This thorough revision of the classic Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals brings this authoritative book right up-to-date. Articles describe every species in detail, based on the very latest taxonomy, and a host of biological, ecological and sociological aspects relating to marine mammals. The latest information on the biology, ecology, anatomy, behavior and interactions with man is provided by a cast of expert authors – all presented in such detail and clarity to support both marine mammal specialists and the serious naturalist. Fully referenced throughout and with a fresh selection of the best color photographs available, the long-awaited second edition remains at the forefront as the go-to reference on marine mammals. - More than 20% NEW MATERIAL includes articles on Climate Change, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Sociobiology, Habitat Use, Feeding Morphology and more - Over 260 articles on the individual species with topics ranging from anatomy and behavior, to conservation, exploitation and the impact of global climate change on marine mammals - New color illustrations show every species and document topical articles FROM THE FIRST EDITION "This book is so good...a bargain, full of riches...packed with fascinating up to date information. I recommend it unreservedly it to individuals, students, and researchers, as well as libraries." --Richard M. Laws, MARINE MAMMALS SCIENCE "...establishes a solid and satisfying foundation for current study and future exploration" --Ronald J. Shusterman, SCIENCE

In this commentary on Jonah, Dr. Rosa Shao beautifully weaves together the story of the biblical text with narratives from the Asian (Chinese and Filipino) contexts and psychological insights. Testifying to how she was drawn to the book, Dr. Shao shares how this book has impacted her personally and demonstrates how others can hear the book’s message in their own context. From better understanding the story of Jonah, readers will gain valuable insight for discerning God’s divine call on their own lives. The Asia Bible Commentary series empowers Christian believers in Asia to read the Bible from within their respective contexts. Holistic in its approach to the text, each exposition of the biblical books combines exegesis and application. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the Body of Christ in Asia by providing pastoral and contextual exposition of every book of the Bible.

Called dumb and stupid by family and others because of his severe impediment of speech, 14 year old Jeremy Fisher of Chestnut Grove becomes a run-away, vowing never to return. Hearing the message of JONAH AND THE WHALE, Jeremy is haunted by a voice. Learning about Un-forgiveness and Forgiveness, he realizes he must return home, but surprising things happen. Well kept secrets are revealed. Framed by his brother, and arrested, Jeremy spends time in jail before agreeing with the haunting voice that he really is in a whales belly! Jonah prayed his way out of his whales belly. It takes Forgiveness, and Prayer to lead Jeremy out of his whales belly.

This is the English edition of the classic Russian textbook designed for parents to teach their children "all the fundamental points of the Orthodox Christian faith and way of life." Because children are growing up quickly in a society that raises serious and agonizing questions the author does not teach in naive stories that remain stories only. It offers an overview of the whole of the Old and New Testaments as well as instruction on prayer, worship and what it means to live by the teaching of the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. Lavishly bound and made to last. Well illustrated with black and white photographs and icons.

This book contains 175 tales drawn equally from the ancient and modern periods of Korea, plus 16 further tales provided for comparative purposes. Nothing else on this scale or depth is available in any western language. Three broad classes of material are included: foundation myths of ancient states and clans, ancient folktales and legends, modern folktales. Each narrative contains information on its source and provenance, and on its folklore type, similarities to folklore types from China, Japan and elsewhere.

“Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html Basic Concepts / 1. The World / 2. About God / 3. The Attributes of God / 4. Prayer / 5. Sin / 6. The Sign of the Cross / 7. Standing and Bows During Prayer / 8. Different Types of Prayer / 9. When God Hears Our Prayer / 10. Where and How We Can Pray to God / 11. The Church Building / 12. The Priest? Blessing / 13. Icons / 14. Why we call ourselves Orthodox Christians. / The Sacred History of the Old Testament / Introduction to the Sacred History of the Old and New Testaments / 1. Creation of Heaven, the Invisible World / 2. Creation of the Earth, the Visible World / 3. How God Created the First People / 4. The Life of the First People in Paradise / 5. The Fall into Sin / 6. The Results of the Fall into Sin and the Promise of a Saviour / 7. Discussion of the Fall into Sin / 8. Cain and Abel / 9. The Flood / 10. The Life of Noah and His Children After the Flood / 11. The Building of the Tower of Babel and the Scattering of Peoples / 12. The Appearance of Idolatry / 13. Abraham / 14. The Appearance of God to Abraham in the Form of Three Strangers / 15. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah / 16. The Offering of Isaac as a Sacrifice / 17. The Marriage of Isaac / 18. Esau and Jacob / 19. Jacob? Vision of the Mystical Ladder / 20. Joseph / 21. Joseph in Egypt / 22. Joseph? Meeting with His Brothers and the Moving of Jacob into Egypt / 23. The Story of Job the Long-suffering / 24. Moses / 25. Pascha (Passover) and the Exodus from Egypt. / 26. The Hebrews Pass Through the Red Sea / 27. God Gives the Law on Mt. Sinai / 28. The Tabernacle / 29. The Forty-year Wandering of the Hebrew People, the Bronze Serpent / 30. The Entry of the Israelites into the Promised Land / 31. Judges / 32. The Story of Ruth / 33. Saul, First King of the Israelites / 34. King David / 35. King Solomon / 36. The Division of the Kingdom into Two: Judah and Israel / 37. The Prophets / 38. The Downfall of the Israelite Kingdom / 39. The Fall of the Babylonian Kingdom / 40. The Median-Persian Empire. Prophet Daniel in the Lion? Den / 41. The Return of the Jews from Captivity in Babylon and the Construction of the Second Temple / 42. The Greek Empire. The Translation of the Books of the Old Testament into the Greek Language / 43. The Roman Empire. The Universal Expectation of the Messiah The New Testament / 1. The Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary. / Troparion of the Feast / 2. The Entry into the Temple of the Most-holy Virgin Mary. / Troparion of the Feast. / The Holy Virgin Mary with Joseph. / 3. The Announcement of the Angel about the Birth of the Forerunner. / 4. The Annunciation to the Holy Virgin Mary. / Troparion of the Feast. / 5. The Visit of the Most-holy Virgin Mary to the Righteous Elizabeth. / 6. The Nativity of John the Baptist. / 7. The Nativity of Christ the Saviour. / Adoration of the Magi. / Troparion of the Feast. / Kontakion of the Feast. / 8. The Meeting of the Lord. / Troparion of the Feast. / 9. The Flight into Egypt and Return to Nazareth. / 10. The Saviour in the Temple as a Youth. / 11. The Preaching of St John the Baptist. / 12. The Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ. / Troparion of the Feast. / 13. The Lord Jesus Christ in the Wilderness. / 14. The Lord Jesus Christ Appears to the People. / 15. The First Miracle of Jesus Christ. / 16. The Merchants are Banished from the Temple. / 17. The Conversation with Nicodemus. / 18. The Conversation with the Woman of Samaria. / Jesus Heals a Nobleman’s Son. / 19. The Healing at the Pool of Bethesda. / Healing of the Man with a Withered Hand. / 20. The Lord Chooses Twelve Apostles. / 21. The Sermon on the Mount. / The Beatitudes – Commandments of Blessedness. / The Providence of God. / On Not Judging One’s Neighbours. / On Forgiving One’s Neighbour. / On Love for One’s Neighbour. / How to Treat One’s Neighbours. / The Power of Prayer. / About Alms. / The Necessity of Good Works. / 22. The Power of Faith and Prayer for Others – The Healing of the Paralytic in Capernaum. / Raising the Widow’s Son at Nain. / 23. Parables: the Parable of the Sower. / The Parable of the Mustard Seed. / The Parable of the Leaven. / The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds. / About the Coming of the Kingdom of God on Earth. / 24. The Stilling of the Storm. / 25. Raising of the Daughter of Jairus. / 26. The Beheading of St. John the Baptist. / 27. The Miraculous Feeding of the People with Five Loaves. / 28. Jesus Christ Walking on the Water. / 29. The Healing of the Daughter of the Canaanite Woman. / 30. The Confession of Peter. The Prediction of the Lord about His Forthcoming Death and Resurrection. / 31. The Transfiguration of the Lord. / Troparion of the Feast. / Kontakion of the Feast. / The Most Important Teaching: Love for God and Neighbour. / 32. The Parable of the Good Samaritan. / 33. Jesus Christ with Martha and Mary. / 34. The Saviour Accuses the Pharisees of Sin. