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Wong, Chun-kit, and 黃駿傑. "St. John Ambulance Brigade Kln & N.T. Command Headquarters." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31984204.
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Kleynhans, Neil Taylor. "Automatic speech recognition for resource-scarce environments / N.T. Kleynhans." Thesis, North-West University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9668.
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Automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology has matured over the past few decades and has made significant impacts in a variety of fields, from assistive technologies to commercial products. However, ASR system development is a resource intensive activity and requires language resources in the form of text annotated audio recordings and pronunciation dictionaries. Unfortunately, many languages found in the developing world fall into the resource-scarce category and due to this resource scarcity the deployment of ASR systems in the developing world is severely inhibited. In this thesis we present research into developing techniques and tools to (1) harvest audio data, (2) rapidly adapt ASR systems and (3) select “useful” training samples in order to assist with resource-scarce ASR system development.
We demonstrate an automatic audio harvesting approach which efficiently creates a speech recognition corpus by harvesting an easily available audio resource. We show that by starting with bootstrapped acoustic models, trained with language data obtain from a dialect, and then running through a few iterations of an alignment-filter-retrain phase it is possible to create an accurate speech recognition corpus. As a demonstration we create a South African English speech recognition corpus by using our approach and harvesting an internet website which provides audio and approximate transcriptions. The acoustic models developed from harvested data are evaluated on independent corpora and show that the proposed harvesting approach provides a robust means to create ASR resources.
As there are many acoustic model adaptation techniques which can be implemented by an ASR system developer it becomes a costly endeavour to select the best adaptation technique. We investigate the dependence of the adaptation data amount and various adaptation techniques by systematically varying the adaptation data amount and comparing the performance of various adaptation techniques. We establish a guideline which can be used by an ASR developer to chose the best adaptation technique given a size constraint on the adaptation data, for the scenario where adaptation between narrow- and wide-band corpora must be performed. In addition, we investigate the effectiveness of a novel channel normalisation technique and compare the performance with standard normalisation and adaptation techniques.
Lastly, we propose a new data selection framework which can be used to design a speech recognition corpus. We show for limited data sets, independent of language and bandwidth, the most effective strategy for data selection is frequency-matched selection and that the widely-used maximum entropy methods generally produced the least promising results. In our model, the frequency-matched selection method corresponds to a logarithmic relationship between accuracy and corpus size; we also investigated other model relationships, and found that a hyperbolic relationship (as suggested from simple asymptotic arguments in learning theory) may lead to somewhat better performance under certain conditions.Thesis (PhD (Computer and Electronic Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.
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Wong, Chun-kit. "St. John Ambulance Brigade Kln & N.T. Command Headquarters." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25953382.
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Lee, Ilho. "The synagogues in Luke-Acts : history and the Jewish tradition." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683190.
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Choi, Mun Hong. "The personality of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament with special reference to Luke-Acts." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683300.
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Scott, James W. "Luke's preface and the synoptic problem." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/8792.
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The preface to Luke's gospel (Lk. ill-4), when properly exegeted, says this: "(1) Since many have undertaken to draw up a narrative account of the things that are well-established among us, (2) just as those who from the beginning have been eyewitnesses and servants of the word have handed them down to us, (3) I have decided, for my part, having been a follower of them all for a long time, to write an accurate narrative for you, most excellent Theophilus, (4) in order that you may know what is certain with regard to the matters in which you have been instructed." Luke's claim to have been a follower of the apostles (vs. 3), and thus conversant with their oral gospel tradition (vs. 2), is confirmed by an ecclesiastical tradition that can be traced back to one of those very apostles. Luke implies that he did not use written sources in the composition of his gospel, for unlike ancient historians who did use written sources, he does not acknowledge any use of his predecessors' narratives. In writing "an accurate narrative" he would not have relied upon what he considered to be the inaccurate narratives of his predecessors. Luke indicates that his gospel records the oral tradition that he has learned directly from the apostles. The leading theories of synoptic origins tend to collapse into an oral theory under the weight of Luke's literary independence. The arguments hitherto advanced against the oral theory are inadequate. The oral tradition consisted of a basic narrative tradition (which is reconstructed) and a body of independent tradition. Luke and Matthew drew upon both traditions, but Mark confined himself to the former. Our two-tradition theory is corroborated, especially in comparison with the standard two-source theory, by various literary and stylistic phenomena.
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Taï-Masgnaud, Ting-Li. "Traductologie théorique et approche contrastive : recherches linguistiques et philologiques sur l'Evangile de Jean et ses traductions chinoises et françaises." Limoges, 2002. http://www.theses.fr/2002LIMO2006.
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Le quatrième Evangile, connu pour sa richesse rhétorique, symbolique et théologique ainsi que pour son universalisme, sert de corpus à notre recherche. Elle se compose de deux parties : la première, portant sur la représentation des différents courants, actuels ou récents, de la traductologie (notamment les théories de Ladmiral, Mounin, Lederer et Seleskovitch, Nida et co-auteurs) ; la seconde consacrée à l'analyse lexicale, à l'application des théories tirées de la première partie : étude de sept mots-clés de l'Evangile de Jean (logos, théos, prophéthès, kosmos, alèthia, agapè, ouranos) avec une approche philologique et contrastive, ainsi qu'une analyse des traits caractéristques de ces mots. En fait, notre recherche consiste plutôt en une étude préliminaire à l'acte traduisant : elle ne vise pas à élaborer une nouvelle théorie. Elle a pour but d'inviter les traducteurs à s'interroger sur les problèmes inhérents à ce genre de texte : quelles sont les grandes notions fondamentales chrétiennes qui posent le plus de difficultés à traduire ? Comment faire passer les messages bibliques du grec en chinois et en français ?
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Lauer, Stewart. "Traces of a gospel writing in 1 Corinthians : rediscovery and development of Origen's understanding of 1 Corinthians 4:6B." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683037.
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Helou, Clémence. "Symbole et langage dans l'Apocalypse de Jean." Paris 4, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994PA040072.
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Le but de cette these est de decouvrir la confrontation de la violence et de la verite dans l apocalypse de jean illustree par la symbolique de l epee comme parole dans la bouche du fils de l homme. Cette confrontation est le chiffre d un mystere dont il s agit de dechiffrer les termes en vue d un depassement. L apocalypse en examine la possibilite et a sa suite le lecteur. La premiere partie definit les termes et essaie de saisir la configuration de l apocalypse et sa dynamique interne. La deuxieme partie s attache au personnage principal, jesus-christ, fils de l homme, agneau et parole de dieu. A travers ces trois figures, a la fois contradictoires et complementaires, le christ exerce son double pouvoir de roi et de juge, signifie par le couple symbolique epee-parolre enrichi par des correspondances spatiales et temporelles. La troisieme partie s applique au dechiffrement en tant que relecture. Celle-ci est consideree comme un double acte de comprehension et de conversion et etudiee au triple point de vue de l auteur de l apocalypse, du lecteurauditeur et des evenements contemporains. Sa specificite consiste a lire le present en fonction a la fois du passe et du futur et de degager ainsi les evenements du particulier et du contingent en leur donnant une solution ultime et universelle. Mais comme le mal continue a dominer dans le monde. Il redtera en dialectique avec l esperance d une victoire acquise, une fois pour toutes, par l agneau et les siens. Cette ouverture vers l au dela est capable d initier des a present un retournement qui ne s accomplira qu a l eschaton. Le gage en est le depouillement reducteur de l epee en parole et de la violence negative en "violence" de la veriteThe goal of this thesis is to study the confrontation between violence and truth in the revelation of john, as portrayed by the symbolic couple of the sword and word that appear in the mouth of christ, son of man. This confrontation is the mystery to be deciphed in examining the possibility of violence to be converted by truth as is the sword by the word. In the first section this theme is studied in relation to the book as a whole in the second section, the central personnage, jesus-christ, is seen in his three contradictory manifestations : son of man, lamb and "word of god" as well as king and judge. His power is illustrated by the couple of sword-word, enriched by spatial and temporal correspondances. The third section concerns the re-reading considered as a double act of comprehension and conversion. Initiated by the author of the revelation himself, his re-interpretation is renewed by each reader-auditor and actualised by contemporary events. It thus has the specific potential to link the present at once to the past and to the future and therefore to disengage the events from their particularity and contingence and to give them an umtimate and universal solution. This promised solution is based in the voctory of lamb and his followers. The victory offers a pledge of general renewal in spite of the domination of evil. The hope will be fully realized only in the future (the eschaton). It consists in the reducing of the sword into word likewise of negative violence into a "violence" of truth
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Korbon, Nastia. "L' adaptation du Nouveau Testament : cinéma, télévision, apostolat par le film 1897-2004." Paris 1, 2005. http://www.theses.fr/2005PA010583.
