258 research outputs found
David in the role of a second Moses – The revelation of the temple-model (tabnît) in 1 Chronicles 28
No full textThe essay aims first to elucidate the diverse activities of King David related to the foundation of the first temple of Jerusalem and its cult. The second part of the paper will consider the question of how David’s striking equation with Moses, Israel’s cult founder par excellence, should be understood. Is he a second Moses? What is the status of the instructions compiled by him in comparison with that of the Torah? This question seems to have attracted only little attention in scholarship. The importance of David in general is often explained with reference
to the Chronicler’s hope for a restauration of the Davidic monarchy in the late Persian or early Hellenistic era, or rather as an eschatological messianic expectation. However, if one or the other were the case, why, one should ask, would the author put such emphasis on David’s competence for the conceptualization and the establishment of the Jerusalemite cult. In view of this strong focus, one might imagine another main reason for the great importance assigned to David by the author: it might have less to do with his significance as dynasty founder and bearer of messianic hopes than with the high value given to the Jerusalemite temple and its foundation which necessitated an appropriate founder personality. David’s importance in the Book of Chronicles consists primarily in his role of founder of Israel’s unique sanctuary and the organization of its cult
Transgressing Time, Place, Gender, and the Material: The Political Strategies of Louise Erdrich, Tomson Highway, and Daniel David Moses
No full textThe colonization of Aboriginal peoples in North America involved systematic efforts to control and eradicate Indigenous knowledges and cultures. However, Aboriginal peoples have resisted colonization through creative expression; creating space for the exploration and critique of the myriad identities informed by this relationship. This study focuses on work by prominent American and Canadian authors Louise Erdrich, Tomson Highway, and Daniel David Moses. Erdrich, who self‐identifies as Chippewa with mixed European ancestry, is best known for the interconnections of short narratives between and within her novels. Tomson Highway, a Cree novelist and playwright, is most famous for his cycles of“rez” playsdetailing life on a fictional Ontario reserve. Daniel David Moses, member of the Delaware First Nation in Brantford, Ontario and acclaimed Canadian playwright, is best known for his parody of non‐Aboriginal constructions of the “authentic Indian” in his work. These authors use political destruction of normative categories, particularly gender transgression, but also past and present, here and there, material reality and the spirit realm to create space for the playful exploration of Indigenous identities. I explore the ways in which gender transgression is nested in larger themes of playful category destruction and creative reconstruction to open up issues of political importance to these authors. By exploring these themes in conjunction with author biographies and interviews, I identify the political motives and implications of category transgression
Economic utopia of the Torah. Economic concepts of the Hebrew Bible interpreted according to the Rabbinical Literature
Get PDFHebrew Bible offers alternative Economic utopia for building Theocratic society. In this paper, various economic concepts and themes are presented, as found in the Hebrew Bible. These economic concepts include taxation, property rights, labor market, social policy, banking, years of Sabbath and Jubilee, and business cycles. Most economic issues of the Bible are found in the texts of Torah, also known as five Books of Moses. These texts are analyzed by using classical Rabbinical commentaries for better insight. Contrary to the modern Economic theory which is based on the assumptions of scarcity of resources and unlimited needs of consumers, Economics of the Torah is based on God’s resources which are enough for all true needs of His people.Hebrew Bible, History of Economics, History of Economic Thought, Ancient Israel, Judaism
A silent unheard voice in the Old Testament: The Cushite woman whom Moses married in Numbers 12:1–10
Get PDFMost of the time, women’s names are not mentioned, words are not put in their mouths or they are not allowed to say a word, and their achievements are behind the scene in the narratives. Passages that mention the presence and contribution of African women in the Bible are especially neglected, perhaps because there are few African women biblical scholars and also deep prejudices against women. References to the African wife of Moses (Numbers 12) are so scanty in the Bible that very few critical biblical scholars noticed them. The purpose of this article is to discuss critically the narrative of the Cushite woman whom Moses married and her marginalisation by the author of the story in Numbers 12:1-10. The narrator of the text did not only refuse to give her a name, there is no single word put in her mouth despite the dominant and significant role her presence played in the narrative. Why is she silent and what does her silence mean? The answers to these questions are discussed in this article
Alcohol and illicit Drug Abuse Among Children and Adolescence in Jos Nigeria
No full textAims: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, demographic
Characteristics of the study population and type of substance abused among children and adolescents below the age of 18 years.
Method :1160 patients below the age of 18 years who had attended psychiatric care between December 1980 and November 1996 had their case notes scrutinized in details and records of substance abuse, demographic and clinical characteristics were noted.
Results: 36(3.09%) patients presented with drug and alcohol related problems, at various stages of substance abuse. 32(88.89%) were males while 4(11.11%) were females.
12(33.33%) patients had abused cannabis 9(25.00%) patients had abused more than one substance. 3(8.33%) patients used alcohol exclusively.
