Qumran Self-Identity: "Israel" or "Judah"?

John Bergsma

doi:10.1163/156851708x263198

Qumran Self-Identity: "Israel" or "Judah"?

Dead Sea Discoveries ◽

10.1163/156851708x263198 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 172-189 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John Bergsma

Keyword(s):

Careful Analysis ◽

Self Identity ◽

Biblical Texts ◽

Qumran Community

AbstractA careful analysis of the Qumran "sectarian" texts reveals a consistent preference for self-identification as "Israel" rather than "Judah." In fact, they contain no unambiguous identifications of the community as "Judah" or its members as "Judeans". Like most biblical texts and unlike Josephus and the authors of 1–2 Maccabees, the Qumran community does not equate Israelite with Judean. They regard themselves as the vanguard of the eschatological restoration of the twelve tribes; for them, the Judean state is not the sole heir of biblical Israel.

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Makna Teologi Istirahat Dan Perkembanganya Dalam Kitab-Kitab Kanonik

Predica Verbum: Jurnal Teologi dan Misi ◽

10.51591/predicaverbum.v1i2.27 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 138-154

Author(s):

Samgar Setia Budhi

Keyword(s):

Careful Analysis ◽

Basic Meaning ◽

God's Word ◽

Topical Analysis ◽

Biblical Texts ◽

Shed Light

Theology of Rest emerged when scholars became interested in research on the sabbath. This is because the understanding of Jews, Christians and some Christian factions have different views on the meaning of the Sabbath. Although the debate over the legality of the Sabbath has reached a point where it depends on the meaning believed by each of these groups, it is necessary to conduct research on the basic meaning of the Sabbath and its development in canonical books. Thus, the theology of rest is built not only on a cultural basis, but on the revelation of God's Word. Topical analysis and intertextual texts will shed light on the basic meaning and development of the idea of the Sabbath in building a theology of rest. Finally, a theological formulation of the rest (sabbath) is based on careful analysis of biblical texts.

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Analysis of Dark-Field Images of Disordered Materials

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100096059 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 30 ◽

pp. 560-561

Author(s):

J. M. Cowley

Keyword(s):

Amorphous Materials ◽

Careful Analysis ◽

Dark Field ◽

Minimum Diameter ◽

Statistical Fluctuations ◽

Bright Spots ◽

Sufficient Detail ◽

Random Arrangement ◽

Diffraction Patterns ◽

Imaging Conditions

Recently a number of authors have reported detail in dark-field images obtained from diffuse-scattering regions of electron diffraction patterns. Bright spots in images from short-range order diffuse peaks of disordered binary alloys have been interpreted as evidence for the existence of microdomains of ordered lattice or of segragated clusters of one component. Spotty contrast in dark field images of near-amorphous materials has been interpreted as evidence for the existense of microcrystals. Without a careful analysis of the imaging conditions such conclusions may be invalid. Usually the conditions of the experiment have not been specified in sufficient detail to allow evaluation of the conclusions.Elementary considerations show that even for a completely random arrangement of atoms the statistical fluctuations of density will give a spotty contrast with spots of minimum diameter determined by the dark field aperture size and other factors influencing the minimum resolvable distance under darkfield imaging conditions, including fluctuations and drift over long exposure times (resolution usually 10Å or more).

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Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Guides Newsletter ◽

10.1001/amaguidesnewsletters.2014.marapr04 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 11-15

Author(s):

Steven L. Demeter

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽

Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽

Left Ventricular Mass Index ◽

Medical Science ◽

Careful Analysis ◽

Left Ventricular ◽

Hypertensive Disease ◽

Accurate Analysis ◽

Clear Explanation

Abstract The fourth, fifth, and sixth editions of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) use left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) as a variable to determine impairment caused by hypertensive disease. The issue of LVH, as assessed echocardiographically, is a prime example of medical science being at odds with legal jurisprudence. Some legislatures have allowed any cause of LVH in a hypertensive individual to be an allowed manifestation of hypertensive changes. This situation has arisen because a physician can never say that no component of LVH was not caused by the hypertension, even in an individual with a cardiomyopathy or valvular disorder. This article recommends that evaluators consider three points: if the cause of the LVH is hypertension, is the examinee at maximum medical improvement; is the LVH caused by hypertension or another factor; and, if apportionment is allowed, then a careful analysis of the risk factors for other disorders associated with LVH is necessary. The left ventricular mass index should be present in the echocardiogram report and can guide the interpretation of the alleged LVH; if not present, it should be requested because it facilitates a more accurate analysis. Further, if the cause of the LVH is more likely independent of the hypertension, then careful reasoning and an explanation should be included in the impairment report. If hypertension is only a partial cause, a reasoned analysis and clear explanation of the apportionment are required.

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