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Die zahlreichen privaten Vereine, die im Mittelmeerraum existierten – Berufsvereine, Diaspora-Gruppen, kultische Vereinigungen, Nachbarschaftsgemeinschaften und collegia domestica –, bildeten soziale Netzwerke, die soziales Kapital für ihre Mitglieder generierten und ihnen Möglichkeiten und Kontakte verschafften, welche ohne die Mitgliedschaft nicht erreichbar waren. Entsprechend lassen sich die Mitglieder als „Knotenpunkte“ betrachten, die miteinander verbunden sind, und zwar üblicherweise in mehrfacher Hinsicht – durch Verwandtschaft, Herkunft, Beruf, Nachbarschaft, kultische Praxis, Patronatsverhältnisse, materielle Verbindungen usw. Auf dieser suburbanen, lokalen Ebene verbreiteten sich auch Kultvereine (elective cults). Der Mechanismus, der zu dieser Verbreitung führte, ist Gegenstand dieses Beitrags. Die Verbreitung beruhte auf der Schaffung von Netzwerkverbindungen zwischen verschiedenen Vereinen, die den Austausch von Informationen, Einfluss, sozialer Macht erlaubten und die die Ausbreitung von Kultvereinen begünstigten. Der Beitrag schlägt vor, theoretische Modelle für die Verbreitung von Infektionen aus der Epidemiologie heranzuziehen, um über die Dynamik von Kultvereinen in städtischen sozialen Netzwerken nachzudenken.

Josaphat C. Tam discusses the concept of the “apprehension of Jesus” in the Gospel of John by focusing on John’s use of seeing, hearing, knowing, witnessing, remembering, and believing terms. In doing so, the author contributes to a better understanding of the concept and John’s persuasive strategies by delineating a four-phased apprehension of Jesus in line with the overall plot. On such a basis, he postulates four aspects of John’s intended impact on the readers: first of all, John has a dual faith-engendering/fostering goal targeted to believing and non-believing readers while secondly he skillfully reminds readers of the importance of the “present”-ness of a living, omniscient, and divine Jesus. Thirdly, the past activities of “seeing” and “hearing” in the Gospel are associated with reading John’s trustworthy testimony in the present. Lastly, readers’ (un)belief is opened up to challenging possibilities when the narrated Jesus is encountered.
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Reviewed in the following academic journals:
a. New Testament Abstracts 60, no. 1 (2016): 160.
b. Journal for the Study of the New Testament 38, no. 5 (2016): 51-52.
c. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 59, no. 3 (2016): 632-35.
d. Review of Biblical Literature (the Society of Biblical Literature) March 2017: http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=10779.
e. Revue Biblique 127, no. 4 (2017): 632-33.
f. Religious Studies Review 43, no. 4 (2017): 404-5.
g. Colloquium: The Australian and New Zealand Theological Review 50, no. 1 (2018): 112-14. 
h. «Bulletin Johannique», Recherches de Science Religieuse 106, no.2 (2018): 287-88.
i. Studien zum Neuen Testament und seiner Umwelt, Serie A 43 (2018): 263-264.
j. La Ciudad de Dios: Revista agustiniana 232, no.1 (2019): 213-214.
k. Theologische Literaturzeitung 145 (2020): 1216-1218.

In memory of Bill Hallo The list of forbidden unions in Leviticus 18 reflects comprehensive revision that obscures its original character. The motive for reworking this passage was to reverse the original text's implicit sanctioning of male same-sex intercourse. This conclusion finds support in additional biblical and ancient Near Eastern texts.