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S'appuyant sur l'étude détaillée de plus de 60 films, ma recherche analyse l'adaptation du Nouveau Testament depuis les toutes premières Passions (1897) jusqu'à l'époque contemporaine afin d'identifier les diverses techniques narratives utilisées et les différents types de monstrations christiques proposées. Après avoir développé l'époque muette, elle aborde, ensuite, une sélection des nombreuses reconstitutions historiques proposées par le cinéma - récits extensifs et segments de la Vie du Christ - puis s'intéresse à d'autres exemples plus singuliers d'adaptations: œuvres atypiques (comédies musicales, reconstitutions théâtrales, parodies) et adaptations cinématographiques d'ouvrages littéraires s'inspirant des Evangiles (romans et essais). Puis, mon étude considère divers exemples d'adaptations du Nouveau Testament à la télévision centrés soit sur la Vie de Jésus, soit sur sa Passion ou son Enfance. En dernier lieu, ma thèse évoque l'aspect le plus méconnu des adaptations des Evangiles à travers le prolifique Apostolat par le film religieux des années 50 à 1999.
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Papoulidis, Kiriakos. "Problèmes de traduction et d'interprétation du Nouveau Testament en grec moderne : le cas de Maxime de Gallipoli, 1638." Paris 4, 2000. http://www.theses.fr/1999PA040101.
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L'intérêt principal de notre étude consiste à montrer que la norme linguistique utilisée lors de la traduction du Nouveau Testament en grec vernaculaire par Maxime de Gallipoli en 1638, constitue la base de la norme contemporaine grecque (grec démotique), malgré l'interdiction portée par les prélats de l'église orthodoxe de lire les traductions du nouveau testament en langue vernaculaire. Dans ce cadre, notre travail se divise en deux grandes parties : la première, extra-textuelle, présente l'activité polyvalente des instigateurs principaux de cette entreprise, afin de révéler le but de la réalisation de cette traduction. Ensuite, la seconde partie, strictement limitée au plan textuel (philologique), présente les techniques ainsi que les méthodes utilisées par notre traducteur à travers l'examen de certains aspects du discours néotestamentaire, tels que les différents genres littéraires (miracles, paraboles), les catégories techniques de mots (mots-clés, termes techniques et théologiques) ainsi que les divers répertoires lexicaux (emprunts lexicaux étrangers, répertoires des mots grecs relevant du Nouveau Testament).
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Jung, Young-San. "From temple to house-church in Luke-Acts : a Lukan challenge to Korean Christianity." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2796.
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This dissertation examines the portrayals of the Temple, synagogue, and house-churches in Luke-Acts to pose a Lukan challenge to the Korean church by using a model of architectural space which is derived from social-scientific ideas originating in anthropology, sociology and social psychology. The dissertation proposes the relevance of the Lukan house-church to the Korean church today so as to transform the latter's character in its architecture and use of space into the inclusive and missionary one which is featured in Luke-Acts. The argument of the dissertation begins with an exploration and defence of social-scientific method (Chapter 1). Chapter 2 begins with a history and analysis of Korean Christianity which raises problem surrounding its use of architectural space, before setting out a socialscientific model of architectural space, which is then applied to contemporary Korean church architecture. Challenging current understandings of a positive Lukan attitude toward the Temple, this study proposes in Chapter 3 that Luke had a negative understanding of the Temple in that it was an oppressive institution characterised by segmented spaces which divided the people of God and thus showed its illegitimacy in relation to the saving plan of God in Jesus. The dissertation next proposes in Chapter 4 that first-century synagogues were subsidiary Temple spaces which were extended to most parts of Mediterranean world from the central sanctuary in Jerusalem, and that Luke portrays the synagogues as similar to the Temple. Contrary to the Temple and synagogue, the house in Luke-Acts expresses the inclusive salvation of the gospel which incorporates a variety of people regardless of social status, gender, age and ethnic origin (Chapter 5). In this interpretation, the house-church is represented as an inclusive space accessible without institutional constraints. In the Gospel, it serves to express the Kingdom of God into which sinners are invited to enter through meals and to be incorporated into a fictive-kinship group created by Jesus. In Acts, the house is not only a locus of Christian meetings in which the social relationships, characteristic of family, are practised to enhance and legitimise the social identity of Jesus' followers, but also the modus operandi of Christian mission through which the Christ-movement spreads throughout the Mediterranean world. This study concludes with an Epilogue containing brief suggestions for changes in Korean church architecture and use of space based on these Lukan insights, which have the potential radically to transform Korean Protestant Christianity.
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Kim, Younghwan. "A narrative preaching of the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683227.
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Wells, Samantha. "Negotiating place in colonial Darwin : interactions between aborigines and whites, 1869-1911 /." Electronic version, 2003. http://adt.lib.uts.edu.au/public/adt-NTSM20050308.150351/index.html.
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Choi, Wooyoung. "Understanding Matthew's Gospel in its Jewish and Roman backgrounds." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683022.
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Lim, Jae ho. "From guardians to worshippers : an examination of the form, function and contexts of the biblical cherubim." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683038.
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Poucouta, Paulin. "La perspective missionnaire de l'Apocalypse johannique." Paris 4, 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987PA040005.
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L'apocalypse johannique est avant tout un message d'encouragement pour des communautés chrétiennes en difficulté. Néanmoins, en décryptant toute la richesse du langage symbolique grâce aux méthodes exégétiques traditionnelles, à l'éclairage des pères et à la science des religions, le livre se révèle comme un message dynamisant sur la mission de l'Église. Sa perspective a pour arrière-plan une situation de tension qui pose la question du pouvoir sur l'histoire. L'agneau royal est le maitre de l'histoire qu'il a mission de régénérer et de faire basculer dans le camp de dieu. Ce message est exprimé dans un langage apocalyptique qui est annonce universelle, dénonciation du mal et appel urgent à la conversion. Il dévoile la mission comme mystère de dieu se déployant dans l'histoire dramatique des hommes. Jean, qui ne se préoccupe pas des moyens et des méthodes, utilise la double symbolique du chandelier et des deux témoins-prophètes pour dire la mission de l'Église comme témoignage prophétique de lumière. La perspective missionnaire de l'apocalypse provoque l'Église d’Afrique à être une lueur d’espérance au cœur d'un continent qui cherche à réinventer son devenirThe Johannine apocalypse is above all a message of encouragement for Christian communities in difficulty. Nevertheless, in deciphering all the richness of the symbolic language, through traditional exegetical methods and the light of the fathers and the science of religions, this book shows itself to be a dynamic message about the mission of the church. Its perspective has as its background a situation of tension, which raises the question of power over history. The royal lamb is the master of history, who has the mission of regeneration and of luring people into the camp of god. This message is expressed in apocalyptic language, which is a universal proclamation, a denunciation of evil and an urgent call to conversion. Its reveals mission as the mystery of god operating in the dramatic history of men. John, who is not preoccupied with means and methods, uses the double symbol of the lampstand and the two witnesses-prophets to show the mission of the church as a prophetic witness of light. The missionary perspective of the apocalypse challenges the African church to be a glimmer of hope in the heart of a continent which is searching to invent its own future
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Samples, Gil L. "Greek texts and English translations of the Bible: a comparison and contrast of the Textus Receptus Greek New Testament of the sixteenth century and the Alexandrian text of Westcott and Hort (nineteenth century) and Aland and Metzger (twentieth century) concerning variant texts that pertain to the orthodox Christology of the Council of Nicea, A.D. 325." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2002. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3315/.
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The argument of this paper is that certain salient passages in the New Testament concerning Christology, as it was defined in the Nicene creed in A.D. 325, reflect such orthodoxy better in the Textus Receptus Greek texts and the English translations made from them than do the Alexandrian texts. Arian theology, which was condemned as heretical at Nicea, is examined. Patristic quotations, historical texts, and arguments of the scholars are cited and traced, along with a comparison of Christological verses.
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Whiteley, Iwan. "A search for cohesion in the Book of Revelation with specific reference to Chapter One." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683215.
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Massengo, Judith Clémentine. "Le salut en héritage : contribution à l’étude de la sotériologie dans l’épître aux hébreux." Strasbourg, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011STRA1076.
