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An Ethnography: Discovering The Hidden Identity Of The Banilejos, Yehonatan Elazar-Demota
An Ethnography: Discovering The Hidden Identity Of The Banilejos, Yehonatan Elazar-Demota
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
During June of 2015, an anthropological and sociological study was conducted in the Dominican city of Bani. On the surface, the banilejo people appear to be devout Catholics. However, having had access to their personal lives, it was evident that their peculiar family traditions and folklore hinted at their liminal identities. This study involved interviewing 23 female subjects with questions found in the Spanish and Portuguese inquisitorial manuals. In addition, their mitochondrial DNA sequences were analyzed and demonstrated a high percentage of consanguinity and inbreeding within Bani's population. The genetic analysis of their mitochondrial DNA yielded genetic links with Jewish …
Jesus As The Son Of Man In Mark, Andres A. Tejada-Lalinde
Jesus As The Son Of Man In Mark, Andres A. Tejada-Lalinde
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scholars have often seen the interpretation of the Son of Man as crucial in discovering Jesus’ self-understanding, given that the expression occurs so frequently and almost exclusively on Jesus’ lips. After ascertaining the authenticity of the Son of Man sayings, I carry out the exegesis in the Gospel of Mark using a methodology consisting of examining Biblical passages within the context of the Bible as a whole and of historical-critical and philological perspectives. Also, the narrative context of the saying is taken into account. I show that the Son of Man is a Messianic title derived from Daniel 7:13, and …