David Skelton
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David Skelton deposited Acting Out Gilgamesh in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 4 years, 10 months agoThis is a piece I wrote up about one of my favorite class activities.
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This is a piece I wrote up about one of my favorite class activities.
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David Skelton's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago
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David Skelton deposited Angels among us? The Watchers myth and angelology in Ephrem’s Commentary on Genesis and the Ethiopic tradition in the group
Syriac Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months agoThis study examines the euhemeristic interpretation of Genesis 6:1–4 as it appears in Ephrem
of Nisibis’ Commentary on Genesis and its influence on Syriac and Ethiopic commentary
traditions. I suggest that Ephrem’s attempt to mitigate the angelic interpretation of Genesis
6 ironically mirrors his own angelology. The distinctive components he ad…[Read more] -
David Skelton deposited Angels among us? The Watchers myth and angelology in Ephrem’s Commentary on Genesis and the Ethiopic tradition on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months ago
This study examines the euhemeristic interpretation of Genesis 6:1–4 as it appears in Ephrem
of Nisibis’ Commentary on Genesis and its influence on Syriac and Ethiopic commentary
traditions. I suggest that Ephrem’s attempt to mitigate the angelic interpretation of Genesis
6 ironically mirrors his own angelology. The distinctive components he ad…[Read more] -
David Skelton deposited Syriac of the Wisdom of Solomon for THB in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 5 months agoThis is the Syriac section for the Wisdom of Solomon article.
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David Skelton deposited Syriac of the Wisdom of Solomon for THB in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 5 months agoThis is the Syriac section for the Wisdom of Solomon article.
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David Skelton deposited Syriac of the Wisdom of Solomon for THB in the group
Ancient Jew Review on Humanities Commons 6 years, 5 months agoThis is the Syriac section for the Wisdom of Solomon article.
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David Skelton deposited Syriac of the Wisdom of Solomon for THB on Humanities Commons 6 years, 5 months ago
This is the Syriac section for the Wisdom of Solomon article.
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David Skelton's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 6 years, 5 months ago
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David Skelton's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 6 years, 7 months ago
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David Skelton's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 6 months ago
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David Skelton's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 8 months ago
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David Skelton deposited Ben Sira’s Imaginative Theodicy in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 8 months agoThis paper examines the concept of kingship in the book of Ben Sira by exploring both the adages regarding rulers and the Praise of the Ancestors. In the former, Ben Sira stresses God’s sovereignty over the Gentile ruler, and in the latter he assures peace through fidelity to the Aaronide priesthood, especially the lineage of Simeon. He…[Read more]
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David Skelton started the topic http://www.bensira.org in the discussion
Ben Sira on Humanities Commons 8 years, 8 months agoMost of you probably know this resource already, but in case you do not, http://www.bensira.org has digital images of all the Hebrew Ben Sira manuscripts in good quality. Also, I noticed just recently that the images from the Bodleian Libraries now upload directly. You no longer have to navigate to a different website and figure out what image…[Read more]
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This paper examines the concept of kingship in the book of Ben Sira by exploring both the adages regarding rulers and the Praise of the Ancestors. In the former, Ben Sira stresses God’s sovereignty over the Gentile ruler, and in the latter he assures peace through fidelity to the Aaronide priesthood, especially the lineage of Simeon. He…[Read more]
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David Skelton changed their profile picture on Humanities Commons 8 years, 8 months ago