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Do We Still Need Religion: Islam, Christianity And The Secular West, Stan Chu Ilo Nov 2012

Do We Still Need Religion: Islam, Christianity And The Secular West, Stan Chu Ilo

Stan Chu Ilo

No abstract provided.


Culture, Community And The Gospel: Reflections On An Outreach To Muslims, Daniel Ebert Nov 2012

Culture, Community And The Gospel: Reflections On An Outreach To Muslims, Daniel Ebert

Daniel J. Ebert

No abstract provided.


“’Cleave’ As Clue To Gender Relationships In Genesis 2—And Ripples Outward From There”, George Heider Oct 2012

“’Cleave’ As Clue To Gender Relationships In Genesis 2—And Ripples Outward From There”, George Heider

George C. Heider

No abstract provided.


The Protoevangelium In Genesis, David Pettus Oct 2012

The Protoevangelium In Genesis, David Pettus

David D Pettus

No abstract provided.


“Enhancing The Value Of Class Time Via Pre- And Post-Class Student Reflection”, George Heider Oct 2012

“Enhancing The Value Of Class Time Via Pre- And Post-Class Student Reflection”, George Heider

George C. Heider

No abstract provided.


Logos And Law In The Letter Of James : The Law Of Nature, The Law Of Moses, And The Law Of Freedom, Matt Jackson-Mccabe Oct 2012

Logos And Law In The Letter Of James : The Law Of Nature, The Law Of Moses, And The Law Of Freedom, Matt Jackson-Mccabe

Matt Jackson-McCabe

This study examines the association of "implanted logos" and the "perfect law of freedom" in the Letter of James. It argues that James understands the Torah to be a written expression of the divine law the Stoics correlated with human reason. After showing how past interpretation of James's logos has been guided by a problematic essentialist approach to Christian origins, the Stoic theory of law is reconstructed with special attention to Cicero's concept of "implanted reason." Adaptations of the Stoic theory in ancient Jewish and Christian literature are examined, and the Letter of James is analyzed in detail. The work …


Jewish Christianity Reconsidered : Rethinking Ancient Groups And Texts, Matt Jackson-Mccabe Oct 2012

Jewish Christianity Reconsidered : Rethinking Ancient Groups And Texts, Matt Jackson-Mccabe

Matt Jackson-McCabe

For decades, scholars have used the phrase "Jewish Christianity" and, more recently, "Christian Judaism." But just what do those terms mean? Who were the first Jewish Christians? What counts as Jewish Christianity? Those questions receive current and definitive treatment in essays drawn together by Matt Jackson- McCabe, founder of the consultation on Jewish Christianity at the Society of Biblical Literature.


The Power Of The Evil Eye And The Good Eye In Midrashic Literature, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

The Power Of The Evil Eye And The Good Eye In Midrashic Literature, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


A Synoptic Edition Of Pesiqta Rabbati Based Upon All Extant Hebrew Manuscripts And The Editio Princeps, Volume 1, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

A Synoptic Edition Of Pesiqta Rabbati Based Upon All Extant Hebrew Manuscripts And The Editio Princeps, Volume 1, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Franz Rosenzweig's Judisches Lehrhaus In Frankfurt: A Model Of Jewish Adult Education, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Franz Rosenzweig's Judisches Lehrhaus In Frankfurt: A Model Of Jewish Adult Education, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


A Synoptic Edition Of Pesiqta Rabbati Based Upon All Extant Hebrew Manuscripts And The Editio Princeps, Volume 3, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

A Synoptic Edition Of Pesiqta Rabbati Based Upon All Extant Hebrew Manuscripts And The Editio Princeps, Volume 3, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Consistency And Change In Rabbinic Literature As Reflected In The Terms 'Rain' And 'Dew', Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Consistency And Change In Rabbinic Literature As Reflected In The Terms 'Rain' And 'Dew', Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


The Advancement Of Arguments In Exegetical Midrash Compared To That Of The Greek Διατριβη, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

