Human breath is composed of highly complex substances with numerous variable odors which can generate unpleasant conditions like halitosis. Halitosis is a Latin word which is derived from halitus (breathed air) and the osis (pathologic alteration) 1 and it is used to describe any disagreeable bad or unpleasant odor emanating from the mouth air and breath. Foetororis, oral malodor, mouth odor, b...

THE LATE nineteenth century, Muslim movements for religious and social reform have underscored the value of making scripture accessible to a broad public. Scholars and activists alike have urged ordinary Muslim men and women to study and follow the Qur'an and the hadlth (the reports of the Prophet Muhammad's words and deeds), and to do so they have rendered these scriptural writings and comment...

Introduction At the outset, it is essential to clarify what these few pages are and what they are not. As the title indicates, this is only a starting point. There is a great deal more that needs to be addressed with regard to theology than what can be stated here. Having said that, however, it is my intention to set forth a few very basic definitions for students who may feel a bit overwhelmed...

Like other scholars who hold that film is an important conversation partner with the perspectives of faith, Robert K. Johnston proposes to put film and Christian Scripture—and, specifically, Ecclesiastes—in a creative two-way dialogue. What makes Useless Beauty notable and well worth reading, however, is Johnston’s effort to resist the usual methods of Christian movie critique. Frequently, he c...

I. THE TRADITION OF ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION The history of parabolic interpretation can be divided into four relatively distinct periods. During the Period of the Early Church (to 540) a tendency toward allegorical interpretation was firmly established. Despite certain protests the three-fold method of allegorical interpretation championed by Origen dominated the exegesis not only of the par...

Graeme Goldsworthy is a minister of the Anglican Church of Australia and has served in churches in Sydney and Brisbane. He lectured at Moore Theological College, Sydney, in Old Testament, Biblical Theology, and Hermeneutics. Now retired, he continues as a visiting lecturer at Moore College to teach a four th-year B.D. course in Evangelical Hermeneutics. He is the author of several books, includ...

A point of contention: the scriptural basis for the Jehovah's Witnesses' refusal of blood transfusions." (2002). I. Introduction It is questionable whether the " Christian Community " has ever been truly unified. Even very early references to the community, such as the " Apostolic Council " (Acts 15:1—35), attest to conflict and debate within the community. Over the centuries there have been ma...

For important reasons, African contextual hermeneutics raises the main question: “What does Scripture mean to us and our community?”. This article asserts that reader-centred approach tends allow voice of community ring louder than Scripture. Repercussions can include a limited role Jesus Christ heightened material prosperity in some expressions Christian faith. The argues needs make room for i...