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Ezekiel, Prophet of the Spirit: רוח in the Book of Ezekiel

open access: yesOld Testament Essays, 2019
Numerous texts refer to the activities of the spirit of God in relation to the life and work of the Old Testament prophets. This is the case for both the former prophets as well as the latter prophets. The focus of this paper will be the book of Ezekiel.
Leonard P Mare
doaj  

The Gods of My Father Terah’: Abraham the Iconoclast and the Polemics with the Divine Body Traditions in the Apocalypse of Abraham [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The first eight chapters of the Apocalypse of Abraham recount the early years of the young hero of the faith who is depicted as a fighter against the idolatrous practices of his father Terah. The conceptual developments found in this section of the work,
Orlov, Andrei
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Introduction: Global Justice and Bioethics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This introduction begins with two simple case studies that reveal a background of socio-economic complexities that hinder development. The availability of healthcare and the issue of cross-border justice are the key points to be addressed in this study ...
Millum, J.
core  

Was the Temple on Mount Gerizim Modelled after the Jerusalem Temple?

open access: yesReligions, 2020
Was the Yahweh temple on Mount Gerizim modelled after the temple in Jerusalem? This question is important for our understanding of the sanctuary on Mount Gerizim and the people who worshipped there in the Persian and Hellenistic period; if the Gerizim ...
Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme
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Book Reviews

open access: yesSvensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 2023
The following books are reviewed: Klaus-Peter Adam, Friedrich Avemarie och Nili Wazana (red.), Law and Narrative in the Bible and in Neighbouring Ancient Cultures (Josef  Forsling) Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll, Paul A.
Carl Johan Berglund   +21 more
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Creating the Complexo de Israel: Religion, Urban Orders, and Aesthetics in Rio de Janeiro

open access: yesCity &Society, Volume 37, Issue 2, August 2025.
ABSTRACT This article centers on the relation between religion, criminal(ized) economies, and the production of urban space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our empirical focus lies on the Israel Complex, a cluster of favelas located in the city's northern periphery.
Jolien van Veen, Martijn Oosterbaan
wiley   +1 more source

Cyril of Alexandria speaks for God in his interpretation of the Holy Bible

open access: yesActa Theologica, 2014
Cyril of Alexandria is known more for his defence of Alexandrian Christology than for his accomplishments as an interpreter of the Old and New Testaments.
E. Artemi
doaj   +1 more source

Peace‐making Through the Blood of Christ: Insights from Nicholas Cabasilas and the Orthodox Tradition

open access: yesModern Theology, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 467-481, July 2025.
Abstract This article treats Nicholas Cabasilas as an emblematic theologian of peace from the Orthodox tradition whose profound reflections on peace speak directly to our contemporary moment of turmoil. Writing amidst the untold upheavals of fourteenth‐century Byzantium, Cabasilas distills much of his inherited exegetical, ascetic, and liturgical ...
Alexis Torrance
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching the Pentateuch: Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesTeaching Theology &Religion, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 81-83, July 2025.
ABSTRACT What are best practices for teaching the Pentateuch and the Hebrew Bible more broadly? How can we introduce students to ways of reading biblical texts that are eye‐opening, empowering, and accessible? In this paper, I explore some of the challenges and opportunities that we face as biblical studies professors, and I profile a handful of ...
Sara Milstein
wiley   +1 more source

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