Varying degrees of attention are paid to Jesus' four speeches in the Galilean ministry of the Gospel of Luke. Despite increasing interest in ancient Graeco-Roman rhetoric in biblical studies, few scholars examine the speeches from the lens of ancient rhetorical argument. In addition, with the exception of the inaugural speech in Luke 4.14-30, little attention is afforded to the relevance of the speeches for understanding larger nuances of the narrative discourse and how this affects the hermeneutical appropriation of authorial readers. In contrast, Spencer examines each speech from the...

Among the corn and wheat fields of Nebraska is where protagonist Zak Taylor has started a successful bookie operation. Patrick Spencer brings this imaginary story to life by following Zak and his growing practice from High School to College, where he finds love in Governor Tony Villotta's daughter. "Zak's Practice" interlaces Zak Taylor's life with Governor Villotta's life and the Governor's three Mafioso brothers' lives. The three brothers were sent to the heartland to run a leg of their Chicago family business, which comprises of money laundering and bookie operations.

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"The lieutenant descended slowly into the quiet and gloom. As he began to step down into the control room, he was gripped by a feeling of dread. Someone could be down there waiting for him..." Hitler's U-boats rule the North Atlantic and threaten to eliminate the Allied forces supply lines through meticulously coordinated attacks using Germany's secret weapon: the Enigma. Desperate to turn the tide of the war, British scientists at Bletchley Park work tirelessly to break the codes. But there is a problem. They need the German ciphers and a working Enigma machine. In this gripping story held...

The Incredible Story of How The Crew of USS Indianapolis Survived 5 Days In The Pacific Ocean.
His mission was top secret: deliver mysterious components of some super weapon that would end this awful war to the island of Tinian, then return to the fleet to prepare for the invasion of Japan. Little did Capt Charles McVay III know that he would survive his ship's sinking, shark attacks, starvation, and five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean before being rescued. As if that ordeal wasn't enough, American history would record this true story as the greatest US naval disaster and...