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. / Who is Meant in the Gospels by «Brothers» of the Lord? / 35. Healing of the Man Born Blind. / 36. The Parable of the Rich Fool. / The Gift of Prayer. / On Forgiving Offences: The Parable of the Unmerciful Creditor. / The Healing of Ten Lepers. / The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. / The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. / Blessing the Children. / 37. The Parable of the Prodigal Son. / Predictions of Jesus Christ about the End of the World and His Second Coming. / The Parable of the Ten Virgins. / The Parable of the Talents. / 38. The Raising of Lazarus. / 39. The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. / Troparion of the Feast. / 40. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants. / The Question Concerning Tribute to Caesar. / The Question Concerning the Resurrection. / About the Divinity of Christ the Messiah. / The Widow’s Coin. / 41. The Betrayal by Judas. / 42. The Mystical (Last) Supper. / 43. The Prayer of Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane. / 44. The Sanhedrin’s Judgement of Jesus Christ. / 45. The Apostle Peter’s Denial. / The Death of Judas. / 46. The Trial of Jesus Christ before Pilate. / Jesus Christ Before King Herod. / 47. Pilate’s Last Judgment over Jesus Christ. / The Road to Golgotha. / 48. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Christ. / 49. The Taking Down from the Cross and Burial of the Saviour. / 50. The Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. / Shine, shine, O New Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee; dance now and be glad, O Sion, and do Thou exalt, O pure Theotokos, in the arising of Him Whom Thou didst bear. / 51. The Appearance of the Risen Jesus Christ to Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus. / 52. The Appearance of the Lord to the Apostles. / 53. The Appearance of the Lord to the Apostle Thomas and the Other Apostles. / The Appearance of Jesus Christ to the Apostles beside the Sea of Tiberias. / The Appearance of Jesus Christ to More than Five Hundred Disciples. / Christ is Risen! / Troparion for the Feast of Pascha. / Kontakion for the Feast of Pascha. / 54. The Ascension of the Lord. / Troparion of the Feast. / 55. The Descent of the Holy Spirit. / Troparion of Pentecost. / 56. The Life of the First Christians. / 57. Persecution of the Christians by the Jews. The First Martyr St. Stephen. / The Conversion of Saul. / 58. The Dormition of the Mother of God. / Troparion of the Feast. / 59. The Apostolic Council in Jerusalem. / The Preaching Labours of the Apostles. / 60. The Lives of the Apostles. / 61. The Worldwide Persecution of Christians. The Destruction of Jerusalem. / 62. The End of Persecutions and the Finding of the Cross. / 63. New Enemies of Christianity. / 64. The Ecumenical Councils. / 65. The Schism of the Roman Church. The Enlightenment of the Slavs. / The Baptism of Russia. / Sources Used in the Translation of Part III. Christian Faith and Life / 1. The Purpose of Man / Natural Revelation. / 2. Supernatural Divine Revelation. Holy Tradition and Holy Scripture / 3. Short Summaries of the Ecumenical Councils / The first Ecumenical Council. / The Second Ecumenical Council. / The Third Ecumenical Council. / The Fourth Ecumenical Council. / The Fifth Ecumenical Council. / The Sixth Ecumenical Council. / The Seventh Ecumenical Council. / 4. The Christian Faith / The Symbol of Faith or Creed. / I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. / The First Article of the Creed. / The Second Article of the Creed. / Discussion of the Pre-eternal Birth of the Son of God. / The Third Article of the Creed. / Discussion of the Incarnation of the Son of God. / Discussion of the Miracles of God. / The Fourth Article of the Creed. / Discussion of the Cross of Christ. / Discussion of Two Providential Acts of God. / On the Holy Fire at the Tomb of the Lord. / «The Holy Fire of Great Saturday,» from a letter by Schema-monk Nicodemus. / The Lifebearing Tomb of the Lord. / The Fifth Article of the Creed. / Discussion of the Resurrection of Christ. / The Sixth Article of the Creed. / The Seventh Article of the Creed. / The Eighth Article of the Creed. / The Ninth Article of the Creed. / The Tenth Article of the