Marching to Zion: Religion in a Modern Utopian Community

1985 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Wacker
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
High Priest ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Early Evening ◽  
The People ◽  
Utopian Community ◽  
Apostolic Church

The twenty-fourth of September 1905 started as a typical Sunday in Zion City, Illinois. Promptly at 2:00 P.M. John Alexander Dowie ascended the platform of Shiloh Tabernacle, robed in the brightly embroidered garments of an Old Testament High Priest. He was acknowledged by the seven thousand souls who sat before him as the Messenger of the Covenant, the third and final incarnation of the prophet Elijah, and the General Overseer and First Apostle of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion. The 6,600 acres of farms, homes, factories, and businesses surrounding the tabernacle were exclusively his. And for all practical purposes, so were the people. One contemporary journalist judged that Dowie had come to possess the “most autocratic power it is possible to wield in this republic,” while another concluded that “no man… of our time has ever secured anything like the personal following he has.” Near the end of the five hour service the prophet changed into his white expiation robes and, as he had done on countless Sundays in the past, prepared to bless and distribute the Holy Sacraments. But this time, in the semi-darkness of the early evening, he seemed to stagger and slump to the floor. The people soon learned that Dowie had suffered a crippling stroke. They also soon knew that their effort to build a biblical Zion on the “sky-skirted prairie” north of Chicago was in shambles.

scholarly journals The molecular footprints of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-248
Author(s):  
Engin Yilmaz ◽  
Yakut Akyön ◽  
Muhittin Serdar
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Changing Environment ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Host Virus Interactions ◽  
Virus Interactions

AbstractCOVID-19 is the third spread of animal coronavirus over the past two decades, resulting in a major epidemic in humans after SARS and MERS. COVID-19 is responsible of the biggest biological earthquake in the world. In the global fight against COVID-19 some serious mistakes have been done like, the countries’ misguided attempts to protect their economies, lack of international co-operation. These mistakes that the people had done in previous deadly outbreaks. The result has been a greater economic devastation and the collapse of national and international trust for all. In this constantly changing environment, if we have a better understanding of the host-virus interactions than we can be more prepared to the future deadly outbreaks. When encountered with a disease which the causative is unknown, the reaction time and the precautions that should be taken matters a great deal. In this review we aimed to reveal the molecular footprints of COVID-19 scientifically and to get an understanding of the pandemia. This review might be a highlight to the possible outbreaks.

scholarly journals Suite by A. Beloshitsky “From the Depths of Centuries” in dialogue with the genre tradition of national-historical ballads

2021 ◽  
pp. 182-188
Author(s):  
Ольга Викторовна Бегичева ◽  
Александр Васильевич Солянкин
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Invariant Model ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Genre Identification ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
First Time

Рассматривается эволюция романтической баллады в баянном искусстве. Впервые обозначены три стадии ее жанровой эволюции. В качестве материала анализа избрана сюита для готово-выборного баяна А. Белошицкого «Из глубины веков». Цель исследования - атрибуция жанрово-балладных элементов в названном произведении. Использованы методы теоретической поэтики, целостного и жанрового музыковедческого анализа. В задачи работы входит установление соотношений между балладной моделью-инвариантом и ее реализацией в названном опусе, для чего даны критерии жанровой идентификации национально-исторической баллады. К ним относятся жанровый код - «Человек и историческая трагедия народа», генеральная интонация жанра - Nordic sublime, балладные персонажи - бард, воин и возлюбленная - и канонический мотивный тезаурус, лежащий в основе ее композиционно-драматургической модели. Делается вывод, что движение от баллады к балладности в сюите соответствует третьей стадии жанровой эволюции, связанной с разрушением «твердой жанровой формы», а ее реактуализация в ХХ веке способна выступить инструментом мифологизации прошлого. This work examines the evolution of romantic ballad in accordion art. For the first time, three stages of its genre evolution are identified. A suite for the converter accordion by A.Beloshitsky “From the Depths of Centuries” was chosen as the analysis material. The purpose of the article is to attribute genre-ballad elements in the named work. Methods of theoretical poetics, holistic and genre musicological analysis were used. The tasks of the work include establishing relationships between the ballad invariant model and its implementation in the named opus, for which the criteria for genre identification of a national-historical ballad are given. These include the genre code - «Man and the historical tragedy of the people», the general intonation of the genre - Nordic sublime, ballad characters - bard, warrior and beloved and canonical motive thesaurus, which underlies its composition and drama model. It is concluded that the movement from ballad to balladness in suite corresponds to the third stage of genre evolution associated with the destruction of the “true genre form” and its reactualization in the twentieth century is able to act as an instrument for the mythologization of the past.

