...The new testament has a number of thirteen letters dedicated to paul and his findings. Most scholars today agree that paul has forsure wrote 7 out of the 13. The six other letters credited to paul were probably not physically written by him. The scholars came to this conclusion by evaluating the different styles in the letters and the anachronisms described in the rejected batch of letters. The 7 authentic letters are the earliest christians documents to survive, which shows their importance. Another big importance is that we actually know that paul is the author of at least 7 of these letters, which is hard to say about any other scripture in the bible. The 6 “pseudepigraphical” letters also have an importance because it sheds light on the...
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...Literature is known to provoke thoughts and inspire actions because people constantly react to what they read. These reactions, spanning from a minuscule change to a total transformation, can happen subconsciously in one’s mind or publicly in the world. Nonetheless, they are a response to a piece of work. A. S. Byatt decides to explore this concept in her novel Possession. Using the underlying theme that literature significantly affects its audience, the novel follows two scholars as they discover an illicit, nineteenth century love affair between famous poets. Possession explores the relationship a body of work can have with its audience, whether it be used as an escape or a means to shift one’s perspective. It demonstrates that while reading...
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...STEM Scholars Program Conditions – 2016-2017 STEM Scholars A program funded by the National Science Foundation that provides financial support (covering tuition, fees and cost of living) as well as academic support to selected students who meet the following requirements: 1. The student must be planning on transferring to a four-year school and majoring in STEM. STEM refers to, “science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that includes biological sciences (except medicine and other clinical fields); physical sciences (including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and materials science); mathematical sciences; computer and information sciences; geosciences; engineering; and technology areas associated with the preceding disciplines (for example, biotechnology, chemical technology, engineering technology, information technology, etc.),” according to NSF’s S-STEM solicitation. 2. The student must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) listing Southwestern Illinois College, (School code:001636) as a choice of school in the college release section. The student must be eligible for federal aid. 3. All recipients of this scholarship must be a resident of SWIC District 522 or East St. Louis at the time of application and during attendance at SWIC. 4. All recipients of this scholarship must be U. S. citizens, nationals (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act), permanent resident aliens, or aliens admitted as refugees (as defined...
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...Mark, I shall begin by exploring the background of this gospel. Although, the Mark's exact identity is a mystery, a couple of theories are widely accepted by Bible scholars. Many scholars agree that Mark was a friend of the apostle Peter. Documentation from the early church fathers Eusebius and Papias refer to Mark as the interpreter of Peter. Scholars speculate that this was the same Mark mentioned in some of the epistles. This is quite uncertain, because...
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...David Trobisch and David Parker on the Origin of the New Testament, the Historical Jesus, and How Manuscripts Can Reveal What Texts Conceal Tom Dykstra I grew up with a picture of Paul traveling through Asia and Europe, founding congregations, counseling and teaching the men and women who had given their life to Jesus. If he could not visit them, he sent letters. When Paul died, his letters were kept as treasures. Each church that had received one of his letters saved it, had it read during worship services, and exchanged copies of the letter with other congregations close by. Later the congregations tried to complete their collection. But this view does not match the uniformity of manuscript evidence. --David Trobisch 1 It is even more remarkable that attempts to reconstruct the supposed document 'Q' (the lost collection used by both Matthew and Luke postulated by those who argue that Matthew and Luke are independent) use text-critical terminology to describe their activities. However, since all they are doing is making selections from a twentieth-century printed text, which does not even presume to provide confidently the text of the four-Gospel collection, never mind that of the independent first-century texts, this use of language must be dismissed as illusory. --David Parker 2 Modern scholarship has produced detailed biographies of Paul, massive multi-volume inquiries into “the historical Jesus,” and mountains of exegetical literature that claims to extract the author’s...
