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‘Now I Know’: Five Centuries of Aqedah Exegesis

By: Albert van der Heide

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‘Now I Know’: Five Centuries of Aqedah Exegesis

By: Albert van der Heide

This book describes how medieval Jewish Bible scholars sought to answer the question of what is meant by the Angel’s message from God to Abraham: ‘Now I Know’, as written in Genesis 22 verse 12. It examines these scholars’ comments on the nineteen verses in Genesis that tell the story of Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his own son Isaac, the Aqedat Yiṣḥaq. It explores the answers they found to the question of what, indeed, this story is trying to tell us. Is it a drastic way to condemn the practice of child sacrifice? Does it call for replacing human sacrifices with animal sacrifices? Is it a trial by which the Almighty tests the fidelity of one of His followers? Or is it His way to show the world the nature of true belief? The book starts with an introduction to familiarize readers with the many and varied manifestations of the Aqedah theme in Jewish culture and with the developments of medieval Jewish Bible exegesis in general. Next, it offers translations and analyses of the classical medieval Jewish Bible commentaries that deal with the exegesis of Genesis 22, exploring the many angles from which the Aqedah story has been understood. No less than five centuries of medieval Aqedah exegesis are reviewed, from Saadya (882-942) to Isaac Abrabanel (1437-1508). These texts from the commentaries are combined with hermeneutical key passages by Moses Maimonides, Joseph Ibn Kaspi, Ḥasdai Crescas, and others, which were familiar to the minds of the exegetes, or which, conversely, reflect the impact of biblical Aqedah exegesis on religious thought. Together, the passages discussed illustrate the growth and development of Jewish Bible exegesis in dialogue with the rabbinic sources and with the various trends of thought and theology of their times. The consistent focus on the Aqedah constitutes a unifying theme, while the insights presented here greatly advance our understanding of the various developments in medieval Jewish Bible exegesis.

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Springer

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3319475215

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Jewish Politics in Spinoza's Amsterdam

By: Anne O. Albert

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Jewish Politics in Spinoza's Amsterdam

By: Anne O. Albert

This book untangles a web of ideas about politics, religion, exile, and community that emerged at a key moment in Jewish history and left a lasting mark on Jewish ideas. In the shadow of their former member Baruch Spinoza’s notoriety, and amid the aftermath of the Sabbatian messianic movement, the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of seventeenth-century Amsterdam underwent a conceptual shift that led them to treat their self-governed diaspora community as a commonwealth. Preoccupied by the question of why and how Jews should rule themselves in the absence of a biblical or messianic sovereign state or king, they forged a creative synthesis of insights from early modern Christian politics and Jewish law and traditions to assess and argue over their formidable communal government. In so doing they shaped a proud new theopolitical self-understanding of their community as analogous to a Christian state. Through readings of rarely studied sermons, commentaries, polemics, administrative records, and architecture, Anne Albert shows that a concentrated period of public Jewish political discourse among the community’s leaders and thinkers led to the formation of a strong image of itself as a totalizing, state-like entity—an image that eventually came to define its portrayal by twentieth-century historians. Her study presents a new perspective on a Jewish population that has long fascinated readers, as well as new evidence of Jewish reactions to Spinoza and Sabbatianism, and analyses the first Jewish reckoning with modern western political concepts.

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400

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Liverpool University Press

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1802070753

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9781802070750

Focus on Fibromyalgia Research

By: Albert P. Rockne

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Focus on Fibromyalgia Research

By: Albert P. Rockne

Fibromyalgia syndrome is a common and chronic disorder characterised by widespread muscle pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points. The word fibromyalgia comes from the Latin term for fibrous tissue (fibro) and the Greek ones for muscle (myo) and pain (algia). This book presents the research in this field.