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Notre thèse constitue une approche exégétique de la notion du salut dans Hébreux. Elle apporte une contribution à l’étude de la sotériologie dans ce sermon, à partir du thème de l’héritage. En effet, l’auteur d’Hébreux présente le salut comme un héritage dont les chrétiens sont bénéficiaires (He 1,14 ; 9,15) grâce au Fils. La question qui a orienté notre recherche est celle de savoir en quoi consiste ce « salut-héritage ». Après une présentation de l’état de la recherche sur la sotériologie dans Hébreux (Ière partie), nous avons entrepris une étude exégétique des images christologiques du Christ au moyen desquelles l’auteur révèle l’identité et l’action du Christ sauveur (IIème et IIIème parties). Celles du Fils comme Héritier, Premier-né, Frère des hommes et Médiateur de l’alliance-testament ont retenu notre attention. L’étude de ces images nous a permis de dégager le lien entre la christologie et la sotériologie ainsi que les pré-requis anthropologiques, religieuses et juridiques, nécessaires à l’octroi de l’héritage du salut aux chrétiens. Dans une quatrième partie, nous avons examiné les aspects essentiels de ce salut à partir des notions du repos et du royaume inébranlable. Le parcours exégétique effectué nous a permis de montrer que l’héritage inaliénable réservé aux fidèles du Christ est la relation indéfectible avec Dieu établie grâce au sacrifice du Fils dans le sanctuaire célesteOur thesis is an exegetical approach to the concept of salvation in Hebrews. It is a contribution to the study of soteriology in this sermon, with regards to the notion of inheritance. Indeed, the author of Hebrews presents salvation as an inheritance of which Christians are beneficiaries (Heb 1. 14, 9. 15) through the Son. The question that guided our research is to know what this « inheritance-salvation » is all about. After a presentation of the Research on the notion of soteriology in Hebrews (Part I), we undertook an exegetical study of the Christological images of Christ through which the author reveals the identity and the action of Christ the Saviour (Parts II and III). We have selected those of Son as Heir, Firstborn, Brother of men and Mediator of the covenant-testament. The study of these images allowed us to examine more closely the relation between Christology and Soteriology as well as the anthropological, the legal and religious prerequisites necessary for bestowing the inheritance of salvation to Christians. In part four, we took a depth look at the key aspects of this salvation based on the notions of rest and unshakeable kingdom. The exegetical course taken so far showed the inalienable inheritance reserved for the faithful of Christ is the everlasting relationship established with God by the sacrifice of the Son in the heavenly sanctuary
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Cheung, Luke Leuk. "The genre, composition and hermeneutics of the Epistle of James." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/12751.
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The present thesis aims to determine the genre, the compositional structure and the hermeneutics found in the letter of James. It is divided into five parts. Part one first examines the various proposals for the genre of James. James is found to be a "counter cultural" wisdom instruction challenging the hearers' worldview and to reorient them to the values acceptable to God. Part two examines the previous attempts to uncover the structure of James. Here I adopt discourse analysis, paying special attention to the formal features of wisdom instruction. Part three explores the importance of law and wisdom to the understanding of the hermeneutics of James. James is using the love command as hermeneutical principle in understanding the Torah and is comparable to that in Matthew. Wisdom, a gift from God, is involved in the "how" of the important hermeneutical task of applying and keeping the law in one's particular situation. It also manifests itself in one's keeping of the law. Part four investigates the meaning of the call to perfection and the predicament of doubleness in relation to law and wisdom in the context of early Jewish and Christian thought. By adhering to the implanted word, doing what this word/law requires, Christians will be on the way to perfection and to life/salvation. Part five looks at the importance of eschatology which provides the underlying framework for the hermeneutics found in James. In conclusion, James is seen as a wisdom instruction which adapts the teaching of Jesus, making it relevant to his readers. Our author exhorts his readers, the messianically renewed people of God, redeemed by the word of truth, to move along the way of perfection in obedience to the law, waiting for the coming of the Lord at the end of this age.
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Lee, Pilchan. "The New Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation : a study of Revelation 21-22 in the light of its background in Jewish tradition." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2952.
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This thesis explores the meaning of the New Jerusalem in Rev. 21-22. It is divided into four major parts. The first one is the OT background study from Ezekiel, Isaiah, Jeremiah and Zechariah. This section observes the prophetical messages of restoration, centering around the Temple/Jerusalem motif, which is one of the main concerns of the early Jewish writers and Revelation. The second one is the study of early Jewish tradition. This pmi investigates how the New Jerusalem theme develops during the second Temple period and post-70. This observation shows that some (not all) of the early Jewish tradition understands the rebuilding of the New Temple as the transference of the Heavenly Temple. For this reason, the Heavenly Temple/Jerusalem is emphasized. The third pmi is the NT background study. Here two facts demonstrated: Christ as the New Temple and the church as the New Temple. This conclusion provides a suitable foundation for developing our argument in Revelation. Finally, the fourthpart is the study of the New Jerusalem in Revelation, particularly Rev. 21-22. John uses much of the Jewish tradition in his writing. His main argument is that the church (which is symbolized by several images) is placed in heaven now (chs. 4-20) and the church (which is symbolized by the New Jerusalem) will descend to the earth from heaven (21 :2) in the future. This assumption is closely related to the early Jewish idea. However, he does not follow the current Jewish idea without any modification but he differentiates his understanding from it by christologically interpreting the OT messages. This is well shown in his following announcement: "I saw no Temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb" (21 :22).
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Jevodan, Françoise. "Le lexique grec de la lumière et de l'ombre dans les textes du Nouveau Testament." Paris 10, 2002. http://www.theses.fr/2002PA100101.
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Ce travail a pour objectif d'étudier les termes relatifs à la lumière et à l'obscurité dans les textes canoniques du Nouveau Testament : Evungiles. Actes. Epïtres et Apocalypse. Il fait appel à la méthode componentielle d'analyse des lexèmes et s'appuie notamment sur les travaux de François Rastier. Il procède par regroupements des termes en taxèmes. Ayant en commun des sèmes inhérents appelés génériques et tente de définir les sèmes spécifiques qui les distinguent. Par l'examen précis de l'environnement sémantique. Du taxème des termes désignant les lampes puis ceux désignant la lumière céleste. L'étude se poursuit par des lexèmes et ses antonymes. Et s'achève par l'examen des termes liés à d'autres champs : temporalité. Transparence et opacité. Couleurs et matériaux précieux. Par des propositions ponctuelles de nouvelles traductions. Fondées sur l'analyse détaillée de chacun des exemples. Cette étude de vocabulaire aboutit à une vue d'ensemble sur la place de la notion de lumière et de celle de l'obscurité dans le texte fondateur de la religion chrétienne et contribuera peut-être à alimenter le débat sur les interprétations du Nouveau TestamentThe aim of this work is the study of words belonging to the field of light and darkness in the texts of the Greek New Testament: Gospels. Acts of the Apostles. Epistles and the Book of revelation. It is based on a componential analysis of words. Particularly on François Rastier's writings. Words are grouped in parts called "taxemes" sharing some generic semes. In the same, in each group,. Words are distinguished as precisely as possible according to the context where they are used : we find specific semes. Beginning from words meaning "lamps" and those dealing with sky light. We then study the use of words and its antonym. The last part deals with words linked with other tields: time. Transparency and opaqueness. Colours and precious materials. Proposing some new translations. Based on precise analysis of each example of the words, this semantic study leads to a large perspective about how the source text of Christian religion considers light and darkness. It may enlarge the debate of commentators of the New Testament
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Amery, Rob. "A new diglossia : contemporary speech varieties at Yirrkala in North East Arnhem land." Thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/132957.
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This subthesis is concerned with one aspect of the
sociolinguistic situation at Yirrkala in N.E. Arnhem Land. In particular I
shall be looking at the role and structure of a contemporary dialect of
Yolngu Matha, Dhuwaya or so called "Baby Gumatj" in relation to
other clan dialects.
The main purpose of choosing this thesis topic is to lay some
linguistic groundwork for the making of an informed decision in regard
to the use of Dhuwaya within the bilingual program at Yirrkala
Community School. If it is decided to employ Dhuwaya in the earlier
grades (which appears to be the case), then guidelines are needed to
determine which Dhuwaya forms should be employed. Adult language
should be employed to serve as a model. Thus criteria are presented for
choosing adult forms in preference to developmental forms. By
undertaking research into Dhuwaya, I am not trying to encourage the
use of Dhuwaya in any way. On the contrary, by establishing the ways in
which Dhuwaya differs from clan languages and by making these
differences explicit, any formal language programs undertaken in the
school or in the community in the future may utilize these findings.
This then would facilitate clan language acquisition by the younger
generation. I use the title R New Diglossio in two senses :
a) Yirrkala is a diglossic situation not previously described and is a
departure from the diglossia originally defined by Ferguson (1959).
b) The diglossic situation at Yirrkala appears to have been a recent
development and is in fact s till in the making. In this sense it is a new
diglossia chronologically. See Section 4.4 for explication.
This study is by necessity a somewhat cursory overview. As a
Balanda (white Australian) without having previous exposure to Top End
Northern Territory communities or to Aboriginal languages of N.E.
Arnhem Land3, data collection and transcription proved extremely
difficult. This was especially the case because Dhuwaya is a highly
stigmatized language variety at Yirrkala. This preliminary study points
to the need for an in-depth longitudinal sociolinguistic study. Such a
study should prove valuable in understanding issues of language
maintenance within the bilingual program at Yirrkala Community School
and for educational policies in the isolated homeland centres. Brief chapter summaries are as follows:
CHAPTER 1 provides background material including: a) historical, b)
sociological and c) linguistic, relevant to the study of Dhuwaya and its
sociolinguistic context. Methodology and approach is outlined in 1.6.
There are three varieties, Baby Dhuwaya, Deuelopmental Dhuwaya
and Rdult Dhuwaya, all subsumed by the labels Dhuwaya or “Baby
Gumatj" in common usage. These three varieties have separate
identifiable phonological and morphological features.
