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The Maternal Body as a Space: Examining the Visuality of Marian Pregnancy in Late Medieval Europe 作为空间的母体:检视中世纪晚期欧洲玛丽安怀孕的视觉性

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0163

Aireen Grace T. Andal

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What is the Place of My Rest? Being Migrant People(s) of the God of All the Earth 我安息的地方在哪里?作为全地之神的移民

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0154

Christopher M. Hays

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“A Throne Will Be Established in Steadfast Love”: Welcoming Refugees and the Davidic Kingdom in Isaiah 16:1–5 以赛亚书16章1 - 5节“必有宝座因慈爱坚立”:欢迎难民和大卫的王国

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0169

Barnabas Aspray

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Theodoret of Cyrus and His Exegetical Predecessors: A Study of His Biblical Commentary Prefaces 居鲁士的西奥多和他的训诂前辈:他的圣经注释序言研究

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0175

Miriam De Cock

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The Sceptical Response to the Existential Problem of Systemic Suffering 对系统性痛苦存在问题的怀疑回应

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0151

Francis Jonbäck

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On the Road Again: King David as Involuntary Migrant 再次上路：大卫王作为非自愿移民

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0171

C. Strine

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Whose Story? Which Sacrifice? On the Story of Jephthah’s Daughter 他的故事吗?牺牲?论耶弗他女儿的故事

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0167

Kateřina Kočí

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Editor’s Introduction to the Topical Issue “Reception of the Biblical and Patristic Heritage: Case Studies and Reflections on Theory and Method” 《接受圣经和父权传统：理论和方法的个案研究与思考》专题编辑简介

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0186

Miriam De Cock

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The Influence of Mother Wisdom on Augustine 母亲智慧对奥古斯丁的影响

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0155

Kitty Bouwman

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Enervating the Divine: Seeking New Intuitions about God from a Time of Pandemic 敬畏神：从大流行病时代寻找关于上帝的新直觉

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/opth-2020-0149

Andrew Oberg

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