The Synoptic Problem

Reviewed Book: Stein, Robert H. The Synoptic Problem. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1987

According to Luke: A New Exposition of the Third Gospel

Reviewed Book: Gooding, David. According to Luke: A New Exposition of the Third Gospel. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987

The Synoptic Problem

Reviewed Book: Stein, Robert H. The Synoptic Problem. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1987

The Helicobacter pylori Genome Project : insights into H. pylori population structure from analysis of a worldwide collection of complete genomes

Helicobacter pylori, a dominant member of the gastric microbiota, shares co-evolutionary history with humans. This has led to the development of genetically distinct H. pylori subpopulations associated with the geographic origin of the host and with differential gastric disease risk. Here, we provide insights into H. pylori population structure as a part of the Helicobacter pylori Genome Project (HpGP), a multi-disciplinary initiative aimed at elucidating H. pylori pathogenesis and identifying new therapeutic targets. We collected 1011 well-characterized clinical strains from 50 countries and generated high-quality genome sequences. We analysed core genome diversity and population structure of the HpGP dataset and 255 worldwide reference genomes to outline the ancestral contribution to Eurasian, African, and American populations. We found evidence of substantial contribution of population hpNorthAsia and subpopulation hspUral in Northern European H. pylori. The genomes of H. pylori isolated from northern and southern Indigenous Americans differed in that bacteria isolated in northern Indigenous communities were more similar to North Asian H. pylori while the southern had higher relatedness to hpEastAsia. Notably, we also found a highly clonal yet geographically dispersed North American subpopulation, which is negative for the cag pathogenicity island, and present in 7% of sequenced US genomes. We expect the HpGP dataset and the corresponding strains to become a major asset for H. pylori genomics

« Dans l'entre-deux surgit la fiction »: apprendre de Jonathan Z. Smith

Arnal William Edward, Borgeaud Philippe. « Dans l'entre-deux surgit la fiction »: apprendre de Jonathan Z. Smith. In: ASDIWAL. Revue genevoise d'anthropologie et d'histoire des religions, n°13, 2018. pp. 15-23

The Transmission of Early Christian Thought: Toward a Cognitive Psychological Model

This article uses current developments in cognitive science to explore the emergence of early Christian religion. In particular, it considers Sperber's epidemiology model, Rubin's serial recall model, ritual form theory and Boyer's theory of religious concepts for understanding the transmission of early Christian thought. Whereas Sperber's approach focusses on ideas (internal representations), Rubin concentrates on the transmission of texts (public representations). Two preliminary hypotheses are put forward in an attempt to apply cognitive scientific research to formative Christianity: the cognitive relevance hypothesis about core christological concepts, and the optimal transmission hypothesis addressing the balance of tradition and conceptual innovation