The Law Of Jealousy

Eva Randall-Collier is among the most highly respected women in her African American church community. Married to the Reverend Peter Collier, an associate pastor at their prominent church, Eva is hailed as the consummate minister's wife, in a partnership believed to epitomize Christian marriage.Yet, the Collier marriage is not all it seems. An ambitious and deeply insecure man, Peter pushes to advance his ministerial career, while careful to keep Eva silently underfoot, lest her obvious talents outshine his own. He is cruel and manipulative in his jealousy of her, and after fifteen years, two devastating miscarriages, and a bout of depression that nearly costs her her life, Eva decides to end the marriage and rebuild a life of her own.Her departure from the marriage, however, will not be an easy one. As a doctoral candidate at a prestigious university, her resources are limited and housing is at a premium. Her situation is further complicated when she meets Daniel Etheridge-Porter, a handsome British journalist and writing instructor, with whom she forges a friendship and eventually falls in love. When her husband's abuse takes a violent turn, Eva flees her home, never to return. Incensed by her desertion, her husband begins maligning her, all in an effort to cover the abuse, while placing her on trial in their close-knit faith community. Ironically, she becomes the hapless "wayward wife," not unlike the biblical Sotah who is the topic of her dissertation.Set in contemporary New York City, Dunlop tells the compelling story of a powerful and redemptive love pitted against the undertow of ambition and religious hypocrisy.

Have you ever wanted to understand the deep things of the Word but been put off by the intimidating vocabulary of theologians? Have you assumed that studying the attributes of God is for seminary students only? Or maybe "just for men"? Have heavy doctrinal themes felt beyond you and your everyday world? If so-if you've ever thought theology was too deep, too impractical, or too irrelevant for your life as a woman-this book is for you. As author Wendy Alsup explores fundamental theological issues you've always wondered about-minus the daunting vocabulary and complex sentence structure of academic tomes-she brings them into real life... into your world... and reveals the heart of true theology. It's really about "simple yet incredibly profound stuff that affects our daily lives," she says. Stuff like faith and gaining a right knowledge of God as the foundation for wise daily living. Alsup writes: "Truly, there is nothing like a good grasp of accurate knowledge about God to enable you to meet the practical demands of your life-the practical demands of being a daughter, mother, wife, sister, or friend." Let Practical Theology for Women show you the everyday difference that knowing God makes.

Attested as both a human and a divine expression, the biblical Hebrew term qinʾâ is most often translated as “jealousy” or “envy.” In this study, Erin Villareal makes the case for reading qinʾâ as more than a simple reference to an emotion, instead locating the term’s origins in ancient Israel’s social and legal spheres. Jealousy in Context evaluates the socioliterary context of qinʾâ. Through a series of case studies examining this term as it is applied to residents, sister-wives, brothers, and husbands in biblical narrative passages, Villareal explains that qinʾâ is felt by people who experience a threat or disruption to their rights and status within a social arrangement or community and is therefore grounded in practical concerns that have social and juridical ramifications. Investigating examples of divine qinʾâ, Villareal shows that its social meaning was adapted into theological language about the Israelite deity and his relationship with the people of Israel, and that Yahweh expresses qinʾâ whenever there is a threat to the integrity of his land or his sanctuary. Villareal examines the term through this socioliterary lens to reveal ancient Israelite perceptions concerning social organization and divine-human relationships. Additionally, she explores how the socioliterary character of qinʾâ in the Hebrew Bible communicates representations of ancient Israelite beliefs, values, and social expectations. This convincing new understanding of a key biblical term will be appreciated by students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible, Hebrew linguistics, and ancient Near Eastern societies more generally.

This Reiki Distant Healing Session is for the healing of Jealousy and Envy. The intention of this healing session is to fill the recipient with Trust, Understanding, Generosity, Gratitude, and Satisfaction, the antidotes to Jealousy and Envy. The intention of this healing session is to cleanse the recipient of all Jealousy and Envy. This healing session may be received forever and for an unlimited amount of times. It has been programmed at Spirit levels to be received as many times as each recipient requests it.

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around you Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose. Whether at work, in relationships, or in shaping the world around you, The Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success, self-improvement, and self-defense.

Divine jealousy plays a central role in God's activities throughout human history yet you never see "jealous" as one of the desired qualities of leaders within the church. Thoennes shows that jealousy is a primary attribute of great leaders in the Bible.