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Samson : hero or fool? : the many faces of Samson /
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Samson is a peculiar character. He is the most powerful of the Israelite judges and three whole chapters in the book of Judges are allocated to him. Yet he demonstrates many weaknesses, not least for the charms of women. In the international conference "Samson: Hero or Fool?" organised at the University of Nijmegen in April, 2008, the texts of Judges 16-18 were studied from different perspectives, investigating how the complex character of this (anti)hero lived on in various ways in the later traditions about him. The contributions discuss also the reception history of the Samson traditions in later Jewish, Christian and Islamic literature, as well as his representation in figurative and performing arts
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Includes index. :
1 online resource. :
9789004262362 :
1388-3909 ;
Let us go up to Zion : essays in honour of H.G.M. Williamson on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday /
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This volume honours Professor H. G. M. Williamson, Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford University through a collection of essays by colleagues and former students from across the globe. The various contributions intersect with the previous work of Professor Williamson, with special emphasis on the history of biblical research, study of the Hebrew language and Hebrew textual traditions, post-exilic historiography (Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah) and the prophets (especially Isaiah).
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1 online resource (xxxix, 515 pages) : illustrations, portrait. :
"Academic achievements of H.G.M. Williamson" (p. [xvii]-xxviii) includes a bibliography of H.G.M. Williamson's works.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-479) and indexes. :
9789004226586 :
0083-5889 ; :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
African and European readers of the Bible in dialogue : in quest of a shared meaning /
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Far too long, the relationship between European and African biblical scholarship has been a non-relationship. Divergent insights into how biblical texts should be interpreted and made fruitful for the current context, cultural differences, colonial past and post-colonial future, radically different social situations - this all made companionship and real interaction difficult. This rich and multilayered volume (result of a Stellenbosch conference 2006) attempts to disclose new modes of dialogue between readers of the Bible from those two worlds. More than twenty theologians from Africa and Europe reflect together on how readers from radically different contexts - professional and ordinary alike -, may become allies in an ethically accountable way of relating the biblical text to their current (global) situations and how a process of mutual learning may be established. This book provides important insights in intercultural hermeneutics, the relationship between classical historico-literary approaches and new forms of interpretation. It also gives examples of new forms of how to read the Bible in the secularised European context and the HIV/Aids stricken Africa. Particularly enriching is that every contribution is followed by a personal letter of response of another contributor to the book, giving impulses for further dialogue and debate. The book is useful for all biblical scholars and students, in particular for those interested in how to do contextual exegesis in a manner that also takes into account the context of the other.
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Result of a conference held in Stellenbosch, South Africa in January 2006. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047442400 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Proceedings of the World Congress on Food Hygiene : Book of Abstracts of the World Congress on Food Hygiene /
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Hygiene quality of food products is of increasing importance throughout the production chain. These proceedings focus on the main topics of the congress: healthy animals, healthy food and healthy consumers, and the interactions between them. It contains the complete papers of the six keynote speakers, the abstracts of all 80 invited speakers including most of the poster presentations. The result is an up-to-date overview of scientific progress in the areas of animal production and health care, processing products of animal origin (chilling, packaging, etc.) to the consumption of these products.
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1 online resource (620 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004684119