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2. 1. "In a common rejoicing" : Liturgical communion with angels in Qumran

   Author : Björn Frennesson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Languages and linguistics; angels; liturgical communion; liturgy; Qumran texts; temple; Språkvetenskap; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; semitiska språk; Semitic Languages;

   Abstract : The dissertation contains a study of the conception of "liturgical communion with angels"-its prevalence and import-as expressed in the Qumran texts. The writer views these texts as constituting the remains of a "sectarian library", the literary heritage of an exclusive and excluding community, whose self-image would have been characterised by its functioning like the Temple and in the constant presence of God's angels. READ MORE

4. 2. Liber iuratus Honorii : a critical edition of the Latin version of the Sworn book of Honorius

   Author : Gösta Hedegård; William Newman; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; the Sworn Book of Honorius; Liber iuratus Honorii; Liber sacer; Liber sacratus; Solomon; pseudo-Solomonic texts; Ars Notoria; the Notory Art; Flores aurei Apollonii; ritual magic; ceremonial magic; mediaeval magic; theurgy; magic seals; the Seal of Solomon; Christian Kabbalah; divine names; angels; spirits; demons; Latin; latin;

   Abstract : The Liber iuratus Honorii, or the Sworn Book of Honorius, as it is often called, has been the focus of a steadily growing interest ever since the occult revival in the late 19th century. This exponent of pseudo-Solomonic magic has been mentioned from time to time in the literature on magic up to the present day. READ MORE

5. 3. Angels in Unstable Sociomaterial Relations : Stories of Information Technology

   Author : Pirjo Elovaara; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information Technology IT ; Actor-Network Theory ANT ; Actor-Network Theory and After ANTa ; Feminist technology; Technoscience studies;

   Abstract : I have explored spaces, where negotiations of border transgressions take place and where issues of technology and politics mingle. We meet a diversity of actors in the world of information technology (IT): political texts, people and technology participating in numerous sociomaterial relations. READ MORE

6. 4. Concepts of God and Angelology : An Analysis of the Messeneger of the Lord in Early Jewish Interpretations of Genesis

   Author : Camilla Hélena von Heijne; Tord Fornberg; Staffan Olofsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Old Testament Exegesis; Biblical Studies; Bible; Early Jewish Interpretation; Angels; Angel of the Lord; Angelology; Genesis; Messenger; Judaica; Rabbinica; Philo; Josephus; Midrash; Rewritten Bible; Pseudepigrapha; Targums; Gamla testamentets exegetik; Bibelvetenskap; Bibeln; judisk tolkningshistoria; änglar; Herrens ängel budbärare; angelologi; Filon; Josefus; intertestament literatur; pseudepigrapha; Midrash; targumer; talmud; Genesis;

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7. 5. Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of His Prophetic Mission

   Author : Tobias Hägerland; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bible; New Testament; Gospels; historical Jesus; early Judaism; criteria; tradition; sin; forgiveness; christology; ecclesiology; priests; prophets; angels; blasphemy; healing; illness; faith; eschatology; restoration; Isaiah; Messiah; rhetoric; Progymnasmata; chreia; apomnemoneuma;

   Abstract : This study investigates the topic of forgiveness of sins in the mission of the historical Jesus. Gospel material that pertains to the question is authenticated by the use of criteria for historicity and interpreted within the wider context of first-century Judaism as part of a broader reconstruction of Jesus’ career as a healer and prophet. READ MORE