Met prof. dr. Jürgen Zangenberg van de Universiteit Leiden gaan we naar het Jeruzalem van koning Herodes: de eerste eeuw voor en de eerste eeuw na Christus. In dit eerste deel van een tweeluik over... Show moreMet prof. dr. Jürgen Zangenberg van de Universiteit Leiden gaan we naar het Jeruzalem van koning Herodes: de eerste eeuw voor en de eerste eeuw na Christus. In dit eerste deel van een tweeluik over deze fascinerende stad en een beroemde/beruchte heerser bespreken we de periode van handelen, zoomen we in op de stad en Jürgen licht toe hoe we de regio in deze periode van de Oudheid, als onderdeel van het Romeinse rijk, moeten duiden. Show less
The aim of this study was to deliver the first ever monographic study on the family of royal converts from Adiabene in the broader perspective of the material and political environment of... Show moreThe aim of this study was to deliver the first ever monographic study on the family of royal converts from Adiabene in the broader perspective of the material and political environment of Hellenistic and Parthian Adiabene. To achieve this goal, it was necessary to collect, arrange and discuss all available sources on the topic. Our discussion of sources has been arranged into three parts. The aim of part 1 (chapters 1-5) was to read Ant. 20:17-96, the most comprehensive account on the Adiabene royalty in ancient literature, as a consciously planned literary product. The aim of part 2 (chapters 6-7) was to analyse the sources that convey the picture of the Adiabene dynasty as good royalty for the Jewish people. The aim of part 3 (chapters 8-13) was to gain insight into the material and political environment of Adiabene from the 3rd c. BCE to the 3rd c. CE, and this has been achieved through collecting, arranging and discussing a number of available sources: geographical and ethnographical texts, archaeological data, numismatic, epigraphic, and onomastic evidence. Show less
In Palestine during the British Mandate, the act of language is an instrument for political and religious institutions, and a reflection of the dialectic relationship between dominant and dominated... Show moreIn Palestine during the British Mandate, the act of language is an instrument for political and religious institutions, and a reflection of the dialectic relationship between dominant and dominated parties, at a time when the loss of the Catholic French protectorate in the Holy Land to Great Britain is being confirmed. Founded by the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1876, one of the oldest educational institutions in the city, the Coll_ge des Fr_res occupies an exceptional position in the heart of the Christian Quarter of the Old City (gradually and quickly opened for all communities present in the city). Its case underscores the cultural and linguistic policies of the two rival mandatory powers of the region (through exclusion, inversion, and distribution of new functions) and it sheds light on some aspects of the use of French in this society. Language reflects the interdependence around the College, the complexity of the relationships between language and religion, a nd language and identity. The College shows a remarkable resilience and adaptability throughout its existence, even as its development slows down. Show less