Cristo Sumo Sacerdote dos Bem Vindouros: A identidade messiânico-sacerdotal de Jesus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edivan de Resende
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Search Method ◽  
Religious Institution ◽  
High Priest ◽  
The Third ◽  
Critical History ◽  
Epistle To The Hebrews

The present work aims to contribute to the reflection on the identity, life and mission of Jesus. This reflection considers the theological concepts of priest and messiah and their development throughout the Old Testament until it ends in the Epistle to the Hebrews. This course will have as its end the analysis of the messianic-priestly identity of Christ in the mentioned New Testament writing. Thus, this research will provide the formulation of the substratum on which the priestly interpretation of the life and work of Jesus developed. To get the final result, the search method used is Critical History. The text is structured in three parts: in the first analysis it is in the religious institution of Israel; in the second the development of messianism in Israel and in the third as the confluence between the concepts of high priest and messiah in the Epistle to the Hebrews.

جهود العلماء والمؤسسات التعليمية في نشر الإسلام والسّلام في فطاني Efforts of Muslim Religious Scholars and Educational Institutions to Spread Islam and Peace in Patani, Usaha Ulama dan Institusi Pengajian di Dalam Menyebarkan Islam dan Keamanan di Patani

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
محمد ليبا
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
National School ◽  
The People

ملخص البحث اهتم الباحث في هذه الدراسة بإعطاء نبذة عن تاريخ دخول الإسلام في إقليم فطاني، والوضع السياسي في فطاني قديمًا وحديثًا، ودور علماء فطاني في نشر الإسلام وتحقيق السلام في الإقليم، أولئك الذين ظلت أسماؤهم عالقة في أذهان مسلمي تايلاند رغم محالاوت طمس الهوية التي تمارس ضدهم. كما تناولت الدراسة دور المؤسسات التعليمية (مثل مدرسة المعارف الوطنية التي أسسها الشيخ سولونغ، والمعاهد التي أسسها الشيخ أمبونغ وجامعة جالا الإسلامية التي أسسها الدكتور إسماعيل لطفي) في نشر الإسلام وتحقيق السلام في المنطقة في الوقت الحاضر. وقد تمّ تقسيم البحث إلى ثلاثة مباحث: المبحث الأول تناول الوضع السياسي في إقليم فطاني قديمًا وحديثًا؛ أما المبحث الثاني فتناول دور العلماء في نشر الإسلام وتحقيق السلام في فطاني مع ذكر نماذج من علماء فطاني كان لهم أثر كبير في نشر الإسلام وتحقيق السلام في المنطقة؛ وأما المبحث الثالث فتطرق إلى بيان دور المؤسسات التعليمية في نشر الإسلام وتحقيق السلام في فطاني. الكلمات الرئيسة: فطاني، علماء فطاني، تايلاند، المؤسسات التعليمية، مسلمو تايلاند. Abstract In this study, the researcher tries to give the historical background about the entry of Islam as well as past and present political situations in the region of Patani. At the same time, he also points out the role of Muslim religious scholars in spreading Islam and establishing peace in the region. Those are the people whose names remained rooted in the minds of the Muslims in Thailand despite attempts were made to delete their identities. The study also comprises of the role of educational institutions (such as Ma‘aarifat National School founded by Sheikh Solong, institutions founded by Sheikh Lampung and Jala Islamic University founded by Dr. Ismail Lutfi) in spreading Islam and establishing peace in the region at the present time. The research is divided into three sections: first section addresses the past and present political situation in the state of Patani; while the second section deals with the role of Muslim religious scholars in spreading Islam and establishing peace in Patani with some examples of Patani scholars who had a great influence in spreading Islam and establishing peace in the region. In the third section, the researcher tries to discuss the role of educational institutions in spreading Islam and establishing peace in Patani. Key Words: Patani, Muslim Religious Scholars of Patani, Thailand, Educational Institutions, Muslims of Thailand. Abstrak Dalam kajian ini, penyelidik cuba memberi latarbelakang sejarah tentang kemasukan Islam serta situasi politik  dahulu dan sekarang di Wilayah Patani. Pada masa yang sama , penyelidik juga akan menonjolkan tokoh-tokoh  berpengetahuan dalam menyebarkan Islam dan melaksanakan keamanan di wilayah tersebut. Mereka ini adalah yang nama-nama mereka tetap terpaku dalam ingatan masyarakat Muslim di Thailand walaupun terdapat pelbagai percubaan telah dilakukan untuk memadamkan identiti mereka dari lipatan sejarah. Kajian ini juga merangkumi peranan institusi pendidikan (seperti sekolah kebangsaan Ma'aarifat yang ditubuhkan oleh Sheikh Solong, institusi-institusi yang ditubuhkan oleh Sheikh Lampung and Universiti Islam Yala yang ditubuhkan oleh Dr. Ismail Lutfi) dalam menyebarkan Islam dan melaksanakan keamanan di wilayah tersebut di waktu ini.Kajian ini telah dibahagikan kepada tiga seksyen; pertama: Keadaan politik Pattani dahulu dan sekarang; kedua: tokoh-tokoh berpengetahuan dalam menyebarkan Islam dan melaksanakan keamanan di Patani dengan menampilkan beberapa sarjana Patani yang mempunyai satu pengaruh yang besar dalam menyebarkan Islam dan melaksanakan keamanan di wilayah itu; ketiga: peranan institusi pendidikan dalam mewujudkan keamanan dan melaksanakannya di Patani. Kata Kunci: Patani, Ulama Patani, Thailand, Institusi Pendidikan, Muslim Thailand.  