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170

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Nova Publishers

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1600212662

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9781600212666

Cover Crops in West Africa

Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture

By: International Development Research Centre (Canada)

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Cover Crops in West Africa

Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture

By: International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Cover Crops in West Africa Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture

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IDRC

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088936852X

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Vegetable Diseases

A Colour Handbook

By: Steven T. Koike,Peter Gladders,Albert Paulus

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Vegetable Diseases

A Colour Handbook

By: Steven T. Koike,Peter Gladders,Albert Paulus

Our dependence on healthy vegetable crops as a reliable source of food transcends all barriers of nation and culture. Consumers now demand excellent quality from the industry that produces large volumes of high quality vegetables to be sold locally, regionally and shipped internationally. The diseases that affect vegetables compromise such quality

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450

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CRC Press

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1840765062

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Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema

By: Karina Aveyard,Albert Moran,Errol Vieth

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Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema

By: Karina Aveyard,Albert Moran,Errol Vieth

Filmmakers have honed their skills and many have achieved critical and popular success at home and abroad, as have actors and other crew. American filmmakers and companies have found it cheaper to make films in Australia because wages and salaries are lower, tax rebates have been attractive and the expertise in most areas of filmmaking is comparable to that of anywhere in the world. At the same time, Australian audiences still enjoy watching Australian films, making some of them profitable, even if this is a small profit when considered in Hollywood terms. New Zealand filmmakers, cast and crew have shown that they are equal to the world’s best in making films with international themes, while other films have shown that the world is interested in New Zealand narratives and settings. Increased support for Maori filmmakers and stories has had a significant impact on production levels and on the diversity of stories that now reach the screen. It has also helped create more viable career paths for those who continue to be based in their home country. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on leading films as well as many directors, writers, actors and producers. It also covers early pioneers, film companies, genres and government bodies.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538111276

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9781538111277

Scenario Planning and Tourism Futures

Theory Building, Methodologies and Case Studies

By: Albert Postma,Stefan Hartman,Ian Yeoman

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Scenario Planning and Tourism Futures

Theory Building, Methodologies and Case Studies

By: Albert Postma,Stefan Hartman,Ian Yeoman

This book offers a practical guide for scenario planning to make sense of the future of tourism for practitioners, researchers and students. It provides an overview of the theoretical development of scenario planning, describes the scenario planning method and puts it into the context of strategic foresight. A variety of scenario planning and futures case studies are presented which demonstrate how scenario planning is used and deployed. Each case study is drawn from the European Tourism Futures Institute’s 12 years of practice, emphasising the different stages of the scenario planning method, and includes learning points and discussion questions to help readers understand key concepts, theories and applications.

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Channel View Publications

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1845418891

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9781845418892

Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care

By: Nathaniel M. Rickles,Albert I. Wertheimer,Mickey C. Smith

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Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care

By: Nathaniel M. Rickles,Albert I. Wertheimer,Mickey C. Smith

This thoroughly revised second edition of Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care offers a comprehensive overview of the social-economic aspects of pharmaceutical care. This new edition provides both the pharmacy student and practitioner with established principles from the social and behavioral sciences, along with current findings and examples of cases and reports of applications of these principles. Theoretical models and practical examples are included to elaborate the pharmacist's role in identifying patients' non-compliant behavior and managing drug-related problems. This valuable text includes clinical, economic, and humanistic considerations that are essential to pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists. This essential text also features a special focus on public health and the involvement of caregivers in facilitating behavioral change. Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care, Second Edition will help readers consider how organizations and social systems impact patient experiences with medications, contributing to an improved system of pharmaceutical practice and care.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449618316

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The A to Z of Australian and New Zealand Cinema

By: Albert Moran,Errol Vieth

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The A to Z of Australian and New Zealand Cinema

By: Albert Moran,Errol Vieth

Whether it was Jane Campion's The Piano, Mel Gibson in Mad Max, Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee, or The Lord of the Rings saga, we have all experienced the cinema of Australia and New Zealand. This book is an introduction and guide to the film of Australia and New Zealand. With entries on many exceptional producers, directors, writers and actors, as well as the films indicated above and many others, this reference also presents the early pioneers, the film companies and government bodies, and much more in its hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries. Through a chronology that shows how far these cinemas have come in a short time and an introduction that presents them more broadly, a clear portrait of the two countries' motion pictures emerge. The bibliography is an excellent source for further reading.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810863472

