The English word “homosexual” is a derivative of two words, the Greek word homo, meaning “same,” and the Latin word sexus meaning “sex.” “Homosexual,” therefore, means same-sex activity, male with male, or female with female. In contemporary parlance male homosexuals are often called “gays,” and female homosexuals “lesbians.” The word “homosexual” is of relative modern origin, having been first...

The biblical giant Goliath has an identifiable family tree suggestive of autosomal dominant inheritance. We suggest that he had a hereditary pituitary disorder possibly due to the AIP gene, causing early onset and familial acromegaly or gigantism. We comment on the evidence within the scriptures for his other relatives including a relative with six digits and speculate on possible causes of the...

This paper seeks to critique some of the developments in the study of the use of the Jewish scriptures in the New Testament writings. The focus is upon studies that have emerged subsequent to, and are indebted to, Richard Hays’ Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul. The argument here is not that there are no citations, allusions, or echoes of the Jewish scriptures in the New Testament writ...

Teaching and learning has existence from the earliest times of human civilization. Socrates in 300 BC involved his learners by dialectic method which inspired philosophers for more than two thousand years. The argumentative dialogue based on oral questioning answering process to stimulate critical thinking allowed others learn self-generated deeper understanding.(1) Gurukul teaching ancient ved...

Among the Dunhuang documents, when examining some of monk signature lists, name list monks copying scriptures and chanting in monasteries, we can estimate a relatively accurate literacy rate Buddhist sangha. Generally speaking, sangha during Guiyi Army 歸義軍 period (851–1036) was lower than that Tibetan occupation (786–851). The reason for this change is closely related to each regime’s policy, s...

atholic health care is embedded in a moral tradition that has been formed by a profound dynamic between word and deed, thought and action, theory and practice. The ministry's words, thoughts, and theories have been informed by a larger faith tradition encompassing the Scriptures; the official teachings of the church; reflections and ideas of theologians; and the insights of philosophers, econom...