Hebrews' Use of the Old Testament: Recent Trends in Research

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
George H. Guthrie
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Central Place ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Textual Form

One of the most important areas of Hebrews research concerns the various ways in which the author handles the Old Testament. The past two decades have witnessed an acceleration of research on the book generally, and within the context of the heightened attention, certain trends in exploration of Hebrews' uses of the Old Testament have emerged. A consideration of these trends is carried forward in two movements. First, a brief introduction to the topic is set forth, which focuses on the phenomena surrounding Hebrews' uses of the Old Testament. Here current discussions on direct quotations, allusions, uses of biblical phrases, echoes, and general refer ences are considered, as are the author's uses of introductory formulae. Second, the article details four trends that have surfaced in the literature of recent years. The first trend concerns a movement away from focus on the question of a specific textual form behind Hebrews and a movement to consideration of the author's own minor adjustments in presentation of the text for stylistic and theological purposes. The second trend in research con cerns approaches that read the structure of Hebrews as framed by exposi tions of key Old Testament texts. The third trend involves explorations into specific exegetical methods used by the author of Hebrews, and the fourth, attempts at discerning the author's hermeneutical program. These trends demonstrate the central place in research that Hebrews' use of the Old Tes tament should hold and provide help in thinking more lucidly about the book.

The Consolation of History in Calvin’s Sermons on Second Samuel

2020 ◽  
pp. 196-218
Author(s):  
Barbara Pitkin
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Legal History ◽  
John Calvin ◽  
Divine Providence ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Biblical History ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
History Of

In May 1562, John Calvin began a series of sermons on Second Samuel, seeking to shape the response of ordinary Genevans to the first French religious-civil war by appealing to biblical history to illuminate the present. Calvin teaches how to learn from scripture and distinguish elements of perpetual significance from anachronisms relevant only to the history of Israel. He presents sacred history as a unique record of the past that, unlike profane history, can speak to the present through its chronicle of past events. Calvin urges his listeners to compare the events depicted in Second Samuel to their own experience. This historical vision, in which biblical history becomes a living and lived lesson, also shapes a treatise written during the third war by François Hotman, Calvin’s colleague and theorist of legal history. Hotman also sought and found the consolation of the Holy Spirit through Old Testament history, viewed afresh from the experience of wartime affliction. For both Reformed thinkers, the biblical past and the experience of war combined to forge a key spiritual weapon: a historical vision of the present tied into divine providence throughout the ages.

