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Late Antique Allāh: Ancestral Arabian Religion and the Monotheistic Zeitgeist

open access: yesArabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay addresses the ongoing scholarly tension between the monotheistic interpretations of late pre‐Islamic Arabian religion, pioneered by G. Hawting and P. Crone, and the traditional accounts of rampant Arabian polytheism found in later Islamic literary sources.
Ahmad Al‐Jallad, Hythem Sidky
wiley   +1 more source

Finding Answers from the Word of God: Domain Adaptation for Neural Networks in Biblical Question Answering

open access: yes, 2018
Question answering (QA) has significantly benefitted from deep learning techniques in recent years. However, domain-specific QA remains a challenge due to the significant amount of data required to train a neural network.
Liu, Jiamou, Zhao, Helen Jiahe
core   +1 more source

Blockchain technology disruptions: Exploring accounting and auditing academics and practitioners' perception

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the practical impact of blockchain technology (BCT), which contrasts strongly with literature that has predominantly hypothesised BCT's potential to disrupt accounting practice. We interviewed 44 practitioners and academics with knowledge of BCT across 13 countries and industries.
Musbaudeen Titilope Oladejo   +3 more
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Trumpets as Odd Ending or Fitting Closure?

open access: yesOld Testament Essays
The instruction for trumpets (Num 10:1-10) is the final unit of the text viewed by the majority of scholars as the opening major section of Numbers (1:1-10:10).
Janson Condren
doaj   +1 more source

The National Image of the World in an Objective Process of Globalization [PDF]

open access: yes
The article examines process of globalization as continuation of process the creation of Christendom. The author thinks that translations of Bible from Greek or ancient Jewish on other languages are the example of first step in unification Christendom ...
Irina Shchukina
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Vacario\u27s 100 illustrated Bible verses: Inspiring words. Beautiful art (Book Review)

open access: yes, 2016
A review of Vicario, J. (2015). 100 illustrated Bible verses: Inspiring words. Beautiful art. New York: Workman Publishing. 206 pp.
Jackson, Cynorra
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Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
wiley   +1 more source

Podcast episode 2: Museum of The Bible [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article and podcast was originally published in The Prophet -- a journal created by and for the students at the Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) to amplify the voices of STH students by promoting and sharing a range of perspectives on ...
Ashley, Jon, Holiday, Paige
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Supplementing beef cattle diets with brown seaweed affects coprophagous beetles' dung use

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Supplementing beef cattle diets with brown seaweed reduced the attractiveness of dung for a common dung beetle (Onthophagus nuchicornis). Dietary supplementation with brown seaweed appeared to reduce the proportion of major males in the F1 generation.
Samantha Bennett   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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