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Geoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT Modern studies show that soil erosion results in a loss of ecosystem function, particularly fertility, and is a cause of declining agricultural yields. However, despite the well‐attested high rates of soil erosion across Roman and medieval Europe there appears to have been little or no soil‐associated decline in agricultural production—the ...
Ben Pears +5 more
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The Priestly Tithe in the First Century A.D.
, 1996 Among the artifacts uncovered during the archaeological excavation at Masada was a terra-cotta pot with these words written on it: macaser kôhēn, priestly tithe.
Tvedtnes, John A.
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Small‐Scale Village Farmers, Farming Imaginaries and Enrichment Value Creation in Ankara, Turkey
Journal of Agrarian Change, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT How are we to understand the continuing importance of small‐scale village farming in a country like Turkey, which is undergoing an expanding process of industrialization and commodification in agriculture? There are two sides to this question: One concerns land use reconfiguration for commercial purposes, contraction of small‐scale farmland ...
Yıldız Atasoy
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Troubling the Waters: Black African Christian Presence and the Reshaping of Christianity in Canada
Religion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT This article explores the histories of Christians of African descent in Canada, challenging Eurocentric narratives that have rendered their religious contributions invisible. Using polycentric framework, it examines how historic Black Christian communities—from Black Loyalists and Refugees in Nova Scotia to congregations across Ontario and ...
James Kwateng‐Yeboah
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ANALISIS PEMAHAMAN ANGGOTA JEMAAT PAKUSARAKAN TENTANG MENGEMBALIKAN PERSEMBAHAN PERSEPULUHAN KE RUMAH PERBENDAHARAAN TUHAN MENURUT MALEAKHI 3:10 [PDF]
, 2017 Thesis Title : Analysis of the Understanding of the Pakusarakan Congregation Abaout Returning the Tithes to the House of God According to Malachi 3:10. Researcher Name: Benry Pandiangan Name and Title : Magister Filsafat (M.Fil) Supervisor : Pdt.
Pandiangan, Benry
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A Collaborative Leadership Strategy To Develop a Missional Focus at the Anderson Seventh-day Adventist Church [PDF]
, 2019 Problem The problem addressed in this project was the lack of missional focus at the Anderson Seventh-day Adventist Church. Four symptoms were correlated to this problem.
Miller, Murray L.
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Gender &History, Volume 37, Issue 3, Page 946-957, October 2025.ABSTRACT This study examines segregation in postcolonial Dar es Salaam through the lens of girlhood by focusing on Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri (Ithna Asheri) women's experiences of being students at the city's most diverse and prestigious school, the International School of Tanganyika (IST), from the 1980s to the early 2000s.
Husseina Dinani
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Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 109-123, Fall 2025.ABSTRACT There have been fewer population‐level studies of religious organization revenues compared to other nonprofit organizations. This discrepancy is due to the exemption of houses of worship from filing the U.S. Form 990, which is the basis for most nonprofit financial analysis in academic literature.
Elizabeth A. M. Searing +2 more
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The economy of the Temple of Jerusalem and its clergy in the Hellenistic period.
, 2017 The Temple of Jerusalem was a very stable and traditional institution from the economic point of view during the whole of the so-called Second Temple period. The clergy with its strict hierarchy was the prominent class in Jewish society.
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Optimising the Financial Ecosystem for Local Mission: A Theological and Organisational Examination of Tithing within the Seventh-day Adventist Church [PDF]
The doctrine and practice of tithing have long served as a foundational financial and spiritual mechanism within Christian communities, particularly within the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
PhD, DrPH., Paul Andrew Bourne, +1 more
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