Available Books by Jeff Unsworth
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About the Author
Jeff Unsworth is a retired engineer and was converted to Christianity in 1971. Over the fifty years of being a Christian, he has become an avid reader and studier of the Bible and in his retirement he built the website, Teleios Bible Blogs
www.jeffreyunsworth.wixsite.com/teleiosbibleblogs.
The aim is the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.After writing many blogs on various biblical subjects, he decided it was time to convert some of his work into book form and have them published.
Jeff has written over thirty books and booklets and these are the ones that have been published to date.
O Theophilus
A Study in the Acts of the Apostles.
The Acts of the Apostles, otherwise known as the Acts of the Holy Spirit. (Greek, Práxeis Apostólōn).
This is the second letter, written by Luke, a Christian Physician and companion of the Apostle Paul on his missionary journeys.
Luke was also the author of the Gospel of Luke.
The Gospel of Luke and The Acts of the Apostles were written to a person named Theophilus, an unknown character.
Most scholars date the composition of the combined work to around 80–90 AD, although some others suggest 90–110 AD.
The letter is an account of the Acts of the Apostles of Jesus Christ. It records events from the birth of the church at Pentecost and ends quite abruptly with the Apostle Paul in prison in Rome.
The Book of Nehemiah
A Minor Prophet of Israel
Nehemiah, whilst still in Babylon, hears the news from Jerusalem and sets about his task for the Lord to rebuild, repopulate and bring the nation of Israel back to the God of their fathers.
The book covers his leadership, his trials, his battles and his fervour for the children of Israel.
It records the re-establishment of the Law to the people and a re-commitment to a right way of living.
The temple had already been built under Ezra and Nehemiah took on the task of rebuilding the walls and the gates of the city.
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The Journeys of Abraham
From Ur to Canaan
The story of Abraham and his descendents is found in the book of Genesis.
We first meet Abram in Genesis chapter 11, although at this stage his name is Abram and not Abraham.
There is very little biographical detail about him apart from the fact that he was a shepherd and came from Ur of the Chaldeans, which is modern day Iraq.
He and his family moved, with his father Terah, to Haran.
People at this time, believed in and worshipped many gods.
God calls Abram and Abram answers the call of God and it is because of this that he accepts and realises the reality of there being only one true God.
In Jewish writings, there are a number of stories about Abraham smashing his father's idols when he realises that there can be only one God of heaven and earth.
These stories are found in apocryphal writings and may or may not be true.
They acknowledge that Abram was the first person to recognise and worship the one true God. And so, monotheism was born.
This book begins in Genesis chapter 12, when God asked Abram to leave his family, his home and his country and God makes Abram three promises: the promise of a relationship with God, numerous descendents and land.
This book covers a selection of chapters and follows Abram’s journey to the land that God promised to him and all his descendents and the experiences and encounters on his travels.
Nostalgic Memories
A Collection of Lancashire Dialect Poems, Photos, Phrases and sayings from around the Wigan Area.
I was born in No 55 Tram St, Platt Bridge, near Wigan, Lancashire in 1946.
Having been raised in a place where dialect was a normal way of speaking, it was natural to pick up words and phrases that for many people have long since become redundant.
Not wanting these dialect words and phrases to disappear and to keep the memories of where I originated, I decided to commit some of what I remembered to verse for posterity.
After writing a few verses over a number of years, I entered a local Festival of Arts competition in 1996. I entered a very short but funny poem entitled "El Toopay".
To my surprise, it won 1st prize in the humorous section. It was at this time that I decided to compile a collection of Humorous and Poignant dialect poems.
This compilation of verses is not meant to be an in depth study of Lancashire Dialect but a collection of situations and events that I hope will bring a smile to the readers face.
I realise that dialect is difficult to read or understand. Therefore I have included translations to each poem. These can be found in the last section of the book.
Please bear in mind it is not always easy to translate each word or phrase without losing the rhyme.
Jeff Unsworth