CHAPTER 2 outlines and discusses phonological features of Dhuwaya
and makes comparisons between Baby Dhuwaya, Developmental Dhuwaya
and Adult Dhuwaya phonology. CHAPTER 3 discusses morphological features of Adult Dhuwaya
relative to a) clan dialects and b) Developmental Dhuwaya. Dhuwaya is
characterized by specific morphological rules applying to dialect
sensitive morphemes; rules which take into account the dialect
differences between Dhuwal and Dhuwala dialects.
CHAPTER 4 discusses the differences between the three varieties of
Dhuwaya and the rationale for differentiating between them. Baby
Dhuwaya is a restricted register demonstrating universal
characteristics of Baby Talk registers whilst Developmental Dhuwaya
is a maturational or child language variety illustrating features
typical of developmental varieties universally. Although Developmental
Dhuwaya as spoken by very young children shares many features in
common with Baby Dhuwaya, there are s till important differences
remaining. Adult Dhuwaya functions as a communilect or common
language for the younger generation, but belongs specifically to
Yirrkala and its homelands. The Yirrkala situation is quite different to
other Yolngu communities in N.E. Arnhem Land (e.g. Galiwin’ku where a
clan language Djambarrpuyngu has become the communilect.) At
Yirrkala Dhuwaya functions as the L (Low) variety in a diglossic
situation, where multilingualism is the norm.
CHAPTER 5 summarizes the linguistic findings and in the light of
these and other sociolinguistic evidence discusses various theories on
the origin of Dhuwaya. It differs from other Yolngu Matha dialects in
much the same way linguistically as these dialects differ from each
other. I conclude that the most likely theory is that Dhuwaya has
developed by means of koineization of Eastern Dhuwala/Dhuwal Baby
Talk or ‘motherese' and developmental varieties. Dhuwaya is
structurally and functionally an almost prototypical koine language
variety. The implications for sociolinguistic theory, of this unique
diglossic situation in North East Arnhem Land, are discussed briefly. CHAPTER 6 discusses the implications of these findings for the future
in terms of a) language maintenance and b) the Yirrkala Community
School bilingual education program. I conclude that the linguistic
differences between Dhuwaya and other Dhuwala/Dhuwal dialects are
really quite minimal. Should the community agree to the use of
Dhuwaya in the earlier grades in the school, I am suggesting specific
recommendations as to the variety of Dhuwaya to be employed. Adult
Dhuwaya forms are better employed and I present criteria for
differentiating adult forms from developmental and Baby Talk forms.
Several sample texts, chosen for their exemplification of
different varieties of Dhuwaya, are included in an appendix.
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Auma, Paul Okoth. "Περιαυτολογία: um estudo exegético-teológico de Fl 1,12-26." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2017. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/20132.
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This exegetical-theological investigation under the synchronic aspect has as general objective to analyze and verify how the resource of the periautology present in the epistle to the Philippians contributes to the understanding of the discipleship described by the writer throughout his missionary journey. The study seeks to present, specifically, the excerpts with periautological expressions in order to understand the reason why Paul insists on the apparently rhetorical expressions. This research intends to analyze the expressions, to elucidate the rhetorical situations of the resource, and to compare other pericopes that present the same rhetorical style. To begin with, a general survey of the letter is conducted, discussing the perennial questions in an updatedmanner. The hypotheses about the recurring polemics about the place where the letter was written, the question of the date of the writing, and the question of its unity will be confronted. The research aims to explain the question of periautology focusing on the mimesis of the model disciple. Furthermore, it seeks to investigate and present the theological consequences arising from the phrases specifically contained in the pericope of Philippians 1,12-26 to better ground Christian discipleship
Esta investigação exegético-teológica sob o aspecto sincrônico tem como objetivo geral analisar e verificar como o recurso da periautologia presente na carta aos Filipenses contribui para compreender o discipulado descrito por Paulo ao longo de sua trajetória missionária. O estudo apresenta, concretamente, os trechos com expressões periautológicas com o objetivo de aprofundar a razão pela qual Paulo insiste no recurso. Esta pesquisa pretende analisaras expressões, elucidar as situações retóricas do recurso, ecomparar outras perícopes que apresentam o mesmo estilo retórico. No primeiro momento, realiza-se uma pesquisa geral sobre a carta discutindo de forma atualizada as questões perenes. São enfrentadas as hipóteses sobre as polêmicas recorrentes quanto ao lugar no qual a carta foi redigida, à questão da datação do escrito e, também, a questão da sua unidade. Busca-sea ilustrar a questão da periautologia no enfoque do mimesis do discípulo modelo. A pesquisa investiga e apresenta, ainda, as consequências teológicas decorrentes das expressões especificamente contidas na perícope de Fl 1,12-26 para melhor fundamentar o discipulado cristão
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Morlan, David. "Personal repentance in the preaching of Jesus interactions with N.T. Wright and first century Judaism /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
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Schaller, Bettina Geneviève. "Le Sôma en lien avec le Baptême et la Cène : dans la première épître aux Corinthiens et dans l'épître aux Romains." Strasbourg 2, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007STR20071.
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Le Baptême et la Cène, rites fondamentaux du Christianisme, mettent en œuvre, dans la première épître de Paul aux Corinthiens et l'épître aux Romains, la notion de corps par le terme sôma (swvma). S'agissant du Baptême, cette notion est abordée, plus ou moins directement, en 1 Co 6, 12-20, 1 Co 12, 12-27 et 1 Co 15, 35, et en Rm 6, 1-14 (cette étude étant prolongée par celle de Rm 12, 1-5). S'agissant de la Cène, cette notion est abordée en 1 Co 10, 14-22 et 1 Co 11, 17-34. L'étude a conduit à appeler ces rites des "corps-à-corps" qui mettent en relation somatique la personne du croyant, la personne du Christ et la communauté des croyants. La notion de corps est abordée par l'apôtre Paul dans une dimension individuelle (visant le Christ et le croyant) et collective (visant le Christ comme personnalité inclusive et la communauté des croyants) par la mise en œuvre de la métaphore du corps et des membres qui fonde et conditionne la vie ecclésialeBaptism and the Lord's Supper, fundamental rites of Christianity, evoke in the first Epistle to the Corinthians and in the Epistle to the Romans the notion of body by using the term sôma (swvma). Concerning Baptism, this notion is approached, directly or indirectly, in 1 Co 6, 12-20, 1 Co 12, 12-27 and 1 Co 15, 35, and in Rm 6, 1-14 (this last study is followed by that in Rm 12, 1-5) ; concerning the Lord's Supper, this notion is approached in 1 Co 10, 14-22 and 1 Co 11, 17-34. This research led us to name those rites as "corps-à-corps" which link, as sôma, the believer, Christ and the community of believers. The notion of body is envisaged by the Apostle Paul both in an individual (designating the person of Christ and of the believer) and collective dimension (the Christ as a corporate personality and the community of believers) through the metaphor of the body and its members which founds and conditions the life of the Church
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Thoral-Jourdan, Christine. "La Triade pistis, agapè, elpis en 1Thessaloniciens, 1Corinthiens et Galates." Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg) (1971-2008), 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008STR20054.
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Cette thèse est une approche exégétique de la triade eten 1Th, 1Co et Ga. Elle vise à apporter des éléments de réponse aux questions relatives aux variations dans la façon dont Paul mobilise de la triade, à son rôle potentiellement structurant dans les lettres étudiées, à son sens, à son origine et aux contextes communautaires qui conduisent l’apôtre à s’y référer. Après avoir identifié la place de la triade dans les écrits du corpus paulinien (Partie 1), une analyse systématique des occurrences et des péricopes, dont le thème est en lien avec au moins l’un des trois concepts, est menée pour définir le sens de (Partie 2) (Partie 3) et (Partie 4). La discussion (Partie 5) s’appuie sur les résultats du travail d’analyse pour répondre aux questions posées. La thèse montre finalement que la triade est l’expression d’une réflexion théologique sur l’être chrétien. Elle constitue un « abrégé » destiné à être partagé par tous les croyants auxquels Paul se réfère dans le but de contribuer à faire l’unité des communautés chrétiennesThis doctoral thesis is an exegetic approach of the triad andin 1Thess, 1Co and Gal. It aims to answer to questions relating to the changes in the way Paul mobilizes the triad, its potentially founding part, its meaning, its origin and the community context which lead the apostle to refer to the triad. After identifying the place of the triad in Pauline corpus (Part 1), a systematic analyse of the occurrences and pericopes, which their theme is connected at least with one of the three concepts, is conducted in order to define the meaning of (Part 2) (Part 3) and (Part 4). The discussion (Part 5) use results of research work to answer to the considered questions. Finally, this doctoral thesis shows that the triad is the expression of a theological thought about Christian being. It constitutes a “summary” intended to be shared by all the believers whom Paul refers with the aim of contributing to do the unity of the Christian communities
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Kamell, Mariam J. "The soteriology of James in light of earlier Jewish Wisdom literature and the Gospel of Matthew." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/977.
