21 research outputs found
William Lawrence’s Newes from Geneva, or The Lewd Levite (1662): recovering a manuscript restoration play
No full textWilliam Lawrence (c. 1636–1697) was a lawyer, man of letters, translator, and estate owner. This article considers a manuscript play by Lawrence from 1662 called Newes from Geneva, Or The lewd Levite. A Comedy which is largely unknown to scholars of Restoration drama. I begin by outlining the bibliographical and performance history of the author and the play. I then go on to consider the main and, particularly, the sub-plot in relation to the broader post-Restoration historical and literary context. By examining the depiction of the non-conformist minister Levi, and by recovering a set of contemporary sources for the sub-plot, I argue that Lawrence advances an accommodationist position towards non-conformity in the play
�The Voice Of God�
No full textThis recording begins with singing and a man reading Isiah 58:6-12. Alfred Chaplain delivers a sermon on what one must do to gain eternal life. He talks about the qualities of a disciple, mentioning the priest and the Levite passing by one in need instead of helping. He outlines the qualities of a person who obeys the scripture as well as kindness like the Samaritan. He emphasizes to the congregation to show love through actions. This is concluded by Mother Dell singing.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the National Endowment for Humanities - Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Implementation Project Grant in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of its major archival collections as part of the project: Spreading the Word: Expanding Access to African American Religious Archival Collections at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library.</em
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Some rhetorical strategies in later nineteenth-century laboring-class poetry
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No full textPhotograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Velma Leftwich Taliaferro - Author - Published this month by the Levite of Apache company in Norman "Memoirs of a Chickasaw Squaw" is book No. 2 in "The Land We Belong to is Grand" series commemorating Oklahoma's statehood.
Diagnosis and Management of Rare Case of Mesenteric Hematoma Rupture after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): A Case Report and Review of the Literature
No full textWe present a case of a 78-year-old female with history of diastolic heart failure and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation on apixaban presenting with worsening shortness of breath. She underwent transesophageal echocardiogram showing severe aortic stenosis with a valve area of 0.8 cm2. Coronary angiography did not reveal significant coronary artery disease. CT of chest, abdomen, and pelvis did not show any evidence of hematoma or dissection. Patient was scheduled for transfemoral TAVR. Patient’s apixaban was discontinued prior to the procedure. She received heparin during the procedure. She successfully underwent left transfemoral aortic valve replacement. Shortly after the procedure, she complained of abdominal pain and became hypotensive. Blood pressure was 76/44 mm of Hg (MAP 58). Hemoglobin dropped to 8.1 g/dl (baseline 13). Stat CT abdomen and pelvis showed a large volume of hemorrhage in the peritoneal cavity. CTA of abdomen showed no evidence of aortic aneurysm or dissection but active extravasation below the inferior aspect of the spleen. Catheterization of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) identified ileal branch of SMA as the source of bleeding. Embolization using gel foam slurry followed by a coil insertion was performed. Repeat angiogram demonstrated continued extravasation through arcade collaterals. A rapid exploration of the abdominal cavity revealed ruptured mesenteric hematoma. Evacuation of hematoma was performed. Portion of small ileum and bleeding mesenteric branch vessel was resected. Her condition stabilized with no postoperative bleeding and she was discharged on warfarin postoperatively. Use of antithrombotic therapy increases risk of bleeding in TAVR patients. Mesenteric hematoma rupture if not identified can be life-threatening. We believe that this is the first reported case of mesenteric hematoma rupture after a TAVR procedure
The 'Sphere': A Dedicated Bifurcation Aneurysm Flow-Diverter Device.
No full textWe present flow-based results from the early stage design cycle, based on computational modeling, of a prototype flow-diverter device, known as the 'Sphere', intended to treat bifurcation aneurysms of the cerebral vasculature. The device is available in a range of diameters and geometries and is constructed from a single loop of NITINOL(®) wire. The 'Sphere' reduces aneurysm inflow by means of a high-density, patterned, elliptical surface that partially occludes the aneurysm neck. The device is secured in the healthy parent vessel by two armatures in the shape of open loops, resulting in negligible disruption of parent or daughter vessel flow. The device is virtually deployed in six anatomically accurate bifurcation aneurysms: three located at the Basilar tip and three located at the terminus bifurcation of the Internal Carotid artery (at the meeting of the middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries). Both steady state and transient flow simulations reveal that the device presents with a range of aneurysm inflow reductions, with mean flow reductions falling in the range of 30.6-71.8% across the different geometries. A significant difference is noted between steady state and transient simulations in one geometry, where a zone of flow recirculation is not captured in the steady state simulation. Across all six aneurysms, the device reduces the WSS magnitude within the aneurysm sac, resulting in a hemodynamic environment closer to that of a healthy vessel. We conclude from extensive CFD analysis that the 'Sphere' device offers very significant levels of flow reduction in a number of anatomically accurate aneurysm sizes and locations, with many advantages compared to current clinical cylindrical flow-diverter designs. Analysis of the device's mechanical properties and deployability will follow in future publications
Comment le rapport au texte biblique transforme le rapport au texte littéraire au XVIIIe siècle : le cas Rousseau
No full textIn the 18th century, the Bible felt the full force of criticism by radical Enlightenment thinkers who read it piece by piece and denounced the process of its creation as an imposture – thus extending the break initiated by moral and historical critiques of the previous century. In doing so, they nevertheless failed to grant it the literary status of a “profane work”. Yet, Rousseau, who produced a literary rewriting of the Book of Judges with his Levite of Ephraim, pondered over the violence inflicted on biblical intertextuality during his exile in Môtiers: in his Letters Written from the Mountain, he compared it to the violence caused to his own literary works. By draw-ing this parallel, he opened a reflection on the different manners of reading a text, as well as the possibility of regulating the reader’s violence through proposing an ethics of literary reception. Analogy might not work as a substitute; however, it enabled Rousseau to go beyond the mistreatment which anti-philosophers or philosophers inflicted on his works, by giving, among other things, an autobiographical orienta-tion to his writing: one in which the author is ready to take responsibility for giving himself to the reader. The ambivalence of the sacred and the profane, the perception of a common essence of religion – defined either by sacrifice or gift – were thus what helped Rousseau invent the autobiographical pact
The Defining Moment: The Great Depression and the American Economy in the Twentieth Century
No full textChrist as a Priest according to the order of Melchizedek in the Epistle to the Hebrews 7:1 – 28
No full textW genealogii ewangelisty Mateusza (por. 1, 1-18) Jezus jest potomkiem Abrahama i potomkiem Dawida. Łukasz wyprowadza rodowód Jezusa od pierwszego człowieka Adama (por. 3, 23 – 38). Autor Listu do Hebrajczyków dowodzi, że Boży Syn, który według ciała pochodził z pokolenia Judy, sprawuje kapłaństwo „na wieki na wzór Melchizedeka”.
