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Books: Men in ironic masques Astraea by Jane Stevenson Jonathan Cape, pounds 15.99, 308pp; It's history, but not as we know it. Stevie Davies admires the visual tricks and treats of a novel that paints a teasing portrait of the past
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CANDLELIGHT GLOWING on mobile faces, recessive figures static in
shadow: Jane Stevenson's Astraea, set in 1630s Holland, invents a
language bathed in the illusionist techniques of Dutch realism, as if
to beckon readers into a perspective box or camera obscura into a
painted world. This is realism purchased by cunning diffractions and
compositional sleights.
In this strange trompe d'oeil world, the eye focuses the
historical figure of the tragic Winter Queen", Elizabeth of Bohemia,
with her black lover. A black lover? A secret mystical marriage,
sanctioned by the queen's Calvinist chaplain in ...
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Balaam and his talking, um, donkey
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts
; ...answer was the wonderful biblical story of Balaam and his talking ass. If you think I jest...sent for a professional soothsayer named Balaam, offering him a hefty sum to pronounce the curse. God warned Balaam not to curse His chosen people, but Balak...
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Balaam in scripture and in inscription.
Magazine article from: Midstream
; ...coverage of the book of Numbers' jewel, the Balaam story. As far as I'm concerned, the Balaam story is one of the few redeeming sections...jigsaw puzzle). Nonetheless, it makes the Balaam story all the more interesting. Although an...
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The portrait of Balaam in Numbers 22-24.
Magazine article from: Interpretation
; The unusual story of Balaam is preceded by the narrative of Israel...engagement of this enemy, but the story of Balaam. At the outset, the narrative shows...tries to induce a renowned diviner, Balaam, to curse Israel to weaken their forces...
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THE PORTION; Balaam's Experience
Newspaper article from: Forward
; ...This week's portion, on the prophet Balaam and the king of Moab, Balak, is a sort...many of its greatest modes and themes. Balaam's prophetic praise-poems, rising...an intimate and comic level, too, for Balaam, who will roar forth his vision like...
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Balaam - half a prophet
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post
; 00-00-0000 Headline: Balaam - half a prophet Byline: Rabbi Shlomo Riskin...mouth of the greatest gentile prophet of all, Balaam. Despite Balak's demand that he curse the Jews, Balaam heaps praise: How goodly are tents, O Jacob...
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The portrait of Balaam in Numbers 22-24
Magazine article from: Interpretation
; Balaam is not presented favorably in most biblical...allude to him. One notable exception is the Balaam story (Numbers 22-24) and-outside...prophet of Yahweh. THE UNUSUAL STORY OF BALAAM is preceded by the narrative of Israel...
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"Am I Able to Say Just Anything?" Learning Faithful Exegesis from Balaam
Magazine article from: Interpretation
; With considerable struggle, Balaam learns what it means to engage in faithful...let us turn briefly to the story of Balaam and his difficulties in exegeting God's will. LEARNING FROM THE DONKEY Balaam is hired by Balak, the king of Moab...
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Balaam's Greatness
Newspaper article from: The Jerusalem Report
; Balaam, the midrash tells us, is a greater prophet...they did not have prophets like Moses. Balaam's greatness, though, lies in his ability...which is the same verb that is used when Balaam finally has his eyes exposed (Numbers 22...
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If Cows Could Talk, Like Balaam's Donkey
Newspaper article from: The Jerusalem Report
; ...head as I watched in horror: If only cows could talk. Like Balaam, the Midianite's donkey, this cow would be screaming her...one, derives the prohibition from the Torah's censure of Balaam for angrily striking his donkey ("Guide to the Perplexed...
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New environmental chemistry findings from J.L. Balaam and co-researchers published.
Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation
; ...presented, to our knowledge for the first time," wrote J.L. Balaam and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "These include...hexachlorobenzene, decachlorobiphenyl, and octachlorodibenzofuran." Balaam and colleagues published the results of their research in Environmental...
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