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The epistle of James has been neglected in NT studies, caught between its relationship with Paul and the claim that it has no theology. Even as it experiences a resurgence of study, surprisingly no full-length survey exists on James as the epistle of “faith and works.” Approaches to James have neglected its soteriology and, in consequence, its theological themes have been separated or studied only in connection with Paul. As “moral character,” however, “faith” and “works” fit within a coherent theology of God’s mercy and judgment. This study provides a sustained reading of James as a Jewish-Christian document. Because James presents the “faith” and “works” discussion in context of “can such faith save?” (2:14), the issue becomes one of soteriology and final judgment. Both the “law of freedom” and the “word of truth” demand faithful obedience—the “works.” Moreover, God’s character and deeds in election form the basis for human “works” of mercy and humble obedience, while future judgment is in accordance with virtuous character. It has been established that James shares methodology and concerns with prior wisdom literature. This thesis therefore examines key ideas developing across the Jewish literature and Jesus’ teaching as presented by Matthew, and highlights developing views of God saving and judging his people. Within the first two chapters, James gives a high view of God’s work in calling and redeeming, providing wisdom to his people, and instilling the long-anticipated new covenant that they might live in obedience, humility and purity in accordance with his character and will. Because of God’s saving work, he justly judges those who fail to live mercifully, while his mercy triumphs for those who obey. God begins the work and sustains those who ask; but only those who submit to the “perfect law of freedom,” whose faith works, receive mercy when God enacts his final justice.
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Jacobs, Victor Stephen. "Arthrous occurrence and function in the Pauline corpus with particular focus on the text of Romans." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683335.
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Araújo, Maelite Costa de. "A ressignificação do decálogo na perícope de Mateus 5.17-48." Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, 2017. http://tede2.unicap.br:8080/handle/tede/927.
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The present research will contemplate the dynamics of intertextuality, involving pericopes of Exodus and Deuteronomy and the Gospel according to Matthew, all referring to the Decalogue. Interpreting the Scriptures using their own texts, was already a practice of the Jewish tradition, and can be found in the biblical tradition. Nowadays, theology lives in a phase in which scholars turn to this type of literary technique. The title of this research "The re-signification of the Decalogue in the pericope of Matthew 5.17-48", will make possible the use of this technique. In order to understand how Jesus made this re-signification, the following subjects will be analyzed: the community and the gospel according to Matthew; the pericope of Matthew 5: 17-48; the way Jesus re-signified the Decalogue through the antitheses existing in this pericope. The research will be of bibliographical characteristics and will focus on the investigation on the following question: can the pericope of Mt 5: 17-48 be considered a re-signification of the Decalogue? If the answer is positive, what is this resignification like? Biblical dictionaries, commentaries on the books of Exodus, Deuteronomy and the Gospel according to Matthew, commentaries on the Old and New Testaments, encyclopedias and articles of the internet, among others, will be consulted for this analysis.
A presente pesquisa contemplará a dinâmica da intertextualidade, envolvendo perícopes do Êxodo e do Deuteronômio e do evangelho segundo Mateus, todas referentes ao Decálogo. Interpretar as Escrituras usando seus próprios textos já era uma prática da tradição judaica, podendo ser encontrada na tradição bíblica. Na atualidade, a teologia vive uma fase em que os estudiosos se voltam para esse tipo de técnica literária. O título desta pesquisa “A ressignificação do Decálogo na perícope de Mateus 5.17-48”, possibilitará o uso dessa técnica. Para entender como Jesus fez essa ressignificação, serão analisados os seguintes assuntos: a comunidade e o evangelho segundo Mateus, a perícope de Mateus 5.17-48, a forma como Jesus ressignificou o Decálogo através das antíteses existentes nessa perícope. A pesquisa será de caráter bibliográfico e se debruçará na investigação sobre a seguinte questão: pode a perícope de Mt 5.17-48 ser considerada uma ressignificação do Decálogo? Se a resposta for positiva, de que forma se dá essa ressignificação? Para essa análise serão consultados dicionários bíblicos, comentários sobre os livros do Êxodo, Deuteronômio e do evangelho segundo Mateus, comentários sobre o Antigo e o Novo Testamentos, enciclopédias e artigos da internet, dentre outros.
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Pichon, Christophe. "Les revivifications en Luc-Actes : enjeux théologiques et herméneutiques de quatre réécritures : (Lc 7,11-17 ; 8,40-56 ; Ac 9,36-43 ; 20,7-12)." Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg) (1971-2008), 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007STR20072.
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Luc, en rapportant quatre récits de retours à la vie (Lc 7,11-17 ; 8,40-56 ; Ac 9,36-43 ; 20,7-12), renvoie aux revivifications d’Elie (1 R 17,17-24) et d’Elisée (2 R 4,8-37). L’étude débute par une lecture relationnelle des deux récits vétéro-testamentaires, l’examen de leurs traductions dans la LXX, les Antiquités Juives de Josèphe et le Targum des prophètes. La stratégie narrative de l’auteur qui tout au long de Lc-Ac fait mémoire des prophètes Elie et Elisée est ensuite envisagée. L’étude des revivifications évangéliques, puis des Actes est alors menée successivement et conclue par une synthèse des enjeux théologiques et herméneutiques des 4 réécritures. Quelques aspects de la théologie lucanienne (l’accomplissement des Ecritures et de l’histoire, la christologie, les revivifications et la résurrection) et du travail rédactionnel de l’évangéliste (l’imitatio) sont ainsi mis en évidence. La méthodologie, basée sur l’intertextualité, articule approches diachronique et synchroniqueLuke, telling four accounts of returns of life (Luke 7,11-17 ; 8,40-56 ; Acts 9,36-43 ; 20,7-12), cross-refers to the restoring to life by Elijah (1 Kgs 17,17-24) and by Elisha (2 Kgs 4,8-37). The study begins with the relational reading of the two accounts from the Old Testament as well as the scrutiny of their “translations” in the LXX, Josephus’s Jewish Antiquities and the Prophet’s Targum. Then, Luke’s restorings to life are placed in the narrative strategy of the writer who, all along the Luke-Acts, alludes to the prophets Elijah and Elisha. The study of the restorings to life in the Gospel, then in the Acts is successively lead and concluded by a synthesis of the theological and hermeneutic stakes of the four rewritings : the fulfilment of the Writings and history, christology, the restorings to life and the resurrection, as well as enlightenment on the evangelist’s writing work (Luke’s imitatio). The methodology links together diachronic and synchronic approaches of texts
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Coulehan, Kerin Maureen. "Sitting down in Darwin: Yolngu women from northeast Arnhem Land and family life in the city." Phd thesis, Northern Territory University, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/268621.
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Gerber, Edward. "The scriptural tale in the Fourth Gospel : with particular reference to the prologue and a syncretic (oral and written) poetics." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683084.
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Dejeumont, Catherine. "Etude comparative de traductions allemandes du Nouveau Testament au seizième siècle." Paris 10, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989PA100050.
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Au début du seizième siècle, la langue allemande écrite présente des variétés régionales fortement marquées, reflets en particulier de la structure fragmentée de l'empire. Cette période marque toutefois les débuts d'une évolution tendant à réduire ces disparités et à constituer un ensemble linguistique plus homogène. Cette évolution peut être mise en valeur par l'étude comparative de plusieurs éditions, presque contemporaines, du même texte dans diverses régions : la traduction du nouveau testament par martin Luther, publiée pour la première fois à Wittenberg en septembre 1522 par Melchior Lotther fit l'objet de nombreuses réimpressions dans la plupart des territoires germanophones; une comparaison de ce texte avec une version publiée en 1523 a bale par Adam Petri (à laquelle cet imprimeur adjoint un glossaire destine à faciliter la compréhension d'environ deux cents mots dans le domaine de l'allemand supérieur) et celle publiée en 1524 à Strasbourg par Johann Knoblouch (avec ce même glossaire) permet de relever un certain nombre de divergences, apparaissant en particulier dans le domaine lexical. L'étude de ces dernières et la constatation du fait que les imprimeurs ne modifient le texte original que lorsqu'il est réellement incompréhensible pour le public auquel ils destinent leur production permettent ainsi de mettre en valeur l'existence d'un certain nombre de termes concurrents, et de préciser les aires d'isolexie. Cette première phase de l'étude permet ultérieurement d'apprécier l'apport des diverses aires linguistiques (moyen allemand oriental, allemand supérieur, alémanique) au système lexical de l'allemand écrit moderne, relativisant ainsi l'apport de Luther, traditionnelAt the beginning of the sixteenth century, the german language is characterised by its multiple varieties which reflect the fragmented structure of the empire. This century, however, is marked by the beginning of a movement leading to the emergence of a more homogenous written language. This evolution can be illustrated through a comparison of several texts, published quasi-simultaneously in several regions : the translation of the new testament by martin luther, first published in wittemberg in september 1522, was printed by melchior lotther, and reprinted numerous times in most german-speaking areas; a comparison of this text with a version published in basle in 1523 by adam petri (a text to which this printer added a glossary to facilitate the comprehension of approximately two hundred words unknown in high german) and the version published in strasburg in 1524 by johann knoblouch (also containing this glossary) reveals several variants between them, noted particularly in the lexicon. A study of these variants - and the observation these printers only modified the original text when it was not understandable to the targeted public - reveals a certain number of words in divergence and illustrates some of the linguistic areas. This first part allows us to evaluate the contribution of the diverse linguistic areas (east middle german, high german, alemanic) to the lexical system of the modern german language and to reinterpret luther's role, whose contribution has been traditionally overestimated. Finally, this study
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Arbache, Samir. "Une ancienne version arabe des Evangiles : langue, texte et lexique." Bordeaux 3, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994BOR30031.
