Don Raymond Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 1109914 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Don Raymond Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Don Raymond |
| FAMILY NAME | Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | EDWARDS D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1618-541X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Trends and Trajectories in Josephus Research, 2020–2025
Flavius Josephus’ Self-Characterisation in First-Century Rome: A Historiographical Analysis of Autobiographical Discourse in the Judaean War, by Eelco Glas
Explaining evil in early Judaism: Cain, Cainites and antediluvian sin
I compare the discursive functions of Cain and his descendants in Josephus, Pseudo-Philo, the Animal Apocalypse and Wisdom of Solomon. Each of these allots a prominent place to Cainites as originators and propagators of antediluvian sin and evil, often far beyond their role in Genesis and in many other early Jewish texts. I conclude that Cainites held a certain utility for early Jewish writers who wished to emphasize a connection between sin and …
The time course of the rate of speaker transitions in conversation
Using over 500 hours of recorded conversations from the CallHome and CallFriend corpora (MacWhinney & Wagner 2010), this study analyzes conversations to measure gaps and overlaps in speaker transitions. It builds on previous work in (1) measuring speaker transitions by using custom software that measures single speaker segments based solely on acoustic evidence, without the need for a transcription or manual configuration, and (2) by breaking dow…
The dilemma of King David: Reading Josephus’ Antiquities against the grain through the lens of Greco-Roman tyrant typologies
King David is the ideal Jewish monarch for Josephus no less than in the Hebrew Bible. Yet, the scriptural stories of David’s life are punctuated by dark episodes which subsequent writers and readers have struggled to integrate with their elevated vision of a noble king. In this study, I argue that the difficulties of persuading Josephus’ readers in Antiquities that the famed dynastic founder was noble, virtuous, and an ideal leader were even more…
Diagnosing Decline: Greco-Roman Rhetoric about the Middle and Late Roman Republic as Inspiration for Josephus’ Interpretation of the Book of Judges
In this study, I argue that Josephus’ interpretation of the period of the biblical judges, following the conquest of Canaan and settlement in the land, mirrors Greco-Roman rhetoric that traced the origins of Rome’s decline to the middle and late republic. Survey of Greco-Roman writers shows that Josephus modelled his diagnosis of the decline of Israel during the period of the judges on the causes of Roman decline identified by many Greek and Lati…
“Taken Up in Glory”: Early Christian Traditions of the Ascension in Light of 1 Timothy 3:16
I revive a chronological approach to the hymn in 1 Timothy 3:16, a reading which has frequently been dismissed on the basis of the alleged misplacement of the ascension after the Gentile missionary movement. Behind the rejection of a chronological reading has been the normativity of the narrative of Luke- Acts—or at least a conventional reading of it. This study argues that the peculiar chronology of the hymn arose from attempts to harmonise the …
On the Rhetoric of Ruins and Restorations: Conflict over Cult Sites in Late Antiquity
This article discusses competing interpretations of and rhetoric concerning cult sites in late antiquity. It highlights concerns by Christian and Greco-Roman intellectuals over their ruins and restorations, and locates those concerns within larger metanarratives of the past that are utilised to “prove” the superiority of one tradition over the other. Applying theories of “cultural memory” and “memory politics,” it notes the inherent instability o…
The Economic Spark of the Burning of the Temple of Apollo in Daphne
Propaganda Blitz: How the Corporate Media Distort Reality
Monitoring of lightning from the April–May 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption using a very low frequency lightning location network
The April–May 2010 explosive eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland produced a tephra plume extending to an altitude of over 9 km. During many, but not all, of the periods of significant volcanic activity the plume was sufficiently electrified to generate lightning. This lightning was located by the UK Met Office long-range lightning location network (ATDnet), operating in the very low frequency radio spectrum. An approximately linea…
An Overview of Terra Mission Results Related to the Carbon Cycle
Launched in December 1999 as the Earth Observing System's flagship observatory, the Terra Mission (formerly EOS AM-1) carries a suite of five instruments that collect comprehensive global measurements of earth's atmosphere, cryosphere, lands, and oceans. One of the mission's science goals is the collection of data that will enable a better quantitative understanding of earth's carbon cycle through direct observation of atmospheric constituents an…
The Origins of Sectarianism in Early Modern Ireland
Ireland is riven by sectarian hatred. This simple assumption provides a powerful explanation for the bitterness and violence which has so dominated Irish history. Most notably, the troubles in Northern Ireland have provided fertile ground for scholars from all disciplines to argue about and explore ways in which religious division fueled the descent into hostility and disorder. In much of this literature, however, sectarianism is seen as, somehow…
