Philip Robinson Bücher

The Christmas Nativity 'event' - the first 'advent' of Jesus Christ - is really a merged story from the Bible of two separate accounts. Joseph and Mary were the two eye-witnesses, and each tell their half of the story separately: Mary in Luke's Gospel with the stable birth and the visit of the Shepherds; Joseph in Matthew's Gospel with the star in the East and the visit of the Wise Men. "Joseph's Testament" is the nativity story as told by Joseph. In this book the author unravels the Biblical record in detail, exploring the connections, prophesies, deeper meanings and the historical and Biblical contexts with dramatic effect.

The interwoven story of two births - those of John the Baptist and of Jesus of Nazareth - is a story that appears in the first chapter of Luke's Gospel as (apparently) Mary's account in a single narrative, bound together by the visitation of the Angel Gabriel to two different homes, first in Judea, then six months later in Galilee. Of course the two lives interwoven were not of equal status. John the Baptist, born of an earthly father was to be the 'herald' of the Messianic King and to 'prepare the way' for him. But Jesus Christ, born of a Heavenly Father, was the child 'born to be King' in fulfilment of the Law and the Prophets. "Mary's Testament" is the nativity story of both births as told by Mary. In this book the author unravels the Biblical record in detail, exploring the prophetic connections between the two births and the two ministries with dramatic effect.

David Magill's life as a bookseller at the heart of 'John Steinbeck Country' in Orange Grove, California, was mostly sunshine, only occasionally clouded by the fleeting shadows of domestic frustration. But the balance of his peace of mind flipped when he inherited a house and tea-shop back in "Kirkreeba", county Down. His American wife, Kay, also found the move life-changing - in more ways than one. THE OLD ORANGE TREE is Philip Robinson's fourth Ulster-Scots novel and is a playful, Gothic fantasy, partly responding to Steinbeck's own Scotch-Irish family saga in "East of Eden". But it also explores serious relationship tensions - within marriage, within the 'Orange' tradition, and with the Ulster-Scots diaspora at the other side of the world. Indeed, some of the most laid-back characters in this novel eventually do snap, such is the dramatic build-up of tension, temptation and testing.

ULSTER-SCOTS NAMES FOR PEOPLE is a definitive collection of over 2000 'people' names (surnames, first names, generic names for individuals and groups and descriptive names), as they are rendered in the Ulster-Scots language. These lists are arranged alphabetically under the English equivalent word for easy reference. They have been compiled from the comprehensive database of the Ulster-Scots Academy's "English to Ulster-Scots Historical Dictionary", from which numerous citations and historical examples are provided to illustrate the sources, usages and senses of the Ulster-Scots words. This book is the first "Ulster-Scots Name Book" in a ground-breaking new series which will draw on the same historical dictionary treasure chest of authenticated vocabulary, but for other subjects: Birds, Plants and Wildlife, Fish and Fishing, Place Names, etc. As well as being a nostalgic 'browse', these books will be an essential tool for Ulster-Scots writers, translators, teachers, students and a delightful checklist for native speakers and Ulster-Scots language practitioners in general.