Her Share of the Blessings
Title | Her Share of the Blessings PDF eBook |
Author | Ross Shepard Kraemer |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 288 |
Release | 1994-01-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0198023138 |
In this pathbreaking volume, Ross Shepard Kraemer provides the first comprehensive look at women's religions in Greco-Roman antiquity. She vividly recreates the religious lives of early Christian, Jewish, and pagan women, with many fascinating examples: Greek women's devotion to goddesses, rites of Roman matrons, Jewish women in rabbinic and diaspora communities, Christian women's struggles to exercise authority and autonomy, and women's roles as leaders in the full spectrum of Greco-Roman religions. In every case, Kraemer reveals the connections between the social constraints under which women lived, and their religious beliefs and practices. The relationship among female autonomy, sexuality, and religion emerges as a persistent theme. Analyzing the monastic Jewish Therapeutae and various Christian communities, Kraemer demonstrates the paradoxical liberation which women achieved by rejection of sexuality, the body, and the female. In the epilogue, Kraemer pursues the disturbing implications such findings have for contemporary women. Based on an astonishing variety of primary sources, Her Share of the Blessings is an insightful work that goes beyond the limitations of previous scholarship to provide a more accurate portrait of women in the Greco-Roman world.
Her Share of the Blessings
Title | Her Share of the Blessings PDF eBook |
Author | Kraemer |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Electronic book |
ISBN |
A Collection of Blessings
Title | A Collection of Blessings PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Steiner Rice |
Publisher | Barbour Publishing |
Total Pages | 97 |
Release | 2015-01-01 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 1634091582 |
Favored poet Helen Steiner Rice’s beautiful verse has been treasured for decades. Her work continues to encourage readers as they experience the heavenly Father’s blessings in Barbour’s Value Book line! Readers will be inspired to share Helen Steiner Rice’s uplifting verse again and again with A Collection of Blessings. Poems like “Thank You, God, for Everything” and “The Blessing of Sharing” will refresh and inspire long-time and first-time readers—and is perfect for ministry use or personal evangelism.
Many-Colored Blessings
Title | Many-Colored Blessings PDF eBook |
Author | Dandi Daley Mackall |
Publisher | Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. |
Total Pages | 64 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781414302898 |
Depicts children giving thanks for a world filled with color.
Daily Blessings for My Secret Pal
Title | Daily Blessings for My Secret Pal PDF eBook |
Author | Honor Books |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 136 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781562929107 |
Intercessory prayer for a loved one or someone special has a powerful impact on both the intercessor and the intended. This unique book provides devotions and prayers that readers can share with their loved ones and special friends as a "secret pal". Giving this book anonymously, praying, and then sharing their identity provides outreach opportunities beyond that which a simple greeting card could provide. Each devotion includes a verse for the day, short meditation, and prayer.
Pet Prayers & Blessings
Title | Pet Prayers & Blessings PDF eBook |
Author | Laurie Sue Brockway |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Pets |
ISBN | 9781402741524 |
A collection of blessings that addresses the spiritual needs of modern-day pet owners. In encompassing elements from many cultures, faiths and traditions, it includes healing prayers, ceremonies for special occasions (such as the arrival of a new pet), and blessings for a long and happy life with your animal companion.
The Power to Bless
Title | The Power to Bless PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Wright |
Publisher | Baker Books |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 2021-02-02 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1493428772 |
Blessed people flourish by a power that transcends human talent or hard work--a mystical grace empowers them to be joyful and fruitful. But does it ever feel like others are blessed while you're stuck? With honesty and warmth, Alan Wright shares his inspiring journey from craving blessing to living the blessed life. The absence of his father's affirmation left him struggling for years with symptoms of the unblessed life: shame, pretense, and drift. But when he grasped the most powerful blessing in the Old Testament--the mysterious, ancient blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh--he learned how to receive blessing and how to bless the lives of his loved ones. And you can too. With biblical insight and practical wisdom, The Power to Bless shows you how to craft a positive, faith-filled blessing. By learning a few simple, biblical skills for imparting life-changing blessings, you'll be more spiritually blessed than you'd ever imagined, and you'll be equipped with the power to bless the people you love.