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From Tomb to Text The Body of Jesus in the Book of John


Free Download Christina Petterson, "From Tomb to Text: The Body of Jesus in the Book of John"
English | ISBN: 0567670554 | 2016 | 160 pages | PDF | 1324 KB
The idea of writing plays a central role in John. Apart from the many references to scriptural texts, John emphasizes the role of writing in the inscription on the cross and in its own production. Petterson’s From Tomb to Text examines what this means for the understanding of the Johannine Jesus in two interrelated ways. First Petterson takes these claims to revelation through writing seriously, noting the immense effort expended by biblical scholars in order to dismiss them and to produce a canonically palatable John. With few exceptions, Johannine studies have consistently attempted to domesticate or tame John’s book through reference to, and in harmony with, an externalized historical reality or with a synoptic pattern. Second, the study suggests alternative ways of understanding John once this synoptic compulsion has been dissolved.

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Sacred Body Readings in Jewish Literary Illumination


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English | ISBN: 1666907960 | 2023 | 216 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Sacred Body: Readings in Jewish Literary Illumination provides fresh and insightful interpretations of Jewish texts, narratives, and cultural practices that show how these artifacts unhinge the "sacred" from the divine and focus instead on the "everyday sacred" of a dynamic earthly existence that emphasizes the body, celebrates life-affirming decisions, actions, and relationships, and avoids abstraction, metaphysics, and apocalypticism. Roberta Sabbath argues that a diverse array of Jewish artifacts, from sacred scripture to contemporary novels and ballet performance, articulate a tradition that has existed for millennia in mythic, proto-historic, legalistic, mystical, philosophical, and aesthetic expressions of Jewishness. The author refers to this tradition as Jewish literary illumination, and she deftly demonstrates how it illuminates the most salient message of Judaism: that earthly existence and the body are also the site of the spiritual and the sacred.

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Mind and Muscle Change Your Mind, Change Your Body, Change Your Life


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English | ISBN: 1665514248 | 2021 | 108 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
One of the remarkable accomplishments a human can ever achieve in a lifetime is to be able to connect the body and mind into one dimension. The body works best when in alliance with the mind. Mind and Muscle is a book that demonstrates the physical aspects of fitness and exercise, it then explores deeper into the psychological and spiritual practices of a nourishing way of life. This book is a balanced display of discovery showcased in an examination of the early development of our upbringing, as well as where we are in our current state; it then investigates what long-term changes can be made and demonstrates unique techniques that can be followed to accomplish a healthy wholesome lifestyle assisting with those targeted changes. All aspects of life are discussed to assist people with different backgrounds and unique circumstances in life. Whether you are a young adult looking to start your life and establish a family with kids, or you are in the second half of your life, post family, or you are just getting started in adulthood, this book can be beneficial. The unique approach and topics discussed in this journey go beyond the normal fitness book and can benefit and assist people with advanced level of knowledge in health and fitness, as well as people with minimal fitness background. The message in Mind and Muscle is that fitness and exercise go beyond just challenging the body; they must challenge and connect the mind with human inner dimensions to enable highest potentials. Fitness is a spiritual secrete, and if exercise is capable of changing your mind, body, feelings, and attitude, then it has the power to change your entire life.

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AnimationMentor – Body Mechanics Learn the Principles Behind Complex Movement


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Content Source:https://www.animationmentor.com/animation-program/body-mechanics/
Genre / Category:3D Tutorials
File Size :6.1GB
In the Body Mechanics animation course, dive deep into the physicality of animating bipeds, including full body walks. Begin by honing your observational skills and understanding of human anatomy in relation to posing and mechanics. Once you understand the source of realistic motion, you’ll learn how timing and spacing choices can take your animation from realistic to stylized. Finally, add polish and shine to your animation.

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Your Body, Your Voice The Key to Natural Singing and Speaking


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English | September 27, 2011 | ISBN: 158394320X | 184 pages | PDF | 5.08 Mb
In this innovative book, Theodore Dimon, EdD, shows how each part of the vocal organ (breathing, larynx, throat, and so on) works as part of a larger musculoskeletal system that is often interfered with, and how identifying this larger system and understanding in a practical way how it works allows a person to train and improve the voice, whether speaking or singing. Traditional vocal training methods, says Dimon, cannot be effective without restoring the functioning of the musculature that supports the voice.

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The Agency of Eating Mediation, Food and the Body


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English | ISBN: 1472598547 | 2017 | 192 pages | PDF | 1201 KB
Deciding what to eat and how to eat it are two of the most basic acts of everyday life. Yet every choice also implies a value judgement: ‘good’ foods versus ‘bad’, ‘proper’ and ‘improper’ ways of eating, and ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ bodies. These food decisions are influenced by a range of social, political and economic bioauthorities, and mediated through the individual ‘eating body’. This book is unique in the cultural politics of food in its exploration of a range of such bioauthorities and in its examination of the interplay between them and the individual eating body. No matter whether they are accepted or resisted, our eating practices and preferences are shaped by, and shape, these agencies.

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