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Ellen Muehlberger deposited The Ascetic Leader in Gregory of Nyssa’s Life of Moses in the group
Late Antiquity on Humanities Commons 4 years, 12 months agoIn this essay, I consider the ideal ascetic leader depicted in the Life of Moses attributed to Gregory of Nyssa: that leader is not a bishop, but a leader who has more experience with the day-to-day struggles of monks, particularly the kind of struggles described by Evagrius and writers influenced by him.
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Ellen Muehlberger deposited The Ascetic Leader in Gregory of Nyssa’s Life of Moses on Humanities Commons 4 years, 12 months ago
In this essay, I consider the ideal ascetic leader depicted in the Life of Moses attributed to Gregory of Nyssa: that leader is not a bishop, but a leader who has more experience with the day-to-day struggles of monks, particularly the kind of struggles described by Evagrius and writers influenced by him.
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Ellen Muehlberger's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
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Monique Rodrigues Balbuena started the topic Elections: Sephardic Forum Executive Committee Nomination in the discussion
LLC Sephardic on MLA Commons 6 years, 2 months agoDear MLA Sephardic Forum Members,
Thank you for the opportunity to run for a position on the Sephardic Forum Executive Committee. The voting will close at midnight (EST) on 10 December.
I would like to introduce myself and share some of my interests and goals. I am Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Jewish Studies in the Clark…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Shoulson's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 6 years, 3 months ago
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited Interspecies and Cross-species Generation: in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 6 years, 3 months agoThis article treats late ancient rabbinic texts (ca. 1st-early 3rd cents. CE), reading them as biology, and following their ideas about the limits and possibilities of reproductive and species variation. I read sources from the tractates of Niddah, Kil’ayim, and Bekhorot, in the Mishnah and Toseta, as expressions of a science of generation, or a b…[Read more]
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited Interspecies and Cross-species Generation: in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 3 months agoThis article treats late ancient rabbinic texts (ca. 1st-early 3rd cents. CE), reading them as biology, and following their ideas about the limits and possibilities of reproductive and species variation. I read sources from the tractates of Niddah, Kil’ayim, and Bekhorot, in the Mishnah and Toseta, as expressions of a science of generation, or a b…[Read more]
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited Interspecies and Cross-species Generation: in the group
Rabbinic Literature and Culture on AJS Commons 6 years, 3 months agoThis article treats late ancient rabbinic texts (ca. 1st-early 3rd cents. CE), reading them as biology, and following their ideas about the limits and possibilities of reproductive and species variation. I read sources from the tractates of Niddah, Kil’ayim, and Bekhorot, in the Mishnah and Toseta, as expressions of a science of generation, or a b…[Read more]
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited Interspecies and Cross-species Generation: in the group
Late Antiquity on Humanities Commons 6 years, 3 months agoThis article treats late ancient rabbinic texts (ca. 1st-early 3rd cents. CE), reading them as biology, and following their ideas about the limits and possibilities of reproductive and species variation. I read sources from the tractates of Niddah, Kil’ayim, and Bekhorot, in the Mishnah and Toseta, as expressions of a science of generation, or a b…[Read more]
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited Interspecies and Cross-species Generation: in the group
Ancient Jew Review on Humanities Commons 6 years, 3 months agoThis article treats late ancient rabbinic texts (ca. 1st-early 3rd cents. CE), reading them as biology, and following their ideas about the limits and possibilities of reproductive and species variation. I read sources from the tractates of Niddah, Kil’ayim, and Bekhorot, in the Mishnah and Toseta, as expressions of a science of generation, or a b…[Read more]
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited Interspecies and Cross-species Generation: on Humanities Commons 6 years, 3 months ago
This article treats late ancient rabbinic texts (ca. 1st-early 3rd cents. CE), reading them as biology, and following their ideas about the limits and possibilities of reproductive and species variation. I read sources from the tractates of Niddah, Kil’ayim, and Bekhorot, in the Mishnah and Toseta, as expressions of a science of generation, or a b…[Read more]
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Ellen Muehlberger's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 6 years, 3 months ago
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited “All that is in the Settlement” : Humans, Likeness, and Species in the Rabbinic Bestiary in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 4 months ago***For a copy of the article please write to RNEIS@umich.edu***
While biologists argue about the limits and definition of a species, the urge to cluster and distinguish among the plenitude of lifeforms that populates the planet remains. Contemporary concerns about attempts to clone monkeys and to engineer human-porcine chimeras point to…[Read more]
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited “All that is in the Settlement” : Humans, Likeness, and Species in the Rabbinic Bestiary in the group
Rabbinic Literature and Culture on AJS Commons 6 years, 4 months ago***For a copy of the article please write to RNEIS@umich.edu***
While biologists argue about the limits and definition of a species, the urge to cluster and distinguish among the plenitude of lifeforms that populates the planet remains. Contemporary concerns about attempts to clone monkeys and to engineer human-porcine chimeras point to…[Read more]
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited “All that is in the Settlement” : Humans, Likeness, and Species in the Rabbinic Bestiary in the group
Late Antiquity on Humanities Commons 6 years, 4 months ago***For a copy of the article please write to RNEIS@umich.edu***
While biologists argue about the limits and definition of a species, the urge to cluster and distinguish among the plenitude of lifeforms that populates the planet remains. Contemporary concerns about attempts to clone monkeys and to engineer human-porcine chimeras point to…[Read more]
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited “All that is in the Settlement” : Humans, Likeness, and Species in the Rabbinic Bestiary in the group
Jewish History and Culture in Antiquity on AJS Commons 6 years, 4 months ago***For a copy of the article please write to RNEIS@umich.edu***
While biologists argue about the limits and definition of a species, the urge to cluster and distinguish among the plenitude of lifeforms that populates the planet remains. Contemporary concerns about attempts to clone monkeys and to engineer human-porcine chimeras point to…[Read more]
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited “All that is in the Settlement” : Humans, Likeness, and Species in the Rabbinic Bestiary in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 4 months ago***For a copy of the article please write to RNEIS@umich.edu***
While biologists argue about the limits and definition of a species, the urge to cluster and distinguish among the plenitude of lifeforms that populates the planet remains. Contemporary concerns about attempts to clone monkeys and to engineer human-porcine chimeras point to…[Read more]
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Rachel Rafael Neis deposited “All that is in the Settlement” : Humans, Likeness, and Species in the Rabbinic Bestiary on Humanities Commons 6 years, 4 months ago
***For a copy of the article please write to RNEIS@umich.edu***
While biologists argue about the limits and definition of a species, the urge to cluster and distinguish among the plenitude of lifeforms that populates the planet remains. Contemporary concerns about attempts to clone monkeys and to engineer human-porcine chimeras point to…[Read more]
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Ellen Muehlberger deposited Angel in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 4 months agoA reflection on what notions of angels suggest about how late ancient people knew the world and its inhabitants.
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Ellen Muehlberger deposited Angel in the group
Late Antiquity on Humanities Commons 6 years, 4 months agoA reflection on what notions of angels suggest about how late ancient people knew the world and its inhabitants.
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