The Ormond Lordship in County Kilkenny, 1515–1642
Lucretius: De Rerum Natura IV
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Lucretius: De Rerum Natura IV
The Ormond Lordship in County Kilkenny, 1515–1642
The Origins of Sectarianism in Early Modern Ireland
Ireland is riven by sectarian hatred. This simple assumption provides a powerful explanation for the bitterness and violence which has so dominated Irish history. Most notably, the troubles in Northern Ireland have provided fertile ground for scholars from all disciplines to argue about and explore ways in which religious division fueled the descent into hostility and disorder. In much of this literature, however, sectarianism is seen as, somehow…
An Overview of Terra Mission Results Related to the Carbon Cycle
Launched in December 1999 as the Earth Observing System's flagship observatory, the Terra Mission (formerly EOS AM-1) carries a suite of five instruments that collect comprehensive global measurements of earth's atmosphere, cryosphere, lands, and oceans. One of the mission's science goals is the collection of data that will enable a better quantitative understanding of earth's carbon cycle through direct observation of atmospheric constituents an…
Monitoring of lightning from the April–May 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption using a very low frequency lightning location network
The April–May 2010 explosive eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland produced a tephra plume extending to an altitude of over 9 km. During many, but not all, of the periods of significant volcanic activity the plume was sufficiently electrified to generate lightning. This lightning was located by the UK Met Office long-range lightning location network (ATDnet), operating in the very low frequency radio spectrum. An approximately linea…
Propaganda Blitz: How the Corporate Media Distort Reality
The Economic Spark of the Burning of the Temple of Apollo in Daphne
On the Rhetoric of Ruins and Restorations: Conflict over Cult Sites in Late Antiquity
This article discusses competing interpretations of and rhetoric concerning cult sites in late antiquity. It highlights concerns by Christian and Greco-Roman intellectuals over their ruins and restorations, and locates those concerns within larger metanarratives of the past that are utilised to “prove” the superiority of one tradition over the other. Applying theories of “cultural memory” and “memory politics,” it notes the inherent instability o…
“Taken Up in Glory”: Early Christian Traditions of the Ascension in Light of 1 Timothy 3:16
I revive a chronological approach to the hymn in 1 Timothy 3:16, a reading which has frequently been dismissed on the basis of the alleged misplacement of the ascension after the Gentile missionary movement. Behind the rejection of a chronological reading has been the normativity of the narrative of Luke- Acts—or at least a conventional reading of it. This study argues that the peculiar chronology of the hymn arose from attempts to harmonise the …
The time course of the rate of speaker transitions in conversation
Using over 500 hours of recorded conversations from the CallHome and CallFriend corpora (MacWhinney & Wagner 2010), this study analyzes conversations to measure gaps and overlaps in speaker transitions. It builds on previous work in (1) measuring speaker transitions by using custom software that measures single speaker segments based solely on acoustic evidence, without the need for a transcription or manual configuration, and (2) by breaking dow…
The dilemma of King David: Reading Josephus’ Antiquities against the grain through the lens of Greco-Roman tyrant typologies
King David is the ideal Jewish monarch for Josephus no less than in the Hebrew Bible. Yet, the scriptural stories of David’s life are punctuated by dark episodes which subsequent writers and readers have struggled to integrate with their elevated vision of a noble king. In this study, I argue that the difficulties of persuading Josephus’ readers in Antiquities that the famed dynastic founder was noble, virtuous, and an ideal leader were even more…
Diagnosing Decline: Greco-Roman Rhetoric about the Middle and Late Roman Republic as Inspiration for Josephus’ Interpretation of the Book of Judges
In this study, I argue that Josephus’ interpretation of the period of the biblical judges, following the conquest of Canaan and settlement in the land, mirrors Greco-Roman rhetoric that traced the origins of Rome’s decline to the middle and late republic. Survey of Greco-Roman writers shows that Josephus modelled his diagnosis of the decline of Israel during the period of the judges on the causes of Roman decline identified by many Greek and Lati…
Trends and Trajectories in Josephus Research, 2020–2025
Flavius Josephus’ Self-Characterisation in First-Century Rome: A Historiographical Analysis of Autobiographical Discourse in the Judaean War, by Eelco Glas
Explaining evil in early Judaism: Cain, Cainites and antediluvian sin
I compare the discursive functions of Cain and his descendants in Josephus, Pseudo-Philo, the Animal Apocalypse and Wisdom of Solomon. Each of these allots a prominent place to Cainites as originators and propagators of antediluvian sin and evil, often far beyond their role in Genesis and in many other early Jewish texts. I conclude that Cainites held a certain utility for early Jewish writers who wished to emphasize a connection between sin and …
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