"Garden of Eden" or "Paradise of delight"? The Septuagint's rendering of ??? in the book of Genesis by H. Ausloos

“…Through an analysis of the equivalents used in the Greek version of the Creation narrative, it is argued that the Septuagint translator of Genesis, alternately transliterating and translating ??? …”
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Asenet se drievoudige transformasie. Vergelykende momente in die apokriewe verhaal "Josef en Asenet" en die Pauliniese corpus by J. A. du Rand

“… Among theologians the apocryphal story of “Joseph and Aseneth” has in the majority of cases been interpreted as a narrative of transformation of Aseneth from a pagan to the Jewish religion of the God of Joseph. …”
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Representações da criançana literatura de autoria indígena by Iara Tatiana Bonin

“…Well - known since the nineties in the core of a wider differences - oriented movement, Brazilian indigenous literature is shaped as a space for the production of hybrid, multimodal and intercultural narratives. Works by authors of different ethnic groups are a favoured record of the contact among people – identity marks are inscribed in them and sometimes monolithic visions and stereotyped representations of indigenous people are challen ged. …”
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Verdade, ficção e memórias da violência na narrativa de Valêncio Xavier by Fernanda Valim Côrtes Miguel

“…This article aims to reflect on the whole work Rremembranças da menina de rua morta nua e outros livros (2006) from some of the seven stories that make up this publica- tion. Taking the narrative as a starting point, we will point traces of memories of systemic and salable social violence, marked by poverty, exploitation and human misery. …”
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Promessas antológicas: o conto latino-americano contemporâneo a partir de algumas antologias by Wilson Alves-Bezerra

“…What do contemporary anthologies of Latin American literature portray in regards to the ways of reading, organizing and selecting the short contemporary narratives of Latin America? Some issues will be approached, grounded in consi- derations made over three recently published anthologies within this genre -Antologia panamericana ; Os outros: antologia de narrativa argentina contemporânea ; Les bonnes nouvelles de l ́Amérique latine . …”
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Enkele treë tot 'n moontlike re-konfigurasie van pastorale terapie? Perspektiewe op ontwikkelende praktyke by J. A. van den Berg, A. de Beer, M. Fourie

“…A lecturer and two former students reflect on certain developments in the program using a model of narrative research and reflection. In this description developing and possible alternative perspectives are sketched for possible future developments in the teaching and providing of pastoral therapy. …”
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The misnomers of spiritual 'directing' and 'coaching' by H. E. Pienaar

“…Within the author’s theoretical paradigm, spiritual accompaniment and spiritual, narrative informed, coaching were said to be kindred spirits. …”
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Séries literárias juvenis: autoria e circulação da cultura by Andréa Borges Leão

“…New issues emerge in the creation process, plot and narrative structure of the novels, as well as regarding the autonomy of the readers in choosing illegitimately their book and in following, for years, far from the school system, the adventures of recurring heroes. …”
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As quitandadeiras de Minas Gerais: memórias brancas e memórias negras by Javier Alejandro Lifschitz, Juliana Bonomo

“…In this article, we analyze narratives of memory about homemade pastries (quitandas) and the women who make them (quitandeiras) in the state of Minas Gerais, in three historical moments: as practices of African origin, which during the eighteenth and nineteenth century was reproduced in the colonies by black slave women selling food on the streets, carrying their trays; as practices of Portuguese origin, held within farms domestic black slaves under the supervision of white mistresses of Portuguese origin and, finally, as current policy of cultural heritage. …”
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A ironia como projeto: movimentos da narrativa de Cora Coralina no campo literário brasileiro by Clovis Carvalho Britto, Maria Eugênia Curado

“…We try to analyze some parts ofthe trajectory,creative project and public reception of Cora Coralina's narrative pieces(1889-1985) through Pierre Bourdieu's theory, according to hissociology of literature. …”
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Experiencing forced migration in childhood: the case of refugees from the former Yugoslavia in Norway by Dragana Kovacevic Bielicki

“…This article discusses how former child refugees from Yugoslav wars, who have permanently resettled in Norway, narrate their past refugee experiences, and how they negotiate their belonging and integration in the present. …”
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BEAUTIFUL JUSTICE AND JUST BEAUTY? EXPLORING JUSTICE AND BEAUTY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE WRONGED by M. Louw

“…Hereafter, in a similar fashion, the article explores, as a second theme, Wolterstorff’s understanding of beauty as related to the so-called grand narrative of art. Regarding both themes, I follow a basic structure: outlining the problem; offering critiquing, and exploring possible alternatives. …”
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Narrativas ao Sul: viagem e música em quatro romances de Assis Brasil by André Tessaro Pelinser, Maria Zilda Ferreira Cury

“…This paper also discusses one feature that characte rises that set of novels: music, which frequently provides the characters’ mobility with a rhythm, implying the development of a comprehensive metaphor and suggesting new meanings to those narratives.…”
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A escrita da cidade partida: identidade e alteridade em Capão Pecado by Luciana Paiva Coronel

“…It deviates from the strong tendency of considering all cities alike in the Brazilian fiction scenery by means of a narrative that takes place in a geographical area within the outskirts of São Paulo. …”
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Silent no more: sexual violence in conflict as a challenge to the worldwide church by D. Tombs

“…Building on feminist readings of sexual violence in biblical narratives it then explores sexual violence referenced in the death of Saul (I Samuel 31) alongside news reports of the death of Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011. …”
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Imitatio Christi and the holy folly of divine violence: the church as ultimate criminal by J. A. Meylahn

“…If the Christ event is read as an exemplary narrative of the post-metaphysics in the linguistic turn in the work of Derrida, this opens up new possibilities for both theology as well as the role of the church within the context of a postmodern world, and these possibilities will be explored. …”
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Abuso e repressão: fibras do mesmo fio na infância das meninas de Helena Parente Cunha by Lílian Almeida de Oliveira Lima

“…The narrative production of Brazilian writer Helena Parente Cunha is marked by the presence of female characters and the questioning of this universe, shaking structures and hegemonic standards. …”
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Exegetical analyses and spiritual readings of the story of the annunciation (Luke 1:26-38) by Huub Welzen

“…The third reading, which is based on narrative criticism, focuses on what happens to the characters of the story. …”
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Good to love or good to eat? Ethical and ideological implications of hunting, killing and the consumption of anthropomorphic animals in popular picturebooks by Kelly Hübben

“…This paper discusses the visual and narrative construction of species difference in a selection of Little Golden Books, as well as its ethical and ideological implications. …”
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