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Scholia on Passages of the Old Testament by Mar Jacob, Bishop of Edessa
No full textThis volume contains a collection of scholia, or short notes on select biblical passages, to the Old Testament by one of the most celebrated authors of the Syriac tradition, Jacob of Edessa. The editor offers an annotated English translation together with the Syriac text based on two manuscripts from the famous horde of texts from the Nitrian desert. Passages treated come from Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, 1 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings. The book is a significant source for readers interested in Syriac literature and the history of biblical interpretation generally.The editor offers an annotated English translation together with the Syriac text based on two manuscripts from the famous horde of texts from the Nitrian desert.
The E. beckeri-group of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae)
No full textThe E. beckeri group of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae) from Brazil and Guyana’s is proposed and three new species are described- Edessa beckeri spec. nov., Edessa xingu spec. nov. and Edessa amazonica spec. nov. The habitus, the metasternal shield, and the external genital characters of the three species are illustrated and the distribution is given. The drawings are made by the first author, the photographs by the second author. Measurements are given in millimetres
Thomas of Edessa on the Nativity of the Lord
No full textTwo works of the sixth-century Church of the East author Thomas of Edessa survive: On the Nativity, and On the Epiphany. This volume contains the Syriac text of the former along with a Latin translation and a brief introduction in English; the Latin translation also contains biblical references. Thomas of Edessa is associated with the School of Nisibis, and this text will help shed light on Church of the East thought during this period. The book was originally written as a dissertation at the Catholic University of America, where the author studied with Hyvernat.Includes brief introduction in Englis
The E. dolichocera-group of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae)
No full textThe E. dolichocera-group of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Edessinae) is proposed and the species are described, including two new to science. This group includes three South American species: Edessa dolichocera (Lichtenstein, 1795), E. guyanensis spec. nov. and E. nigromaculata spec. nov. E. ductor Walker, 1868 is considered to be a junior synonym of E. dolichocera (Lichtenstein, 1795). The lectotypes of Cimex dilochocerus Lichtenstein, 1795 and of Edessa ductor Walker, 1868, are designated. The habitus, metasternal and external genital characters and the distribution of the three species are described and illustrated. The drawings are from the first author, the photographs are made by the second author. Measurements are given in millimeters
Edessa moesta Germar 1838
No full text<i>moesta</i> (<i>Edessa</i>) Germar 1838: 161–162. [Fig. 120] <p> <i>Original data</i>: “ Caput Bonae Spei” [Cape of Good Hope]. [syntypes (“reliquis”)]</p> <p>NON-TYPE [formerly considered as type] ♁: red-margined type disc; “ Cape Gd. Hope. 42--77. EX. coll. Drège. No. 1126.”; “C.GH / 42 77”; “ Edessa moesta type [with the last-mentioned word added in red ink, in a different hand] Germar det.”; “3. GLYPSUS MOESTUS,”; “a”; “NHMUK 010592304”. Fourth and fifth right antennomeres, and third to fifth left antennomeres missing (Fig. 120).</p> <p> <i>Current status</i>: <i>Glypsus conspicuus</i> (Westwood, 1837) (synonymised by Schouteden 1905: 206; see Schouteden 1907: 31, as a variety).</p> <p> <i>Notes</i>: <i>Edessa moesta</i> was described from the female. Thomas examined three female syntypes in MFNB and so did the first author. Nevertheless, the specimen listed above is mentioned by Germar in the original description (“Specimen possideo, reliquis simillimum, sed antennae rufae, articulis apice nigris, ventris spina usque ad pede [sic!] anticos porrecta, compressa, apice falcata; an hujus mas?”). Although it was marked as type, we do not consider it a syntype as it was only dubiously associated to the type series. Our reply to Germar’s question is positive; it is the male of the species.</p>Published as part of <i>Roell, Talita, Lemaître, Valérie A., Webb, Michael D. & Campos, Luiz A., 2023, An annotated and illustrated Type Catalogue of the predacious Shieldbugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) in the Collection of the Natural History Museum, London, pp. 1-105 in Zootaxa 5232 (1)</i> on page 60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5232.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/7609794">http://zenodo.org/record/7609794</a>
Ireland and Syria Irish high crosses and tombs of Edessa
No full textThe author in the article refers to a broad discussion on the origin of ideas and artistic inspiration for Celtic crosses. She refers to a Hilary Richardson of the Armenian and Georgian origin of the concept of the Celtic cross, also to the results of her book The symbols of pagan Celtic crosses. Myths, symbols, images. In this book she indicates a cultural affinity of Ireland and the Syria. She points to the compositional and iconographic parallels between the Early Medieval Irish crosses and tombs mosaics of Edessa, dated to the III century. Reinforcing the thesis of H. Richardson, indicates the possibility of the existence an artistic tradition, in Late Antiquity and Early Medieval Syria, which is able to reach Ireland. She indicates the Celtic crosses, which have the most parallels with Syrian decoration (monasteries from Arboe, Monasterboice, Kells, Clones). The author concludes that they are grouped only in the Middle East of Ireland, in several counties (Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Tyron)
