A King's Witch Episode Two


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Melinda and Archie can’t stop now. Not when they’re this close to discovering Mrs. Windley’s killers. But as one secret unravels, more follow. Soon, it becomes impossible for Melinda to hide her identity and harder for Archie to keep his past buried. But the truth brings light. Shine it correctly, and it’ll guide your path forward. Make a mistake, and you’ll topple into Hell. … A King’s Witch follows a feisty witch and a duke in disguise fighting for their kingdom. If you love your historical fantasies with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab A King’s Witch Episode Two today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series.




A King's Witch: The Complete Series


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The complete A King’s Witch series. Follow Archie and Melinda on their saga to the throne in this four-episode box set. She’s a powerful witch who must keep her unique magic hidden. He’s a failed duke running from his conscience. She intends to hide for the rest of her life, but when he forces her into a contract to work for him, there’s only one place to run – by his side. For together, they’ll stir up the kingdom, fight the king, and find love. … A King’s Witch follows a feisty witch and a duke in disguise fighting for their kingdom. If you love your historical fantasies with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab A King’s Witch: The Complete Series today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell boxset.




A King's Witch Episode One


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She’s a powerful witch who must keep her unique magic hidden. He’s a failed duke running from his conscience. She intends to hide for the rest of her life, but when he forces her into a contract to work for him, there’s only one place to run – by his side. For together, they’ll stir up the kingdom, fight the king, and find love. … A King’s Witch follows a feisty witch and a duke in disguise fighting for their kingdom. If you love your historical fantasies with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab A King’s Witch Episode One today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series.




Under the Kapok Tree


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In this companion volume to Parallel Worlds, Alma Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Côte d'Ivoire. Employing symbolic and postmodern perspectives, she highlights the dynamically paired notions of identity and difference, symbolized by the kapok tree planted at the center of every Beng village. "This book merits a number of readings. . . . An experiment in ethnography that future projects might well emulate." —Clarke K. Speed, American Anthropologist "[An] evocative, rich ethnography. . . . Gottlieb does anthropology a real service." —Misty L. Bastian, American Ethnologist "Richly detailed. . . . This book offers a nuanced descriptive analysis which commands authority." —Elizabeth Tonkin, Man "Exemplary. . . . Gottlieb's observations on identity and difference are not confined to rituals or other special occasions; rather she shows that these principles emerge with equal force during daily social life." —Monni Adams, Journal of African Religion "[An] excellent study." —John McCall, Journal of Folklore Research




Language System, Translation Technique, and Textual Tradition in the Peshitta of Kings


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Using the VU University syntactically analyzed, hiearchically structured database of ancient languages, the authors compared the Masoretic text of Kings to the Syriac Peshitta translation. The core question in this comparison is: which deviations between the two texts are related to the requirements of the distinct language systems, which are related to other aspects of the translation process, and which are related to the transmission history of the translated text? Though linguistic and text-historical approaches differ in method and focus, research into ancient biblical translations must take both into account. On the basis of a synoptic matching at clause level, corresponding phrases within the clauses are matched, and corresponding words within phrases. A choice out of a wealth of detailed differences thus brought to light are discussed at the syntactic level at which the phenomenon best fits: word, phrase, clause and above the clause.




A Witches' Canon Part 2


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An Exploration of the Traditional Witchcraft Coven, its Organization and Rituals, including Initiations, Rites of Passage, Magical and Social practices. The truth is, “Old” Gerald B. Gardner had little interest in how the Traditional Witchcraft Coven had been organized and structured. So apart from an example of how it should not be done, he passed on little information about how it was meant to be organized. That knowledge of how best to organize and structure a modern Coven has had to be reclaimed from the old records and by trial and error. So too the social Rites of Passage; those of birth, marriage and death that were all long since appropriated by the religious authorities have likewise needed to be restored. As too the traditional forms of Coven Magic and Healings, whilst still keeping Witchcraft ever the religion of Dance, Fun and Mirth. After all, who said that religion is not to be enjoyed? A Witches’ Canon, Part 1, provides a fact-based referenced guide for those wishing to further explore the Religion and Celebratory Rituals of Traditional Wicca. A Witches’ Canon, Part 2, has been written to provide a practical, referenced guide to the social aspects of Traditional Wicca; of Coven Organization, Initiations, Rites and Rituals. A Witches’ Canon, Part 3, is a fact-based referenced guide to the practice of Magical Witchcraft, both nice and naughty. If it isn’t fun, then it ain’t worth doing.










Rationalising the Bible — Volume 2: Conquest, Kings, Poetry and Prophecy


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"Rationalising the Bible" is a collection of volumes that cover the books of the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible. Written by mostly unidentified authors, the Bible is generally attributed with being the moral compass of the world of Judeo-Christian religious adherents. In fact, the Bible is mostly mythological history, inaccurate science, exaggerated reports of violence and discrimination against the people who settled the Fertile Crescent, and a set of laws plagiarised from those already in existence in the area. Even the writing of it, claimed to be that of the patriarchs, can clearly be identified, in the reading of it, as belonging rather to a period when all people in the civilised world were writing their stories. It was not written, as atheists often charge, by illiterate nomadic tribespeople in pre-history. Instead, it was written by politicians and priests at a time when the western civilisations were making their mark on the world's politics.




The Invasion of Sennacherib in the Book of Kings


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The invasion of Sennacherib in 701 BCE is a classic issue for both biblical scholars and historians alike. Extant Assyrian, Biblical and even Greek texts all refer to Sennacherib and many different theories have been put forward in attempts to understand the relationship between these various accounts. Despite the rise of new literary-rhetorical criticism in biblical studies, studies tackling the problem of Sennacherib s invasion have been dominated by historical-critical work on the issue and have virtually ignored rhetorical methodology. Against this trend, this book employs both traditional historical-critical methods and newer rhetorical methods in an effort to utilize the biblical texts in a historical reconstruction of this famous Assyrian assault on ancient Judah.