On Earth as it is in Heaven:New Creation in Matthew’s Gospel

The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the presence and meaning of the motif of new creation in Matthew's Gospel. New creation in this study is generally defined as an eschatological expectation which refers to protology and involves divine agency. In other terms it may also be called an Urzeit-Endzeit correlation. The reason for the investigation is the fact that scholars have seen the motif of new creation in Matthew 1:1 which alludes to the book of Genesis and 19:28 which speaks of the rebirth of the world. Given the presence of the motif in Matthew it is reasonable to investigate whether the motif is present elsewhere in the Gospel as well as the meaning of this motif in Matthew. The method used for this investigation is intertextual following Umberto Eco's concept of cultural encyclopedia and model reader combined with Richard Hay's seven criteria for evaluating possible allusion to the OT in the NT. The thesis falls in two major parts. Part 1 investigates the configuration of the motif of new creation in the cultural encyclopedia of Matthew. Texts from the Old Testament prophetic literature, the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and the Dead Sea Scrolls are surveyed with the motif of new creation in view. The result of this investigation provides a lens through which new creation may be discerned by equipping the modern reader with the knowledge of Matthew's model reader. Part 2 investigates Matthew on the basis of the discoveries found in part 1. This involves tracing patterns of new creation found in the cultural encyclopedia in Matthew, discerning imagery, and discovering intertextual links. In accordance with the outlined method and criteria it is demonstrated that the motif of new creation is indeed present throughout Matthew's gospel. The result of the investigation of Matthew sheds light on the eschatology of Matthew as well as the entire mission of Jesus in Matthew. It is demonstrated that the motif of new creation serves as a theological sub-structure in Matthew and impacts the interpretation of Matthew from the beginning to the end. The results thus impact the interpretation of the birth of Jesus, his death and resurrection, miracles and ethical teaching. Importantly, new creation is inextricably connected with the Kingdom of Heaven in Matthew as well as Jesus' self-designation as the Son of Man. Finally, the motif of new creation is of major significance for the understanding of major theological categories in Matthew. It has implications for the Christology, eschatology, ecclesiology and soteriology of the Gospel

Den lidt for virkelige reality

En vigtig dimension i de store reality koncepter som Robinson Ekspe- ditionen, Big Brother og Baren er deres høje grad af (inter)aktivitet, som bliver formidlet gennem andre medier. Artiklen behandler det dis- kussionsforum, som TV3 oprettede i forbindelse med Robinson Ekspe- ditionen 2000. Det spiller en særlig rolle, at kommunikationen foregår i et offentligt rum i regi af TV3, og debattørerne udfolder en opmærksom- hedsvækkende diskurs, som har en fornærmende og rituel karakter i forhold til de deltagende personer i Robinson Ekspeditionen. Over tid opstår der imidlertid en mere dialogisk samtaleform mellem de aktive personer i gruppen. Afslutningsvist diskuteres, om de aktive seeres indlæg kan formidles i en interaktiv form i forhold til selve tv-teksten. Det giver dog visse problemer at videreformidle de underholdende, men fornærmende indlæg direkte i tv’s offentlige rum

Den lidt for virkelige reality

En vigtig dimension i de store reality koncepter som Robinson Ekspe- ditionen, Big Brother og Baren er deres høje grad af (inter)aktivitet, som bliver formidlet gennem andre medier. Artiklen behandler det dis- kussionsforum, som TV3 oprettede i forbindelse med Robinson Ekspe- ditionen 2000. Det spiller en særlig rolle, at kommunikationen foregår i et offentligt rum i regi af TV3, og debattørerne udfolder en opmærksom- hedsvækkende diskurs, som har en fornærmende og rituel karakter i forhold til de deltagende personer i Robinson Ekspeditionen. Over tid opstår der imidlertid en mere dialogisk samtaleform mellem de aktive personer i gruppen. Afslutningsvist diskuteres, om de aktive seeres indlæg kan formidles i en interaktiv form i forhold til selve tv-teksten. Det giver dog visse problemer at videreformidle de underholdende, men fornærmende indlæg direkte i tv’s offentlige rum

A quantum-mechanical perspective on linear response theory within polarizable embedding

The derivation of linear response theory within polarizable embedding is carried out from a rigorous quantum-mechanical treatment of a composite system. Two different subsystem decompositions (symmetric and nonsymmetric) of the linear response function are presented, and the pole structures as well as residues of the individual terms are analyzed and discussed. This theoretical analysis clarifies which form of the response function to use in polarizable embedding, and we highlight complications in separating out subsystem contributions to molecular properties. For example, based on the nonsymmetric decomposition of the complex linear response function, we derive conservation laws for integrated absorption cross sections, providing a solid basis for proper calculations of the intersubsystem intensity borrowing inherent to coupled subsystems and how that can lead to negative subsystem intensities. We finally identify steps and approximations required to achieve the transition from a quantum-mechanical description of the composite system to polarizable embedding with a classical treatment of the environment, thus providing a thorough justification for the descriptions used in polarizable embedding models

Boogie – Fjernsyn med mig !! *GG*

DR lancerede i januar 2002 Boogie, som er et interaktivt musikvideo- program for unge, i et forsøg på at lave et programformat, der går tæt på de ting, som har de danske unges interesse og som fylder meget i hverdagen hos dem. Boogie handler om det farverige, det sjove, stjer- nerne, drømmene, det glamourøse og det opsigtsvækkende. I denne artikel gives et indblik i Boogies ungdomsdiskurs dels gennem en semi- otisk tekstanalyse og dels gennem interview med unge Boogie-brugere

Compact on-Chip Temperature Sensors Based on Dielectric-Loaded Plasmonic Waveguide-Ring Resonators

The application of a waveguide-ring resonator based on dielectric-loaded surface plasmon-polariton waveguides as a temperature sensor is demonstrated in this paper and the influence of temperature change to the transmission through the waveguide-ring resonator system is comprehensively analyzed. The results show that the roundtrip phase change in the ring resonator due to the temperature change is the major reason for the transmission variation. The performance of the temperature sensor is also discussed and it is shown that for a waveguide-ring resonator with the resonator radius around 5 μm and waveguide-ring gap of 500 nm which gives a footprint around 140 μm2, the temperature sensitivity at the order of 10−2 K can be achieved with the input power of 100 μW within the measurement sensitivity limit of a practical optical detector