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Erri De Luca, en mal de la foi
2006
Erri De Luca, cette figure atypique dans le panorama de la litterature italienne contemporaine, entretient avec le judaisme et le christianisme des rapports singuliers et paradoxaux. Pour quelles raisons cet ancien militant d’extreme gauche, qui n’a pas abjure sa foi dans les ideaux revolutionnaires de sa jeunesse et continue a se definir comme incroyant, a-t-il appris l’hebreu en autodidacte et pratique-t-il l’hermeneutique biblique depuis une vingtaine d’annees ? On peut ici risquer l’hypot...
Dead Sea Scrolls Fragments in the Museum Collection, written by Emanuel Tov, Kipp Davis, and Robert Duke
2017
Das jhwh-Heiligtum am Garizim: ein archäologischer Befund und seine literar- und theologiegeschichtliche Einordnung
2018
AbstractNo later than the midst of the 5th century the recently discovered sanctuary on Mt.Gerizim was the cultic center of the SamarianYhwh-worshippers, later known as the Samaritans. The sanctuary was in every way comparable to its counterpart in Jerusalem. The author investigates the question why there is so little mentioning of the sanctuary in the Bible at all; only the location “Mount Gerizim” is mentioned a few times in the Tora. Albeit its obvious absence in the texts, there seem to be several, enciphered mentions of the Samaria sanctuary in the later part of the (Judean) canon (Ketubim and Nebi’im). Altogether they criticize the cult on Mt.Gerizim in this very indirect way. The aut…
Divulgazioni, plagi e incisioni di architettura nel Seicento europeo. Il caso della Bibbia di Melchior Küsel
2018
DIVULGAZIONI, “PLAGI” E INCISIONI DI ARCHITETTURA NEL SEICENTO EUROPEO. IL CASO DELLA BIBBIA DI MELCHIOR KÜSEL Nel 1908 la storica dell’arte austriaca Erika Tietze-Conrat pubblicava un articolo su sull’ Icones Biblicae Veteris et Novi Testamenti…, una bibbia illustrata edita ad Augsburg nel 1680 dall’incisore tedesco Melchior Küsel. La studiosa aveva colto come la peculiarità di questa Bilderbibel risiedesse non soltanto nelle 241 tavole che Küsel aveva inserito come corredo e sfondo delle molte storie tratte dal vecchio e dal nuovo testamento, quanto nella selezione delle fonti iconografiche. La quasi totalità delle incisioni non era frutto di invenzioni di Küsel che aveva realizzato nuovi…
Tur e Iraj, Caín y Abel: Semejanzas iconográficas en la interminable lucha del mal y el bien.
2015
ABSTRACT: The duality between good and evil is a common topic in all civilizations regardless of chronology or geographical location. It is a conflict reflected in art history, and on the present occasion, through the iconographic types of Cain killing Abel as well as Tur murdering Iraj. The roots of these myths are deeply embedded in two highly relevant written sources, the Bible and the Shahnameh or The Book of Kings . The latter was written by the great Iranian poet Ferdowsi. The legends, despite having different origins, nevertheless have many similarities and they share a particular iconographic type. I analyze each of the myths along with their pictorial representations, which connec…
Ritual Experts and Participants in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible
2020
AbstractThe chapter summarizes the roles and tasks of ritual experts and participants within the Hebrew Bible and its cultural environment. The first part reflects on the responsibilities of the kings, the priests, and the priestesses within the ancient Near East (Mesopotamia, Mari, Hittite Anatolia) and ancient Egypt. Then the chapter turns to the concepts of the Hebrew Bible. The second part demonstrates how the priests and Levites take care for the rituals, the sacrifices, purity, teaching, and administration. Cult prophets and the king have their limited and special functions. Third, at certain points lay people may participate in the cult: the offering person, women, children, and the …
Between Life and Existence. Heidegger’s Aristotelianism and the Question of Animality
2021
This paper starts by investigating the Aristotelian roots of Heidegger’s stance toward animal life from 1924 lecture course “Basic concepts of Aristotelian philosophy” to 1929/30 lecture course “The fundamental concepts of Metaphysics”. In following Aristotle, Heidegger displays the ontological transition from life to existence as grounded to the peculiar linguistic ability of human beings. In doing that, both Heidegger and Aristotle seem to establish a connection between an existential faculty (logos) and the apparently dominant position occupied by our species. On the other side, though, to be endowed with logos means for human beings to be able to de-centre themselves in recognizing the …
Film: apokryficzne loci theologici
2019
Liczne filmy, szczególnie inspirowane Ewangelią, można odczytywać w kategoriach loci theologici. Należy przy tym pamiętać, że motywowane komercyjne zainteresowanie twórców kina tematyką biblijną ma swoje konsekwencje teologiczne. Wyzwaniem, m.in. dla teologii praktycznej, stają się wprowadzane w obieg katechetyczny filmy, które naznaczone są apokryficznością, oddalającą je od oryginalnych treści wiary. Artykuł, przywołując dawniejsze wypowiedzi Magisterium Kościoła na temat kina, zwraca uwagę na pomijanie przez kościelne nauczanie milczeniem medium filmu w ostatnich dwóch dziesięcioleciach. Realizowane głównie z powodów komercyjnych filmy poddają się również kiczowi, co wynika z dążenia do …
Soul & Consciousness
2015
It is my view that my soul is my consciousness and my consciousness is my soul. It appears that energy renders my consciousness to surge within me and my soul is a sphere of energy that encases me. Further, it appears that my soul dwell within me until my bodily death and my soul makes me conscious of my existence and all that exist around me. I feel my consciousness for it is my soul. Addressing the ‘how’ of my soul may someday be possible but knowing the ‘why’ of my soul may stay a mystery for it is as mystifying as the supernatural. We may be able to introduce a soul within non-living beings by evoking consciousness artificially, but I am rather sure that these beings may never experienc…
On the Metaphysical Link between Religion & Science
2015
In this article, the author explores the mystery of the soul. “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul” (Mark 8:36). The soul by common definition is the spiritual or immaterial part of a living being, regarded as immortal. To find a possible metaphysical link between religion and science, the author suggests that the soul is the immaterial aspect of electromagnetic energy (“electromagnetic soul”) that can transform but cannot be destroyed. According to this suggestion, the soul attached to a living being fulfills the being’s desire through electromagnetic interactions, and, upon completion, the soul is released through ultra-weak electromagne…