Harvest Bible College

Volume 2 Number

Library Newsletter

CONTENTS Welcome

Vatican Library

Oxford Religion Resources

JEPTA

Brill Journals – Free Access

New Items

New Ebooks

Current Awareness Bulletin

Contact Details 19

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Welcome Well, the year is one-quarter over already! How time flies when you’re having fun... This issue of the Library Newsletter again contains details of new items added to the Harvest Bible College Library Network collections and journal contents of issues received over the past month. We also highlight some great resources which are sure to be of interest...

Vatican Library The Vatican Library is digitising its valuable ancient religious manuscripts and putting them online for the public to view for free.

Source: https://www.vatlib.it/ Accessed 23-10-14

https://www.vatlib.it

Oxford Religion Resources – Webinar http://global.oup.com/uk/academic/online/librarians/recdemos/ Select Oxford Religion Resources and once you have registered and it is loaded, move the time-stamp to the 46:30min mark and watch the portion about Oxford Biblical Studies Online (approx 7.5mins).

Oxford Biblical Studies Online provides unrivalled access to six essential Oxford editions of the Bible alongside commentary and annotations from study Bibles seamlessly combined with reference material and primary texts.

Access to this database is via the library catalogue – log in and then select ‘external database links’ and select OBSO from the pop-up options.

JEPTA - Journal of the European Pentecostal

Theological AssociationWe now have full-text access to allSimply log into Moodle, go to Library

Brill Journals – Free AccessBrill is offering individuals free access to the following journals

• Ecclesial Practices – token EP4U

• Review of Religion and Chinese Society

• Philosophia Reformata – token PHIR4U How to access your free journals:

1. Log into the library catalogue (remember your login details

2. Select External Database Links3. Select Brill from the popup list4. If you haven’t already set up an account, then you need to click

account set up, enter your username 5. Once logged in, click on My Account6. Click on Add Content 7. Enter Access Token (above) and manage your

There are a number of other journals with free access too: see

Happy Easter Happy Easter from the Harvest Bible College library to fill in those hours of spare time you’ll have over the long weekend!

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Journal of the European Pentecostal

Theological Association all issues (when available) of this valuable academic journal.

Library, then Resources and click on JEPTA

Free Access Brill is offering individuals free access to the following journals (and many others)

token EP4U

Review of Religion and Chinese Society – token RRCS4U

token PHIR4U

Log into the library catalogue (http://library.harvest.edu.au) – Contact me if you don’t remember your login details

External Database Links from under the search box at the top offrom the popup list

If you haven’t already set up an account, then you need to click Registerusername & password

My Account

(above) and manage your publication alerts

There are a number of other journals with free access too: see www.brill.com/free4u

Happy Easter from the Harvest Bible College Library Network... why not grab a book from the library to fill in those hours of spare time you’ll have over the long weekend!

Journal of the European Pentecostal

of this valuable academic journal. JEPTA.

(and many others) until 31-12-2015:

Contact me if you don’t

from under the search box at the top of the screen

Register. If you have an

www.brill.com/free4u for details.

Library Network... why not grab a book from the library to fill in those hours of spare time you’ll have over the long weekend!

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New Items 201 Icebreakers: group mixers, warm-ups, energizers and playful activities / West. This text claims to be the largest collection of icebreakers ever published! These icebreakers will help you start every session, meeting, speech or presentation with a burst of energy and fun. 658.40353 WES Basic Counselling Skills: a helper’s manual, 2nd ed / Nelson-Jones. This text is a practical introduction for anyone using counselling skills in the course of their work. Written by a leading skills expert, the second edition of this highly popular text provides a thorough, step-by-step guide to the subject, working through the stages of the helping process. 158.3 NEL Blessed: a history of the American Prosperity Gospel / Bowler. This text fully explores the origins, unifying themes and major figures of a burgeoning movement that now claims millions of followers in America. 277.3083 BOW Christianity 101: your guide to eight basic Christian beliefs / Bilezkian. This book presents 8 doctrines of Christianity in clear, simple language that gives seasoned Christians a fresh understanding of the Bible and its teachings and puts new Christians on familiar terms with Christian doctrine. 230 BIL The Church Leader’s Answer Book: a reference guide for effective ministry. This text comprises the wisdom and experience of the experts you would ask if you had the chance. This book is great for pastors, elders, staff members, worship leaders – anyone who leads your congregations will find the help they need here. 253 CHU City of Stone: the hidden history of Jerusalem / Benvenisti. One of Jerusalem's most respected authorities presents a history of the city that does not fall prey to any one version of its past. A native son of Jerusalem, Benvenisti knows the city well, and his integrated history makes clear that all of Jerusalem's citizens have enriched the Holy City in the past. It is his belief that they can also do so in the future. 956.9442 BEN The Evangelicals Guide to Spiritual Warfare: scriptural insights and practical instruction on facing the enemy / Kraft. In this essential, accessible resource, former evangelical seminary professor and missionary Charles Kraft helps you find your footing in the spiritual battle. Based on a solid biblical foundation and on decades of ministry experience, this book will help you differentiate between myths and truths about spiritual warfare; recognize the everyday battles taking place around you; learn what demons really are and what they actually do; understand the rules for engaging the enemy; and achieve victory in daily battles with the help of the Holy Spirit. 235.4 KRA The Feasts of the Lord: God’s prophetic calendar from Calvary to the kingdom / Howard. This text covers all aspects of the biblical feasts – historical background, biblical observance, modern observance and prophetic significance. 263 HOW Finding Divine Inspiration: working with the Holy Spirit in your creativity / McElroy. This text is full of practical steps and exciting biblical, historical, and current examples to help you collaborate with the Great Creator in your life and work. 248.88 MCE

