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American Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts from the ...

American Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts from the ...

Philip D. Zimmerman

Peter M. Kenny, "From New Bedford to New York to Rio and Back: The Life and times of Elisha Blossom, lr, Artisan of the New Republic," in American Furniture 2003, ed. Luke Beckerdite (Milwaukee: Chipstone Foundation 2003), pp. 243-48.
American Furniture

American Furniture

Luke Beckerdite

For more on the Library Company, see "The Library Company of Baltimore," MHM 12, no. 4 (December 1917): 297- 311; and Stuart C. Sherman, "The Library Company of Baltimore, 1795-1854," MHM 39, no. 1 (March 1944): 6-24. Also see  ...
The Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Luke

Luke Timothy Johnson

What makes this commentary on Luke stand apart from others is that, from beginning to end, this is a literary analysis.
Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts:

Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts:

Frank Dicken

2.1.3 Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom, The Roman Empire in Luke's Narrative Yamazaki-Ransom's ... in Luke's thought. YamazakiRansom's objective is to discuss how Luke redefines “the idea of the people of God...by redefining the opponents ...
Luke's Gospel

Luke's Gospel

Jonathan Knight

Luke's Gospel provides a comprehensive and schematic reading of Luke's Gospel, one of the most important books detailing the life and works of Christ, in six main parts.
Characters and Characterization in Luke-Acts

Characters and Characterization in Luke-Acts

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Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom's The Roman Empire in Luke's Narrative and Joshua Yoder's Representatives of Roman Rule both examine Luke's portrayal of authority figures, discussing what the texts might tell us about the third evangelist's ...
The Devil in Soho:

The Devil in Soho:

Jean Shorney

Harlow left three children, Leanne, Lorna and Luke.'” “Jesus, man, I didn't make no connection at first.” Ru snaps his fingers suddenly, startling me from my uneasy retrospection. “Luke Harlow. I know him. If it's that Luke Harlow of course.
Opening the Mind or Drawing Boundaries?: History Texts in ...

Opening the Mind or Drawing Boundaries?: History Texts in ...

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197 (1974): 392–404. Luke, Carmen, Suzanne de Castell and Allan Luke. “ Beyond Criticism: The Authority of the School Textbook,” in Language, Authority and Criticism, edited by Suzanne de Castell, Carmen Luke and Allan Luke, 245– 260.
The Rotarian

The Rotarian

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One participant, 16-year-old Luke Cashman of Melbourne (wearing a red cape), represented Argentina. "It's a great experience," said Luke, "because it teaches you to look at a situation from different perspectives." Luke, who hopes to become  ...
Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle

Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle

Joseph B. Tyson

Building on recent scholarship that argues for a second-century date for the book of Acts, Marcion and Luke-Acts explores the probable context for the authorship not only of Acts but also of the canonical Gospel of Luke.
Representatives of Roman Rule: Roman Provincial Governors in ...

Representatives of Roman Rule: Roman Provincial Governors in ...

Joshua Yoder

137 In The Roman Empire in Luke's Narrative, Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom focused on Luke's portrayal of Jewish and Gentile rulers in Luke-Acts.138 Focusing on the biblical narratives and Second Temple literature, he discerned common ...
A Theology of Community Organizing: Power to the People

A Theology of Community Organizing: Power to the People

Chris Shannahan

For information about the Islamic Foundation, see http://www.islamicfoundation. org.uk, accessed 11 May 2010. For information about Luke Bretherton, see http:// divinity.duke.edu/academics/faculty/luke-bretherton. It should be noted that Luke  ...
Contemplating Christ with Luke

Contemplating Christ with Luke

George Pell

Cardinal George Pell's Contemplating Christ with Luke comprises a series of reflections on a year's Sunday readings from the Gospel of St. Luke.
Representations of the Afterlife in Luke-Acts

Representations of the Afterlife in Luke-Acts

Alexey Somov

A significant advance in research on the ideas of the afterlife in Luke– Acts is presented in Outi Lehtipuu's work, The Afterlife Imagery in Luke's Story of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Lehtipuu neither attempts to frame these ideas as a ...
The Destiny of Violet and Luke