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La recherche porte sur le manuscrit sinai arabe 72 (a 897) qui est le plus ancien texte arabe complet et date des evangiles. La vesion est faite a partir d'un substrat grec. L'etude est developpee dans trois chapitres le premier trace lesd reperes historiques, linguistiques et socioculturels qui ont accompagne et suivi la naissance de l'islam et l'instauration de l'empire arabo-musulman. Ces reperes constituent, selon nous, le milieu dans lequel les textes arabes chretiens ont vu le jour, au moment ou la langue arabe devient langue d'empire et de culture. Le deuxieme chapitre est consacre d'abord a la description externe et interne du manuscrit, ensuite a l'expose de notre approche informatique appliquee au corpus des quatre evangiles arabes et grecs. Dans le troisieme chapitre, sont exposees les caracteristiques linguistiques du texte. En morphologie, l'examen detaille des formes verbales et nominales revele une grande diversite et montre la langue du traducteur dans sa richesse. Du point de vue syntaxique, une fois admises les structures instables du moyenarabe, nous avons pu mettre en valeur les efforts de style et de creativite. Le lexique arabe a ete examine sous trois aspects, celui des racines, des noms propres et des mots d'emprunt. La richesse du vocabulaire et le soin pris a utiliser regulierement des termes exacts, eclairent positivement la qualite de la traduction. Un deuxieme tome contient la reproduction fidele du manuscrit avec une traduction en francais de l'evangile de marc. Et un troisieme reproduit le lexique grecarabe, obtenu grace a l'approche informatiqueThis resarch is a linguistical approach of the manuscript sinai arabic 72 (897 a. D. ) who is the earliest complete and dated text of the gospels in arabic language. The version is made from the greek. The study is developped into three chapters. The first gives the historical, linguistical and sociocultural marks who had followed the rise of islam and of the arabo-islamic empire. In this context were made the first known chirsitan arabic texts. The second chapter gives a large description of the manuscript followed by the informatic method applied to arabic and greek corpus. In the third chapter we expose the linguistical charateristics of the arabic text. Concerning the morphology, the study of the verbal and nominal forms reveals their large diversity and shows the rich vocabulary of the trnslator. And in syntactical domain, we observe the instability of some grammatical structures who characterizes the middle-arabic, but we appreciate also the real efforts of style and creativity. In the arabic lexicon we examined the roots, the proper names and the loanworeds. The diversity of the vocabulary and the care to use regularly the exact terms give us an good idea about the high level of the translation. The second tome is a reproduction of the arabic text with a translation in french
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Lassus, Saint Geniès Alain de. "Le Septénaire des Lettres de l'Apocalypse de Jean : de la correction au témoignage militant." Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg) (1971-2008), 2005. http://www.theses.fr/2005STR20026.
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Cette thèse étudie le septénaire des lettres de l'Apocalypse de Jean. La première partie fait le point sur les recherches exégétiques sur les lettres aux Églises. Deux domaines nécessitent un approfondissement des recherches: le problème rédactionnel des lettres et leur enseignement parénétique, questions qui sont reprises dans la suite du travail. La deuxième partie étudie la place et le rôle des lettres dans l'ensemble de l'Apocalypse. Cette place est analogue à la place des oracles contre Israël dans les livres prophétiques vétérotestamentaires: dans ceux-ci les oracles contre Israël précèdent les oracles contre les nations. Les Églises sont corrigées par le Christ pour être disposées à lui rendre témoignage face aux nations et à prendre part au combat contre ses ennemis. La troisième partie étudie la parénèse dans les lettres pour voir la mise en œuvre de l'intention qui fut à l'origine de la rédaction des lettres et de leur situation au début de l'ApocalypseThis thesis studies the letters to the seven Churches in the Apocalypse of John. The first part is a large status quaestionis about exegetical research on the letters. It is shown that two areas need further research: the redactional problem of the letters and their paraenetical teaching; these two questions are studied in the following parts. The second part studies the place and role of the letters in the Apocalypse. This place is analogous to the place of the oracles against Israel in the prophetic oracles of the Old Testament; in these oracles, as a matter of fact, oracles against Israel usually come before oracles against the nations. The Churches of Asia are corrected by Christ to be disposed to give him testimony in front of the nations and partake of his struggle against his enemies. The third part studies the paraenesis contained in the letters in order to see how the intention at the origin of the letter's situation at the beginning of the Apocalypse is realized
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Tumarkin, Maria M. "Secret life of wounded spaces : traumascapes in the contemporary Australia /." Connect to thesis, 2002. http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00000329.
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Baker, Joseph Samuel. "Narrative, sin and forgiveness : an assessment of N.T. Wright's narrative criticism through the hermeneutics of Paul Ricoeur." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2017. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.723457.
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Meria, D. W. "Characterisation of gold mineralisation, Oberon prospect, Tanami region, N.T." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/96685.
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This item is only available electronically.Oberon is a relatively recently discovered gold prospect in the Tanami district approximately 600 km NW of Alice Springs, N.T. Petrographic, mineralogical and mineral chemical analysis of the gold-bearing horizons in drillhole TID0065 has characterized the mineralisation with particular emphasis on gold distribution. Two mineralised horizons are identified. The ‘Upper’ zone contains semi-massive pyrite within a characteristic ‘Boudin Chert’ lithology and adjacent graphite schists. The ‘main’ mineralisation, towards the bottom of the drillhole, occurs within relatively low-sulphide calcareous turbidites of the ‘Puck’ sequence. The mineralogy of the gold mineralisation is simple. Arsenopyrite, pyrite and pyrrhotite are the dominant sulphides and occur both within multiple generations of quartz-carbonate veins and as disseminations in adjacent wallrock. There is widespread evidence for late sulphide recrystallization. Gold occurs as native gold. A population of fine-grained gold (1-10 microns) is seen within arsenopyrite, and more rarely in pyrite. ‘Exotic’ Au-bearing minerals such as Au-(Ag)-tellurides are not present. Laser-Ablation ICPMS analysis has established that invisible gold in sulphides plays a negligible role in terms of overall gold balance. ‘Residual’ gold concentrations in the central parts of arsenopyrite grains are no more than a few ppm; Au concentrations in pyrite are an order of magnitude lower still. There is, however, a marked enrichment in Au concentrations around the margins of arsenopyrite and in areas of intense fracturing and brecciation, with individual LA-ICPMS spot analyses giving up to several thousand ppm. This enrichment can be readily linked to grain-scale gold remobilization and reconcentration of lattice-bound gold during sulphide recrystallization. Using high-resolution Focussed Ion Beam-SEM imaging, this gold is revealed to occur as microfracture fillings and as fine particles and nanoparticles. This study is the first to demonstrate the presence of gold nanoparticles in an orogenic gold deposit. The Oberon deposit is metamorphosed at middle greenschist facies and displays both lithological and structural control. Mineralisation at Oberon shows broad similarities with that at Callie, but also a number of differences. Pyrite chemistry in the ‘Upper’ mineralisation is subtly different to that in the ‘Main’ mineralised level, leading to the conclusion that the former may represent authigenic (bacterially-mediated?) pyrite that formed in a euxenic or oxygen-starved environment. Such carbon- and iron-rich horizons provide a ready mechanism for gold precipitation from fluid via redox reaction. This contrasts with the clearly hydrothermal sulphide assemblage and associated chlorite alteration in the ‘main’ mineralised zone.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2011
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Hodda, Michael. "Ecology of termites in savanna at Kapalga, N.T., Australia." Phd thesis, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/142479.
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Coetzee, Peter John. "Kriteria van die nuut geopenbaarde verborgenheid van Kolossense en Efesiërs : 'n dispensasionele benadering." Diss., 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/936.
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Harkins, Jean. "English as a 'two-way' language in Alice Springs." Master's thesis, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/133743.
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This thesis is a sociolinguistic study of the use of English by
Aboriginal people in the Alice Springs town camps. It seeks to
describe Aboriginal speakers' English in its social and cultural
context, with special reference to issues in the development of
an English language programme at Yeperenye School. Chapter 1
gives a sociolinguistic sketch of the uses of English and other
languages in the town camps, including language choice and codeswitching,
and a review of literature. Chapter 2 examines
variation in the noun phrase, including number marking, pronouns,
possession, determiners and quantifiers, and prepositions,
arguing that this variation can only be explained with reference
to the speakers' semantic system. Chapter 3 examines tense,
aspect and mood, finding systematic differences in meaning which
can explain differences from non-Aboriginal English, particularly
in modal expressions. Chapter 4 examines the work of Bernstein,
Halliday, Walker and others whose ideas have been influential in
education, and demonstrates that there is no lack of logical
connections ln Aboriginal speakers' English, through an
examination of connectives, causal relations and ellipsis.