The Advancement Of Arguments In Exegetical Midrash Compared To That Of The Greek Διατριβη, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Die Macht Des Auges In Der Rabbinischen Literatur (The Power Of The Eye In Rabbinic Literature), Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Die Macht Des Auges In Der Rabbinischen Literatur (The Power Of The Eye In Rabbinic Literature), Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Zwischen Agyptischer Vorlage Und Talmudischer Rezeption: Josef Und Die Agypterin (The Egyptian Paradigm And Its Talmudic Interpretation: Joseph And The Egyptian Woman), Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Zwischen Agyptischer Vorlage Und Talmudischer Rezeption: Josef Und Die Agypterin (The Egyptian Paradigm And Its Talmudic Interpretation: Joseph And The Egyptian Woman), Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Euthanasie: Rabbinische Perspektiven Zu Einem Aktuellen Problem (Euthanasia: Rabbinic Perspectives In Respect To A Contemporary Problem), Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Euthanasie: Rabbinische Perspektiven Zu Einem Aktuellen Problem (Euthanasia: Rabbinic Perspectives In Respect To A Contemporary Problem), Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


The Depiction Of Magic In Rabbinic Texts: The Rabbinic And The Greek Concept Of Magic, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

The Depiction Of Magic In Rabbinic Texts: The Rabbinic And The Greek Concept Of Magic, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Discourse In Midrash: Textual Strategy And The Use Of Personal Pronouns In Halakhic Midrash, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Discourse In Midrash: Textual Strategy And The Use Of Personal Pronouns In Halakhic Midrash, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


A Synoptic Edition Of Pesiqta Rabbati Based Upon All Extant Hebrew Manuscripts And The Editio Princeps, Volume 2, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

A Synoptic Edition Of Pesiqta Rabbati Based Upon All Extant Hebrew Manuscripts And The Editio Princeps, Volume 2, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Piety As Subtext: The Historical Midrashic Poem Megillas Vintz Of 17th Century Frankfurt Am Main, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Piety As Subtext: The Historical Midrashic Poem Megillas Vintz Of 17th Century Frankfurt Am Main, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments In Midrash Research: Proceedings Of The 2002 And 2003 Sbl Consultation On Midrash, Rivka Ulmer, Lieve Teugels Aug 2012

Recent Developments In Midrash Research: Proceedings Of The 2002 And 2003 Sbl Consultation On Midrash, Rivka Ulmer, Lieve Teugels

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Discussing Cultural Influences: Text, Context, And Non-Text In Rabbinic Judaism, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Discussing Cultural Influences: Text, Context, And Non-Text In Rabbinic Judaism, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Die Sozio-Ökonomische Verwendung Von Normalsprache: Naguib Mahfouz (Midaq Alley) Und Scholem Aleichem (Di Kleine Menschelekh) (The Socio-Economic Use Of Everyday Language In Naguib Mahfouz Midaq Alley And Sholem Aleichem Di Kleine Menshelekh), Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Die Sozio-Ökonomische Verwendung Von Normalsprache: Naguib Mahfouz (Midaq Alley) Und Scholem Aleichem (Di Kleine Menschelekh) (The Socio-Economic Use Of Everyday Language In Naguib Mahfouz Midaq Alley And Sholem Aleichem Di Kleine Menshelekh), Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


The Mishnah In The Later Midrashim, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

The Mishnah In The Later Midrashim, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Midrash And The Exegetical Mind, Rivka Ulmer, Lieve Teugels Aug 2012

Midrash And The Exegetical Mind, Rivka Ulmer, Lieve Teugels

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Some Questions In Respect To The Editing Of Hebrew Manuscripts, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Some Questions In Respect To The Editing Of Hebrew Manuscripts, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Turmoil, Trauma, And Triumph: The Fettmilch Uprising In Frankfurt Am Main According To Megillas Vintz. A Critical Edition Of The Yiddish And Hebrew Text Including An English Translation, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Turmoil, Trauma, And Triumph: The Fettmilch Uprising In Frankfurt Am Main According To Megillas Vintz. A Critical Edition Of The Yiddish And Hebrew Text Including An English Translation, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Shekhinah, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Shekhinah, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


Midrashic Questions In Rabbinic Homilies, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

Midrashic Questions In Rabbinic Homilies, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.


A Synoptic Edition Of Pesiqta Rabbati Based Upon All Extant Hebrew Manuscripts And The Editio Princeps, Rivka Ulmer Aug 2012

A Synoptic Edition Of Pesiqta Rabbati Based Upon All Extant Hebrew Manuscripts And The Editio Princeps, Rivka Ulmer

Rivka Ulmer

No abstract provided.