First necrophagy record for the genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) in Cuba by Luis F. de Armas, Manuel Iturriaga

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Silent no more: sexual violence in conflict as a challenge to the worldwide church by D. Tombs

“…It also suggests that sexual violence is a key to understanding the scandal of the cross and the death of Jesus of Nazareth. It concludes that if biblical scholars and theologians give more attention to sexual violence within the bible they can offer positive help towards a more constructive response to sexual violence by the churches. …”
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Primer registro del género Platyscapa Motschoulsky, 1863 (Chalcidoidea: Agaonidae) para la República Dominicana by Candy G Ramírez Pérez

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Esponjas marinas (Porifera: Demospongiae) de los espigones de Tuxpan, Veracruz, con nuevos registros para México by Vicencio de la Cruz-Francisco

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Exegetical analyses and spiritual readings of the story of the annunciation (Luke 1:26-38) by Huub Welzen

“…In his approach, the focus falls mainly on Jesus. Hardly any attention is accorded to the other characters: God, Gabriel and Mary. …”
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Le massacre des Innocents ou comment réécrire l’histoire by Édith Parmentier

“…The “Slaughter of the Innocents” committed by King Herod of Judea, is an event whose fame owes as much to the fascination generated by such an act of barbarism as to the functional role played by this episode in Christian literature by providing the date of birth of Jesus. The paper shows that this massacre has no historical existence. …”
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#RAINMUSTFALL – A THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION ON DROUGHT, THIRST, AND THE WATER OF LIFE by Nadia Marais

“…The negotiation of meaning that occurs in the interaction between Jesus and the Samaritan woman (John 4) reflects the struggle for meaning that occurs when water is rhetorically ambiguous in a time of water scarcity. …”
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Die openbaringsleer van Schilder by A. L. A. Buys, S. A. Strauss

“…According to Schilder, revelation may be described as God’s disclosing of the truth from heaven to people on earth in Jesus Christ. This revelation is embodied in various dispensations but always remains anthropomorphic, due to the love of God, which culminates in the Word becoming flesh. …”
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Forgiveness, reconciliation and justice á la Desmond Tutu by P.G.J. Meiring

“…The role of religion in establishing truth and working towards justice, forgiveness, and reconciliation was controversial, but for the former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, it was inconceivable to embark on the journey of reconciliation without faith in Jesus Christ, the ultimate Reconciler. …”
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Voorsienigheid, persoonlikheid en spiritualiteit - 'n vier-kantige voorsienigheidsleer by F. B. Doubell

“…The article also examines the preferences pointed out in the Gospels concerning the life of Jesus Christ. It is suggested that He functioned in all four preferences. …”
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Narrative preaching - yet another perspective by J. J. van Rensburg

“…However, only recently did the interest in this form of communication of the gospel of Jesus Christ become apparent within the congregational context. …”
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The church and LGBTQ: Towards the church as an inclusive communion of disciples by Y.B. Setyawan

“…In this article, I discuss the LGBTQ issue faced by churches and I argue that it is essential for the church to become an inclusive communion of Jesus’ disciples that embraces all believers, including LGBTQ individuals, who experience salvation thanks to God’s grace. …”
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Robida’s Mormons by Daryl Lee

“…This transnational exchange included “Mormons,” members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who migrated progressively west from the Missouri and Illinois frontiers in the 1830s and 40s to the Great Basin after 1847, where they established an extensive network of colonies. …”
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Oor die inhoud en boodskap van die Heidelbergse Kategismus by D. Smit

“…A third section serves as reminder of Barth’s claim that Jesus Christ is the content of this comfort and therefore of the Heidelberg Catechism. …”
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Religious plurality in Africa: A challenge to the church

“…The Church has to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ nonetheless, but leave the dispensing of salvation in terms of Christian eschatology to God. …”
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Zu den ökologischen Metaphern bei Paulus by Andrzej Najda

“…Many times in his letters Paul underlines that he is an apostle of Christ Jesus chosen, called and sent to proclaim the Gospel of God (cfr. …”
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Proclaiming the gospel in Macedonia, Achaia and in every place. Missions and 1 Thessalonians 1:6-8 by P. G. R. de Villiers

“…Paul is often regarded as the zealous missionary who took the rural, Palestinian gospel of Jesus to key cities in the Roman Empire and thus contributed decisively to the founding of Christianity. …”
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O Simbolismo das Cores no Livro de José de Arimateia by Pedro Chambel

“…The book is a narrative about the Holy Grail, the chalice that was supposed to contain the blood shed by Jesus Christ while crucified, collected by Joseph of Arimathea; and also the adventures of the characters that interact with the grail while it was taken from Jerusalem to Great Britain. …”
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Cyril of Alexandria's critique of the term Theotokos by Nestorius Constantinople by E. Artemi

“…He had the real human nature (body and soul), but without propensity to sin. Jesus Christ was the incarnate Word of God. He was born of the Virgin Mary and conceived by the Holy Spirit. …”
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Die doop en vervulling met die Heilige Gees - 'n herwaardering, primêr vanuit Handelinge by HC van Zyl

“…Bo en behalwe dat jy glo in Jesus Christus moet jy ook met die Gees gedoop word voordat jy 'n ware (of geseënde) gelowige kan wees. …”
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