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Globalization: and its discontents / Stiglitz. This text is a best-selling expose of the all-powerful organizations that control our lives. 337 STI Gospel Centred Church: becoming the community God wants you to be / Timmis. Gospel ministry is much more than simply evangelism. It is about shaping the whole of our church life and activities by the content and imperatives of the gospel. This workbook is not a recipe for success, but is designed to help clarify our thinking about how to be more faithful to God’s saving message – not only in what we say, but in how we live our lives as the people of God. 254.5 TIM The Greatness that was Babylon (rev ed) / Skaggs. Each aspect of the great civilization of Babylonia – religion, economics, politics, art, literature, technology and social life – is carefully examined and vividly described. 935 SAG Jerusalem I: From the Bronze Age to the Maccabees / Auld. This text uses fresh biblical and archaeological evidence to help clarify the earlier history of the holy city of three great world religions. 933 AUL Lessons Learned in the Lion’s Den: imprisoned for sharing Jesus / Waheli. This text shares the journey of one missionary family as the father is detained in a predominantly Muslim country in Africa. 266 WAH The Making of a Leader 2nd ed / Clinton. This revised and updated edition includes several new appendices and expanded endnotes as well as an application section at the end of each chapter. The expanded endnotes connect to Dr Clinton’s ongoing research and his further written material on leader development that has occurred since the original book was published. 253.2 CLI Mid-Course Correction: re-ordering your private world for the next part of your journey / MacDonald. Mid-Course Correction is written for those who sense a need for putting order back in their lives again. It offers hope not only for those who have experienced defeat and disappointment in their lives, but also for those who have been "successful" yet yearn for something more. 248.84 MAC The Mormon Missionaries: an inside look at their real message and methods / Hutchinson. This text goes behind appearances to examine the real story of the Mormon missionary program. As a former Mormon, this author provides a window into a hidden side of Mormonism. 266.9332 HUT Navigating Genesis: a scientist’s journey through Genesis 1-11 / Ross. Examining recent scientific discoveries, this text explores the opening chapters in Genesis and shows how they hold some of the strongest scientific evidence for the Bible’s supernatural accuracy. 222.1106 ROS New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis, 5 vols / Silva. This text has been thoroughly revised and updated to aid today’s pastors, students, scholars and teachers in their study of the Bible. Offering a wealth of background information on the meaning of Greek words in the NT, it is arranged according to Greek words and use the English concepts allows all users to access Greek terms, regardless of their level of competence in biblical Greek. REF 225.3 SIL

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Next: pastoral succession that works / VanDer Bloemen. While there is no simple, one-size-fits-all solution to the puzzle of planning for a seamless pastoral succession, this text offers church leaders and pastors a guide to asking the right questions in order the plan for the future. 254 VAN Ordering Your Private World / MacDonald. In this timely update of the classic book, MacDonald equips a new generation to live from the inside out, cultivating the inner victory necessary for public effectiveness. 248.4 MAC PathWays to Global Understanding / Crossman. This course can revolutionize the way your congregation news the world. It is a concise and cogent introduction to Christian missions. 266 CRO Popular Controversies in World History: investigating history’s intriguing questions: Vol. 1: Prehistory and Early Civilizations / Danver. This text provides compelling arguments from esteemed historians about the most enduring questions throughout human history and readers will be challenged to draw their own conclusions. 909 DAN The Power of Right Believing: 7 keys to freedom from fear, guilt and addiction / Prince. This text unveils seven practical and powerful keys to help you find freedom from every fear, guit and addiction. 248.8629 PRI The Prophetic Church: wielding the power to change the world / Sandford. This text provides a powerful vision and real-life examples of what a healthy prophetic community looks like. It helps believers find their place in ‘lighthouse churches’, places of refuge where people can encounter God’s healing and restoration and then go out and transform the culture. 269 SAM Purpose Driven Youth Ministry / Fields. This text presents foundational principles of youth ministry that help you develop the ministry that best meets the needs of the students in your unique setting. It will help you develop the healthy youth ministry your teenagers, families and church body needs. 259.23 FIE Qumran / Davies. This text puts the site into perspective, explains its history and development from an early settlement to the community which produced the famous Scrolls. 933 DAV Reformation Thought: an introduction (4th ed) / McGrath. This text offers an ideal introduction to the central ideas of the European reformations for students of theology and history. This engaging guide is accessible to students with no prior knowledge of Christian theology. 270.6 MCG Research Design and Statistics: a bio-behavioural focus / Edwards. This original new work on research methods and elementary statistics recognises that doing research design and statistical analysis are interdependent. This text encourages students to think of themselves as researchers by engaging them in statistical issues and problems from the outset. 001.422 EDW

