Five Words Explored examines five-word phrases from the Gospels and parlays them into 125 short reflections on life and eternity. Jim Chapman, a devoted Christian for more than sixty years, seeks to exalt the Creator and Savior, Jesus Christ; to increase the reader’s biblical literacy; and to encourage others to grow in their faith by touching on a variety of subjects and principles from the Bible. Some of the phrases he expounds on include: • “Do You Begrudge My Generosity?” (Matthew 20:15); • “Ask, and You Will Receive” (John 16:24); • “From Heaven or from Man?” (Matthew 21:25); • “Do You Have Any Fish?” (John 21:5); • “Send Us to the Pigs” (Mark 5:12) • “Father, Hallowed be Your Name” (Luke 11:2) • “Neither Do I Condemn You” (John 8:11). Join the author as he takes you on an intimate walk through the scriptures, lighting a path with insights from the Gospels to show how living well today will better prepare you for the unending life to come.

While widely studied, the capacity of the human mind remains largely unexplored. As such, researchers are continually seeking ways to understand the brain, its function, and its impact on human behavior. Exploring Implicit Cognition: Learning, Memory, and Social Cognitive Processes explores research surrounding the ways in which an individual’s unconscious is able to influence and impact that person’s behavior without their awareness. Focusing on topics pertaining to social cognition and the unconscious process, this title is ideal for use by students, researchers, psychologists, and academicians interested in the latest insights into implicit cognition.

In this book Vernon K. Robbins provides an accessible introduction to socio-rhetorical criticism, illustrating the method by guiding the reader through the study of specific New Testament texts and stories. An opening chapter outlines this new approach and its focus on values, convictions, and beliefs both in the text we read and in the world in which we live. Then follow studies and exercises dealing with specific textural features: inner texture, intertexture, social and cultural texture, ideological texture, and sacred texture.