HeyJaredAksum Review of Books
ARB is a literary magazine critically examining Ethiopian Studies and Americana, grasping the beautiful and the absurd.
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THE CONFESSION OF CLAUDIUS (opens the original)
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The internet is neither good nor evil. It is functional. It depends whose hands it is in. In the jurisdictions of Jerusalem and America, and with the internet, different denominations or branches of Christendom have been able to talk to each other in ways they have not in centuries, and in ways they have not ever. Set sibeza gomen Teneza, says the Amhara as he tells tales. When there is a multitude of women trying to prepare collard greens, the collard greens get overcooked and overdone, or spoi
Syriac (Aramaic) vs. Classical Ethiopic (Geʿez): (opens the original)
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Editorial Note:My second most-engaged ARB article was on the Lord’s Prayer in Ge’ez. In it, I link to Professor Mike Wingert’s, a friend of the show, audio-video Syriac vs. Ge’ez comparison and contrast. Here, I present it again, along with written notes from him. I love the fruits of collaboration, and hope you do too.By: Dr. Michael Wingert, the Dean of Holy Transfiguration College & Associate Professor of Old Testament and Syria
Rejoice, Joyful One! (opens the original)
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Everyone always asks me, and increasingly so (since I am rocking the cassock nowadays), where I learned theology. The short answer is nowhere. The longer answer is bits-and-pieces hither-and-thither over a long period of time, roughly fourteen years of earnestly seeking the kingdom of God and his righteousness (Matthew 6:33). <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!12SR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (opens the original)
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Director Destin Daniel Cretton’s Spider-Man:Brand New Day is doing numbers at the box office. Did you watch it yet?<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1455" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9hUh!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl
Do Not Be a Pillar (opens the original)
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Do not be a pillar.In common parlance, there is a positive connotation to saying, “so-and-so is a pillar of the community. A pillar of the community is “One who is a particularly active, respected, and influential member of one’s local social sphere. My grandfather was a pillar of the community because of how many people his businesses employed. She was long considered a pillar of the community, so she won the mayoral election with ease” (Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all righ
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