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The Significance of the Rhetorical Ambiguity in Isaiah 54:16
Old Testament Essays, 2018 : The ambiguity in Isa 54:16a concerning the identity of the subject (YHWH or the smith) of the two verbs evoking a metallurgical action (to blow and to cast) is identified here as a rhetorical device intending to conceal the essential relation of YHWH ...
Nissim Amzallag, Shamir Yona
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Androgyny/Hermaphroditism: Hebrew Bible [PDF]
, 2016 The Hebrew Bible lacks a term for androgyny or hermaphroditism. The term tumtumim, which identifies persons of indeterminate or “hidden” sex, appears later in rabbinic texts.
Williams, Jennifer J.
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Science Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over the past decades, science education research has extensively examined the role of metaphors in teaching and learning science. However, much of the existing research has focused on verbal manifestations of metaphors, thereby overlooking aspects of metaphors that may occur in non‐verbal form. This study reconceptualises metaphors as dynamic
Magdalena Kersting +2 more
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Ecclesial FuturesThe research explores the passionate mission work of Apostle Paul as depicted in Acts 20.22-24, analysing its relevance to the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) missionaries in Borno State, Nigeria.
Felix Akintunde
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PECULIARITIES OF BIBLICAL THEMES IN THE COPTIC TEXT “THE MYSTERIES OF JOHN THE APOSTLE” [PDF]
Вестник Екатеринбургской духовной семинарииThe article deals with the analysis of biblical themes in the Coptic apocryphon the detailed title of which can be translated as “The Mysteries of John, the Apostle and Holy Virgin, That (the mysteries) Were Taught to Him in Heaven”.
Evgenia S. Kalchenko
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The Best-Selling Bibles: What Librarians Need to Know
, 2014 This article presents guidance for librarians in the selection and recommendation of Bible translations. Pairing a reader with an appropriate Bible requires clear understanding of patron reading level and intended purpose along with a general knowledge ...
Livengood, Stephanie P
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Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
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THE ROLE OF THE PROPHET MOTHERS IN THE PREPARATION OF THE PROPHETS FOR PROPHETHOOD
Danisname Beşeri ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2020 The Prophets are the messengers who have undertaken the task of preaching the religion of Allah and exemplifying it with their own lives so that people may live happier and in accordance with the religion. The most sacred duty among people is surely that
Hilal Demir
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The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary [PDF]
, 1989 Reviewed Book: Myers, Allen C. The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary.
Dahle, David W.
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‘What these cryptic symbols mean’: quotation, allusion, and John Darnielle’s biblical interpretation [PDF]
, 2011 The Mountain Goats' repertoire of biblically-themed songs displays a salutary resistance to oversimplifying dichotomies. Their catalogue defies the imperative to fit into the "Christian rock"-vs.- mainstream "secular rock" market niches while at the same
Adam, A.K.M.
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