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Sacred Pathways: discover your soul’s path to God / Thomas. This text unfolds nine distinct spiritual temperaments – their traits, strengths and pitfalls. This text will help you discover the route you were made to travel, marked by growth and filled with the riches of a close walk with God. 248.4 THO Slippery Paths in the Darkness: papers on syncretism: 1965-1988 / Priest. Alan Tippett’s publications played a significant role in the development of missiology. Drawing from interdisciplinary research across continents, Tippett examines the syncretistic religious behaviours eminent at the time of his writing that threatened to fracture the covenant relationship with the Lord. 266 TIP Spiritual Equipping for Mission: thriving as God’s message bearers / Shaw. This text unpacks the inner spiritual practices we need for outer global witness. It shows how we can partner with God to experience Jesus’ transforming power and presence, with practical insights for praying, growing and persevering as God’s servants in the world. 266 SHA Stained Glass: worldviews and social science / Marshall. This book traces the origin and development of the concept of worldview in philosophy and examines its appropriation in the social sciences. The seven essays carefully analyze the meanings and connections of commitments, worldviews and science. 190 MAR Strengths Finder 2.0 / Rath. Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? Chances are, you don’t. This text unveils the new and improved version of the popular assessment. Loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, this new book will change the way you look at yourself and the world around you forever. 658.409 RAT Summary of Proceedings: Sixty-Eighth Annual Conference of the American Theological Library Association / ATLA. This official record of conference events and activities represents the work of the many presenters, facilitators, and others who are responsible for the breadth of material compiled within. It contains the papers, workshops, conversation groups, listen and learn sessions, and meetings plus other items for general reference and record in the appendices. 026 ATL Teen Challenge: 50 years of miracles / Batty. This book is a celebration of Teen Challenge’s first five remarkable decades. These stories represent only a tiny fraction of literally thousands of miracles that the ministry has witnessed since its earliest days. 259.5 BAT When Skeptics Ask: a handbook on Christian evidences / Geisler. This text explains how to defence the faith using the authority and inspiration of scripture. Readers will discover answers for objections to classic Christianity and learn to identify and respond to the misuse of scripture by nonbelievers. 239 GEI

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New eBooks Clothing the Body of Christ at Colossae: a visual construction of identity / Canavan. This text explores the imagery of clothing and body in the first century CE Christian writing, the Letter to the Colossians. Social identity and rhetorical studies draw on archaeological, epigraphical, iconographical and literary sources to formulate a new approach to biblical interpretation aptly named "visual exegesis". Perspectives of Jesus in the Writings of Paul: an historical examination of shared core commitments with a view to determining the extent of Paul’s dependence on Jesus / Schoberg. At the heart of this study is not only the question of whether the New Testament truly gives a unified vision of the Christian movement, but also how the early followers of Jesus felt able to draw such insightful conclusions about him. Answering such questions through the study of Jesus and Paul offers an insight into the way one can make theological sense everyday life, and thereby live a life in Christ. Successful Strategies for Teaching Undergraduate Research / Deyrup. Chapters cover each step of the research process, beginning appropriately with separate pieces from a librarian and from an academic on how to construct good research assignments. Following chapters cover establishing the research question, assessing the research process, information ethics and the protocols of research, and using new modes and media to communicate research findings. The book fully explores current theories on pedagogy and provides practical demonstrations of how library instruction can reinforce critical thinking and set the groundwork in place for life-long learning. Each chapter contains an extensive bibliography for further reading.

Current Awareness Bulletin This section has journal contents pages from journal issues received into the library during the past month. A request form is available at the end of this section if you would like to have any of the following articles scanned to you. Articles will only be supplied to Harvest Bible College staff members, or students unable to attend the library in person.

The Burning Bush v21(1) Jan 2015

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Campus Review v25(2) Feb 2015

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Charisma v40(8) Mar 2015

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Children’s Ministry v25(1) Mar-Apr 2015

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Christianity Today v59(2) Mar 2015

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Creation v37(2) 2015

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Evangelical Quarterly v87(1) Jan 2015

Evangelical Review of Theology v39(1) Jan 2015

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Expository Times v126(6) Mar 2015-03-24

Group v41(3) Mar-May 2015

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Journal for the Study of the New Testament v37(3) Mar 2015

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Ministry v87(3) Mar 2015

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Preaching v30(5) Mar-Apr 2015

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