The history of Bible translation within the Catholic Church is characterized by a rich tradition of rendering the Scriptures into the language of the faith community. The CCNT features eight complete Catholic New Testaments that show the full range of expression for this central text of study, worship, prayer, and contemplation. A wide spectrum of people - including new and experienced Bible readers, homilists, and teachers - will gain from having this resource on their bookshelves. The Douay-Rheims, RSVCB, NRSVCB, and NAB are called formal equivalent translations (popularly referred to as "word-for-word" translations). This means that scholars rendered the New Testament's original language into English that is as close as possible to its original wording. The result is a translation that is particularly valuable for careful analysis of the text. Meanwhile, the JB, GNB, NJB, and Christian Community Bible represent the "thought-for-thought" school of Bible translation (technically described as dynamic or funct

Using more than 1,000 color graphics, maps, photographs, reconstructions, and charts to enliven the biblical world, this special edition enlightens readers on the contextual details of every major character and moment. Helpful introductions list the author, date, original audience, and purpose of each book.

This wide-ranging account of the history and theology of one ofthe world's most dynamic religions tells the story of Islamicbeliefs and practices as they developed from the earliest timesdown to the present day. For this revised and updated SecondEdition, David Waines has added a long section tackling head-on theissues arising from Islam's place in the changing world order atthe turn of the new millennium. The wars in Bosnia, Afghanistan andIsrael, and the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, haveraised global awareness of Islam at a superficial level - butlittle has been written which considers Islamic political andmilitary extremism in relation to mainstream Muslim history andtheology. Coming at the end of a book which has explored the ideasand traditions of Islam in depth, this new section offersthought-provoking reflections on the place of religion in thecurrent conflicts.

This is the book that Bruce Lee had intended to publish as anin-depth follow up to his Chinese Gung Fu. Prior to his death, hehad written the majority of the text, which explores such topics asyin-yang as it applies to martial arts, Eastern and Western fitnessmethodologies, and martial arts and self-defense techniques. Themanu* was completed by martial arts expert John Little incooperation with the Bruce Lee estate. 100+ photos.