Stosując po mistrzowsku metodę egzegezy tekstu biblijnego narrator wykazuje na podstawie Rdz 14, 17n i Ps 110, 4, że zarówno Melchizedek jak i Jezus Chrystus, nie przynależąc do klasy kapłańskiej, przewyższają kapłaństwo izraelskie. Melchizedek, kapłan i król Salem, od spotkania z Abrahamem opisanego w Rdz 14, 17n, jawi się jako zwierzchnik kapłanów lewickich, chociaż jest spoza narodu wybranego. A dzieje się tak dlatego, że patriarcha Abram „widział, jak synowie Lewiego z szacunkiem mu się pokłonili, otrzymując błogosławieństwo i składając mu daninę”.
Kapłan kananejski odzwierciedla w pewien sposób rysy Jezusa. Istniejąc „bez początku i bez końca” jest on typem Chrystusa, wiecznego Kapłana, który jest Nim na mocy przysięgi złożonej przez Boga: „Tyś jest kapłanem na wieki” (Ps 110, 4). Uroczysta formuła, którą przytacza autor Listu (por. 7, 17.21), nie odnosiła się do kapłanów lewickich, grzesznych i śmiertelnych sług minionego przymierza, ale do rzeczywistego Pomazańca Boga z rodu Dawida. On zasiadając po prawicy Majestatu (por. Hbr 1, 3) realizuje królewskie kapłaństwo, doskonałe, wieczne, które się nie wyczerpuje. Składając w ofierze samego siebie usuwa grzech i wszelką przeszkodę oddzielającą człowieka od Boga. W ten sposób mamy trwały dostęp do Ojca. Nieustannie wstawia się za nami, byśmy mogli wiecznie przebywać w Jego obecności.Melchizedek, a priest and king of Salem, appears only twice in the Old Testament – first, in the meeting with Abraham (see Genesis 14: 17 – 20), and then in the messianic Psalm 110: 4. Many centuries later, the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews will recall this mysterious person, to give him a new dimension in the light of Paschal events and Christian experience.
The Canaanite priest reflects the features of Jesus in a certain way. Existing “with no begenning and no end”, he is a type of Christ, the eternal Priest, of whom God has sworn: “You a priest forever” (Psal 110:4). The solemn formula cited by the author of the Epistle (see 7: 17.21), did not refer to Levite priests, sinful and mortal servants of the past covenant, but to the real God’s Messiah from the Tribe of David. Sitting at the right hand of the Majesty (see Hebrews 1: 3), he accomplishes royal priesthood, perfect and eternal. By sacrificing himself, he removes sin and any obstacles separating man from God. As a result, believers have a permanent access to the Father
Harm and Mercy: An Analysis of the Characters from the Parable of the Good Samaritan
No full textArtykuł zawiera obszerną analizę postaci z przypowieści o miłosiernym Samarytaninie (Łk 10,30-37). Opierając się na szeroko zakrojonych badaniach naukowych, autor analizuje cechy każdej postaci, kontekst historyczny i dynamikę relacji między bohaterami. Analiza wykracza poza postacie przypowieści i obejmuje również uczestników dialogu teologicznego (Jezusa i uczonego w Prawie) oraz ich odbiorców. Dokładne przyjrzenie się wszystkim postaciom ujawnia ich wzajemne powiązania. O ile para podróżników z religijnej elity (kapłan i lewita) wydaje się oczywista, o tyle więź między Samarytaninem a karczmarzem w niesieniu pomocy ofierze jest mniej oczywista. Ze względu na skąpą charakterystykę indywidualnych cech poszczególnych bohaterów, tło historyczne narracji stanowi kluczowy element w tym procesie. Analiza jest dodatkowo wzbogacona o uwzględnienie wszystkich elementów narracyjnych i ich wzajemnych powiązań, co skutkuje dokładniejszym przedstawieniem poszczególnych postaci.
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the characters in the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30 –37). Drawing on extensive scholarly research, the author examines the traits of each character, the historical context, and interpersonal dynamics. The analysis extends beyond the parable’s characters to include participants in the theological dialogue (Jesus and the lawyer) and their audience. A careful examination of all characters reveals their interconnections. While the pair of religious elite travelers (the priest and the Levite) seems obvious, the partnership between the Samaritan and the innkeeper in aiding the victim is less apparent. Due to the sparse depiction of individual character traits by the third Evangelist, the historical background of the narrative serves as a crucial element in the characterisation process. The analysis is further enriched by considering all narrative elements and their interrelations, resulting in a nuanced portrayal of the characters
