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The radically apocalyptic nature of Jesus' message and the expectations of the early church. The failure of the apocalypse to occur and the theological reaction to that failure. The role of magic and mystery religion in early Christianity. A revisiting of the story of the 'beloved disciple' and what it may tell us about Jesus and suppression of evidence about his life.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308663091573,"sku":"9781869928957","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781869928957_2c3baeb2-60f4-4e1e-9576-43d21cd4218e.jpg?v=1786029442"},{"product_id":"ecg-interpretation-the-self-assessment-approach-2e","title":"ECG Interpretation – The Self–Assessment Approach 2e","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccurate interpretation of the ECG is an essential skill for all health professionals. Using a unique self-assessment format, this book presents a comprehensive, incremental approach to ECG interpretation, progressing from basic to advanced concepts in electrocardiography. Amply illustrated with electrocardiograms both in the main text and the self-assessments, ECG Interpretation is a must-have practical guide that features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn appealing, user-friendly format that will help with exam preparation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClearly defined learning objectives to guide readers efficiently through the intricacies of ECG interpretation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNumerous practical examples of ECG strips to illustrate important concepts, including clean ECG strips to practice skills\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple-choice questions to consolidate learning and emphasize pertinent facts  This second edition has been thoroughly revised from the original 12-lead ECG Interpretation: The Self-Assessment Approach, with fully updated text, additional electrocardiograms and new chapters covering a variety of arrhythmias and ion channelopathies. The book is an essential aid to structured learning for electrophysiologists cardiologists in training, Internists, emergency room physicians, , medical students, nurses and. cardiac technicians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483566088565,"sku":"9781405167499","price":64.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781405167499.jpg?v=1786178752"},{"product_id":"magic-in-christianity","title":"Magic in Christianity","description":"The world of Jesus and the early Christians swarmed with prophets and exorcists, holy men and healers, who invoked angels and demons, gods and ghosts. MAGIC IN CHRISTIANITY explores that world through the surviving texts of the first Christians and their pagan and Jewish contemporaries. Ecstatic spirit possession, handing opponents over to Satan, sending demons into swine, striking others dead on the spot by pronouncing curses, using articles of clothing and parts of corpses to perform magical healing and exorcism, invoking ghosts and angels for protection-these are all ancient Christian practices described in the New Testament, explained in detail by early Christian writers, and preserved by Christian amulets. Pagans and Jews accused Jesus and his followers of practicing magic and Christians accused one another of sorcery. Both pagan and early orthodox writers describe the rituals of the Gnostic sects in detail, including the magical passwords required to cross through the gates of the lower heavens. The book examines evidence from the New Testament, the first Christian apologists, early apocryphal works, curse tablets and amulets to reconstruct the apocalyptic magical world of Jesus and the first Christians.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490080399733,"sku":"9781906958619","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781906958619.jpg?v=1786441976"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-robert-conner.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}