Theft and robbery in Chrysostom's time by H. F. Stander

“…His homilies on the New Testament will be scrutinized for information on this negative feature of the ancient world, since homilies are always important sources for information on social issues. …”
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Governmentality, Democracy, and Liberalism: Desire in Samrat Upadhyay’s ‘The Guru of Love’ by Pushpa Acharya

“…Upadhyay’s novel is a testament to the celebration of individualism and shows the workings of capitalist and liberal deregulation as a mechanism for managing and channelling desires. …”
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The Intermediate State: Revelation 6:9–11 and 20:4–6, 13 in the Light of Daniel 12:2, 13 by Bohdan Kuryliak, Ihor Kuryliak

“…The article discusses the six parallels between these texts and, based on the Old Testament background, shows that the word ψυχή in Rev 6:9–11 means “blood,” which represents the slain martyrs. …”
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Torah quotations common to Philo of Alexandria and the Acts of the Apostles by G. J. Steyn

“…It forms part of a larger project which investigates the common use of a possible Old Greek Version by both Philo and the New Testament. Six cases are investigated of which five are present in Stephen’s Speech in Acts 7. …”
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The persuasive function of the blood of Jesus in Matthew 26:28 by M.J. Nel

“…It is argued that the shift towards allusions and echoes when explaining Jesus’ death aligns with Matthew’s strategy that can be described as a kaleidoscopic atonement theory, in which he weaves various Old Testament themes together to construct a comprehensive theory of atonement in Matthew 20:28 and 26:28. …”
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EMBODIMENT, IDENTITY FORMATION AND MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP: ROOTS OF THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION by J. Barentsen

“… The relationship between theory and practice refracts differently in my journey in practical theology, during which I moved from deductive to inductive approaches, and from New Testament studies to practical ecclesiology and religious leadership. …”
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“Nay ’tis in grain, I warrant it hold colour”: The Materiality of Black in Middleton’s Black Book by Chantal SCHÜTZ

“…From the dyes and funeral fabrics of A Mad World, my Masters to the animals that embody it, the materiality of Middleton’s blackness is testament to his eminently sensual approach to the world he portrays and mocks. …”
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Początkowe stadia życia ludzkiego według św. Pawła by Andrzej Muszala

“…His opinion in this issue is based on two fragments from the Old Testament: Jb 10: 8–10 and Ps 139: 13–16. They represent the one seed theory, saying that a new man is formed only from the man’s seed; the role of the mother comes down to be a container receiving male semen. …”
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Is the expulsion of women as foreigners in Ezra 9-10 justifiably convenantal? by Emmanuel Usue

“…Consequently, the story has generated various viewpoints among Old Testament scholars. However, in this article, the author has attempted to show that Ezra and his associates did not provide convincing reasons for these massive expulsions. …”
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Die Filistynse plaag in 1 Samuel 5-6: medies-teologiese verlarings

“… According to the Old Testament (1 Samuel 5 and 6) the Ark of the Covenant was on occasion captured from the Israelites by the Philistines and taken to their own country. …”
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Творчество А.П. Чехова в рецепции С.Н. Булгакова by Anatolij Sobennikow

“…Thus the philosopher extends the boundaries of aesthetic analysis, and considers Chekhov's oeuvre as a testament, while the personality of the writer becomes an example of civic service.…”
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Navigating the Labyrinth of Gender Incongruence in Conservative Societies: A Call for Compassion and Understanding by Hiya Boro

“…The resilience and courage of this young patient serve as a powerful testament to the human spirit’s quest for authenticity, urging a compassionate and inclusive societal transformation.…”
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The architectural beginnings of Bogdan Bogdanović: The residential settlement of the Hydrotechnical Institute on the foothills of Avala by Janakova-Grujić Mare B.

“…This early work by Bogdanović stands as a vivid testament to the notions that the builder adhered to throughout his working life; through them, he came to replace mechanization with craftsmanship, ordinariness and typification with imagination, and blind modernization with tradition.…”
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A law of meaning by Bernhard Wälchli, Anna Sjöberg

“…We implement the law in an algorithm using Dunning’s log-likelihood and illustrate it by extracting markers for ‘know’, negation, first person subject and complementizers from translations of the New Testament in a variety sample of 83 languages with manual evaluation of all extracted markers. …”
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UNHEARD VOICES OF WOMEN IN THE BIBLE, WITH IMPLICATIONS OF EMPOWERMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF TODAY’S CHURCH by L.M. Mudimeli, J.D.N. Van der Westhuizen

“…This article journeys with a narrative from the New Testament that encourages deconstruction of discourses that are harmful to women and reconstruction of healthy discourses that are inclusive and do not discriminate against women on the basis of gender. …”
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Ancient Christian care for prisoners: first and second centuries by T. Nicklas

“…The study explores material not only from the New Testament Gospels (Matt. 25; Luke 4) and Acts, but also from the Pauline Corpus and extra-canonical literature such as Ignatius of Antioch’s Epistles, later Acts of the Apostles, Martyrdom literature and even a passage from Lucian of Samosata’s Life of Peregrinus. …”
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The second life of micro-organisms. Bio-digital design for a new ecology of space and behaviour by Alessandro Valenti, Claudia Pasquero

“…It is an extended approach to design – ranging from the micro to macro – incorporated in applications where projects and installations become interactive laboratories based on interspecies collaboration. A testament to this approach is the work carried out by a multidisciplinary entity like ecoLogicStudio, through theory and practice.…”
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Style and Influence: Computing Hebrews and the Early Christian Stylistic Fingerprint by Erich Benjamin Pracht, Thomas McCauley

“…We find that the author of Hebrews shares stylistic micro-patterns particularly with his co-religionists, which indicates that, already in New Testament times, the literature of emerging Christianity was developing a distinctive stylistic fingerprint, the features of which were transferred from one author to another.…”
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Twee weergawes van die gebed van Salomo (1 Kon. 8 en 2 Kron. 6): 'n vergelykende studie by D. F. O'Kennedy

“… Solomon’s prayer is one of the most important prose prayers in the Old Testament. We find this prayer in two different theological and literary traditions of the Bible: 1 Kings 8:22-53 and 2 Chronicles 6:12-42. …”
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Listening to the Unsaid: Utilizing Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) to Manage the Dental Anxiety of a Special Child by ASIYA ATTAR, KASTURI SHUKLA

“…Hence, this is more than just a story of individual growth and professional transformation. It is a testament to the power of listening to the little voices of patients in ensuring that paediatric dental care is not only effective but also positive and empowering for these children.…”
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