Verö entlicht auf Englisch. Die Zerstörung Jerusalems durch die Babylonier 587 v.Chr. wird in der Hebräischen Bibel so intensiv re ektiert wie keine andere Katastrophe. Höchst umstritten jedoch ist, wie sich dieses entscheidende Datum zur Entstehung des Pentateuch verhält. Spiegelt sich das Trauma Jerusalems in den fünf Büchern Mose wider? Diese Frage wird in diesem Band von mehreren Blickwinkeln her beleuchtet. Israel Finkelstein und Lester L. Grabbe präsentieren archäologische und historische Gesichtspunkte. Internationale Experten der Pentateuchkritik bieten ein vielfältiges Panorama relevanter Themen, insbesondere biblische Historiographie, Kontakte mit mesopotamischer Kultur vor und während des babylonischen Exils, oder das Problem kultischer Diskontinuität aufgrund der Zerstörung und Wiederherstellung des Tempels von Jerusalem. Inhaltsübersicht I. The Fall of Jerusalem: Archaeological, Historical and Literary Perspectives Israel Finkelstein: Jerusalem and Judah 600-200 bce. Implications for Understanding Pentateuchal Texts-Lester L. Grabbe: The Last Days of Judah and the Roots of the Pentateuch. What Does History Tell Us?-Peter Dubovský: Suspicious Similarities. A Comparative Study of the Falls of Samaria and Jerusalem-Jean-Pierre Sonnet: The Siege of Jerusalem between Rhetorical Maximalism (Deuteronomy 28) and Narrative Minimalism (2 Kings 25) II. The Rise of the Torah: Exemplary Texts and Issues Angelika Berlejung: Living in the Land of Shinar. Re ections on Exile in Genesis 11:1-9?-Jean Louis Ska: Why Does the Pentateuch Speak so Much of Torah and so Little of Jerusalem?-Konrad Schmid: Divine Legislation in the Pentateuch in its Late Judean and Neo-Babylonian Context-Eckart Otto: Born out of Ruins. The Catastrophe of Jerusalem as Accoucheur to the Pentateuch in the Book of Deuteronomy-Nili Wazana: The Law of the King (Deuteronomy 17:14-20) in the Light of Empire and Destruction III. Priestly and Cultic (Dis-)continuities Nathan MacDonald: Aaron's Failure and the Fall of the Hebrew Kingdoms-Je rey Stackert: Political Allegory in the Priestly Source. The Destruction of Jerusalem, the Exile and their Alternatives-Dominik Markl: The Wilderness Sanctuary as the Archetype of Continuity between the Pre-and the Postexilic Temples of Jerusalem-Christophe Nihan: Cult Centralization and the Torah Traditions in Chronicles IV. Prophetic Transformations Georg Fischer: Don't Forget Jerusalem's Destruction! The Perspective of the Book of Jeremiah-Bernard M. Levinson: Zedekiah's Release of Slaves as the Babylonians Besiege Jerusalem. Jeremiah 34 and the Formation of the Pentateuch-Ronald Hendel: Remembering the Exodus in the Wake of Catastrophe Disaster: Re ection and Perspective Jean-Pierre Sonnet: The Writing of the Disaster. Resilience and Fortschreibung

The Religion in the Roman Empire journal concentrates on original research and review articles. Submission of a paper will be held to imply that it contains original unpublished work that is not being submitted for publication elsewhere. All articles are refereed by specialists. Acceptance for publication will be given in writing. When an article is accepted for publication, the exclusive copyright is granted to Mohr Siebeck for publication in a print and an electronic version. Further information on this and the rights retained by the author can be found at www.mohr.de/RRE.

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The Religion in the Roman Empire journal concentrates on original research and review articles. Submission of a paper will be held to imply that it contains original unpublished work that is not being submitted for publication elsewhere. All articles are refereed by specialists. Acceptance for publication will be given in writing. When an article is accepted for publication, the exclusive copyright is granted to Mohr Siebeck for publication in a print and an electronic version. Further information on this and the rights retained by the author can be found at www.mohr.de/RRE.

