The Gospel according to James

The relevance of social history to the interpretation of the Gospel according to John

The relevance of social history to the interpretation of the Gospel according to John The relevance of a socio-historical reading of John's Gospel is illustrated through the analysis of John 2:1-11, 8:33-36 and 21:7. In each case a social senario of a particular situation is presented by utilizing different ancient sources. The results are then applied to the mentioned passages in John's Gospel...

According to GOSPEL: Filling in the GAP(DH) of NO-Mediated Neurotoxicity

In addition to its role in glycolysis, GAPDH has been implicated as a mediator of neurotoxicity triggered by nitrosative stress. In this issue of Neuron, Sen et al. identify a novel, negative regulator of this GAPDH neurotoxic pathway termed GOSPEL, which, like GAPDH itself, is regulated by S-nitrosylation.

On the Immortality of Television Sets: “Function” in the Human Genome According to the Evolution-Free Gospel of ENCODE

A recent slew of ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Consortium publications, specifically the article signed by all Consortium members, put forward the idea that more than 80% of the human genome is functional. This claim flies in the face of current estimates according to which the fraction of the genome that is evolutionarily conserved through purifying selection is less than 10%. Thus, ac...

The Soul According to Rāmānuja

Rāmānuja was the founder of Visistādvaita Vedānta School, which is one of the three main schools of Vedānta. According to Rāmānuja, the soul (cit), Brahman, and matter (acit) constitute the three principal ontological realities. Rāmānuja provides some proofs for the existence of the soul, which are mostly based on self-consciousness. The relationship of the soul with the matter, on one hand, an...

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