Peace is God's gift to us, expressed fully in the person of Jesus Christ. It is the "scent of Jasmine"the pleasing odor of a life offered as a sacrifice in love. The Scent of Jasmineencourages us to lay claim to Christ's promise of peace, to make each day an experience of God and an experience of the gift of peace. A practical book, it gives facts, raises questions, and blends the liturgical cycle (contemporary devotions, saints, feast days, and sacraments) with the "secular" cycle of civic observances and recurring yearly events (school days, weddings, graduations). This linking...
Peace is God's gift to us, expressed fully in the person of Jesus Christ. It is the "scent of Jasmine"the pleasing odor of a life offered as a sacr...
This collection of essays contains a wide range of topics reflecting the depth and breadth of interest of the scholar in whose honour they were commissioned - Kevin J. Cathcart. The central focus is Near Eastern, and covers a range of philological, linguistic, exegetical, historical and interpretative issues. The Near Eastern languages examined include Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, Septuagintal Greek, Syriac and Ugaritic, while exegetical and text-critical topics include treatments of issues in Deuteronomy, 1 Kings, Isaiah, Amos, Psalms and the Song of Songs. Hermeneutical and...
This collection of essays contains a wide range of topics reflecting the depth and breadth of interest of the scholar in whose honour they were commis...
