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David’s flight from Jerusalem according to Josephus
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2006 2 Samuel 15:13-16:14 tells of David’s flight from Jerusalem to the Jordan in the face of his son Absalom’s rebellion and of the five encounters that occur during that journey.
C. T. Begg
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IEEE Access, 2020 To improve the effectiveness and security of image encryption, this article proposes an image encryption scheme based on a Y-index Space Filling Curve (SFC) and variable step Josephus traversal. The scheme adopts a confusion-diffusion structure. First, a
Ying Niu, Xuncai Zhang
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From Masada to Sarikamis: Trauma and Defeat Turns Into Heroic Resistance and Ontological Security
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 128-137, January 2026.ABSTRACT This article traces the characteristics of the political discourse in the post‐modern era, which sees the necessity of using traumas and defeat to create national‐religious narratives. Through a critical discourse study of two case studies—the Battle of Masada (73 CE) and the Battle of Sarikamis (1914–1915), this article presents an analytical
Tarik Basbugoglu +3 more
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2 Samuel 12 as retold by Josephus
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2006 In this essay the author intends to focus on Josephus' retelling of the events of 2 Samuel 12. At the opening of his Antiquities, Josephus assures readers that in what follows he will not add to or omit anything from the Scripture records on which he
CT Begg
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Nature‐Inspired Innovation in Electrical Engineering Technologies and Applications
Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 48, December 29, 2025.This review investigates how nature‐inspired design principles revolutionize electrical engineering by translating biological mechanisms, such as sensing, actuation, energy conversion, and neural processing, into advanced intelligent technologies. Through interdisciplinary integration, biomimetic strategies enable efficient, adaptive, and sustainable ...
Ming Li +6 more
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Saul as a Just Judge in Josephus’ Antiquities of the Jews
Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2008 This essay reconsiders Louis Feldman's assertion that Josephus characterized Saul as a king who administered justice. This assertion is examined against the narratives in 1 Samuel 14 and 22.
Michael Avioz
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Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 10, Issue 22, November 19, 2025.This review highlights advances in printing with nano‐ and microparticulate diamond for applications such as sensors, thermal management, machining tools, and biointerfaces. By covering screen, inkjet, microcontact, and 3D printing techniques, it outlines how diamond particles can be integrated into composite materials and functional devices, while ...
Simona Baluchová +1 more
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Notes on Number Theory and Discrete MathematicsIn this study, we propose a variant of Nim that uses two piles. In the first pile, we have stones with a weight of a, and in the second pile, we have stones with a weight of -2a, where a is a natural number.
Shoei Takahashi +2 more
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Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 48, Issue 3, Page 233-257, September 2025.Abstract In mid‐eighteenth‐century Europe, anonymous authors produced parodic satires masquerading as earnest exemplars of the chronicle form. Couched in an antiquated, quasi‐biblical register, these mock chronicles drew flimsily fictional portraits of modern life.
Zachary Garber
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Literary Adaptations of Jewish Sages in the Works of Josephus Flavius
Classica Cracoviensia, 2015 Literary Adaptations of Jewish Sages in the Works of Josephus Flavius The paper focuses on the Judeo-Hellenic writers composing in times of Roman occupation, especially on works created by Josephus Flavius.
Aleksandra Wojtasik
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