scholarly journals Ses dekades Ou Testament-teologie (1952–2012): Van één Spreker tot verskeie menslike sprekers

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Izak J.J. Spangenberg
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Biblical Theology ◽  
Common Trends ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past

Six decades of Old Testament theology (1952–2012): From hearing only One Voice to hearing many human voices. This article took a look at what has transpired in the field of Old Testament theology during the past six decades. The year 1952 saw the publication of G. Ernest Wright’s book God Who Acts: Biblical Theology as Recital which is regarded as reflecting a new approach to Old Testament theology. However, the years 1970 and 1989 were also deemed to be important years in the study of the Old Testament, reflecting major changes. The six decades were thus divided into three periods (1) 1952–1970, (2) 1970–1989, and (3) 1989–2012. It was argued that the theologies which were published during the respective periods share a few common trends. This article identified and reflected on these. At the beginning of the six decades revelation through history was an important conviction and impacted on the theologies of the first period. Literary and religious studies during the seventies and nineties of the previous century had little impact on the theologies of the second and third periods. However, during the third period an Old Testament theology which set a new trend, saw the light. This theology has the title Theologies in the Old Testament and reflected a shift from hearing only One Voice in the Old Testament to hearing many human voices.

scholarly journals Old Testament exegesis: Reflections on methodology

2007 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alphonso Groenewald
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Hebrew Bible ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Biblical Texts

The question of methodology remains important in dealing with biblical texts, given the fact that the Hebrew Bible is not an uncomplicated book. Its meaning is embedded in the history of the people who wrote it, read it, passed it on, rewrote it, and read it again. The question addressed in this article is in which manner should exegetes analyze texts? Which methodology should be followed during the exegetical process? What would be the most appropriate method to do justice to the texts of the Hebrew Bible? In both South African and European exegetical arena this debate is still continuing and over the past decades several contributions have kept it alive. The aim of this article is to make a contribution to this ongoing debate. It focuses primarily on Psalms and Pentat-euchal studies. The call is made upon exegetes to pursue a diachronically reflected synchronic reading.

Suicidal Behavior in Black South Africans

Crisis ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lourens Schlebusch ◽  
Naseema B.M. Vawda ◽  
Brenda A. Bosch
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
South African Society ◽  
South Africans ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Black South Africans ◽  
To Come

Summary: In the past suicidal behavior among Black South Africans has been largely underresearched. Earlier studies among the other main ethnic groups in the country showed suicidal behavior in those groups to be a serious problem. This article briefly reviews some of the more recent research on suicidal behavior in Black South Africans. The results indicate an apparent increase in suicidal behavior in this group. Several explanations are offered for the change in suicidal behavior in the reported clinical populations. This includes past difficulties for all South Africans to access health care facilities in the Apartheid (legal racial separation) era, and present difficulties of post-Apartheid transformation the South African society is undergoing, as the people struggle to come to terms with the deleterious effects of the former South African racial policies, related socio-cultural, socio-economic, and other pressures.

Al-Rasm al-ʿUthmānī: Towards Correct Pronunciation and the Preclusion of Ambiguity

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-171
Author(s):  
Nāṣir Al-Dīn Abū Khaḍīr
Keyword(s):  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Writing Style ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Different Ages ◽  
Correct Pronunciation ◽  
The One ◽  
The Mind

The ʿUthmānic way of writing (al-rasm al-ʿUthmānī) is a science that specialises in the writing of Qur'anic words in accordance with a specific ‘pattern’. It follows the writing style of the Companions at the time of the third caliph, ʿUthmān b. ʿAffān, and was attributed to ʿUthmān on the basis that he was the one who ordered the collection and copying of the Qur'an into the actual muṣḥaf. This article aims to expound on the two fundamental functions of al-rasm al-ʿUthmānī: that of paying regard to the ‘correct’ pronunciation of the words in the muṣḥaf, and the pursuit of the preclusion of ambiguity which may arise in the mind of the reader and his auditor. There is a further practical aim for this study: to show the connection between modern orthography and the ʿUthmānic rasm in order that we, nowadays, are thereby able to overcome the problems faced by calligraphers and writers of the past in their different ages and cultures.

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