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The Myth of Sisyphus

Renaissance Theories of Human Perfectibility

By: Elliott M. Simon

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The Myth of Sisyphus

Renaissance Theories of Human Perfectibility

By: Elliott M. Simon

The myth of Sisyphus symbolizes the archetypal process of becoming without the consolation of absolute achievement. It is both a poignant reflection of the human condition and a prominent framing text for classical, medieval, and renaissance theories of human perfectibility. In this unique reading of the myth through classical philosophies, pagan and Christian religious doctrines, and medieval and renaissance literature, we see Sisyphus, "the most cunning of human beings," attempting to transcend his imperfections empowered by his imagination to renew his faith in the infinite potentialities of human excellence."--BOOK JACKET

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838641164

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9780838641163

Beware the Evil Eye Volume 3

The Evil Eye in the Bible and the Ancient World--The Bible and Related Sources

By: John H. Elliott

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Beware the Evil Eye Volume 3

The Evil Eye in the Bible and the Ancient World--The Bible and Related Sources

By: John H. Elliott

The Evil Eye is mentioned repeatedly throughout the Old Testament, Israel's parabiblical writings, and New Testament, with a variety of terms and expressions. The Old Testament (Greek Septuagint) contains no less than fourteen text segments involving some twenty explicit references to the Evil Eye (Deut 15:9; 28:54, 56; Prov 23:6; 28:22; Tob 4:7, 16; Sir 14:3, 6, 8, 9, 10; 18:18; 31:13; 37:11; Wis 4:12; 4 Macc 1:26; 2:15; Ep Jer 69/70). At least three further texts are also likely implied references to an Evil Eye (1 Sam 2:29, 32; 18:9), with some other texts as more distant possibilities. The Evil Eye is mentioned also in the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the writings of Philo and Josephus--all of which are discussed in the following pages. Evil Eye belief and practice continued in the early Jesus movement. Jesus mentions the Evil Eye on more than one occasion (Matt 6:22-23; Luke 11:33-36; Mark 7:22). Paul makes explicit and implicit mention of the Evil Eye in his letter to the Galatians (3:1; 4:12-20). Possible implicit references to the Evil Eye are also examined. Both the common and the distinctive features of biblical Evil Eye belief are identified, along with its operation on multiple levels (biological/physiological, psychological, economic, social, and moral) and its serving a variety of purposes. The numerous references to the Evil Eye in Israel's rabbinic writings and those of postbiblical Christianity (second-sixth centuries CE), together with the material evidence from this period, are examined in volume 4.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1498205003

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9781498205009

Early Latin Poetry

By: Jackie Elliott

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Early Latin Poetry

By: Jackie Elliott

This study offers an introduction to the fragmentary record of early Roman poetry. In focus are the contexts, practitioners, and reception of early Roman drama (excluding comedy), epic, and satire, along with the challenges which our evidence for these entails.

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BRILL

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9004518274

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9789004518278

The Survivors of Israel

A Reconsideration of the Theology of Pre-Christian Judaism

By: Mark Adam Elliott

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The Survivors of Israel

A Reconsideration of the Theology of Pre-Christian Judaism

By: Mark Adam Elliott

This study challenges the conventional view of scholars like E. P. Sanders that Late Second Temple Judaism was theologically nationalistic, offering in its place a theory which argues that the intertestamental writings do not anticipate the salvation of all Jews but only of a faithful remnant within Israel. Working carefully with the major books of the pseudepigrapha and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Mark Adam Elliott shows that the authors of such works anticipated an imminent - and scathing - judgment of Israel that would exclude many, or even most, Israelites from the saved community. This provocative finding not only confronts accepted perspectives on Late Second Temple Judaism but also suggests important implications for our reading of Paul and the New Testament.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802844839

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9780802844835

A Home for the Homeless

A Social-Scientific Criticism of 1 Peter, Its Situation and Strategy

By: John H. Elliott

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A Home for the Homeless

A Social-Scientific Criticism of 1 Peter, Its Situation and Strategy

By: John H. Elliott

Jack Elliott's A Home for the Homeless is one of the most exciting works in biblical scholarship that I have read in recent years, and the best book on 1 Peter that I have ever read. In my mind he is certainly on the right track in detecting the life-situation addressed in this important epistle. It is consoling to find that amid the plethora of writings on the Bible really worthwhile discoveries can still be made. --Raymond E. Brown author of Recent Discoveries and the Biblical World Already an acknowledged expert on 1 Peter, John Elliott here combines New Testament exegesis and a keen knowledge of the Hellenistic world with the emergent sociological analysis of the New Testament. Elliott has produced a fascinating statement on the broad social setting and religious meaning of an important but often overlooked piece of early Christian literature. It is clearly a significant methodological statement which has ramifications beyond a study of 1 Peter. --John R. Donahue, SJ author of The Gospel in Parable The power of this book lies in its demonstration of how we move from philology and literary studies to history and sociological reconstruction. Elliott is the first to show that from the meanings of words and their theology we are able to draw insight in the social reality, therefore relevance, of an important religious text from Judeo-Christian antiquity. The book is a methodological model, but also a tour de force of intellect and imagination. --Jacob Neusner author of Rabbinic Literature and the New Testament Attempts to look through the New Testament texts into the lives of real human communities of the past received a significant boost with the first publication of A Home for the Homeless. Elliott's work has had a central and provocative role in the debate that has grown and matured during the subsequent decade and which continues vigorously today: What are the appropriate ways of using methods of the social sciences to understand texts from antiquity? --Wayne A. Meeks author of The First Urban Christians John H. Elliott is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at the University of San Francisco. He is also the author of 'The Elect and the Holy, ' 'What Is Social-Scientific Criticism?, ' and '1 Peter' (Anchor Bible).

