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Matthew Henry: The Bible, Prayer, and Piety – A Tercentenary Celebration
No full textThe summer of 2014 marked the tercentenary of the death of Matthew Henry (1662–1714), a leading figure among early eighteenth-century Dissenters and author of the six-volume Exposition of the Old and New Testaments (1707–1714/25). This monumental work, which by 1855 had already been published in twenty-five different editions, attempted a peculiarly practical approach to the biblical text and continues to be widely used and readily accessible even today in both print and online versions. The theme of foreign (or ‘strange’) wives and Israelite intermarriage is one which occurs throughout the Hebrew Bible and, accordingly, throughout Matthew Henry’s commentary upon it. Where it appears, the practice of intermarriage is characterized by Henry as (at best) unwise and (at worst) a very real threat to both social and religious cohesion. This essay explores how Henry deals with the issue of ‘strange wives’, why he believes they continue to pose a threat, and (in view of the overall intention of his commentary) what ‘practical observations’ he offers to his reader as a result. In doing so it is argued that Henry’s commentary traces a thematic thread from the ante-diluvian age to the post-exilic period of calamities resulting from mixed marriages between ‘professors of religion’ and their ‘strange wives’
Behind the castle gate: from Medieval to Renaissance
No full textUses New Historicist ideas to explore our understanding of late medieval and Renaissance castles and ‘polite’ architecture. In this engaging book Matthew Johnson looks Behind the Castle Gate to discover the truth about castles in England at the end of the Middle Ages. Traditional studies have seen castles as compromises between the needs of comfort and of defence, and as statements of wealth or power or both. By encouraging the reader to view castles in relation to their inhabitants, Matthew Johnson uncovers a whole new vantage point. He shows how castles functioned as stage-settings against which people played out roles of lord and servant, husband and wife, father and son. Building, rebuilding and living in a castle was as complex an experience as a piece of medieval art. Behind the Castle Gate brings castles and their inhabitants alive. Combining ground-breaking scholarship with fascinating narratives it will be read avidly by all with an interest in castles
Ideas of landscape
No full text"Ideas of Landscape" offers an engaging discussion of the theory and practice of landscape archaeology today. Drawing on his local experience, Matthew Johnson focuses on the so-called English landscape tradition and discusses why it is so distinctive: it stands at some distance from North American and other approaches, in which "theory" plays a more prominent role. Johnson identifies the origins of this tradition in English Romanticism, through the influence of the "father of landscape history" W.G. Hoskins among others, and argues that the strengths and weaknesses of landscape archaeology can be traced back to the underlying theoretical discontents of the Romantic movement. He offers an alternative agenda, which maps more closely on to the established empirical strengths of landscape study and is more relevant both to the thrust of interdisciplinary landscape studies and to contemporary social concerns. Passionately and accessibly written, this engaging book takes up a crucial strand in archaeological thinking and examines it critically for the first time
The tide reversed: prospects and potentials for an historical archaeology of Europe
No full textContentsPart I: Dimensions of Practice: 2. Environments of History: Biological Dimensions of Historical Archaeology: Stephen A. Mrozowski (University of Massachusetts, Boston) 3. Material Culture and Text: Exploring the Spaces Within and Between: Patricia Galloway (University of Texas, Austin) 4. The Place of Space: Architecture, Landscape, and Social Life: Elizabeth P. Pauls (Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa) 5. Critical Archaeology: Politics Past and Present: Matthew M. Palus (Columbia University), Mark P. Leone (University of Maryland, College Park), and Matthew D. Cochran (University College London)Part II: Themes in Interpretation:6. Engendered Archaeology: Women, Men, and Others: Barbara L. Voss (Stanford University) 7. Ideology and the Material Culture of Life and Death: Heather Burke (Flinders University) 8. Struggling with Labor, Working with Identities: Stephen W. Silliman (University of Massachusetts, Boston) 9. Exploring the Institution: Reform, Confinement, Social Change: Lu Ann De Cunzo (University of Delaware) 10. A Class All Its Own: Explorations of Class Formation and Conflict: LouAnn Wurst (SUNY, Brockport)Part III: World Systems and Local Living 11. Conquistadors, Plantations, and Quilombo: Latin America in Historical Archaeological Context: Pedro Funari (DH/IFCH/Unicamp)12. Gold, Black Ivory, and Houses of Stone: Historical Archaeology in Africa: Innocent Pikirayi (University of Pretoria) 13. Becoming American: Small Things Remembered: Diana DiPaolo Loren (Peabody Museum, Harvard University) and Mary C. Beaudry (Boston University) 14. Mission, Gold, Furs, and Manifest Destiny: Rethinking an Archaeology of Colonialism for Western North America: Kent G. Lightfoot (University of California, Berkeley) 15. Pacific Encounters, or Beyond the Islands of History: Jane Lydon (Monash University) 16. The Tide Reversed: Prospects and Potentials for a Postcolonial Archaeology of Europe: Matthew Johnson (University of Southampton
Scotney: an archaeological survey and map analysis
