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Journal of Theological Interpretation, 2011

This article sets the problem of historical study of the biblical world in the context of the post-Enlightenment ideological development of scientism and historicism, viewed as basic, contradictory cultural ideals. Employing the literary analyses of Meier Sternberg and aspects of Gadamer's hermeneutics, I argue that the normative "truth claims" that Scripture makes on its readers reside in the text, not in the "facts" behind the text, even when Scripture is explicitly referring to the real world and describing historical events.

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The «Formicarius» by the dominican friar Johannes Nider, a leading figure in the German Observance, is a collection of miracles, a treatise on religious life and a pastoral guide for young Dominicans. Taking as its main model the «Bonum universale de apibus» by Thomas de Cantimpré († 1272), it presents, in the form of a dialogue between a theologian (Nider himself) and his pupil, a teaching on the morals of good and bad men, developed from an allegorical interpretation of the properties of the ants and illustrated by a collection of around 160 «miracula» and «exempla». The whole is divided into five books in which good and bad men are identified with clerics and laymen who adhere to or, conversely, reject the values of Observance. Organized in this way, the Formicarius defines a program designed to promote the reform of Christian society as a whole. The work is an important source for religious life in the first decades of the 15th century. Information on the spiritual aspirations of the laity rubs shoulders with doctrinal deviances and the practice of witchcraft, making it one of the first texts to describe the notorious belief in the Sabbath. Despite its interest, the collection was only available on the basis of early editions. The present study fills this gap by presenting the first critical edition of the text, supplemented by a French translation (vol. 2). It is preceded by a study devoted, in particular, to the author's biography, the manuscript tradition of the «Formicarius», the oral and written sources of the collection and an analysis of the information developed in each of the five books (vol. 1). Le Formicarius ou «Fourmilière» du dominicain Jean Nider, une grande figure de l’Observance allemande, est tout à la fois un recueil de miracles, un traité sur la vie religieuse et un guide pastoral destiné aux jeunes dominicains. Ayant comme principal modèle le Bonum universale de apibus de Thomas de Cantimpré († 1272), il présente, sous la forme d’un dialogue entre un théologien (Nider lui-même) et son élève, un enseignement sur les moeurs des hommes bons et mauvais qui est développé à partir de l’interprétation allégorique des propriétés de la fourmi avant d’être illustré par une collection d’environ 160 miracula et exempla. L’ensemble est divisé en cinq livres dans lesquels les hommes bons et mauvais sont identifiés aux clercs et aux laïcs qui adhérent ou, à l’inverse, rejettent les valeurs de l’Observance. Ainsi organisé, le Formicarius définit un programme visant à promouvoir la réforme de l’ensemble de la société chrétienne. L’oeuvre est une source importante pour la vie religieuse des premières décennies du XVe siècle. Les informations sur les aspirations spirituelles des laïcs y côtoient les déviances doctrinales et la pratique de la sorcellerie qui en font un des premiers textes à avoir décrit la fameuse croyance au sabbat. Malgré son intérêt, le recueil n’était disponible que sur la base d’éditions anciennes. La présente étude comble cette lacune en présentant la première édition critique du texte, complétée par une traduction française (vol. 2). Elle est précédée par une étude consacrée, en particulier, à la biographie de l’auteur, à la tradition manuscrite du Formicarius, aux sources orales et écrites du recueil et à l’analyse des enseignements développés dans chacun des cinq livres (vol. 1).

Археология и история Пскова и Псковской земли. Ежегодник Семинара имени академика В. В. Седова. Выпуск 37. Материалы 67-го заседания (2022 г.) / Отв. ред. Н.В. Лопатин. М., Псков: ИА РАН, 2022.

The Luga-Oredezh Interfluve as a Border Micro-region of the Culture of Pskov Long Barrows. Abstract. The article analyzes information about the sites of the compact boundary micro-region of the Pskov long barrow culture in the interfluve of the Luga and Oredezh rivers. The history of the study of the sites in the microregion and their spatial distribution are considered. The data about the finds is analyzed. Some materials are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time.

Sembramos, comemos y vivimos, 2022

El presente capítulo trata de la comprensión de los bosques como sistemas agroalimentarios, enfoque no convencional en tanto que comúnmente lo agroalimentario se circunscribe a la producción de alimentos desde las actividades agrarias (agrícolas y pecuarias) relativos a especies cultivadas y domésticas. No obstante, los bosques cumplen un importante rol en la producción directa e indirecta de alimentos tanto para autoabastecimiento como para fines comerciales con diversas escalas de mercado. Adicionalmente en los bosques también se verifica la producción de alimentos desde la horticultura y la agricultura con diversos niveles tecnológicos e independientemente de la tenencia de la tierra. Este abordaje debe realizarse desde una perspectiva compleja en tanto existe una fuerte tradición de enfoque sectorial. En esta perspectiva, se requiere incorporar perspectivas interdisciplinarias, transdisciplinarias e intersectoriales.

Los creyentes tradicionales, al querer a toda costa hacer de Dios el compañero de una relación personal amorosa y gratificante, y el garante y tutor de su bienestar y felicidad, proporcionan al posteísmo los argumentos para criticar y rechazar su forma de fe. Los posteístas consideran que el concepto Dios como un mito y, por tanto, como un producto de la imaginación humana, que no tiene correspondencia en la Realidad. Por lo tanto, culpan a los creyentes teístas tradicionales por no darse cuenta de que para hacer a "Dios" aceptable y amable a sus ojos y corazones, lo transforman en una Entidad concebida "a su imagen y semejanza", y por lo tanto en un producto de su deseo y una ficción de su mente...

In: M. Danner/F. Leitmeir (Hrsg.), Von äußerst delikatem Stil. Rückgriffe aus archäologischer Perspektive. Festschrift für Stephanie Böhm (Baden-Baden 2023), 253 - 270. Abstract The gem images of Greek athletes from the period between the 3rd century BC and the 1st century AD were first worked on by Winckelmann as a coherent group of monuments of Greek gymnastics and agonistics. They are all in the Antikensammlung Berlin or have been lost. Their dating by Adolf Furtwängler is generally accepted in research and serves here as a chronological basis. Winckelmann’s determinations of this group of nude athlete images in the “Cinquiéme Classe” of the “Description” are exemplary for his later archaeological work and have not yet been examined. Winckelmann’s catalogue texts and commentaries provide clues to his iconographic knowledge and hermeneutics and reveal his formal criteria such as iconographic classification and dating based on stylistic features. For Winckelmann, gemmae, like coins, were obviously small format but important documents of ancient artistic creation. For their interpretation, he not only consulted ancient written sources and antiquarian writings but also asked for artistic models from large-scale sculpture and other genres when analysing the athlete images. In his interpretations as victorious athletes in various competitive disciplines, in preparation for the competition and after the victory, he also paid attention to other motifs, such as those of the victors’ wreaths or the tables for the victory prizes. Above all, however, he took into considerations the relevant thematic context of Greek gymnastics and agonistics.