The Destiny of Violet and Luke

Jessica Sorensen

THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Luke Price's life has always been about order, control, and acting tough on the outside.
Unmanly Men: Refigurations of Masculinity in Luke-Acts

Unmanly Men: Refigurations of Masculinity in Luke-Acts

Brittany E. Wilson

Refigurations of Masculinity in Luke-Acts Brittany E. Wilson. History 5 (1991): 20– 33. Walton, Steve. “'The Heavens Opened': Cosmological and Theological Transformation in Luke and Acts.” Pages 60–73 in Cosmology and New Testament ...
What Disruptive Thinking Is, and Why You Should Be Doing It

What Disruptive Thinking Is, and Why You Should Be Doing It

Luke Williams

This Element is an excerpt from Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business (9780137025145) by Luke Williams.
Luke: A Commentary

Luke: A Commentary

John T. Carroll

Authoritative commentary on the Gospel of Luke for the New Testament Library series
How to Craft a Disruptive Hypothesis: Be Wrong at the Start ...

How to Craft a Disruptive Hypothesis: Be Wrong at the Start ...

Luke Williams

This Element is an excerpt from Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business (9780137025145) by Luke Williams.
The past as legacy: Luke-Acts and ancient epic

The past as legacy: Luke-Acts and ancient epic

Marianne Palmer Bonz

Argues that the historical occasion of the great literary epics was an analogous situation for the composition of Luke-Acts.
New Perspectives on the Nativity

New Perspectives on the Nativity

Jeremy Corley

... 436-56), Brittany E. Wilson has argued cogently that a similar contrast to the one I detect (as developed by Luke in the Benedictus) is present in the words addressed to Mary by Elizabeth in Luke 1:42: “Blessed are you among women,” when ...
The Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Luke

Joel B. Green

This highly original commentary, part of the New International Commentary, is unique for the way it combines concerns with first-century culture in the Roman world with understanding the text of Luke as a wholistic, historical narrative.
After Appomattox

After Appomattox

Gregory P. Downs

... Burgin, Nathan Connolly, and Luke Harlow. The highest tribute an intellectual peer can pay is to take one's ideas seriously enough to expose their limitations. For their (sometimes gleeful!) assistance, I am grateful to Luke Harlow, Daniel ...
Beginner's Luke

Beginner's Luke

Sol Luckman

He is sui generis, literally believing himself into being. BEGINNER'S LUKE is the first novel in a series of six madcap adventures that, collectively, make up the imaginary life of this lovably irreverent modern-day Walter Mitty.
Luke for Everyone

Luke for Everyone

Tom Wright

Tom Wright's guide to Luke, which includes a wealth of information and background detail, provides real insights for our understanding of the story of Jesus and its implications for the reader.
Slow Hand Luke

Slow Hand Luke

Debbi Rawlins

And hang on... It looks like Annie has no choice but to turn him in. That is, until Slow Hand Luke decides to live up to his name—
Terrorism, the Worker and the City: Simulations and Security ...

Terrorism, the Worker and the City: Simulations and Security ...

Dr Luke Howie

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Luke Howie has ...
Liturgical Resources for Luke's Year

Liturgical Resources for Luke's Year

Thomas O'Loughlin

Provides extra resources, insights and practical suggestions for the liturgy of every Sunday and major feastday in Ordinary Time in Year C, the Year of Luke.
Kurt Schwitters: Space, Image, Exile

Kurt Schwitters: Space, Image, Exile

Megan R. Luke

In the first book to fill this gap, Megan R. Luke tells the fascinating, even moving story of the work produced by the aging, isolated artist under the Nazi regime and during his years in exile.
The Bog Lady

The Bog Lady

Terry Oliver Mejdrich

From a picture attached to one of the emails, Backus recognized Luke James. He threaded his way through the crowd and introduced himself. “Luke James? I'm Bill Backus.” “Hello,” James replied. “And I am quite aware who you are.

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