Based on four lectures she is currently given, this book is in the tradition of Margaret Barker's "Temple Theology" (sold 2202) - smaller and more accessible than her series of mighty tomes. Subjects covered include the Jerusalem temple, the Enoch traditions (the role of theosis - the human becoming[...]

According to Margaret Barker, temple mysticism underpins much of the Bible. Rooted in the cult of the first temple in ancient Judaism, it helps us to understand the origins of Christianity. Barker first examines biblical texts: Isaiah, the prophet whom Jesus quoted more than any other in Scripture, [...]

What did "Son of God," "Messiah," and "Lord," mean to the first Christians when they used these words to describe their beliefs about Jesus? In this book Margaret Barker explores the possibility that, in the expectations and traditions of first-century Palestine, these titles belonged together, and [...]

En underbar utmaning
Lachlan Maguire återvänder till Skottland för att ta över den lilla praktiken hans mamma lämnat honom när hon dog. Det nya livet medför en hel del utmaningar, bland annat en livfull, rödhårig kollega: doktor Christa Lennox. Efter en het natt tillsammans kan Lachlan [...]

En underbar utmaning Lachlan Maguire återvänder till Skottland för att ta över den lilla praktiken hans mamma lämnat honom när hon dog. Det nya livet medför en hel del utmaningar, bland annat en livfull, rödhårig kollega: doktor Christa Lennox. Efter en het natt tillsammans kan Lachlan in[...]

In Cannibalism and the Colonial World, an international team of specialists from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, literature, art history - discusses the historical and cultural significance of western fascination with the topic of cannibalism. Addressing the image as it appears in a series [...]