Search for dissertations about: "king of the South"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words king of the South.

  2. 1. What's in a name? : A study of sobriquets in the Pesharim

    Author : Håkan Bengtsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Dead Sea Scrolls; Qumran; sobriquets; code-names; nicknames; pesharim; the Yahad; 1QpHab; 4QpNah. 4QpPsa; 4QpIsaa-e; 1QpMic; 4QpHosb; CD; 1QHa; king of the South; king of the North; Pompey; Babylon; the synagogue of Satan; the woman Jezebel; the Wicked Priest; the Man of the Lie; the Spreader of the Lie; the Seekers of Smooth Things; Ephraim; Manasseh; the House of Peleg; the House of Absalom; the traitors; the Teacher of Righteousness; the Doers of the Torah; the Kittim; the Angry Lion; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religionshistoria; History of Religions;

    Abstract : The present study addresses the problem of a simplistic historical interpretation of the sobriquetsin the pesharim. An alternative approach is advocated taking its beginning in perceiving themessage in the pesharim as primarily an ideological vindication of the Qumran community, theYahad. READ MORE

  4. 2. A Passing Power : An Examination of the Sources for the History of Aram-Damascus in the Second Half of the Ninth Century B.C

    Author : Sigurdur Hafthorsson; Stig Norin; Dag Oredsson; Hans Barstad; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Biblical studies; 1 Kings; 2 Kings; Adad-idri; Adad-nirari III; Ahab; Aram; Aramaic; Aram-Damascus; Arslan-Tash; Ashtaroth; Assyriology; Bar-Hadad; Ben-Hadad; Bethsaida; Bible; biblical archaeology; bit-hilani; Black Obelisk; empire; Damascus; Hazael; Hazor; hegemony; Iron Age II; Melqart; Old Testament; Ramoth Gilead; Shalmaneser III; Tel Dan; Zakkur; Bibelvetenskap exegetik; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; gamla testamentets exegetik; Old Testament Exegesis;

    Abstract : Much has been written about the kingdom of Aram-Damascus, and if one considers the scarcity of the source material, one could almost say: too much! One of the results of this study is that our historical sources do not support such an extensive history of this kingdom as some scholars have written. The study is a thorough examination of both textual and archaeological sources for the history of the kingdom of Aram-Damascus. READ MORE

  5. 3. Church, State and People in Mozambique : An Historical Study with Special Emphasis on Methodist Developments in the Inhambane Region

    Author : Alf Helgesson; Carl F. Hallencreutz; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Inhambane; Mozambique; Protestant Mission; Catholicism; Methodist Episcopal Mission; Migrant labour; Forced labour; Resistance; Portugalization; Africanization; Liberation; FRELIMO; Missionary studies; Missionsvetenskap; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

    Abstract : King Ngungunyana was the lord of the mighty Gaza Empire, covering most of the interior Mozambique south of the Zambezi and parts of present Zimbabwe, when the Portuguese in 1885 were requested by the Berlin Congress to accelerate their colonization. The small enclaves around certain port towns were no longer sufficient, in order to claim the territory as one's colony. READ MORE

  6. 4. Indicators for Measuring the Sustainability of Urban Water Systems - A Life Cycle Approach

    Author : Margareta Lundin; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; indicators; wastewater systems; LCA; decision-making; environmental systems analysis; sewage sludge; sustainable development; life cycle assessment; urban water systems;

    Abstract : Infrastructure for the provision of drinking water and the treatment of wastewater and stormwater, is essential for an urban society. In this project methods are developed which measure and assess the sustainability of urban water systems. READ MORE