Creed. / The Mystery of Baptism. / The Mystery of Chrismation. / The Mystery of Confession. / The Mystery of Holy Communion. / The Mystery of Marriage. / The Mystery of Ordination. / The Mystery of Holy Unction. / The Eleventh Article of the Creed. / Discussion of the General Resurrection of the Dead. / The Twelfth Article of the Creed. / 5. Christian Life / 6. The Ten Commandments of God’s Law / The First Commandment of the Law of God. / The Second Commandment of the Law of God. / The Third Commandment of the Law of God. / The Fourth Commandment of the Law of God. / Fasts established by the Church are: / The Fifth Commandment of the Law of God. / The Sixth Commandment of the Law of God. / The Seventh Commandment of the Law of God. / The Eighth Commandment of the Law of God. / The Ninth Commandment of the Law of God. / The Tenth Commandment of the Law of God. / 7. The Nine Beatitudes / The First Beatitude. / The Second Beatitude. / The Third Beatitude. / The Fourth Beatitude. / The Fifth Beatitude. / The Sixth Beatitude. / The Seventh Beatitude. / The Eighth Beatitude. / The Ninth Beatitude. / Discussion on the Meaning of Evil. / Conclusion. / 8. Contemporary Teaching and Faith in God / The Divine Services / 1. The Concept of Serving God / 2. The Church Building and Its Arrangement / 3. The Clergy and Their Vestments / 4. The Order of Divine Services / The Daily Cycle of Divine Services. / A Schematic Outline of the Daily Cycle of Services. / The Weekly Cycle of Divine Services. / The Annual Cycle of Divine Services. / 5. Divine Service Books / The Ectenias (Litanies). / 6. Major Services and Their Rubrics / The All-night Vigil. / Vespers. / Matins. / 7. The Divine Liturgy / The Proskomedia. / The Celebration of Proskomedia. / The Liturgy of the Catechumens. / The Liturgy of the Faithful. / The Transferal of the Honored Gifts. / The Preparation of the Faithful. / The Consecration of the Gifts. / Communion. / Thanksgiving for Communion and the Dismissal. / The Liturgy of St. Basil The Great. / The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. / 8. Important Actions During the Services and Reflections on their Significance / Baptism and Chrismation. / Confession and Communion. / Ordination. / Matrimony. / Anointing of the Sick. / Moleben. / The Burial of the Dead. / A Brief Survey of the Particulars of the Divine Services. / 9. Great Lent / 10. The Sundays of Lent / Passion Week. / Great Thursday. / Great Friday. / Great Saturday. / 11. The Feast of Pascha / The Feast of Pentecost: The Day of the Holy Trinity. / Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord. / Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. / Feast of the Nativity of Christ. / Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. / 12. Concerning Monasticism and Monasteries / On Pilgrimage. / Foolishness For The Sake of Christ. / 13. Bells and Russian Orthodox Peals / The Forms of Bell Ringing and Their Names. / Ringing to Announce Church Services. / The Use of the Bells and its Meaning. / Bells For All-night Vigil. / The Bells for the Liturgy. / Use of the Perezvon and its Meaning. / The Use of the Perebor and its Meaning. / Epilogue. - - - - - - - - - Soon after the raising of Lazarus, six days before the Jewish Passover, Jesus Christ made a triumphal entry into Jerusalem to show that He was the true Christ the King and was going to death voluntarily. When they drew near to Jerusalem, coming to the village of Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus Christ sent two of His disciples saying to them, «Go into the village opposite you; and immediately, you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it to me. If any one says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs it’.» The disciples went away and found it as He had told them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put their garments on the colt, and Jesus sat on it. In the meantime in Jerusalem, they learned that Jesus, the One Who raised Lazarus from the dead after four days, was coming to Jerusalem. Crowds of people, gathered from everywhere for the feast of the Passover, went to meet Him. Many took off their outer garments and spread them on the road before Him. Others cut palm branches, carried them in their hands and spread them on the road. And all the people, who went before and who followed, cried out with joy, «Hosanna (Salvation) to the Son of David! Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord;» – that is, worthy of praise is the One Who comes in the name of the Lord, sent from God. «King of Israel! Hosanna in the highest!"

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