.99
Hardback. World-class biblical scholar/author Fitzmeyer has written a masterful study onPaul's Epistle to the Romans that will rival the great commentaries on Romans by Martin Luther and Karl Barth. Fitzmeyer is the author of the popular Anchor Bible commentaries on the Gospel according to Luke. Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 241 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1292.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300140781
- ISBN
- 9780300140781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.14€ 54.95
€ 71.14
€ 54.95
Paperback. The significance of the "First Letter of Peter" for the formation of Christianity stands in sharp contrast to its brevity. This volume sets the letter into context, covering its literary, historical, theological, and linguistic elements. It illuminates the social and cultural influences on the Church in its initial years. Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries. Num Pages: 992 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300139914
- ISBN
- 9780300139914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.54
€ 49.99
€ 35.54
Paperback. One of early Christianity's crafted sermons, "Epistle to the Hebrews" addresses listeners who have experienced the elation of conversion and the heat of hostility, but who now must confront the formidable task of remaining faithful in a society that rejects their commitments. This book examines the debates surrounding "Epistle to the Hebrews". Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries. Num Pages: 640 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300139891
- ISBN
- 9780300139891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69
Paperback. In AD 49, Paul traveled to Thessalonica, to preach the gospel. A small group of manual laborers responded positively to his message, resulting in the formation of a church. This work describes the social, cultural, religious, and philosophical contexts in which the Thessalonians lived, enabling us to understand Paul's missives. Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300139846
- ISBN
- 9780300139846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 42.24
€ 53.36
€ 42.24
Paperback. Were Jonah's experiences true to the history of ancient Israel? Were they meant to be read comically, philosophically, allegorically, symbolically, or realistically? And is God godly when acting beyond the comprehension of prophets, let alone ordinary human beings? This volume considers these and many more other issues. Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300139709
- ISBN
- 9780300139709
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. "Lamentations" is traditionally thought to have been written by the prophet Jeremiah. This volume gives evidence against Jeremiah's authorship and suggests that the poems should be treated as an intelligible unity, most likely written by an eyewitness to the events described. Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries. Num Pages: 175 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev Sub
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300139471
- ISBN
- 9780300139471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.54
€ 49.99
€ 35.54
Hardback. The late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are known as the Age of Enlightenment, a time of science and reason. In this book, the author reveals the surprising extent to which Newton, Boyle, Locke, and other giants of rational thought and empiricism also embraced the spiritual, the magical, and the occult. Num Pages: 412 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HPCD1; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 40. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300123586
- ISBN
- 9780300123586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
Paperback. After September 11, Americans agonised over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. This book presents the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122572
- ISBN
- 9780300122572
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300105988
- ISBN
- 9780300105988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. An analysis of the earliest extant documents of Christianity - the letters of Paul - to describe the tensions and texture of life of the first urban Christians. This edition features an introduction examining the evolution of New Testament scholarship over the last two decades of the 20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCC1; HRCC2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098617
- ISBN
- 9780300098617
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.40
€ 27.99
€ 21.40
Hardcover. One of the most controversial religious figures of the 19th century, John Henry Newman began his career as a priest in the Church of England but converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845. This study portrays him as a disruptive and confused schismatic conducting a radical religious experiment. Num Pages: 752 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300092516
- ISBN
- 9780300092516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Paul Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300084573
- ISBN
- 9780300084573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.23
€ 18.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. A discussion of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. It contends that Paul's various disagreements with the Corinthians were the result of a fundamental conflict over the ideological construction of the human body (and hence the church as the body of Christ). Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300081725
- ISBN
- 9780300081725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.04
€ 36.99
€ 27.04
Paperback. Discusses the dynamics of religious conversion, presenting it as a process of change with personal, cultural, social and religious implications. The text draws on insights from psychology, anthropology, theology, missiology and interviews with converts from disparate backgrounds. Num Pages: 260 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 297 x 21. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300065152
- ISBN
- 9780300065152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.04
€ 36.99
€ 27.04
Hardcover. Contains three works by Thomas More. The first is a rebuttal of the main points of Lutheran teaching, whilst the second refutes "A Supplication of Beggars", an anticlerical pamphlet by Simon Fish. The third answers John Frith's arguments against the physical presence of Christ in the eucharist. Editor(s): Miller, Clarence H.; Marius, Richard C. Series: The Yale Edition of the Complete Works of St. Thomas More. Num Pages: 722 pages, commentaries, glossary, index. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 58 x 43 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1173.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 722
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300038095
- ISBN
- 9780300038095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.42€ 98.37
€ 130.42
€ 98.37
Hardcover. Series: The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Num Pages: 363 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300021042
- ISBN
- 9780300021042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.42€ 98.79
€ 130.42
€ 98.79
Hardcover. Series: The Works of Jonathan Edwards Series. Num Pages: 460 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300011982
- ISBN
- 9780300011982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.42€ 98.10
€ 130.42
€ 98.10
Paperback. Combines anthropology and history, anecdote and theory to portray the encounter between the Tlingit Indians and the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska in the late 1700s and to analyze the indigenous Orthodoxy that developed over the next 200 years. Num Pages: 696 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JH; 3JJ; HRCC8; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993867
- ISBN
- 9780295993867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Hardcover. By the tenth century CE, Mount Wutai had become a major pilgrimage site within the emerging culture of a distinctively Chinese Buddhism. This book traces confluence of factors that produced this transformation and argues that monastic architecture, more than texts, relics, or pilgrimages, was the key to Mount Wutai's emergence as a sacred site. Series: Art History Publication Initiative Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMN; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993522
- ISBN
- 9780295993522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992020
- ISBN
- 9780295992020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. Explores the ebb and flow of religious fervour in Iran for over two centuries. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984551
- ISBN
- 9780295984551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardcover. Reconstructs the dynamic interaction between religious specialists and the colonial world that unfolded around them, considering how the discourse about religion shifted on both sides of the Spanish and Andean relationship in complex and unexpected ways. Num Pages: 474 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3J; HRAF; HRAX; HRC; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292756946
- ISBN
- 9780292756946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Hardback. Comprehensive study of one of the world's great indigenous arts explores issues surrounding dreams and visions, ranging from what shamanic vision is to how artists use vision and how they perceive the soul in relation to their art Num Pages: 311 pages, 43 b&w, 24 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFW; HRLK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292728769
- ISBN
- 9780292728769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25