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The Book of Exodus and Hebrew Law & Wisdom in its Ancient Eastern Context
The Covenant and the Torah: Closely associated with the story of the exodus in the Old Testament is that of how the Israelites journeyed to a mountain where Yahweh ratified a covenant between himself and his people. There is still a great deal of uncertainty about this mountain of Israel’s destiny. Its very name isContinue reading “The Book of Exodus and Hebrew Law & Wisdom in its Ancient Eastern Context”
Bluebirds Soar High – 1921–22 Cardiff City F.C. season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search 1921–22 season Chairman John Pritchard(until November 1921)Walter Emspall Manager Fred Stewart Division One 4th FA Cup Fourth round Welsh Cup Winners Top goalscorer League: Jimmy Gill (20)All: Len Davies (30) Highest home attendance 50,000 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (27 August 1921) Lowest home attendance 15,000 vs. Sheffield United (26 April 1922) Average homeContinue reading “Bluebirds Soar High – 1921–22 Cardiff City F.C. season”
Edward the Exile and the Last Saxon Royal Family
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Edward the Exile The story of Edward the Exile is a sad tale of an opportunity lost. Edward the Exile was one of the two sons of Edmund II Ironside, King of England in 1016; Edmund was the son of Ӕthelred II and his first wife, Ӕlfgifu of…
‘You Can’t Stop Them Singing’: Welsh Experiences of Exodus and Exile in England, 1927-47.
This is an edited version of an article originally written for the Modern Wales Unit at the University of Wales, Cardiff in 1998, drawing on material in my unpublished PhD Thesis, presented in September 1988, The Re-Making of a Working-Class: Migration from the South Wales Coalfield to the New Industry Areas of the Midlands, c.Continue reading “‘You Can’t Stop Them Singing’: Welsh Experiences of Exodus and Exile in England, 1927-47.”
‘Something About Jesus’ – The Judaean Ministry and His ‘Last Week’: Gospel Stories.
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The Servant King: Jesus’s close friends and followers from Galilee had great difficulty in getting out of their heads the widespread Jewish conviction that God’s chosen leader when he came would establish some kind of national kingdom, with a king and government. They had grown up with this idea, as…
Bristol, Colston and Colonial Trade, 1580-1780
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Foreground: The ‘Drowning’ of Edward Colston, 2020 Above: Edward Colston’s statue towards Bristol harbour. Photograph from The Guardian Weekly, 12 June 2020, by Giulia Spadafora, Getty. The heart-breaking, public and blatant murder of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis on 25 May 2020 has fuelled a storm of protests…
Welsh place names a hit in Hungary as cities get a Welsh rebrand
“Other new names included Llanbedwen (church of the birch region, for Nyíregyháza), Llefyw (living place, for Debrecen), and Bwlch-y-Gafr (the goat’s path, referring to Kecskemét).”
Advent to Candlemas: The History of the Gospel Narratives of the Incarnation, Nativity and Epiphany.
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Have put up your Christmas tree yet? For many people, especially in Britain, the beginning of Advent, or even earlier, is the time to put up the Christmas decorations. In Central Europe and in parts of the USA, it is more traditional to wait until Christmas Eve, 24th December. The…
Afghanistan – ‘An Anatomy of Reporting’; Twenty-Five Years On: 1996-2021.
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John Simpson has been travelling the world as a journalist for forty years, reporting on the many wars, disasters and international events duirng that time. Even the attacks of 11 September 2001 in New York and Washington have not caused the world to stop turning. Some things have changed since…
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