No full textThis edited volume sets out the work of a team of scholars from Northwestern University and the University of Southampton led by Matthew Johnson, in collaboration with the National Trust. Between 2010 and 2014, different members of the group carried out topographical, geophysical and building survey at four different late medieval sites and landscapes in south-eastern England, all owned and managed by the National Trust: Bodiam, Scotney, Knole and Ightham. Studies were also undertaken into documentary, map and other evidence. A particularly important element of the research was to synthesise and re-present the ‘grey literature’ at all four sites. This volume seeks to present this work and discuss its archaeological and historical importance. It places the four sites and their landscapes in their setting, as part of the wider landscape of south-east England. It discusses the importance of these places in understanding later medieval elite sites and landscapes in general, and in terms of their long-term biographies and contexts. Central to the volume are the linked ideas of lived experience and political ecology in presenting a new understanding of late medieval sites and landscapes
Fast, accurate power measurement and optimization for microprocessor platforms
No full textPower and energy consumption have become important for all computers, but the tools used to measure and optimize power on physical hardware lag far behind performance focused tools. Existing measurement apparata have low analog bandwidth, do not explicitly correlate power data with processor activity, and are not explained in sufficient detail to quantify uncertainty in their data. We present the design, implementation, and application of Jouler’s Loupe, a measurement device that overcomes these obstacles and enables a new generation of fast, fundamentally sound energy-efficiency-focused tools. We demonstrate substantial opportunity for energy-focused software optimizations on a mobile CPU core.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2017-05-01The student, Matthew Johnson, accepted the attached license on 2015-04-24 at 09:42.The student, Matthew Johnson, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2015-04-24 at 09:49.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2015-04-24 at 13:48.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #8079 on 2015-07-22 at 14:26:28Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T22:46:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Citation expectations: are they realized? Study of the Matthew index for Russian papers published abroad
No full textWe consider the "Matthew effect" in the citation process which leads to reallocation (or misallocation) of the citations received by scientific papers within the same journals. The case when such reallocation correlates with a country where an author works is investigated. Russian papers in chemistry and physics published abroad were examined. We found that in both disciplines in about 60% of journals Russian papers are cited less than average ones. However, if we consider each discipline as a whole, citedness of a Russian paper in physics will be on the average level, while chemistry publications receive about 16% citations less than one may expect from the citedness of the journals where they appear. Moreover, Russian chemistry papers mostly become undercited in the leading journals of the field. Characteristics of a "Matthew index" indicator and its significance for scientometric studies are also discussed
Ightham: topographical and geophysical survey and 3D analysis of the landscape.
No full textThis edited volume sets out the work of a team of scholars from Northwestern University and the University of Southampton led by Matthew Johnson, in collaboration with the National Trust. Between 2010 and 2014, different members of the group carried out topographical, geophysical and building survey at four different late medieval sites and landscapes in south-eastern England, all owned and managed by the National Trust: Bodiam, Scotney, Knole and Ightham. Studies were also undertaken into documentary, map and other evidence. A particularly important element of the research was to synthesise and re-present the ‘grey literature’ at all four sites. This volume seeks to present this work and discuss its archaeological and historical importance. It places the four sites and their landscapes in their setting, as part of the wider landscape of south-east England. It discusses the importance of these places in understanding later medieval elite sites and landscapes in general, and in terms of their long-term biographies and contexts. Central to the volume are the linked ideas of lived experience and political ecology in presenting a new understanding of late medieval sites and landscapes
Zechariah and the Gospel off Matthew: the use of a biblical tradition
No full textThis thesis examines the use of Zechariah traditions in Matthew's Gospel. It analyzes and interprets the ways Matthew transmits, alters or adds Zechariah traditions to his sources. Instead of looking at portions of the Gospel in light of Zechariah 9-14 only, this study addresses the entire Gospel and all of Zechariah. In focusing on Zechariah tradition, the thesis has kept the following considerations in view. First, the content and function of Matthew's explicit uses of Zechariah are examined. Second, ways in which tradition derived from Zechariah may have exerted influence on portions of the gospel sub-structure are identified. Third, it explores the extent to which Matthew alludes to characteristic Zechariah themes. Together, these components illuminate how Matthew's Gospel incorporates its Zechariah material, whether alone or in combination with other prophetic traditions. Thus the methodological approach of the thesis is not only grounded in classical methods of biblical criticism but is also open to recent literary methods. In addition to explicit citations, numerous allusions and echoes of Zechariah tradition are present in Matthew. They appear in Matthean materials and in traditions Matthew has taken from Mark and Q. Because the focus of this thesis is open to both the Gospel and the Zechariah traditions in their entirety, two important observations have been made. First, traces of Zechariah material are found in the Infancy and Gaililean healing Narratives as well as in the Passion Narrative. Not only is the impact of Zechariah 9-14 observed, but important sections of Zechariah 1-8 are also discerned in Matthew's narrative structure. Moreover, Matthew's Son of David Christology is enriched and partially defined by Zechariah's prophet-shepherd imagery, as well as by the royal messianic motif
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