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Are religious spiritual experiences merely the product of the human nervous system? The author investigates the potential of contemporary neuroscience to explain religious experiences.

A study that focuses on the notion of human uniqueness in science and theology. It argues for an interdisciplinary approach in which theological anthropology has much to learn from humans' origins, from the dimension of meaning in which homo sapiens have always existed, and from our close relationship to other animals.

Includes the individual-soteric-microcosmic level or ordo salutis unfolding analogous to the redemptive-historical-macrocosmic level or historia salutis.

Explores the ecclesiology of John Calvin based upon his commentary on the Minor Prophets (1557-1559). This title takes a historical-systematic approach in presenting Calvin's view of the church.

Can wars catalyse religious change? This study examines the impact of the Thirty Years War through analysis of four preachers and twenty-five historiographers from Erfurt, in Central Germany.

Contains contributions by scholars from many countries, mostly European. This book includes four chapters: Transformations and historical turning points in the twentieth century; The world wars and their repercussions for the churches; The post-war period; and, Christian Europe - Globalization - internationalization.

Analyzes the language (poetics) of ancient Jewish historical apocalypses. This title investigates how the dramatis personae, that is, deities, angels/demons, and humans are described in the "Book of Daniel", the "Animal Apocalypse", 4QFourKingdoms(a-b) ar, the "Book of the Words of Noah", the Apocryphon of Jeremiah C, and 4QPseudo-Daniel(a-b) ar.

Presents the proceedings of an international and interdisciplinary symposium on the intertextuality of ancient literature and its medieval and modern receptions.

In Lutheran Germany of the post-Reformation era (ca 1580-1750), a genre of pastoral, ethical writings arose that consisted in casuistry and in topically or thematically related theological counsels. This title shows that this casuistry literature was intended to instruct and comfort the consciences of Christians.

Der vorliegende Band beinhaltet 15, zT noch unveroffentlichte Aufsatze von Saul M. Olyan. Der Autor beschaftigt sich mit Klassifikationen in biblischen Texten und ihren sozialen Auswirkungen. Besonders widmet er sich den Klassifizierungen die Ungleichheiten in der Umwelt des Textes hervorrufen.

Contains the proceedings of the conference entitled Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy held on 29 May, 2008 under the auspices of the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Center for Epigraphy at Bar-Ilan University.

A study that is concerned with working out the interests brought to bear on each film project by their initiators and the impact each has made on the image of Luther in film in its historical context.

The political, social, cultural, and religious crises Jews encountered in their long history influenced the development of Jewish culture, thought, and religion. This title describe how Jews coped with these threatening events, especially how they consequently had to rethink and shape their Jewish identity anew.

'The Apocalypse of John' belongs to the most puzzling texts of the New Testament. Historical-critical exegesis has been stressing that the book above all wishes to give a message of hope and comfort for a community under threat. This book offers the proceedings of a conference that was held in Leuven, Belgium, in September 2009.

A collection of essays that focus on the Gospel according to Matthew. This title treats contemporary discussions of Matthew's origins, character and place in the canon of the New Testament. It also discusses texts from the major sections of the Gospel: the Infancy narrative and the Sermon on the Mount and other parts of the public ministry.