Francesca Stavrakopoulou
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Thomas Bolin deposited The Temple of יהו at Elephantine and Persian Religious Policy on Humanities Commons 7 years, 8 months ago
This essay looks at how the Persian authorization to rebuild of Jewish temple at Elephantine reflects imperial policy and sheds light on post-exilic Judaism.
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Ian Wilson deposited Isaiah 1-12: Presentation of a (Davidic?) Politics in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoIn this essay I sketch an outline of how the book of Isaiah presents its politics, working from the assumption—based on the research of Peter Ackroyd and others—that the presentation of Isaiah, the prophet, in the book’s opening chapters is key. I end up arguing that the book advocates for Davidic politics, as others have claimed, but that its d…[Read more]
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Ian Wilson deposited Isaiah 1-12: Presentation of a (Davidic?) Politics in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoIn this essay I sketch an outline of how the book of Isaiah presents its politics, working from the assumption—based on the research of Peter Ackroyd and others—that the presentation of Isaiah, the prophet, in the book’s opening chapters is key. I end up arguing that the book advocates for Davidic politics, as others have claimed, but that its d…[Read more]
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Ian Wilson deposited Isaiah 1-12: Presentation of a (Davidic?) Politics in the group
Ancient Near East on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoIn this essay I sketch an outline of how the book of Isaiah presents its politics, working from the assumption—based on the research of Peter Ackroyd and others—that the presentation of Isaiah, the prophet, in the book’s opening chapters is key. I end up arguing that the book advocates for Davidic politics, as others have claimed, but that its d…[Read more]
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Ian Wilson deposited Isaiah 1-12: Presentation of a (Davidic?) Politics in the group
Ancient Jew Review on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoIn this essay I sketch an outline of how the book of Isaiah presents its politics, working from the assumption—based on the research of Peter Ackroyd and others—that the presentation of Isaiah, the prophet, in the book’s opening chapters is key. I end up arguing that the book advocates for Davidic politics, as others have claimed, but that its d…[Read more]
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Ian Wilson deposited Isaiah 1-12: Presentation of a (Davidic?) Politics on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months ago
In this essay I sketch an outline of how the book of Isaiah presents its politics, working from the assumption—based on the research of Peter Ackroyd and others—that the presentation of Isaiah, the prophet, in the book’s opening chapters is key. I will end up arguing that the book advocates for Davidic politics, as others have claimed, but that…[Read more]
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Matthew Suriano's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 1 month ago
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited “Then Suddenly, Everything Resumed Its Course”: The Suspension of Time in the Protevangelium of James Reconsidered in the group
Second Century Christianity on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe second-century Protevangelium of James contains an enigmatic scene that has fascinated readers for centuries: the stilling of the natural world at the birth of Jesus. Joseph describes the spectacle as he departs the cave in which Mary is laboring: “I looked up at the vault of the sky and saw it fixed. I saw the clouds paused in amazement, a…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited “Then Suddenly, Everything Resumed Its Course”: The Suspension of Time in the Protevangelium of James Reconsidered in the group
New Testament on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe second-century Protevangelium of James contains an enigmatic scene that has fascinated readers for centuries: the stilling of the natural world at the birth of Jesus. Joseph describes the spectacle as he departs the cave in which Mary is laboring: “I looked up at the vault of the sky and saw it fixed. I saw the clouds paused in amazement, a…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited “Then Suddenly, Everything Resumed Its Course”: The Suspension of Time in the Protevangelium of James Reconsidered in the group
Christian Apocryphal Literature on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe second-century Protevangelium of James contains an enigmatic scene that has fascinated readers for centuries: the stilling of the natural world at the birth of Jesus. Joseph describes the spectacle as he departs the cave in which Mary is laboring: “I looked up at the vault of the sky and saw it fixed. I saw the clouds paused in amazement, a…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited “Then Suddenly, Everything Resumed Its Course”: The Suspension of Time in the Protevangelium of James Reconsidered in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe second-century Protevangelium of James contains an enigmatic scene that has fascinated readers for centuries: the stilling of the natural world at the birth of Jesus. Joseph describes the spectacle as he departs the cave in which Mary is laboring: “I looked up at the vault of the sky and saw it fixed. I saw the clouds paused in amazement, a…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited “Then Suddenly, Everything Resumed Its Course”: The Suspension of Time in the Protevangelium of James Reconsidered on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months ago
The second-century Protevangelium of James contains an enigmatic scene that has fascinated readers for centuries: the stilling of the natural world at the birth of Jesus. Joseph describes the spectacle as he departs the cave in which Mary is laboring: “I looked up at the vault of the sky and saw it fixed. I saw the clouds paused in amazement, a…[Read more]
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Matthew Suriano changed their profile picture on Humanities Commons 8 years, 6 months ago
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Matthew Suriano changed their profile picture on Humanities Commons 8 years, 6 months ago
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Sarah Bond deposited Altering Infamy Status, Violence, and Civic Exclusion in Late Antiquity in the group
Late Antiquity on Humanities Commons 8 years, 6 months agoThis paper investigates the application of the legal stigma of infamia (disrepute) in Late Antiquity. The legal status is used as a lens through which to view the changing systemic, religious, and social landscapes between the reigns of Diocletian and Justinian, indicating the various uses and, ultimately, abuses of the status, as well as the…[Read more]
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Sarah Bond deposited Altering Infamy Status, Violence, and Civic Exclusion in Late Antiquity on Humanities Commons 8 years, 6 months ago
This paper investigates the application of the legal stigma of infamia (disrepute) in Late Antiquity. The legal status is used as a lens through which to view the changing systemic, religious, and social landscapes between the reigns of Diocletian and Justinian, indicating the various uses and, ultimately, abuses of the status, as well as the…[Read more]
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Ian Wilson's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 6 months ago
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Eric Vanden Eykel's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 7 months ago
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Thomas Bolin deposited Job’s Colophon and Its Contradictions in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 7 months agoAs a paratext, the colophon’s functions can be summarily and quickly described. It marks the ending of a text. In the era before printing this was a necessity, so that later copyists would know that they had a complete text before them to reproduce. This is the case with many Egyptian and Akkadkian colophons. As such, a colophon is an assertion o…[Read more]
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