Eden S Promise

Eden Whitney is the most delectable woman Zach Tyson has ever found trussed up in the hold of his pirate ship. He knows a priceless treasure when he sees one, and Zach has no intention of sharing. For one taste of Eden, and Zach knows he will find his own private paradise.

A young boy gazes up at the sky and sees a streaming bolt of light. The friendly, armor-clad being at his side tells him gently, “That’s a dragon.” The fact that he’s joking isn’t important. What’s important is the look of wonder on the boy’s face… and the galaxy-spanning adventure that’s about to take place! Join Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master) once more as he takes to the stars for another thrilling saga!

Weisz is hellbent on revenge as he uncharacteristically attacks Drakken Joe with no regard for his own safety. But the most powerful villain in the Sakura Cosmos cannot be beaten by fury alone. Shiki brings the power of friendship—and gravity ether skills—into the fight. Together, Shiki and Weisz bring Drakken Joe’s reign of terror to an end and the quest to find Mother is back on. But first, the EDENS ZERO heads to Granbell so Shiki can pay his respects at Ziggy’s grave. However, the trip reveals some hard truths and a whole lot of pain as Shiki’s team is left dazed and confused by the sudden appearance of the EDENS ONE, helmed by a terrible surprise.

This volume is the most extensive of its kind as a major set of collected essays from a wide range of scholars on the question of the promises of God to Israel. These essays put forward the position that unconditional promises were given to Israel, which have not been fulfilled in the church or any other entity. At the consummation, there will be a continuing role for the Jews, realized through their national and territorial hope of a restored-redeemed Israel. This volume contains an eclectic group of contributors who have reached this position from various approaches to interpretation. The essays exhibit both positive argumentation and engagement with supersessionist literature.

A MADDENING MAD SCIENTIST! Hermit has a traumatic reunion with the mad doctor Müller while she and Weisz attempt to stop Ziggy’s viral signal, which is being sent from a nearby satellite. While struggling against Müller, Hermit and Weisz learn about Kleene and Jinn’s horrific past. The tragic revelations and memories threaten to break Hermit, but Weisz finds strength in the burning rage he feels on behalf of Hermit. Meanwhile, Shiki finds himself on the wrong end of a beatdown at the hands of Justice. Shiki’s defeat is all but decided when a pirate princess appears!

With the troubles of Madame Kurenai freshly behind them, the crew of the EDENS ZERO faces yet another setback: the infamous Drakken Joe. He’s taken an interest in their legendary ship, and begun his plans to take it, along with any treasures it may carry. And just like Shiki, he has a formidable crew, too. Meanwhile, Rebecca has a nightmare that feels all too real to be merely a dream….

Katerina Koci charts the development of the promised land motif, starting from its biblical roots and examining its reception over the centuries until the present day. As her cornerstone, Koci uses Hans-Georg Gadamer's claim that there are two complementary paths towards understanding and knowledge: science and art. Thus, to be faithful to the creed of the great hermeneutist, Koci ventures into both topics, arguing that while science sets out historical-critical analysis of the promised land motif in the Hebrew Bible and its later receptions, art enriches the interpretation with its literary illustrations. This volume places particular focus on American contexts, since the concept of the promised land is so deeply intertwined with American religious-political mythologies, and with the art of John Steinbeck and Walter Brueggemann in particular. By discussing artistic interpretation in biblical hermeneutics, the context and reception of Genesis 15.7 and Exodus 3.8 in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, and the history of the promised land motif and its interpretations, Koci argues that artistic receptions of biblical motifs are crucial for biblical scholarship in opening new hermeneutical and thematical horizons.

"The skill with which [Slater] combines various levels and modalities of narrative, utilizing her personal experience as a colorful unifying thread, is truly remarkable."—Antonio Candido, author of Antonio Candido: On Literature and Society (Howard S. Becker, editor) "A very important book, that quite gracefully, elegantly, and persuasively moves beyond the usual 'myth and history' format to put at its center stories about the Amazon and the people who tell them. Entangled Edens persuasively argues that the Amazon can only be grasped, understood, and come to terms with through its myths and stories. It addresses a very real failing of modern environmentalism, which for all its virtues, tends to dehumanize and metaphorically depopulate, when it does not villainize, populations that do share its concerns or share them in very different ways. Instead of forcing us to choose between land and people, Slater uses the stories and the people who tell them to rethink human relations with nature and each other."—Richard White, author of The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River "Elegant, erudite, profoundly serious, Entangled Edens is a source of inspiration and knowledge for the reader interested in the Amazon. Without the cultural tradition and the life experience of Amazonia’s people, any analysis of the Amazon risks becoming inconsequential or opportunistic. This is one of the powerful messages of this important reflection on the Amazon, whose greatest riches are ultimately its people. Candace Slater has written a book that will last."—Milton Hatoum, author of The Tree of the Seventh Heaven(1994) and The Brothers (2002)