slaveofone’s archive for September, 2007

Hans-Joachim Kraus In Translation by slaveofone

Der Humanismus

In der Zeit der Renaissance und des Humanismus bahnte sich ein neues Geschichtsverständnis an. Darauf zu achten und dieses allmähliche Wachsen eines historischen Bewußtseins genau ins Auge zu fassen – das wird eine der wesentlichen Aufgaben unserer Darstellung der alttestamentlichen Forschungsgeschichte sein müssen.

Bewegt von diesem Erwachen und Wachsen des historischen Bewußtseins – und auch diese Entwicklung wird zu bedenken sein: –, wurde der Drang nach Erkenntnis, nach unbedingter Wahrheit freigesetzt. Laurentius Valla (1406-1457) war der Inspirator eines neuen kritischen Verfahrens, das zur Quellenforschung anleitete, neue Maßstäbe setzte und die vielschichtige Bewegung des Humanismus hervorrief. Auf die einzelnen Phasen und Erscheinungsformen des Humanismus kann im Folgenden nicht eingegangen werden. Es mag genügen, wenn in einer Skizze der Trend der machtvollen Bewegung erfaßt wird.

Hans-Joachim Kraus

Humanism

A new understanding of history developed itself in the time of the Renaissance and of Humanism. To pay attention to that and accurately contemplate this gradual growth of a historical consciousness – that will have to be one of the fundamental tasks of our account of the old testament history of research. If moved by this awakening and growth of historical consciousness (and even its development will be considered), then the impulse toward perception and toward complete truth was liberated.

Laurentius Valla (1406-1457) was the inspirator of a new critcial process which instructed concerning source research, set new methods, and gave rise to the complex movement of Humanism. The individual phases and manifestations of Humanism can not be received in what follows. It may be enough if the trend of the powerful movent is caught on in one sketch.

Republi-fascists Deny Religious Books to Prisoners by slaveofone

Unless it was not evident by now, George W and most of his Republican cohorts are all Fascists. Another one of the many things this tyranical administration has done and is doing that you can add to the list of abominations is telling the Burea of Prisons to deny prisoners access to religious material (unless, of course, the government arbitrarily and unconstitutionally deems those religious materials okay for prisoners to read). Just wait till you see what books the government says are okay and then guess how much time we have until the Fascists tell you and me what we can and cannot read. Read the report by Laurie Goodstein in the New York Times here.

Ancient Drainage Channel in Jerusalem by slaveofone

Ever wonder how Jews fled from the siege of their own city before it was completely destroyed (other than faking their own death by being carried out in a casket*)? Just go underground!

*Yohanan ben Zakkai as retold in Talmudic aggada