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...James can be found in the twentieth Book of the New Testament, or in the division of the bible referred as the Letters of the Epistles. Twenty-one of the twenty-seven Books of the New Testament are letters (about thirty-five percent of the entire New Testament)” (Duvall, J., and Hays, J. (2008), Journey into God’s World: Your guide to understanding and applying the Bible, page 97). Scholars have noted, “James’s letter is one of the earliest (if not the earliest) books of the New Testament” (Hindson, E., and Towns, E. (2013), Illustrated Bible Survey: An Introduction, page 523). The Epistle letter is not without confusion and skepticism as to its authorship. There is much speculation as to James’s identity, since there are two mentioned as an apostle. “James the son of Zebedee and Salome (Matthew 4:21), who was martyred by Herod Agrippa, and James the son of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3), who was perhaps the younger” (Hindson, E., Towns, E. (2013), Illustrated Bible Survey: An Introduction, pp 521-522). James, son of Mary and Joseph, half-brother of Jesus (Jewish traditionally refers to half-brother as a cousin, Galatians 1:19), wrote his letter to the around AD 40-42 to the twelve dispersed Tribes of Israel. His (James) uncertainty whether they lived in Israel or outside the Promised Land, since the location of James letter cannot be determined. Some scholars believes James letter was written to the twelve Tribes of Israel seeking knowledge on being a Christian on a daily basis, and as...
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...www.uwl.ac.uk/intscholarship for more details. The International Ambassador Scholarship is intended to recognise and provide financial support for outstanding students who wish to act as ambassadors for the University of West London. As an ambassador you will act as an active representative of the University. You will be expected to participate in current and future promotional activities, and as such, will be interviewed and photographed by our marketing department. The scholar will also contribute from time- to-time in the promotion of the University of West London by supporting events organised for scholars, and events organised by the International Office. The scholar agrees no payment will be made by the University to the scholar for their participation in promotional activities. The scholar assigns to the University any intellectual property or other rights which are created as part of the promotional material. The University reserves the right to revoke the scholarship in the event the scholar is not fulfilling the requirements of the role. There are five sections of this form to be completed in full. By submitting this form you are agreeing to our scholarship terms. If any sections are incomplete, this form will not be considered. You will only be able to apply for a scholarship if you meet the eligibility criteria. We are looking for exceptional candidates who have a proven academic and achievement record and who will make a major contribution to our university...
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...Lecture ( 4 ) The Formation of the National Literary English language 1. Some effects of the Renaissance. The introduction of printing and the fixation of the written standard. 2. Growth of Literature in the Early English Language. 3. The formation of the spoken standard. 4. New sources of information about Language History in the 15th and 16th Centuries. The formation of the national English language, or Standard English, is considered to date from the period between the 15th and the 17th centuries. After that time the language continued to change, so one can speak of the evolution of Standard English instead of tracing the similar or different trends in the history of its dialects. We must mention at least two of the external factors that led to this development: the unification of the country and the progress of culture. Other historical events, such as the increased foreign contacts, produced a more specific kind of influence on the language: they affected the wordstock. The changes in the economic and social conditions were accompanied by the intermixture of people coming from different regions, the growth of towns with a mixed population, and the strengthening of social ties between the various regions. All these processes played an important role in the unification of the English language. All over the world the victory of capitalism over feudalism was linked up with the consolidation of people into nations and the unification...
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...Franz Bopp, a German linguist made Sanskrit the focus of his comparative study of grammatical systems, and for generations after, Sanskritocentrism became the norm for comparatists. The impact of Sanskrit towards the progression of comparative Indo-European linguistics can be attributed to the “quality, quantity, antiquity, and longevity of Sanskrit literature” (Rocher, 2014, p. 191). Other prominent scholars that were influenced by Panini’s works include Saussure and Bloomfield. Frits Staal, a Dutch linguist stated that the idea of rules in language as what was put forth by Saussure and further explored by Chomsky, originated from Panini (Panini, 2013). As for Bloomfield, his synchronic grammatical works which include compounds and word formation were influenced by Panini’s grammar (Rogers,...
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...themselves as Christians. Jesus is the central focus of attention and worship in Christianity, and is held by most Christians to be the Messiah, foretold in the Hebrew Bible or “Old Testament”. They believe him to be the savior of mankind, and the son of God. However, in modern times, the use of critical scholarship in analysis of the Bible and to the New Testament Gospels in particular, has lead to an accelerating rate of disintegration in the traditional Christian belief system. The term "scholarship" implies the application of the scientific method of the evaluating evidence on the basis of objective standards unhindered from any personal involvement or biases. The main source of information on Jesus is from the Christian Gospels. Some scholars claim that the sources on which the Gospels are based were written within the living memory of Jesus' lifetime. There are four such Gospels the earliest being Mark (68-73 AD), followed by Matthew (70-100 AD), Luke (80-100 AD), and John (90-110 AD). Many conservative Christians accept these writings as evidence for a historical Jesus and as an account of his life and death. According to the Christian Gospels, Jesus was born in Bethlehem between 6 BC and 6 AD. The Gospel Mark, reports that Jesus was "the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon" he also states that Jesus had sisters. Nothing of Jesus is recorded between 7 AD when Jesus visits the Temple in Jerusalem as a boy, and 25 AD when John baptized Jesus in the river Jordan. The...