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9780810863477

Diagnosis & Treatment of Uveitis

By: C Stephen Foster,Albert T Vitale

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Diagnosis & Treatment of Uveitis

By: C Stephen Foster,Albert T Vitale

Uveitis is inflammation of the middle layer of the eye, which is known as the uvea or uveal tract. It is a complex condition with a variety of causes and clinical manifestations, including injury, infection or an underlying condition. This 1200pp second edition brings ophthalmologists fully up to date with the latest developments in diagnosing and treating uveitis. Beginning with the basic principles of the disease, its diagnosis and management, the following sections discuss the treatment of numerous different infectious, non infectious, masquerade and autoimmune syndromes. Basic science, differential diagnosis, pathology and clinical management are discussed for each condition. Written by specialists from the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI) and John A Moran Eye Center in the USA, this comprehensive new edition includes 699 colour images and illustrations. Key points Comprehensive, second edition bringing ophthalmologists fully up to date with diagnosis and treatment of uveitis Discusses different uveitis syndromes – infectious, non infectious, masquerade and autoimmune Authored by US ophthalmic specialists Includes 699 full colour images and illustrations First edition published in 2001 by Saunders

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JP Medical Ltd

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9350255723

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9789350255728

Local Identities

Landscape and Community in the Late Prehistoric Meuse-Demer-Scheldt Region

By: Fokke Albert Gerritsen

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Local Identities

Landscape and Community in the Late Prehistoric Meuse-Demer-Scheldt Region

By: Fokke Albert Gerritsen

Gerritsen's study investigates how small groups of people—households, or local communities—constitute and represent their social identity by shaping the landscape around them. Examining things like house building and habitation, cremation and burial, and farming and ritual practice, Gerritsen develops a new theoretical and empirical perspective on the practices that create collective senses of identity and belonging. An explicitly diachronic approach reveals processes of cultural and social change that have previously gone unnoticed, providing a basis for a much more dynamic history of the late prehistoric inhabitants of this region.

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Amsterdam University Press

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9053565884

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9789053565889

Manual of Cardiac Surgery

By: Bradley J. Harlan,Albert Starr,Fredric M. Harwin

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Manual of Cardiac Surgery

By: Bradley J. Harlan,Albert Starr,Fredric M. Harwin

Originally published in 1980-1981 as a two-volume set, the Manual of Cardiac Surgery has been completely revised and now includes new full-color illustrations in a single convenient volume. This new edition maintains the high standards established in the first edition: insightful descriptions of various cardiac surgical procedures illuminated by clear, brilliant illustrations.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461224748

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9781461224747

Megalithic Research in the Netherlands, 1547-1911

From "giant's Beds" and "pillars of Hercules" to Accurate Investigations

By: Jan Albert Bakker

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Megalithic Research in the Netherlands, 1547-1911

From "giant's Beds" and "pillars of Hercules" to Accurate Investigations

By: Jan Albert Bakker

In the Introduction, a brief general review is given of the present knowledge and ideas about the Hunebed Builders, who lived some 5000 years ago during the Stone Age.

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Sidestone Press

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9088900345

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9789088900341

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‘Now I Know’: Five Centuries of Aqedah Exegesis

‘Now I Know’: Five Centuries of Aqedah Exegesis

Jewish Politics in Spinoza's Amsterdam

Jewish Politics in Spinoza's Amsterdam

Focus on Fibromyalgia Research

Focus on Fibromyalgia Research

Cover Crops in West Africa

Cover Crops in West Africa

Vegetable Diseases

Vegetable Diseases

Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema

Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema

Scenario Planning and Tourism Futures

Scenario Planning and Tourism Futures

Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care

Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care

The A to Z of Australian and New Zealand Cinema

The A to Z of Australian and New Zealand Cinema

Diagnosis & Treatment of Uveitis

Diagnosis & Treatment of Uveitis

Local Identities

Local Identities

Manual of Cardiac Surgery

Manual of Cardiac Surgery

Megalithic Research in the Netherlands, 1547-1911

Megalithic Research in the Netherlands, 1547-1911

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