Conclusion
1. People less than 18 yeas were less likely to use alcohol compare to illicit drugs
2. Religious belief was not a determinant in the use of substance among children and adolescents below the age of 18 years.
Highland Medical Research Journal Vol.1(3) 2003: 18-2
Paul's Mosaic Ascent: An Interpretation of 2 Corinthians 12.7–9
No full textThis essay offers a reading of 2 Cor 12.7–9 in light of a rabbinic story of Moses' ascent to heaven (b. Šabb.88b-89a). After an exploration of Moses in 2 Corinthians the author argues that vv. 7–9, like vv. 2–4, constitute an ascent report (vv. 2–4). This ascent report, it is maintained, is structurally parallel to Moses' heavenly ascent inb. Šabb.88b-89a. Early traditions of Moses' ascent to heaven and dominance over angels suggest that Paul knew a form of the Mosaic ascent, and parodied it to highlight his weakness and paradoxical authority in vv. 7–9.</jats:p
The effects of incorporating community supported agriculture on the profitability of farms in the Northeastern U.S.
No full textThe number of farms in the United States has been in a constant decline for nearly ninety years, while simultaneously there have been increases in the average size of farms and in the total value of agricultural output. While there are many causes of the decline of farms, there seem to be few solutions that help to maintain farm viability. This is especially true of farms in the Northeastern U.S. which face different pressures and risks, particularly those associated with urbanization when compared to farms in other regions in the nation. Previous studies have shown that direct marketing of agricultural products to consumers is one of the ways to enhance the profitability for farms. This thesis explores that notion by examining a less well-researched direct marketing method known as community supported agriculture (CSA). Specifically, the purpose of this thesis is to analyze whether there are meaningful profit differentials between direct market farms that incorporate CSA into their marketing mix and those that do not. Respondent level data from the 2007 U.S. Census of Agriculture are analyzed to characterize the demographic, economic and structural features of direct market farms that incorporate CSA into their marketing mix. The eleven states in the greater Northeast region of the U.S. provide the geographic context for the study. The analysis showed that Northeast CSA farms tended to be small farms which more heavily depended on direct sales to consumers when compared to all U.S. farms. CSA farms were also operated by younger principal operators who were more likely to be female. While looking at the raw data and characterizing farms based on averages was helpful, econometric modeling was used to gain a more accurate view of the effects of CSA incorporation on farm profitability. An ordinary least squares model was estimated to explain the impact on a farms’ net cash income of having a CSA in the greater Northeast, while taking into account other factors that impact farm income such as demographic, organizational and socio-economic factors of farms and farmers. The models revealed a statistically significant, positive effect for the inclusion of a CSA for farms operating in the large family farm category. The results provide some evidence that large family farms in the Northeast could benefit from incorporating a CSA into their marketing mix. Given the study limitations, continued research, perhaps using an expanded dataset or more recent data, could potentially corroborate and expand upon these results.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby David Moses Oberstei
Gudar och människor bland texter och paratexter : Om varför Gamla testamentet inte har några författare
Get PDFIt is a well-known fact that the books of the Hebrew Bible are, to a great extent, anonymous and that the individuals long identified as their authors (Moses, Isaiah, David, Solomon, and so on) are not the ones who have penned them. How, then, should the few paratexts that do, in fact, relate texts explicitly to named individuals be understood? In this article, I argue that such a question is essentially related to the historical contingency of author concepts. After introducing the work of Roland Barthes and Michel Foucault as a contrast to the Romantic author ideal, I provide an outline of two diverging author concepts in the ancient world: (1) a Mesopotamian trajectory where texts often circulated anonymously and where authorship was distributed across several agents, with a divine-human interaction at its core, and (2) a Greek trajectory, where authors were regularly named and given prime place in the interpretive activity. By arguing that there are clear overlaps in the way authorship is conceived in the Mesopotamian trajectory and in the Hebrew Bible (more specifically in the book of Isaiah), I provide a new framework in relation to which the formation of the literature of the Hebrew Bible can be understood
Conducting hydrologic research with hobbyist electronics: Gaining new insights into stemflow processes with low-cost custom sensor platforms
Get PDFThe need for greater spatiotemporal resolutions has been a key constraint in the study of the hydrology of vegetated surfaces. Of particular importance to further understanding is the capability to link intra-storm dynamics of interception of precipitation to the meteorological conditions which produced it. Within the study of interception, the dynamics of precipitation routed from the canopy down a plant’s stem (stemflow) represents a significant and highly variable localized input of water. In this study, a “maker” approach is applied to demonstrate a new sensing system which leverages the low-cost and accessibility of hobbyist electronic components in the monitoring of stemflow production. A case study highlighting the performance of the new sensing system serves to demonstrate the potential utility and effectiveness of these low-cost platforms in linking the intra-storm variability of stemflow production to the overall meteorological conditions.Not peer reviewe
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