The Apostle John prayed for those who were following Jesus that they would prosper even as their souls prospered. How can we ensure our soul's prosperity? Has God given us a model to follow? Is it possible that ancient truths were confirmed in the teaching and practices of those who wrote the New Testament to see people live healthy, free, and Spirit led lives? Are you ready to engage in a prayer life that has a greater impact upon your life and the lives of those around you? There are many good intensions that go along with a daily devotional life, but what we do and how we do it can hinder our progress. The keys discribed in this book not only prepare you to pray with greater confidence before God, but bring refreshing to your soul so that the life Jesus promised is the one you are experiencing!

All the writings of Plato generally considered to be authentic are here presented in the only complete one-volume Plato available in English. The editors set out to choose the contents of this collected edition from the work of the best British and American translators of the last 100 years, ranging from Jowett (1871) to scholars of the present day. The volume contains prefatory notes to each dialogue, by Edith Hamilton; an introductory essay on Plato's philosophy and writings, by Huntington Cairns; and a comprehensive index which seeks, by means of cross references, to assist the reader with the philosophical vocabulary of the different translators.

A comprehensive illustrated reference guide with more than 400 entries on the subjects of magic and alchemy.

Over several decades, scholarship in New Testament and early Christianity has drawn attention both to the ways in which ancient Mediterranean conceptions of embodiment, sexual difference, and desire were fundamentally different from modern ones and also to important lines of genealogical connection between the past and the present. The result is that the study of "gender" and "sexuality" in early Christianity has become an increasingly complex undertaking. This is a complexity produced not only by the intricacies of conflicting historical data, but also by historicizing approaches that query the very terms of analysis whereby we inquire into these questions in the first place. Yet at the same time, recent work on these topics has produced a rich and nuanced body of scholarly literature that has contributed substantially to our understanding of early Christian history and also proved relevant to ongoing theological and social debates. The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Sexuality in the New Testament provides a roadmap to this lively scholarly landscape, introducing both students and other scholars to the relevant problems, debates, and issues. Leading scholars in the field offer original contributions by way of synthesis, critical interrogation, and proposals for future questions, hypotheses, and research trajectories.