the tendency to say things indirectly rather than being explicit is one of the most evident qualities of contemporary arabic poetry. to achieve this indirectness, the contemporary poets make use of numerous devices including innuendo. the “jesus after crucifixion” ode by sayy?b is one the primary examples of this novel literary technique. since the technique of innuendo is based on the elements...

There is little doubt in my mind that Dr Morris’s chief contribution to New Testament theology has been his work on the doctrine of the atonement. His treatment of various aspects of the subject in several journals, including the Expository Times, Journal of Theological Studies and New Testament Studies, reached its climax in what for me is still his single most important work, The Apostolic Pr...

This paper studies how different behavioural norms affect the individual and social welfare in a population with heterogeneous preferences. We assume preferences are private information, and that interactions between individuals do not involve communication, nor bargaining. We first compare the so-called golden rules of Jesus (“do to your neighbours what you would like them do to you”) and Hill...

Personal trust (fiducia) in the Lord Jesus Christ is traditionally considered one of three necessary components of the virtue of Dr. Erde/ is Archivist/(he%gica/ Christian faith (fides), along with Librarian, andAssociale Pttifossor cognitive belief (notitia) in Jesus o/Religion and Philosophy at the and volitional commitment Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana. He holds degrees from (assensus) ...

Living Theatre is the rather pretentious title given to certain works of stage whereby the stage itself can successfully disintegrate. If done with care, a performance with sufficient charisma may motivate an audience to give up its role as spectator and to become one with the experience.This is certainly an ambitious undertaking and, accordingly, an often unsuccessful one. However, for some jo...

One central feature of the God of Israel, highlighted in the holy Scriptures of the Jews, was that he had h)nq. The word means zeal, jealousy, and envy. In other words, Yahweh is a jealous God, envious of and zealous for all that belongs to him. He will give his glory to no other, “nor my praise to graven images”. 2 This God had now chosen Israel to be his people. The people, then, were to show...

Could these biblical texts be interpreted as the historical evidence that Jesus of Nazareth died of heart rupture or ‘a broken heart’ causing pericardial tamponade (punctured by the soldier’s spear)? During the last decade, a strange syndrome of extensive reversible cardiac dysfunction precipitated by acute emotional or physical stress has been increasingly recognized. The syndrome has various ...