Over the past thirteen years, New Labour has made us wade through a quagmire of petty rules, health and safety lunacies, madcap laws and nitpicking regulations. The author takes a stand and exposes the 'Bad Laws', those irritating laws, regulations and Whitehall idiocies that make life in Britain the day-to-day nightmare that it is today.
Philip S. Johnston examines Israelite views on death and afterlife as reflected in the Hebrew Bible and in material remains, and sets them in their cultural, literary and theological contexts.
...bo nikt po śmierci nie wspomni o Tobie: kt�ż Cię wychwala w Szeolu? Ps 6,6 Co to jest Szeol i gdzie się znajduje? Czy w Izraelu czczono przodk�w? Kiedy zrodziło się przekonanie o zmartwychwstaniu? Śmierć i życie pozagrobowe znajdują się w centrum rozważań Starego Testamentu. Książka 'Cienie Szeolu' ukazuje, jak autorzy biblijni rozumieli samo zjawisko śmierci i opisywali to, co czeka człowieka w życiu przyszłym. Rzuca tym samym światło na wierzenia starożytnego Izraela dotyczące spraw ostatecznych, fundamentalnych także dla zakorzenionego w judaizmie chrześcijaństwa. Johnston porusza problem kontaktu między światem żywych i światem zmarłych, pisze o perspektywie zmartwychwstania. Dużo uwagi poświęca obrzędom poch�wku. Prezentując związki starożytnego Izraela z �wczesnym światem (Egipt, Mezopotamia, Persja), odwołuje się do archeologii, etnologii i kulturoznawstwa.
Reading the Bible is meant to be exciting, but for many of us the reality falls short of the ideal. We try to study it, but cannot see how it all fits together, or understand the ancient context and unfamiliar concepts. And what on earth does it mean for us now? Perhaps we long for a guide to help us in our reading - one that will not take longer to read than the Bible itself!The IVP Introduction to the Bible is a reference tool specifically designed to provide the key information we need to study the Bible effectively. Written by experts in biblical studies, it is reliable and rigorous, but also concise and accessible.The book begins with an introduction to the Bible as a whole. It then tells the stories of the Old and New Testaments, explains their background, identifies their key themes and outlines their significance for today. One chapter also surveys the bridging period between them.Central to the volume is an analysis and discussion of every main section of each testament, and of each individual book. So for every part of the Bible, we will find essential information to assist our understanding, and to share with others in our home or study group. If we want to go deeper, we will also find suggestions for further reading.