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Oral and Written Communication and Transmission of Knowledge in Ancient Judaism and Christianity [PDF]
This paper examines the contexts of oral communication and the use of written messages in Josephus’ writings, the New Testament, and rabbinic literature, and discusses the possible reasons for using orality or writing in the respective Jewish and ...
Hezser, Catherine
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Abstract Understanding community resilience to disasters is fundamentally important in a world characterized by increasing political and environmental instability. The Social Identity Model of Collective Resilience has examined how the shared identity that emerges among neighbourhood residents affected by disasters can facilitate and coordinate ...
Helen Hart +2 more
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Fan fiction and ancient scribal cultures
Editorial for guest-edited issue, “Fan Fiction and Ancient Scribal Cultures,” Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 31 (December 15, 2019).
Frauke Uhlenbruch, Sonja Ammann
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The Talmud and corporate citizenship [PDF]
The Talmud is without doubt the most prominent text of rabbinic Judaism`s traditional literature which is replete with precepts that deal with corporate citizenship.
Alexander Maune
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Understanding revenge cognitions among Jewish women survivors of intimate partner violence in Canada
Abstract Background Revenge cognitions and behaviors are common responses following intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization, yet little is known about how survivors, particularly from religious minority communities, process these responses during recovery. Objective This study investigated how Jewish women IPV survivors conceptualize and navigate
Anat Vass
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Entre éternité et contingence : la Loi chez Maïmonide
In his Mishneh Torah, Maimonides insists on the immutability of the Torah and describes the messianic era as a time when it will be completely restored.
David Lemler
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Menorah Review (No. 81, Summer/Fall, 2014) [PDF]
Books in Brief: New and Notable -- candelabra gold -- Education: Yeshivah style -- Moreshet: From the Sources -- Mysteries of the Books of Job: From Elihu to Elie Wiesel -- Two Nations Are In Your Womb (Gen 25:23) -- When Rhetoric Dominates The Message --
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Abstract Modernizing cassava breeding programs (CBPs) is critical to increase genetic gain, close the yield gap, and ensure food availability, accessibility, and affordability to support livelihood transformation and economic development in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA).
Edwige Gaby Nkouaya Mbanjo +10 more
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The Parable of Wise and Foolish Builders in Yishen Lun and Rabbinic Literature
The paper undertakes a comparative analysis of the parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders as presented in three distinct sources: the seventh-century Dunhuang manuscript Yishen Lun (Discourse on God), the sixth-century rabbinic text Avot D’Rabbi Nathan,
David Tam
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The article opens by discussing the different ways in which the ancient rabbis (in the Talmudic literature) described King David. It seems that they preferred to follow the image of David which emerges from the books of Psalms and Chronicles rather than ...
Avigdor Shinan
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