Devotion to Artemis dominated the religious culture of ancient Ephesos. But she was not alone. The city of Ephesos and its environs o ered a rich panoply of religious options, domestic and public. Structures, statutes, coins, inscriptions, and texts testify to the remarkable diversity of religious ideas and practices in Ephesos. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Jewish religious traditions found loyal adherents among residents and visitors. Gods, goddesses, heroes, and emperors were worshipped. The contributions in this volume demonstrate that ancient Ephesos was a vibrant and competitive religious environment.

Over the more than two millennia of ancient Mesopotamian history, the prevailing understanding of the gods' involvement in human life was that the gods rewarded the pious with wealth and health and punished the impious for failing to observe cultic obligations. However, the quality of their life was not solely determined by the degree of devotion to the gods. Apparently, ancient people also believed that the gods abhorred antisocial conduct and imposed hardship on them even as they granted wealth for pro-social conduct. Although they often complained about their incomprehensibility, ancient Mesopotamians apparently regarded the gods' minds as the core of their moral norms. In this study, I outline the ancient Mesopotamian moral norms based on the will of the gods as reflected in ancient Sumero-Akkadian wisdom texts.

A Jewish Historical-Critical Commentary on Psalms: Psalm 114 as an Example This article explores what a Jewish historical-critical psalms commentary might look like, using Psalm 114 as an example. After offering a brief survey of general issues that arise in writing any biblical commentary, and specific issues relating the Jewish Bible commentary, it offers a sample commen... Full description Published in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel Main Author: Brettler, Marc Zvi 1958Format: Electronic Article Language: English Check availability:  HBZ Gateway Journals Online & Print: Drawer... Published: [2016] In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel Year: 2016, Volume: 5, Issue: 4, Pages: 401-434 Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: B Einheitsübersetzung der Heiligen Schrift. Psalmen 114 / Jewish literature / Exegesis Online Access:  Volltext (Verlag)  doi

This paper discusses the impact of art. 79(2) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in international litigation over online privacy violations. The first part introduces the tendency of the European legislator to treat private international law problems in the field of data protection as isolated and independent from the traditional secondary private international law acts. The second part analyses the current status quo of international jurisdiction over online privacy violations according to Regulation 1215/2012. After briefly examining the eDate and Martinez ruling (joined cases C-509/09 and C-161/10), it concludes that the Court of Justice of the European Union has stretched the jurisdictional grounds of art. 7(2) Regulation 1215/2012 too far in order to afford strong protection to data subjects. In that sense, it raises doubts on whether art. 79(2) was necessary. Following this conclusion, it tries to explore the uneasy relationship of GDPR art. 79(2) with the jurisdictional regime established under Regulation 1215/2012. Instead of an epilogue, the last part tries to make some reflections on the impact of GDPR art. 79(2) in privacy litigation cases involving non-EU parties.

Soft storey building is popular due to the functional and aesthetic purpose, despite its weakness in resisting seismic excitation. Nonlinear Static (Pushover) Analysis (POA) is a time saving and simple assessment procedure prosposed in Eurocode 8 (EC8). However, its reliability in designing structure still remains a question. At the first stage, seismic performance of several building models using POA in EC8 is assessed. Later on, empirical accuracy of fragility curves generated by POA (using SPO2FRAG software) is studied and verified through Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA) results. Four models of regular and soft storey frame of 5-and 11-storey varying heights were designed according to Eurocode 2 (EC2) and (EC8). The simulation is performed in a NL platform to carry out POA and IDA. Capacity curve obtained is served as main input in SPO2FRAG software to generate fragility curve. Then, IDA is performed to generate IDA and fragility curves. Peak ground acceleration, PGA was converted into corresponding Sa(T1) using design spectrum from EC8. Performance levels of Life Safety (LS) and Near Collapse (NC) proposed by Vision-2000 have been the main interest in this study. Results shown that the base shear calculated by using Lateral Force Method in EC8 is adequate. Fragility curve generated by SPO2FRAG, has good comformity with IDA-based fragility estimation for regular 5-storey model; however, some deviation is observed for soft storey model (5storey). All 11-storey frames shown unsatisfactory match of fragility curves from what was generated by SPO2FRAG, compared to IDA results.

