Search for dissertations about: "Hagar"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word Hagar.

  2. 1. The Messenger of the Lord in Early Jewish Interpretations of Genesis

    Author : Camilla Hélena von Heijne; Tord Fornberg; Mikael Winninge; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Judaism; early Jewish interpretation; angel of the Lord God; messenger; angelology; angelophany; ambiguous identity; relationship; God; theophany; vision; revelation; dream; anthropomorphism; angel of the Presence; hypostasis; Raphael; Gabriel; Wisdom; Logos; Old Testament Pseudepigrapha; Book of Tobit; Wisdom of Solomon; Philo; Josephus; Rabbinic literature; Midrash; Targum; rewritten Bible; Talmud; type-scene; allusion; Gospel of Luke; annunciation narrative; Gospel of John; Hagar; Jacob Israel; Aqedah.; Old Testament exegesis; Gamla testamentets exegetik;

    Abstract : This dissertation investigates the ambiguous relationship between God and ‘the angel of the Lord/God’ in early Jewish interpretations of Genesis, for example, Gen 16:7–14; 22:1–19, and 31:10–13. Although the designation ‘the angel of the Lord’ does not appear in Genesis 32, this text is included because it exhibits the same ambiguity as the explicit ‘angel of the Lord-texts’. READ MORE

  4. 2. Grassland restoration : Connectivity, plant community change and cows

    Author : Rozália E. Kapás; Sara Cousins; Adam Kimberley; Lars A. Brudvig; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; biodiversity; colonization; connectivity; dispersal; distance to species pool; diversity; grassland restoration; grassland specialist species; grazing livestock; habitat availability; plant community composition; restoration; semi-natural grassland; species richness; naturgeografi; Physical Geography;

    Abstract : The ecological significance of semi-natural grasslands is high because these habitats provide a home for a diverse flora and fauna and support a range of associated ecosystem services. Due to large-scale land-use changes the extent of grassland habitat has declined. READ MORE

  5. 3. Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes: Landscape and Scale-Dependent Effects of Organic Farming

    Author : Maj Rundlöf; Biodiversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Djurekologi; Natural science; Naturvetenskap; Ekologi; Animal ecology; plants; spatial scales; species richness; Ecology; landscape ecology; agri-environment schemes; farming practice; conservation; butterflies; bumble bees;

    Abstract : Declines in the distribution and abundance of many farmland species during recent decades have been attributed to agricultural intensification. Agri-environment schemes are commonly used in Europe to reduce this loss of farmland biodiversity, but their effectiveness may depend on several external factors. READ MORE