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The author examines the role played by Syrian Christians in accelerating the forces of change in Muslim society at two junctures: the formative phase of Islamic civilization and the Ottoman collapse. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to

AbstractPeter Singer's (1990 and 1993) interpretations of Biblical texts dealing with the natural world are evaluated in the light of recent Biblical scholarship. The texts in question are among those in the Bible relating to Christian ethical teaching about the natural world. The specific texts Singer examined concern the meaning of dominion and the flood of the earth in the book of Genesis in the Old Testament, particular teaching by the apostle Paul in the book 1 Corinthians in the New Testament, and certain actions by Jesus in the New Testament book of Mark. Singer's interpretations have a lengthy pedigree commonly used to hold Biblical teaching partly responsible for adverse Western attitudes to nature. This article argues that such interpretations contradict a deal of recent Biblical scholarship on the texts at issue.

В главе речь идет об изложении римской истории царского периода в сочинениях христианских апологетов. В качестве критерия отбора материала избран этнолингвистический принцип, поэтому в статье рассматриваются только латиноязычные авторы. Помимо латинского языка апологетов этой группы объединяет общий ментальный субстрат, полемические приемы и общие источники информации. В статье анализируются различные примеры интерпретации латинскими апологетами событий древнейшей римской истории с целью определения ее общих черт и задач. В результате исследования делается вывод, что основной задачей христианских авторов при рассмотрении ранней римской истории является дискредитация римской старины. При этом апологетами используется тенденциозный отбор материала, рациональная критика событий, негативная морально-нравственная и правовая оценка.
This chapter deals with the presentation of the Roman history of the royal period in the writings of Christian apologists. The ethnolinguistic principle was chosen as a criterion for the selection of material, therefore, only Latin-speaking authors are considered in the article. In addition to the Latin language, apologists of this group combine a common mental substrate, polemical techniques and common sources of information. The article analyzes various examples of Latin apologists' interpretation of the events of ancient Roman history in order to determine its common features and challenges. As a result of the study, it is concluded that the main task of Christian authors when considering early Roman history is to discredit Roman antiquity. Apologists use tendentious selection of material, rational criticism of events, negative moral and legal assessment.