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The Study of Greek Sculpture in the Twenty-first Century1
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UNTIL FAIRLY RECENTLY-and to some extent even today-our study of Greek sculpture has followed guidelines that were established in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, primarily by such pioneers as Johann Joachim Winkelmann and Adolf Furtwangler. We assumed a linear stylistic development through time, with peaks in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. followed by decline. We firmly believed in the superiority of Greek over Roman sculpture; the latter was considered imitative but helpful bec...
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The Study of Greek Sculpture in the Twenty-first Century1
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
; UNTIL FAIRLY RECENTLY-and to some extent even today-our study of Greek sculpture has followed guidelines that were established in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, primarily by such pioneers as Johann Joachim Winkelmann and Adolf Furtwangler. We assumed a linear stylistic development through
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Real man
The Press
; M. D. Chisnall's claim that there is no evidence outside the Bible that Jesus existed (Dec 26) is easily refuted. Indeed, the existence of Jesus as an historical figure is essentially beyond any doubt. Aside from the Gospels and the apostolic letters, ancient sources confirming the existence of
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The Samaritans and Early Judaism: A Literary Analysis. (Brief Reviews of Books).(Book Review)
The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; The Samaritans and Early Judaism: A Literary Analysis. By INGRID HJELM. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series, vol. 303; Copenhagen International Seminar, vol. 7. Sheffield: SHEFFIELD ACADEMIC PRESS, 2000. Pp. 318. $85. Hjelm wrote this monograph in Danish (1996) and then
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The Elders of the City: a Study of the Elder-Laws in Deuteronomy.(Book Review)
The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; By TIMOTHY M. WILLIS. Society of Biblical Literature Monograph Series, vol. 55. Atlanta: SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE, 2001. Pp. xiii + 353. $45. Timothy Willis's study of biblical elders began as a Ph.D. dissertation at Harvard ten years ago. In the present volume he focuses on city elders, in
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Lord Jesus Christ: Devotions to Jesus in Earliest Christianity.(Book Review)
Theological Studies
; LORD JESUS CHRIST: DEVOTION TO JESUS IN EARLIEST CHRISTIANITY. Larry W. Hurtado. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. Pp. xx + 746. $55. Larry Hurtado seeks to offer a full-scale analysis of the origin, development, and diversification of devotion to Christ in the crucial first two centuries of the
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CD REVIEW: NEW ALBUMS: THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MAY The Eighteenth Day of May HHHH.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England)
; Byline: By GAVIN MARTIN A bit of a folk revival has been gathering pace in clubs around the UK for many months - now the harvest is in. The Eighteenth Day Of May's debut album combines rustic adventures with West Coast harmonies, and makes ancient sources sound as fresh as the morning dew. Get
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Helen of Troy: Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore.(Brief article)(Book review)
Biography
; Helen of Troy Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore. Bettany Hughes. New York: Knopf, 2005. 458 pp. $30.00. Hughes, a British historian who has narrated television documentaries about ancient subjects, makes it clear at the outset that her 'Helen of Troy' is about the totality of
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Love Between Women: Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism
Journal of Biblical Literature
; Love Between Women: Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism, by Bernadette J. Brooten. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Pp. xxii + 412 + 12 halftones. $34.95 (cloth), $9.00 (paper). In her groundbreaking work Love Between Women; Bernadette Brooten has made a fundamental
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Marriage is religious rite
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; Collin Cluff made some very good comments in the April 23 Readers' Forum -- except on marriage. Anciently, religious leaders symbolically portrayed ritual with an ideological intent. Marriage was one of those religious rituals. The United States may be the first governmental nation to interfere
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Southern, Pat Julius Caesar.(Brief Article)
History: Review of New Books
; ... LACTOR 7, 1970, both with translated sources) and a genealogical tree for Caesar would have seemed pertinent. Small campaign maps accompanying narration (figures 14, 15, 17, 18) are inadequately detailed and lack directional arrows. There is a discrepancy ...
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