Genealogy

parts; including: the genealogy of Jesus, the conception and birth of Jesus, the visit of the Magi, the flight to Egypt and massacre of the infants, and the return from Egypt. I will be discussing all of these events in greater detail, as well as an excerpt from my uncle, also known as Deacon Francis of St. Mary Magdalene in Abbeville, LA. Before getting into details of my research, I am going to start my paper with a brief introduction of…

A feminine culture has a higher share of working women in professional jobs. Of the five board of trustee members, four are women. Also, the head of the organization is a woman, and six out of ten of her leadership team members are women (“Library administration,” n.d.). This aspect of the KCLS organization culture is consistent with the occupation of its employees. According to Hofstede, Hofstede, and Minkov (2010), the occupations that are high in masculinity include sales representatives,…

bodies of a population” Foucault states in his essay “Nietzsche, Genealogy, History” that “Genealogy does not oppose itself to history as the lofty and profound gaze of the philosopher might compare to the molelike perspective of the scholar; on the contrary, it rejects the meta-historical deployment of ideal significations and indefinite teleology. It opposes itself to the search for origins.” In this quote Foucault arrives that genealogy way of thought that can be used to investigate into…

The book of Matthew, the first book of the New Testament, begins with a genealogy showing Christ’s lineage through the old testament, ending at Christ. It’s clear that there was importance put on the lineages of biblical figures as the first book of the new testament begins with the specific lineage that gives us Christ, just…

first word of the LXX, which is translated to mean beginning. Most scholars agree that the book consist of two parts, chapters 1-11 and 12-50. The first section is referred to as the primeval history, beginning with creation, and concluding with the genealogy of Shem. There are some who offer other suggested endings of this section, regardless it does not change the prominences of this section. Genesis as a whole is comprised of ten sections. Each section is marked off by the “toledoth…

1. Matthew and Luke’s birth narratives have many obvious differences when you first read them. In Luke’s account he starts off with the birth of John, but in Matthews account he starts off with traces of Joseph’s family tree. Between these two accounts they are still portraying two different point of views. If we were to try and put the birth of John from Luke’s account in Matthews account it wouldn 't really change the story that much, but it would affect the entire format of Matthews gospel.…

"Eve's Apology in Defense of Women" He never sought her weakeness to reprove, (805) With those sharp words, which he of God did hear: Yet Men will boast of Knowledge, which he took From Eve's fair hand, as from a learned Book. (Lanyer, "Eve's Apology," charlesyoungs.com) The implication is that although each had a part in the sin, and Adam did not blame Eve for "her weakness," man still goes on to "boast of knowledge... from Eve's fair hand." Man's knowledge of Good and Evil, the basis for all…

The Gurlesque is a term coined by Arielle Greenberg who, together with Lara Glenum, brought together what they acknowledged as Gurlesque poems in their recent anthology where they propose the rise of a new tendency in contemporary avant-garde poetry by women. They define the Gurlesque as “an emerging field of female artists now in their 20s, 30s and early 40s who, taking a page form the burlesque, perform their femininity in a campy or overtly mocking way. Their work assaults the norms of…

constructive and dispersed finds its postmodern equivalent in Foucault’s genealogies. Sykes sociology of religion does not replace political questions with religious but possess political matters in a new light. Sykes presents politics regarding the religious mechanisms that produce an ordered society, as opposed to the legal and state-centered mechanisms of traditional political philosophy. While it cannot be true that Foucaultian genealogy concerns itself with religious mechanisms, it is true…

Salvador and Honduras) their creation narrative comes from an ancient text, the Popol Vuh. The Popol Vuh, also known as the council book, is one of the most significant creation narratives that lays the foundation of the Mayan culture and traces the genealogy of the Mayan people. It is the foundation of the Quiche people with its creation narrative…