This paper critically reviews definitions of concepts such as ‘votive’ and ‘altar’. Close analysis of the complex development of the objects and rituals designated by such terms can show two very different developments of concepts. In one case, it is public legal concerns that lead to the development of a specific terminological solution that remains open for further generalisation. In another case, different traditions of ritual action and etymologies are unified by drawing on previous Greek antiquarian discourse. It is in the history of the concept that terminological alternatives are identified. The article suggests focusing on identifying strategies of religious action as are hidden behind, or lost through, the use of terminological shorthand and basing comparison on these strategies rather than on a typology of rituals grounded in a language that is part of these strategies, rather than their precondition.

Microarray technology is known as one of the most important tools for collecting DNA expression data. This technology allows researchers to investigate and examine types of diseases and their origins. However, microarray data are often associated with challenges such as small sample size, a significant number of genes, imbalanced data, etc. that make classification models inefficient. Thus, a new hybrid solution based on multi-filter and adaptive chaotic multi-objective forest optimization algorithm (AC-MOFOA) is presented to solve the gene selection problem and construct the Ensemble Classifier. In the proposed solution, to reduce the dataset's dimensions, a multi-filter model uses a combination of five filter methods to remove redundant and irrelevant genes. Then, an AC-MOFOA based on the concepts of non-dominated sorting, crowding distance, chaos theory, and adaptive operators is presented. AC-MOFOA as a wrapper method aimed at reducing dataset dimensions, optimizing KELM, and increasing the accuracy of the classification, simultaneously. Next, in this method, an ensemble classifier model is presented using AC-MOFOA results to classify microarray data. The performance of the proposed algorithm was evaluated on nine public microarray datasets, and its results were compared in terms of the number of selected genes, classification efficiency, execution time, time complexity, and hypervolume indicator criterion with five hybrid multi-objective methods. According to the results, the proposed hybrid method could increase the accuracy of the KELM in most datasets by reducing the dataset's dimensions and achieve similar or superior performance compared to other multi-objective methods. Furthermore, the proposed Ensemble Classifier model could provide better classification accuracy and generalizability in microarray data compared to conventional ensemble methods.

This volume presents contributions from »The Larger Context of the Biblical Food Prohibitions: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Approaches« conference held in Lausanne in June, 2017. The biblical food prohibitions constitute an excellent object for comparative and interdisciplinary approaches given their materiality, their nature as comparative objects between cultures, and their nature as an anthropological object. This volume articulates these three aspects within an integrated and dynamic perspective, bringing together contributions from Levantine archaeology, ancient Near Eastern studies, and anthropological and textual perspectives to form a new, multidisciplinary foundation for interpretation.

We could not have organized or carried out this conference without them. Peter Schäfer's vision of topical, productive, and collegial graduate-student-led colloquia at Princeton University served as a model for us, and we hope that we succeeded in continuing this tradition even after his retirement. Finally, we wish to thank Dr. Henning Ziebritzki and the production team at Mohr Siebeck for their expert guidance in bringing this volume to press.

A geração descontrolada de resíduos destaca-se entre os problemas ambientais da atualidade. A indústria moveleira é uma atividade que merece ser estudada, pois gera grande volume de resíduos, sobretudo os de madeira, cuja exploração irracional e desperdício também representam relevantes problemas ambientais. Além disso, o setor moveleiro é composto, predominantemente, por micro e pequenas empresas, o que pode implicar em práticas incipientes de gestão em caráter ambiental, com prejuízos também para a economia da empresa. Nesse sentido, este artigo pretendeu apresentar um diagnóstico da situação atual da gestão de resíduos nas empresas de móveis que formam o arranjo produtivo local (APL) de móveis de João Pessoa, Paraíba. O método aplicado foi a pesquisa de campo, com coleta de dados através de um questionário direcionado aos empresários e um formulário para observação direta. Os resultados diagnosticaram que as empresas ainda não se comportam proativamente com relação aos resíduos da produção, ocasionando uma série de riscos sociais e ambientais, como poluição, desperdício de matéria-prima escassa e danos à saúde do trabalhador. A partir do diagnóstico, foi possível elaborar diretrizes para a gestão dos resíduos nas empresas estudadas.