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1597524093

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9781597524094

Inequalities

Selecta of Elliott H. Lieb

By: Elliott H. Lieb

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Inequalities

Selecta of Elliott H. Lieb

By: Elliott H. Lieb

Inequalities play a fundamental role in Functional Analysis and it is widely recognized that finding them, especially sharp estimates, is an art. E. H. Lieb has discovered a host of inequalities that are enormously useful in mathematics as well as in physics. His results are collected in this book which should become a standard source for further research. Together with the mathematical proofs the author also presents numerous applications to the calculus of variations and to many problems of quantum physics, in particular to atomic physics.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642559255

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Condensed Matter Physics and Exactly Soluble Models

Selecta of Elliott H. Lieb

By: Elliott H. Lieb

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Condensed Matter Physics and Exactly Soluble Models

Selecta of Elliott H. Lieb

By: Elliott H. Lieb

This is the third Selecta of publications of Elliott Lieb, the first two being Stabil ity of Matter: From Atoms to Stars, edited by Walter Thirring, and Inequalities, edited by Michael Loss and Mary Beth Ruskai. A companion fourth Selecta on Statistical Mechanics is also edited by us. Elliott Lieb has been a pioneer of the discipline of mathematical physics as it is nowadays understood and continues to lead several of its most active directions today. For the first part of this selecta we have made a selection of Lieb's works on Condensed Matter Physics. The impact of Lieb's work in mathematical con densed matter physics is unrivaled. It is fair to say that if one were to name a founding father of the field, Elliott Lieb would be the only candidate to claim this singular position. While in related fields, such as Statistical Mechanics and Atomic Physics, many key problems are readily formulated in unambiguous mathematical form, this is less so in Condensed Matter Physics, where some say that rigor is "probably impossible and certainly unnecessary". By carefully select ing the most important questions and formulating them as well-defined mathemat ical problems, and then solving a good number of them, Lieb has demonstrated the quoted opinion to be erroneous on both counts. What is true, however, is that many of these problems turn out to be very hard. It is not unusual that they take a decade (even several decades) to solve.

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645

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3662063905

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9783662063903

A Rose by Many Other Names

Rose Cherami & the JFK Assassination

By: Todd Elliott

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A Rose by Many Other Names

Rose Cherami & the JFK Assassination

By: Todd Elliott

Shifting the focus away from the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, to 48 hours prior in Eunice, Louisiana, this book explores the prediction made by Melba Marcades, aka Rose Cherami, that the president would be assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963 in Dallas. Discounting clairvoyance, the book investigates the possibility that Rose had inside information about the assassination. However, Rose Cherami was not a credible witness: she was a prostitute, a one-time performer in Jack Ruby's Carousel Club, an admitted drug trafficker, a drug addict, and a car thief. But the author’s research reveals glaring omissions in her FBI files, questionable admissions regarding her criminal history, and the dubious details of her untimely demise. This book sheds new light on a relatively unknown footnote of the JFK conspiracy theory.

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100

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Trine Day

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193758464X

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9781937584641

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By: Ron Elliott

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By: Ron Elliott

Brimming with cinematic references, this collection of short fiction ably combines humor with pulsating action. Readers will be able to celebrate the celluloid as they read their way through novellas that evoke a noir film, a romantic farce, a comedy heist, a thriller, and a classic road movie. The book also includes an introduction on how to adapt film scripts to stories. Cinephiles and lovers of crime fiction alike will be utterly drawn in by these unforgettable characters and stories.

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Fremantle Press

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1922089257

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9781922089250

Studies In Honor Of A. Marshall Elliott (Volume Ii)

By: A. Marshall Elliott

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Studies In Honor Of A. Marshall Elliott (Volume Ii)

By: A. Marshall Elliott

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

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Alpha Edition

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9354219500

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9789354219504

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The Myth of Sisyphus

The Myth of Sisyphus

Beware the Evil Eye Volume 3

Beware the Evil Eye Volume 3

Early Latin Poetry

Early Latin Poetry

The Survivors of Israel

The Survivors of Israel

A Home for the Homeless

A Home for the Homeless

Inequalities

Inequalities

Condensed Matter Physics and Exactly Soluble Models

Condensed Matter Physics and Exactly Soluble Models

A Rose by Many Other Names

A Rose by Many Other Names

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Studies In Honor Of A. Marshall Elliott (Volume Ii)

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