This article explores the difficulties and complexities that scholars face when researching influence of Judeo-Christian traditions on Roman notion law in Western civilization. The author argues a multidisciplinary approach is necessary to address these challenges, as well development new methodologies ensure accurate identification interpretation all nuances, aspects its various manifestations...

[1] In two previous articles (Burns 2000, 2002) I have explored the topic and some of the relevant literature on homoeroticism in the Hebrew Bible, the ancient Near East and the Judeo-Christian traditions. Since then a few more studies have revisited the subject, notably those of Ackerman and Jennings. It is worthwhile to consider them, to assess their contribution to the ongoing debate and to ...

Native peoples account for a disproportionate number of inmates in the current American prison population. Due to differences in the character of practice between Native and Judeo-Christian religions, it has been suggested that Native inmates face challenges that other prisoners do not because their religious needs are poorly understood. In the course of this paper I will discuss the disparitie...

This article traces the development of voiced prepalatal obstruents /dʒ⌢/ and /ʒ/ in Judeo-Spanish, language spoken by Sephardic Jews since before their expulsion from late-15th century Spain. Using Medieval Spanish as a comparative starting point, we examine diachronic innovations phonological status distribution affricate fricative Judeo-Spanish during diaspora, focusing particular on effects...