This study reads Joshua 8:30-35 in light of ancient Near Eastern landscape monuments of the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. Building upon a long scholarly tradition that compares the Hebrew Bible's sepher hatorah to âde texts, a comparison to landscape monuments and monumental art at Birkleyn, Carchemish, and Zincirli highlights the significance of the geographical location of the inscription, the ritual performance in the monumental setting, and the transmission of this pericope itself as literary monumental art. In the book of Joshua, the narrative of Joshua 8:30-35 serves to emphasize YHWH's rule over the conquered lands of Canaan through the creation and activation of a monumental torah of Moses. This narrative conveys the enduring and socially efficacious mechanisms of a monumental inscription in ancient Near Eastern contexts, here serving the larger socio-political purposes of the Deuteronomistic History.

The paper uses contemporary urban studies and network theory to consider the ways in which a writing like the Shepherd of Hermas could have helped to transform the experience of space and urban identity in the crowded neighbourhoods of Rome. Drawing on the work of Claude Fischer it explores Hermas's religious contribution to the urban fabric of the city of Rome in the creation of a religious subculture and it draws on the work of Sharon Zukin to theorizes Hermas as an urban "place entrepreneur" who used an apocalypse to create a religious identity a particular use of urban space.

Within the wide span of the Reformation readings of Scripture the voice of Heinrich Bullinger († 1575), the successor of Ulrich Zwingli in reformed Zurich, deserves special attention. The article deals with his exegetical works, namely with his interpretation of the Pauline epistles. Bullinger is one of the predecessors of modern rhetorical criticism in Biblical exegesis. Educated in humanistic culture, as it is represented by Erasmus, he picks up especially some impulses given by Melanchthon in analysing the Pauline texts with the tools of ancient rhetoric theory. Bullinger displays a modest and deliberated use of rhetorical categories and might, therefore, be regarded as a model character for todays' scholars in their rediscovery of Paul as a rhetorically skilled letter writer. The article keeps especially track of some passages in Bullinger's exegesis of Galatians and Philippians.

The main problem of this study is low physics student performance on science literacy skill because they were not trained in explain phenomena scientifically, evaluate and design siceintific enquiry, and interpret data and evidence scientifically to the real-world problem. This study aim is to find how problem based learning model can enhance physics student science literacy skill in global warming concept. The research was conducted on februari 2020 which purposive sampling taken in SMAN 71 Jakarta. It consist 24 students XI MIA 1 as experiment class and 34 students XI MIA 2 as control class. Based on hypothesis testing the results of the posttest data using the t-test at α = 0,05, the sig values was obtained (2-tailed) of 0,000 with the conclusion H 0 rejected and H 1 accepted (there are effects of problem based learning model influences studnets' scientific literacy skill. Science literacy skill of experiment class increased higher (N-gain 0,68 moderate category) compared to the control class (N-gain 0,28 low category).

This paper provides a dynamic analysis of the market for academic publications. Given imperfect information about journals' editorial line, authors can sometimes target a wrong journal; in turn, the editor will desk-reject their paper. An equilibrium is de…ned as a situation where both editors and authors implement their optimal publication strategies, given the matching technology and the prevailing surplus sharing rule. The model can be solved for the equilibrium submission fee, desk rejection rate and ratio between the number of editors and the number of authors.

Nebuchadnezzar burned the city of Ashkelon to the ground in the late 7th century B. C. E. in order to erase Ashkelon from history. Ironically, this very act froze the 7th century city in time, preserving its material remains for thousands of years. The Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon has worked for decades to show how Ashkelon's ruins give us unique insight into the dynamic international world of the late Iron Age.