Author: Stanley E. Porter
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Keywords: testament, studies, new, mcmaster, gospels, reading
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2004-03-08
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0802805175
ISBN-13: 9780802805171

As Ancient Documents, the New Testament Gospels can seem distant from contemporary life or irrelevant to modern society. Further complicating the task of reading the Gospels is the way they seem to introduce differing, if not competing, pictures of Jesus. Reading the Gospels Today is meant to help Bible readers understand -- and move beyond -- the difficulties involved in interpreting Scripture in our current context. In these insightful studies several biblical scholars explore the content of the Gospels while also discussing how to read these writings in relation to each other and in terms o

Author: Dorothy Porter
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Keywords: mask, monkey
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 1995-10-16
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1559703040
ISBN-13: 9781559703048

A fast-paced, darkly humorous, erotic mystery thriller written in verse stars a lesbian private investigator who becomes caught up in a web of murder, deceit, and passionate sexual activity.

Author: John R. Porter
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Keywords: classica, batava, supplementum, bibliotheca, mnemosyne, euripides, orestes, studies
Number of Pages: 364
Published: 1994-05-01
List price: $209.00
ISBN-10: 9004096620
ISBN-13: 9789004096622

This work challenges recent critical assessments that emphasize the allegedly subversive elements in Euripides’ play. The Orestes is found to present a curious melange of early and late Euripidean features, resulting in a drama where the tragic potential of Orestes’ predicament becomes lost amid the moral, political and situational chaos that dominates the late Euripidean stage. Throughout, emphasis is placed on reading the Orestes in light of Greek stage conventions and the poet’s own practice. Of particular interest are: an original examination, in li

Author: Bill Porter
Publisher: Counterpoint
Keywords: hermits, chinese, encounters, heaven, road
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-09-29
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 1582435235
ISBN-13: 9781582435237

In 1989, Bill Porter, having spent much of his life studying and translating Chinese religious and philosophical texts, began to wonder if the Buddhist hermit tradition still existed in China. At the time, it was believed that the Cultural Revolution had dealt a lethal blow to all religions in China, destroying countless temples and shrines, and forcibly returning thousands of monks and nuns to a lay life. But when Porter travels to the Chungnan mountains — the historical refuge of ancient hermits — he discovers that the hermit tradition is very much alive, as dozens of monks and nuns cont

Author: H. Porter Abbott
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: cambridge, literature, introductions, narrative, introduction
Number of Pages: 270
Published: 2008-04-07
List price: $25.99
ISBN-10: 0521715156
ISBN-13: 9780521715157

What is narrative? How does it work and how does it shape our lives and the texts we read? H. Porter Abbott emphasizes that narrative is found not just in literature, film, and theater, but everywhere in the ordinary course of people’s lives. This widely used introduction, now thoroughly revised, is informed throughout by recent developments in the field and includes two new chapters. With its lucid exposition of concepts and suggestions for further reading, this book is not only an excellent introduction for courses focused on narrative but also an invaluable resource for students and s

Author: Horace Porter
Publisher: Bison Books
Keywords: grant, campaigning
Number of Pages: 618
Published: 2000-06-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0803287631
ISBN-13: 9780803287631

In 1863 Horace Porter, then a captain, met Ulysses S. Grant as Grant commenced the campaign that would break the Confederate siege at Chattanooga. After a brief stint in Washington, Porter rejoined Grant, who was now in command of all Union forces, and served with him as a staff aide until the end of the war. Porter was at Appomattox as a brevet brigadier general, and this work, written from notes taken in the field, is his eyewitness account of the great struggle between Lee and Grant that led to the defeat of the Confederacy. As a close-up observer of Grant in the field, Porter was also abl

Author: Lindsay Porter
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Keywords: guide, restoration, purchase, mini
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1999-01-14
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1859604404
ISBN-13: 9781859604403

Filled with everything restorers are looking for including Mini history, buying information, specs, bodywork, mechanics, interiors, electrics, mods, tools, color schemes, clubs and more. Clear, step-by-step photographs and instructions make this the book for renovating your bodywork and interiors, giving new life to mechanical and electrical components, plus improved performance and appearance. Covers all models including Mini Cooper. Strongly recommended. For those who love Minis, or are thinking about buying.