To The Jew First: A Socio-Historical And Biblical-Theological Analysis Of The Pauline Teaching Of `Election' In Light Of Second Temple Jewish Patterns Of Thought,
2013
Liberty University
To The Jew First: A Socio-Historical And Biblical-Theological Analysis Of The Pauline Teaching Of `Election' In Light Of Second Temple Jewish Patterns Of Thought, Anthony Thornhill
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Paul's "doctrine" of election has remained a controversial and enigmatic topic for centuries. Few studies, however, have approached Paul's doctrine through the context of Second Temple Judaism. This study examines Paul's view of election through the lens of Second Temple Jewish texts written prior to 70 CE. In doing so, it is argued that the best framework through which to view Paul's discussion of election is through a primarily corporate model of election. While such a model is rooted in Judaism, Paul departs from his Jewish contemporaries in arguing that the locus of election is in God's Messiah, Jesus.
Truth And Memory In Two Works By Marguerite Duras,
2013
Portland State University
Truth And Memory In Two Works By Marguerite Duras, Rachel Deborah Hunter
Dissertations and Theses
Published in 1985, Marguerite Duras' La Douleur is a collection of six autobiographical and semi-autobiographical short stories written during and just after the German Occupation. Echoing the French national sentiment of the 1970s and 1980s, these stories examine Duras' own capacity for good and evil, for forgetting, repressing, and remembering. The first of these narratives, the eponymous "La douleur," is the only story in the collection to take the form of a diary, and it is this narrative, along with a posthumously published earlier draft of the same text, that will be the focus of this thesis. In both versions, …
A Comparative Study Of The Apocalyptic Kingdom Of God In Second Temple Jewish Literature And The Teachings Of Jesus In Matthew,
2013
Liberty University
A Comparative Study Of The Apocalyptic Kingdom Of God In Second Temple Jewish Literature And The Teachings Of Jesus In Matthew, Jeremiah Stallman
Masters Theses
The apocalyptic kingdom of God is a common theme in Second Temple Jewish literature. This kingdom is often presented differently in the various literary works of this era. This first chapter of this thesis considers the various aspects of the kingdom in relation to God's coming judgment and the coming messiah who is often seen as the one bringing judgment and setting up the kingdom of God. The second chapter elaborates upon Jesus' teachings about the apocalyptic kingdom of God and compares and contrasts them with the teachings of the kingdom in His day as understood through the Second Temple …
Coyote Made Me,
2013
University of New Orleans
Coyote Made Me, Whitney Mackman
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
When Kashrut Is Not "Kosher": The Post Postville Struggle Over Eating, Ethics And American Jewish Identity,
2013
Macalester College
When Kashrut Is Not "Kosher": The Post Postville Struggle Over Eating, Ethics And American Jewish Identity, Rebecca Z. Hornstein
Religious Studies Honors Projects
On May 12, 2008, the United States Government conducted a massive immigration raid within the country’s largest kosher meatpacking plant. The raid and ensuing revelation of worker’s rights violations within the plant sparked an intense intra-Jewish debate over the extent to which unethically produced food could be considered kosher. This thesis analyzes the perspectives and actions of the debate’s major participants and argues that the discourse surrounding ethical kashrut in the context of the Postville immigration raid revealed that American Jewish communities have entered into a period of flux. Through this instability, many American Jews are challenging the once …
Intersections In Immanence: Spinoza, Deleuze, Negri,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Intersections In Immanence: Spinoza, Deleuze, Negri, Abigail Lowe
Department of English: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The connection between French philosopher Gilles Deleuze and Italian political theorist Antonio Negri has drawn attention in academic publications over the last decade. For both thinkers, the philosophical concept of immanence is central to how both respectively conceptualize the world. However, in order to consider their work with regard to a metaphysical grounding, one may benefit from turning to each thinker’s engagement with Jewish Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza whose immanent ontology, or monism, was indeed his Ethics. This essay concentrates on drawing out an ontological distinction between the philosophical projects of Deleuze and Negri by way of a close reading …
Holocaust Cinema,
2013
Ghetto Fighters House Museum
Holocaust Cinema, Beth Dotan
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Historical Dictionary of Holocaust Cinema, by Robert C. Reimer and Carol J. Reimer. (Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc. 2012), and “Holocaust Movies,” by Guy Matalon, in The Bloomsbury Companion to Religion and Film, edited by William L. Blizek. (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013). Previously published as The Continuum Companion to Religion and Film, 2009.
Deviance Or Making Do: Seder In The Institution,
2013
Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Deviance Or Making Do: Seder In The Institution, Jordan Mathurin
Academic Symposium of Undergraduate Scholarship
Deviance or Making Do: Seder in the Institution, compares the institution of Jewish religion and the traditions that go along with the holiday of Pesach, Passover, against one impromptu Passover Seder held at a rehab clinic and mental health hospital. It shows how in many ways and to many of the Jewish faith this event could be viewed in such a way that it is labeled as deviant, but in the end how far does it actually stray from the true heart of a Seder?
