Scriptures in Early Christianity

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IUCN's encounter with 007: safeguarding consensus for conservation

A controversy at the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress on the topic of closing domestic ivory markets (the 007, or so-called James Bond, motion) has given rise to a debate on IUCN's value proposition. A cross-section of authors who are engaged in IUCN but not employed by the organization, and with diverse perspectives and opinions, here argue for the importance of safeguarding and strengthening the unique technical and convening roles of IUCN, providing examples of what has and has not worked. Recommendations for protecting and enhancing IUCN's contribution to global conservation debates and policy formulation are given

Johdatus sosiaalitieteelliseen raamatuntutkimukseen

1. painos julkaistu 2013Millaista oli perheiden tai köyhien, lasten ja naisten elämä Raamatun ajan maailmassa? Millaista oli elämä Jeesuksen ajan Galileassa? Miten arkeologia voi hyödyntää Raamatun ajan sosiaali- ja kulttuurihistorian tutkimusta? Miten lahkotutkimus tai sosiaalipsykologian teoriat pienryhmien välisistä suhteista auttavat ymmärtämään Jeesus-liikkeen syntyä ja varhaiskristillisten ryhmien keskinäisiä kiistoja? Teos etsii vastauksia edellä kuvattuihin ja moniin muihin kysymyksiin. Kirja tarjoaa yleiskatsauksen sosiaalitieteellisen raamatuntutkimuksen syntyyn sekä sen keskeisiin metodologisiin suuntauksiin. Kirjoittajat valottavat artikkeleissaan Raamatun ajan sosiaalihistoriaa ja havainnollistavat sosiaalitieteiden sekä kognitiotieteen soveltamista uskonnon ja erityisesti Raamatun tutkimukseen.3. paino

Jewish Genetic Origins in the Context of Past Historical and Anthropological Inquiries

The contemporary study of Jewish genetics has a long prehistory dating to the eighteenth century. Prior to the era of genetics, studies of the physical makeup of Jews were undertaken by comparative anatomists and physical anthropologists. In the nineteenth century the field was referred to as “race science.” Believed by many race scientists to be a homogeneous and pure race, Jews occupied a central position in the discourse of race science because they were seen as the control group par excellence to determine the relative primacy of nature or nurture in the development of racial characteristics. In the nineteenth century, claims of Jewish homogeneity prompted research that sought to explain morphological differences among Jews, chief among them the difference between Sephardim and Ashkenazim. I examine some of these original debates here with a view to placing them in their historical and cultural contexts