Microbiological assessment of drinking water with reference to diarrheagenic bacterial pathogens in Shashemane Rural District, Ethiopia
No full textFecal contamination of drinking water is a major problem in rural communities of Ethiopia, where surface water sources like rivers, wells, and lakes are used for drinking. In spite of these problems, few data exist on the microbiological safety of water sources in these settings. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the microbiological safety of drinking water from the sources and households in selected communities of Shashemane rural district, Ethiopia. A descriptive analytic study was used to examine the bacteriological quality of drinking water from sources and household containers. Data on water collection and storage practices were collected using structured questionnaires. Water samples were collected according to the WHO Guidelines for drinking water quality assessment from surface and ground water sources which are used directly for drinking purpose in the community. Water samples were examined for total coliforms and fecal coliforms using the most probable number methods. The detection of Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, and Vibrio cholerae were assessed by biochemical tests. Total coliforms were detected in higher proportion in all water source samples. Fecal coliform contamination was detected in all water sources, except in hand pipes. E. coli, Salmonella and Shigella species were detected in water samples from river and wells. Total coliforms, fecal coliforms, E. coli and Salmonella spp. were also detected in water samples from households. The bacteriological load of the sampled water from source and households was found to be higher than the maximum value set for drinking water. Therefore, enabling the community access to potable water through encouraging construction of toilets, creating proper domestic and animal waste disposal system and rendering health education and sanitation practices for the community is recommended
The Microbiology of Teff (Eragrostis Tef) Enjera
No full textEnjera, an indigenous Ethiopian pancake is the one of the staple foods of Ethiopians. There is few information available concerning the succession and activities of microflora of its fermentation. Therefore this study was carried out to assess the microbiology of teff enjera. A total of 34 samples from “kuncho” and “Magna” enjera batter were collected during 96 hr fermentation at 6 hr intervals.“Kuncho” and “Magna” were bought from Debrezeit Agriculture Research Center and from Hawassa open market, respectively. Samples were analysed for changes in pH, titratable acidity (TA) and microbial count. The pH decreased with increasing TA during “kuncho” and “Magna” teff enjera batter fermentation. Total aerobic mesophilic count, LAB and yeast increasedby about 3 log cycles until 48 hr fermentation, while Enterobacteriaceae were reduced below detectable levels after 18 hr due to the low pH of the teff batter. Generally, the pH, TA and microbial count of enjera from the two cultivars of teff batter were not different
Traditions of Christian Foundation in Edessa. Between Myth and History
No full textThis contribution begins with a presentation of the textual attestation of the legend of Abgar of Edessa. Subsequently, the ideological aim is illustrated as it has been reconstructed by recent research, with particular attention given to the variation between the different redactional stages. The author proposes to interpret this legend not only as the political programme of an increasingly important Christian elite in Osrhoene between the fourth and fifth century, but also as a polemical response to certain forms of Christianity that were now deemed heretical. The school created by Bardesanes of Edessa (first half of the third century), with its project of Christianity like a network of philosophical circles, cognizant of the culture of the civic elite and willing to share some of its values despite a different religious orientation, was rejected in favour of a vision of the Christian community that placed a high value upon two aspects: on the one hand, the contribution to be made by a political power that was no longer pagan, but Christian orthodox and willing to aid the Church in its mission and, on the other hand, a Christian culture faithful to the canon and Trinitarian orthodoxy, but opposed to theological research. Lastly, this contribution elucidates how this Christian proposal was influenced by certain incidents in religious life – especially Manichaean proselytism and the condemnation of Paul of Samosata – that affected the region in the second half of the third century AD. The episode involving Paul of Samosata marks a new stage in how the Christian communities of the Near East viewed political authority and its relationship to the Church
Ecole d'Édesse
No full textThe famous School of Edessa (or School of the Persians) has been understood in various degrees of specificity and concreteness during the course of research on it. In this work, the author’s doctoral thesis, Hayes looks at the “school” very broadly in general terms of the Christian intellectual milieu of the city. He goes back to the early personages of Tatian and Bardaisan and discusses early literature such as the Acts of Judas Thomas, Odes of Solomon, and the Clementine literature. Virtually every major Syriac author that had anything to do with Edessa finds mention in the work. When he comes to the School of the Persians proper he naturally spends a lot of time on the Christological controversies and the individuals involved from their respective sides. At the end of the work he traces the history of Edessa into the period of Islamic rule and the Crusades. This broad examination of the intellectual and theological activity of the city that for centuries stood supreme in Syriac Christianity will find a welcome place on the shelves of students and scholars of eastern Christianity
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