We Survived … At Last I Speak,
2013
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
We Survived … At Last I Speak, Leon Malmed
Zea E-Books Collection
This is Leon Malmed’s true story of his and his sister Rachel’s escape from the Holocaust in Occupied France. When their father and mother were arrested in 1942, their courageous and heroic French neighbors volunteered to watch their children until they returned. Leon’s parents were taken first to Drancy, then to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and they never returned. Meanwhile their downstairs neighbors, Henri and Suzanne Ribouleau, gave the children a home and family and sheltered them through subsequent roundups, threats, air raids, and the war’s privations. The courage, sympathy, and dedication of the Ribouleaus and others stand in strong contrast to the …
The Gatekeepers,
2013
University of Nebraska at Omaha
The Gatekeepers, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Gatekeepers (2013) directed by Dror Moreh.
Fill The Void,
2013
Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
Fill The Void, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Fill the Void (2012) directed by Rama Burshtein.
"Il Signor Mengele Di Bolzano": L'Alto Adige Come Via Di Fuga Dei Criminali Nazisti (1945-1951),
2013
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
"Il Signor Mengele Di Bolzano": L'Alto Adige Come Via Di Fuga Dei Criminali Nazisti (1945-1951), Gerald Steinacher
Department of History: Faculty Publications
Il tecnico altoatesino Richard Klement, il meccanico bolzanino Helmut Gregor: apparentemente semplici cittadini emigrati in Argentina dopo le devastazioni della seconda guerra mondiale. Ma questi nomi ne celano altri ben più noti: Adolf Eichmann e Josef Mengele. Sono solo due delle migliaia di nazisti che dopo la sconfitta, attraverso l'Alto Adige e il porto di Genova, riuscirono a raggiungere terre più sicure come Spagna, Sudamerica, Medio Oriente. Eichmann e Mengele si erano avvalsi per la loro fuga oltreoceano nel 1950 di documenti rilasciati loro in Alto Adige dopo aver assunto una nuova identità. Perché il prototipo del "burocrate dello sterminio" …
The Institute Of Judaeo-Christian Studies Annual Newsletter,
2013
Seton Hall University
The Institute Of Judaeo-Christian Studies Annual Newsletter, The Institute Of Judaeo-Christian Studies
Newsletters
The 2013 issue of The Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies Annual Newsletter, Vol 1.
Bringing Feminism, Halakhah, And Social Status Together: Women's Ordination In American Judaism,
2013
Colby College
Bringing Feminism, Halakhah, And Social Status Together: Women's Ordination In American Judaism, Michelle Seares
Senior Scholars Papers in Jewish Studies
The ordination of women as rabbis is seen as one of the most important steps in bringing American Judaism in line with contemporary American values. However, the road to women’s ordination was a long and contentious one that is still being debated in Orthodox circles. The most problematic challenges to changing the role of women in Orthodox Judaism are certain exemptions and prohibitions outlined in the halakhah (Jewish law) that pertain to women. The halakhah exempts women from positive, time-bound commandments and for the purpose of ordination, the most important are those relating to public worship. However, many sources agree …
The Political And Legal Uses Of Scripture,
2013
Syracuse University
The Political And Legal Uses Of Scripture, James W. Watts
Religion - All Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Review Of Elizabeth Schächter, The Jews Of Italy, 1848-1915: Between Tradition And Transformation (London: Vallentine Mitchell, 2011),
2013
Chapman University
Review Of Elizabeth Schächter, The Jews Of Italy, 1848-1915: Between Tradition And Transformation (London: Vallentine Mitchell, 2011), Shira Klein
History Faculty Articles and Research
A book review of Elizabeth Schächter's The Jews of Italy, 1848-1915: Between Tradition and Transformation, published in 2011 by Vallentine Mitchell.
Penance And Peace,
2012
Seton Hall University
Penance And Peace, Lawrence Frizzell
Department of Religion Publications
Cycle C liturgical readings for Christmas Midnight Mass, December 25, 2012: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96; Titus 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.
Our Role In Peacemaking,
2012
Seton Hall University
Our Role In Peacemaking, Lawrence Frizzell
Department of Religion Publications
Cycle C liturgical readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 23, 2012: Mi 5:1-4; Ps 80; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.
Jewish Cultural Aspirations,
2012
University of Southern California
Jewish Cultural Aspirations, Ruth Weisberg
The Jewish Role in American Life: An Annual Review
In the late nineteenth century in Europe and to some extent in the United States, the Jewish upper middle class—particularly the more affluent families—began to enter the cultural spheres of public life, especially in major cities such as Vienna, Berlin, Paris, New York, and London. While many aspects of society were closed to them, theater, the visual arts, music, and art publication were far more inviting, especially if they involved challenging aspects of modernity that might be less attractive to Gentile society. Jews had far less to lose in embracing new forms of expression, and they were very attracted to …
Divine Gifts To Jerusalem And To Mary,
2012
Seton Hall University
Divine Gifts To Jerusalem And To Mary, Lawrence Frizzell
Department of Religion Publications
Cycle C liturgical readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, December 9, 2012: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126; Phil 1:4-11; Lk 3:1-6. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.