Chapter 5 discusses the meanings of lexical items and grammatical
constructions, pragmatic and illocutionary meanings, and argues
that the processes of reanalysis and language change which have
given rise to this variety of English are semantically based.
Chapter 6 presents the conclusions of this study, including its
theoretical implications and implications for education.
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"Volharding in teosentriese perspektief volgens die boek Openbaring." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12553.
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Chen, Xiang-Yang. "Lake Amadeus, Central Australia : modern processes and evolution." Phd thesis, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/109327.
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Lake Amadeus, a large saline piaya 120 km long and up
to 12 km wide, forms a major feature of arid Central
Australia. Surrounded by stabilized dunefields, it has
been selected here as the site for a range of historic and
process oriented studies.
The Amadeus piaya is today a groundwater controlled
system of a type largely unrepresented by detailed studies
elsewhere in Australia. Moreover, it lies in an area from
which Late Cenozoic environmental data remain sparse.
With its associated variety of stabilized gypsum and
quartz dunes associated with saline sedimentary facies, it
provides sensitive indicators of past arid depositional
events.
Analyses of the stratigraphic and chronologic record
are supplemented by detailed studies of modern hydrologic,
chemical and sedimentary processes. These provide the
framework controls within which interpretations of the
past record are reconstructed.
Field work was carried out during winter and spring
seasons in 1984, 1985 and 1986. Four 15m cores and more
than 20 short cores up to 1.7m long were taken. Across
the piaya and its marginal land, groundwater, shallow
stratigraphy and sediments were studied by piezometers,
trenches and auger holes. Evaporation was measured with a
method of sediment blocks. Palaeomagnetism and
thermoluminescence dating methods were used to establish
the piaya chronology. Thin section, chemical, mineral and texture analyses help in evaluation of the sedimentary
facies assemblage.
The Cenozoic sediments are divided into two major
units: Uluru Clay in lower part and the overlying Winmatti
Beds. The Uluru Clay sequence, at least 60m thick,
overlies Proterozoic dolomitic limestone. Of uniform
lithology, it consists of clay horizons with minor
intercalated gypsum. The Clay was deposited in a shallow
lacustrine and fluvial enviroument with periodical saline
and frequently dry conditions. The basal Uluru Clay is
estimated to be over 5 Ma old. The transition from
Tertiary to Quaternary, coincident with the Gauss/Matuyama
palaeomagnetic boundary, occrred within the uniform Uluru
Clay sequence.
The Winmatti Beds comprise the top several metres of
basin sediments. The beginning of Winmatti Beds coincides
probably with Jaramillo subchrone (0.91 Ma). The
appearance of gypsum-clay laminae, thick gypsum sands and
aeolian quartz, characteristic of the Winmatti Beds, marks
the onset of a new sedimentary and climatic environment.
In this the dominance of saline groundwater marks the
first development of a groundwater discharge playa system.
The association with aeolian deposits signals the
dominance for the first time of major aridity.
On the landward margin, two rings of gypseous dunes
and associated quartz dunes represent facies equivalent of
arid units in the playa. The older gypseous dune possibly
formed soon after the Uluru Clay. The younger gypseous
dune is correlated with a gypseous clayey sand layer within the Winmatti Beds. The gypseous dunes were
deposited by deflation of near-shore gypsum accumulating
in the groundwater seepage zone during a period of high
watertable.
The hydrologic and climatic history since the younger
gypseous dune formation is correlated broadly with events
identified in Southern Australia. The younger gypseous
dune formed around 45 to 60 Ka B.P. (TL dates), when a
high regional watertable was associated with a wetter
climate. A period of regional dune activation followed
the younger gypseous dune formation resulting in an
aeolian sand deposit in the playa and the thick quartz
sand mantle on the gypseous dunes. This represents a
drier and windier period which may correlate with the low
water level period of 25 to 16 Ka in Southern Australia.
The deposition of shallow water gypsum layer, which
comprise marginal terraces and low terrace islands,
represents a relatively high water level period. This may
correlate with the relatively high water levels of
Holocence time in Southern Australia.
The chronology and stratigraphy predating the younger
gypseous dune remain unclear. They are complicated by
major breaks in the depositional record. Groundwater
bevelling, deflation and soil formation help explain the
hiatuses and low rates of deposition.
A new surface feature is identified which has both
morphologic and stratigraphic expression. Termed GYPSUM
GROUND it comprises a large area of the playa surface. A
brown undulating salt encrusted surface developed over a nearly pure layer of sand-sized gypsum lies some 40 cm
above the local watertable and above the level of periodic
annual flooding. Thin section and detailed sedimentologic
studies establish this as a degradational remnant of a
previously more extensive gypsum sand associated with a
high watertable environment equivelant to the deposition
of gypsum marginal terraces and low terrace islands.
The gypsum ground, now largely independent of
groundwater evaporative processes, is one of three
morphologic and sedimentary units recognized as
characterising the modern playa surface. The other two at
lower surface altitude, salt flat and sulphide lowland,
are controlled by a combination of groundwater and surface
interactive processes.
Evaporation pattern for the playa surface are divided
into two types. One represents a very low rate from the
encrusted surface (El phase); the other is a much higher
evaporation phase after the crust is dissolved by rain (E2
phase). Evaporation of the El phase is estimated to be of
the order 70mm/y. Since all rain water is not totally
evaporated during the E2 phase, this value (El) can only
be used as an upper limit for net evaporation, the
difference between the total evaporation and the rain
water on the surface. The quantity of rainfall not
evaporated during E2 phase (therefore a recharge
component) seems to be significant compared to the annual
El evaporation. Therefore, the net evaporation and
discharge rate may be very low, consistent with a very low
salt concentration rate in the system. This evaporative regime provides new insights into the
question of evaporite formation in a context where the
absence of salts seems anomalous when considered in the
light of present processes.
The playa lacks any substantial salt deposits (other
than gypsum and glauberite), either on the surface or in
the sediment column, eventhough it has been experienced
saline conditions. The surficial salt crusts are commonly
1 cm thick and never exceed 5 cm although the watertable
remains in the capillary fringe and the groundwater is
highly saline (250g/l). The total quantity of dissolved
salts in the groundwater pool are less than expected from
present processes considering the long existence of the
saline phase.
The thin salt crusts on the surface today are
ephemeral being subject to periodic dissolution and
reformation. Crusts cannot develop to a significant
thickness because of combined low net evaporation,
leaching by.rainfall, possible downward ionic diffusion
associated with groundwater body unsaturated with respect
to sodium chloride.
Groundwater salinity has probably never exceeded
chloride saturation due to a combination of processes
including slow chemical concentration rates, processes of
groundwater body expansion, past salt loss through
deflation and salt leakage by deep groundwater outflow
during early Quaternary or even Tertiary time.
The priciple of simplistic uniformitarian
interpretations is once more called into question by these studies. In its Quaternary hydrologic history, the
groundwater discharge playa, today delicately balanced
between discharge and recharge regime, has sometimes
existed as a prolonged groundwater recharge zone as
evidenced by fossil soils with vegetative biotubule
remnants. Thus the present hydrologic processes are not
representative of past regimes emphasizing the dangers of
using modern processes as analogues for past regimes.
The data confirm that Lake Amadeus has rarely operated
as a true surface water lake since Tertiary time. The
groundwater processes and history demonstrated here
provide a new basis for understanding playa systems both
here and in comparable arid to semi-arid regions of low
relief elsewhere in the world.
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Jordaan, Pierre Johan. "n Semiotiese analise van die Kolossensebrief." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7719.
