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Local Incoherence, Global Coherence? Allusion and the Readability of Ancient Israelite Literature 局部不相干，全局相干？典故与以色列古代文学的可读性
Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-05-30 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a9
M. Lyons
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引用次数: 1
„Der Herr ist mein Hirte" - Konzeptuelle Metapher als Lebenswirklichkeit “上帝是我的牧羊人”作为生活现实的概念隐喻
Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-05-30 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a11
J. Böckle
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引用次数: 0
Feasting and Fasting: Hybridity in the Book of Esther 盛宴与禁食:以斯帖记中的杂糅
Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-05-30 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a5
K. Gwyther
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引用次数: 1
Homosexuality and Liminality in Sodom: The Quests for Home, Fun and Justice (Gen 19:1-29) 所多玛的同性恋与阈限:对家、乐趣和正义的追求(创19:1-29)
Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-05-30 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a6
Cephas T. A. Tushima
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引用次数: 0
Reading Psalm 13 as a Strategy for the Cathartic Release of Negative Emotion 阅读诗篇第13篇作为一种宣泄消极情绪的策略
Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-05-30 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a14
S. Ndoga
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"Oh, that I Had Wings Like a Dove..." Psalm 55 and Breaking the Silence about Violence against Women “哦，我有鸽子一样的翅膀…”诗篇55和打破对暴力侵害妇女的沉默
Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-05-30 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a16
F. Klopper
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'Like Father, Like Son'? The Woman as a Bargaining Object in Gen 20:1-18 and Gen 26:1-11 “有其父必有其子”?创世纪20:1-18和创世纪26:1-11中作为讨价还价对象的女人
Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a7
G. Uzukwu
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The Suffering Moses in the Pentateuch and Psalms 摩西在摩西五经和诗篇中受苦
Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a13
Eckart E. H. Otto
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Abraham and Sanballat 亚伯拉罕和桑巴拉
Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a3
B. Adamczewski
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引用次数: 1
Psalm 89 and the Logical Problem of Evil: A Comparative-philosophical Perspective 诗篇89与邪恶的逻辑问题:一个比较哲学的视角
Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a17
J. Gericke
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