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...notified of time through the teachers’ home visits, open house, and the first day of school. They receive letter after 3, 5, 8, & 10 days of being tardy, leaving early, or being absent either sent home with the scholar or when they pick up report cards once a quarter. They are told to provide documentation when their child is out so that we enter it into the computer. Parents are also called anytime they child has not be sign into school by 10 AM. Meetings are also held with parents to let them know how their child attendance can effect both the parents and the child. 4) Introduction to the problem- Making sure parents are being notified and receiving the notification in regards to their child attendance, so that they can understand how important their child attendance is in regards to their education. That children that arrive to school on time normally are more prepared for the school day. e) Identify the quality issues that need to be addressed i) Performance Issues: Sometimes the scholar does not take them home. The teacher might forget to give them out. The parents might not check the child folder or backpack to see if they brought anything home. If the parents are not notified of how many days, they have missed they might feel like they are not in any type of danger. ii) Customer services issues: The parent might not read the letter. They do not understand what can happen if their child miss to many days. They will feel like we are trying...
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...INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS APPLICATION FORM FOR ICCR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15 Please tick Scholarship Scheme for which application is being made: | | | |( ) |General Scholarship Scheme (GSS; formerly known as General Cultural Scholarship Scheme or GCSS) | |( ) |Scholarships under bilateral Cultural Exchange Programmes (CEP Scholarship) | |( ) |Scholarships for students from Commonwealth Countries (ICCR’s Commonwealth Scholarship Plan) | |( ) |Scholarships for students from African Countries | |( ) |Scholarships for students from SAARC Countries | |( ) |Scholarships for students from Mekong Ganga Co-operation (MGC) Countries | |( ) |AYUSH Scholarships to study Indian Traditional Medicine Systems such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha...
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...In 1488, Laura Cereta, at just 19 years of age, wrote the Letter on the Defense of Liberal Instruction for Women. Laura Cereta was the eldest child of a prominent family from the city of Brescia. This particular letter by Cereta is said to be one of the most remarkable fifteenth-century Italian documents. Laura Cereta’s letter was a response to a critic who had praised her as a prodigy, yet implied that true women humanist scholars were rare and that, perhaps, her father authored her letters. In her letter of defense to respond, she explained why so few women were scholars and defends her own learning. Laura Cereta argued that women, just like men, should choose to exercise their free will in pursuit of learning. Having access to this document that Cereta wrote in the 1400s, gives us valuable information to have and to know how men and women...
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...use of letters and journal entries written by soldiers. McPherson shockingly explains that he believes these men didn’t actually know what they were fighting for, but McPherson also explains that the Civil War had a purpose behind it. This novel addresses different ideas for why so many men fought this war, which in turn makes the audience address it as well. What They Fought For 1861-1865 was written with a topical organization, which benefitted the author when trying to present the information he had gathered along with his own opinions. This novel was set during a specific time period known as the Civil War, which occurred between the years of 1861 to 1865. McPherson organized the body of the novel...
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...The author of the Gospel of Mark is never actually referred to or indicated within the text itself. However, an early Christian writer named Papias who was a bishop of Hierapolis in Asia Minor made a statement referring to the author of The Gospel of Mark as being a disciple of Peter (Harris, 2014). Papias also believed Mark had gathered the information in the Gospel from Peter’s accounts of Jesus’s ministry. Modern New Testament scholars feel it is more likely that Mark collected stories of Jesus’s ministry from several sources due to the lack of fluidity within the book. Scholars believe the Gospel of Mark was written approximately 66-70 A.D. during a time of great persecution of Christians (Harris, 2014). During this time the Jewish Revolt...
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