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D.Litt. et Phil.A semiotic method, devised by Wolmarans (1994a) to analyse ideological shift in Biblical texts, is applied to Colossians. The method is simplified into two steps, (1) a structural analysis and (2) a pragmatic analysis. The structural analysis is divided into three steps: (i) delimitation of textual units utilised in the analysis (ii) syntactical and semantic analysis, and (iii) an analysis of the proposition and argumentation. The pragmatic analysis is also divided into three steps: (i) communicative strategy, (ii) a description of the unacceptable practical or epistemic situation, the textual actual world, followed by a description of the alternative proposed by the author, the world as it should be, the alternative possible world, and (iii) a description of how the author attempts to move his reader by means of certain transuniversal relations. The application of this method to Colossians delivers some exciting results: The epistle exhibits the classical partes orationis, namely a prologue (exordium 1:1-14) containing the narratio (reason why the epistle is written-1:3-8) and a propositio (position of the author-1:9-14); an argumentatio (1:15-4:1), consisting of a hymn (1:15-20) from which implications for a Christian belief system is drawn (con firmatio 1:21-2:5), an opposing system of belief is refined (confutatio 2:6-15) and practical implications for daily life are deduced (exhortatio 3:1-4:6). The third and final part of the epistle, an epilogue (peroratio 4:7-18), contains references to various Pauline associates serving as role models (or exempla). Colossians is shown to be a pseudepigraphic document, written round about 85 AD somewhere in the Western part of the Roman Empire. The content of the epistle displays development of basic Pauline doctrines. The unacceptable situation against which the author reacted, was caused by believers who lost hope in the early second coming of the Lord Jesus. They reverted to a syncretistic form of mystery cult. During certain feasts, they practised particular forms of asceticism (refraining from sexual intercourse; abstaining from certain kinds of food and drink) accompanied by purifying rituals, thereby hoping to attain some form of union with divine powers, like angels. This union would result in renewal or rebirth, climaxing in an epiphany. Finally, the . asceticism would be reversed and the flesh indulged. This type of religion led to exclusivism, social, ethnic and gender inequality, conflict, as well as to certain vices. As an alternative, the author argues the proposition that the readers must remain in Christ. He connects Christ to God, Paul and his school to Christ, and the believers to the body of Christ through the Pauline instruction. An ethical way of life is deduced based on principles of equality and inclusivity, and strengthened by a hope in the return of the Lord. To argue his proposition the author uses the authority of the Christian tradition, of non-Christian philosophy, of general tenets in the mystery cults, and of role models. He also uses analogical arguments, emotional arguments based on the fear of punishment and the expectation of reward, as well as rational arguments (implications deduced from the hymn of Christ).
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Brockwell, C. J. "Archaeological investigations of the Kakadu Wetlands, Northern Australia." Master's thesis, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/117011.
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Freshwater wetlands of tropical Australia are highly productive ecosystems. Along the floodplain
margins of the Northern Territory’s South Alligator River, large open sites testify that in the past they were
of significant economic importance to the prehistoric Aboriginal occupants. The sites are deflated and the
only archaeological remains consist of stone artefacts. However, geomorphological investigations link the
sites with the establishment of freshwater wetlands on the floodplains no more than 1500 years ago.
Because the sites are flooded in the wet season, dry season occupation is implied. As wetland resources
are available seasonally, sites may have been occupied at different times during the dry season according to
the availability of resources. Historic evidence from comparable areas elsewhere in tropical Australia
indicates that hunters in these areas maintained year-round residency on the floodplain margins, camping
on higher ground and exploiting alternative resource bases during the wet season. The presence of mound
sites in open woodland abutting the floodplains suggests that such settlement patterns also existed in the
Kakadu region prehistorically.
This thesis examines site use and settlement patterns on the South Alligator wetland margins through an
analysis of the stone artefact assemblages. Stone raw materials and tool types were examined in terms of
distributions both within and between sites. Differences in distribution of tool types between sites was
linked to differences in site use and season of occupation.
The assemblages of the South Alligator wetland sites were subsequently compared with those of nearby
rockshelters located in the outliers and plateau valleys of the Arnhem Land escarpment. Differences
between them were interpreted as reflecting different environmental locations and economic bases. These
differences echoed the dichotomy found by other researchers between plateau valley and plain sites in
northern Kakadu. Previously, it had been concluded that the emergence of estuarine conditions on the
floodplains c.6000 years BP was the major environmental event to affect the economic strategies of the
Kakadu inhabitants from mid Holocene times onwards. However, the development of large freshwater
wetland systems in the Kakadu region c.1000 years BP implies a major restructuring of subsistence
strategies and settlement patterns throughout the region at this time. A reassessment of the archaeological
evidence from the rockshelter sites escarpment revealed that such was the case.
Today, there are a number of Aboriginal people in Kakadu who recall living at the wetland sites while they were employed in the buffalo shooting industry during the 1930s and 40s. They were able to provide
details about site use and seasonality, as well as information about seasonal movement throughout the
region. In addition to the oral data, there is a large body of literature which includes details of wetland
subsistence strategies both for Kakadu and other comparable areas of tropical Australia. Using these
sources, historical models of site use and settlement on the wetland margins and regionally were
constructed. The models were compared with those derived from the archaeological evidence, to determine
whether pre-contact modes of behaviour have survived into the post-contact period, whether they have
changed and why. It was demonstrated that considerable continuity exists. Differences relate mainly to
methods of exploitation and change in resource availability due to environmental degradation of the
wetlands as a result of buffalo damage.
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Shulmeister, James. "Late Quaternary and Holocene environmental history of Groote Eylandt, Northern Australia." Phd thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/140901.
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Tshehla, Maarman Samuel. "Reading John 1:1-18 in Sesotho : an investigation of the issues, meanings and interpretations raised by mother tongue exegesis." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3522.
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By focussing on literary translation dynamics, and on how the current vernacular Bibles (specifically John 1:1-18 in Southern and Northern Sotho) encourage certain and not other understandings of the Bible (popular theology), this project attempts to achieve three related goals: (a) to reintegrate me as a Mosotho Biblical Studies student into the world and discourse of my people, (b) to bridge the gulf between the world of the Basotho believers and the academic world which has produced copious resources for the study of the Bible, and (c) to explore the implications of, or to assess the value of, the availability of the Bible in the vernacular for the Church and the academy in South Africa. The first goal is rather subjective and difficult to quantify. The second is critical in a complex plural society like South Africa. The third cannot be dealt with conclusively, perhaps the use of this project lies in pointing out various possibilities in this arena. The overarching bias (hypothesis) is that conscious critical work with the Bible in the vernacular is enriching in more ways than one.Thesis (M.Th.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2000.
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Russell-Smith, Jeremy. "The forest in motion : exploratory studies in Western Arnhem Land, Northern Australia." Phd thesis, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/109813.
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As a contribution to academic debate concerning northern
Australian vegetation ecology and history, and as a contribution
also to contemporary land management issues in that region, the
findings of various biogeographical, ecological and
ethnobotanical studies are presented here which, collectively,
explore the status of monsoon vine-forest (MVF) vegetation in
the western Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory.
Structurally, the thesis comprises five papers presented in
the chronological sequence of their completion, and a brief,
explanatory introduction. The first paper, written early in the
field-work programme and presented at a northern Australian
symposium focusing on current ecological research in the region,
describes vegetation changes associated with the advent of
European ecological influence in western Arnhem Land (i·e.
within the last 100 or so years), at Giina, a traditional
Aboriginal camp-site on the edge of the South Alligator River.
The paper describes the elimination of MVF at Giina, qnd its
reduction elsewhere in the local area, within the recent,
historical past. The paper concludes that the destruction of
such vegetation is attributable to feral animal impact and
changes to the burning regime. These themes are developed in
subsequent papers.
Whilst still on field work, and having been approached to
present a position paper on MVF in the Northern Territory, the
second paper, co-authored with Clyde Dunlop, attempts "to
provide an account of the ecology (so far as is known), the
condition and the conservation status of monsoon vine-forests in
the Northern Territory". This paper challenges the generally
accepted view that the scattered distribution of small, discrete
patches of MVF across northern Australia is attributable solely
to fragmentation of a former closed forest expanse. On the
basis of an ecological survey of MVF patches concentrated on the western Arnhem Land region, but including observations over a
wider region of the Northern Territory, it is shown that many
MVF patches occur entirely on landforms developed only in the
Holocene (i.e. the last 10 000 years) (e.g. coastal riverine
floodplain alluvia, coastal beach ridge deposits). Indeed, 70%
of the known Northern Territory MVF flora is observed to occur
on such landforms. This paper also provides a review of
relevant work undertaken on MVF in the Northern Territory at the
time of writing, a description of MVF vegetation Habitat Types,
an account of the dependent fauna, a checklist of the known
flora, and an assessment of the conservation status of MVF in
the region.
The third paper, completed at the close of 22 months field
studies, was prepared as a consultancy report to the Australian
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Canberra. The report
details the status, condition, and immediate threats to MVF
ecosystems in the vicinity of Kakadu National Park, in the
western Arnhem Land region. Special attention is given to the
impacts of feral animals, and contemporary and traditional
Aboriginal burning practices. The paper also considers the
significance of MVF to traditional Aboriginal economy.
The final two papers further develop certain themes outlined
in preceding papers. The papers present formal analyses of
ecological and biogeographical data, relating the findings to
wi1der academic contexts. On the basis of studies concerning the distribution of MVF in the western Arnhem Land region, and the
dispersal capacities and biogeographical affinities of component
taxa, the fourth paper considers how these observations may
contribute usefully to an understanding of the historical status
of MVF in that region. The fifth paper is concerned essentially
with the current status of MVF, drawing attention to the
ecological ramifications of different burning regimes. To place
fire in ecological context, this paper first explores the
influence of substrate conditions on MVF distribution. These
studies indicate that, in the absence of fire impact,seasonally
xeric, oligotrophic substrates are unlikely to limit widespread
development of closed canopy, MVF vegetation.