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Typifications in the tribe Browallieae (Cestroideae: Solanaceae)
Abstract The tribe Browallieae is a monophyletic group comprising Browallia and Streptosolen. These genera are of significant interest in the horticulture industry due to their ornamental potential. Despite their clear placement in Solanaceae, the tribe presents several taxonomic, phylogenetic, and nomenclatural challenges.
David Hoyos, Sandra Knapp, Rocío Deanna
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Seed fossil record of Solanaceae revisited
Abstract The fossil record for Solanaceae has a complex taxonomic history, with many species originally described in the family being subsequently shown to belong in other plant families. In this work, we present an in‐depth analysis of the nightshade seed fossil record, which corresponds to the largest amount of fossil material for the family.
Rocío Deanna +14 more
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Accuser, Judge and Paraclete - On conscience in Philo of Alexandria
Of all known ancient authors writing in Greek, Philo of Alexandria is the one and related terms and concepts (the apostle Paul comes next, more or less). Something similar may only be found in Latin authors speaking of conscientia, like Cicero.
H-J Klauck
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Deceptive Sex: Rethinking Consent from the Gender Margins
This article argues that trans people who choose not to disclose, or who lie about, their gender history prior to sexual intimacy should not be prosecuted for sexual offences, at least not in the absence of a clear and express condition pertaining to cis status or biological sex.
Alex Sharpe
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Seneca criticizes gastronomic luxury by providing us with many details of the refinement of Roman cuisine. If he criticizes the choice of the pursuit of the pleasures of the table, he attacks mostly a culinary diet and an ...
Jérôme Laurent
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The Figure of Pontius Pilate in Josephus Compared with Philo and the Gospel of John
In this paper, I attempt an approach to the ‘historical Pilate.’ I aim to present the sources referring to him as well as to point out their rhetorical tendencies.
Christian Gers-Uphaus
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ABSTRACT Ours is an age of incessant hustle, where resting increasingly seems like a privilege out of reach for many or else a liability to be undertaken sparingly and with discretion. In this context, we might wonder whether we have lost sight of the importance of taking a break. What place might rest have in leading a meaningful life?
Lucas Scripter
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Humour, Transcendence, and Selfhood: An Essay on Lightness and Truth
Abstract This article is concerned with a ‘lightness that is as far as possible from triviality’. It argues, firstly, that a connection can be drawn between comic perception and pictures of reality that entail transcendence, understood as an otherness at the heart of things that may be indirectly glimpsed but never fully grasped as the object of fixed ...
Simon Ravenscroft
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Jewish Divination in the Greco–Roman Era
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the divinatory methods the Jews used to address their questions in the Greco–Roman era. Scholars have previously examined how authors of the Hebrew Bible are aware of numerous divinatory techniques. The texts of the Greco–Roman era, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls, preserve even more references illuminating the ancients ...
Hanna Tervanotko
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The Philo of Alexandria Scripture Index
The Philo of Alexandria Scripture Index identifies and lists every instance in which Philo of Alexandria cites or alludes to passages from Jewish Scripture. With 7,831 references, this book is the most comprehensive study of its kind to date.
Domoney-Lyttle, Zanne, Adams, Sean A.
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