Benjamin F Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 6358377 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin F Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin F |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS B F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7502-0597 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Pathways to everyday peace
Introduction A critical element of peacebuilding is engaging with how different groups understand pathways to peace, yet comparative insight across social groups remains limited. We conducted research with diverse stakeholder groups in Nouakchott, Mauritania — a socially diverse society negotiating peace within a conflict-affected region — to examine how people reason about pathways to everyday peace. Methods and results We used a participatory, …
The Messiah Promised in the Holy Scripture Came a Long Time Ago
This chapter presents an English translation of George Rust’s two poems, contained in his Latin academic text entitled Act Verses: Scripture teaches the resurrection from the dead, and reason does not contradict this and The soul, separated from the body, does not sleep . In the first poem, Rust says ‘Whoever is guided by God and reason, the mind’s two eyes, sails safely like the one whose course follows the light of the twin stars, Castor and Po…
George Rust, University of Cambridge Commencement Day Divinity Act Verses
This chapter presents an English translation of George Rust’s Latin academic text entitled The Messiah Promised in the Holy Scripture Came a Long Time Ago . Here Rust talks about how he considered demonstrating that ‘Jesus himself was the promised Messiah, since it is an accepted fact among liberal and judicious men that the stubborn incredulity of the Jews and their sworn hatred towards God’s Christ cannot be justified by any means’. Rust explai…
Origenian Platonisme’ in Interregnum Cambridge
This chapter aims to contribute to our knowledge of what is known as ‘Origenian Platonist moment’ by analysing English translations of three Latin academic texts by George Rust, with annotations to the two longer ones, written in 1656 and 1658 while he was a fellow of Christ’s College at the University of Cambridge: Messias in S. Scriptura promissus olim venit (The Messiah promised in the Holy Scripture came a long time ago); Act Verses, a souven…
The First Printed Books of Midrash and Their Jewish and Christian Readers
Midrashim were first published as printed texts in the sixteenth century, initially in Sephardi communities of the Ottoman Empire and later at the famous Hebrew presses of Venice. Vital evidence about the study of these new books is furnished by a heavily annotated copy of Midrash Rabba (Venice, 1545) in the Bodleian Library. Handwritten marginal and interlinear notes show that it was studied by Jewish scholars of the Ottoman Empire and later by …
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The First Printed Books of Midrash and Their Jewish and Christian Readers
Midrashim were first published as printed texts in the sixteenth century, initially in Sephardi communities of the Ottoman Empire and later at the famous Hebrew presses of Venice. Vital evidence about the study of these new books is furnished by a heavily annotated copy of Midrash Rabba (Venice, 1545) in the Bodleian Library. Handwritten marginal and interlinear notes show that it was studied by Jewish scholars of the Ottoman Empire and later by …
The Messiah Promised in the Holy Scripture Came a Long Time Ago
This chapter presents an English translation of George Rust’s two poems, contained in his Latin academic text entitled Act Verses: Scripture teaches the resurrection from the dead, and reason does not contradict this and The soul, separated from the body, does not sleep . In the first poem, Rust says ‘Whoever is guided by God and reason, the mind’s two eyes, sails safely like the one whose course follows the light of the twin stars, Castor and Po…
George Rust, University of Cambridge Commencement Day Divinity Act Verses
This chapter presents an English translation of George Rust’s Latin academic text entitled The Messiah Promised in the Holy Scripture Came a Long Time Ago . Here Rust talks about how he considered demonstrating that ‘Jesus himself was the promised Messiah, since it is an accepted fact among liberal and judicious men that the stubborn incredulity of the Jews and their sworn hatred towards God’s Christ cannot be justified by any means’. Rust explai…
Origenian Platonisme’ in Interregnum Cambridge
This chapter aims to contribute to our knowledge of what is known as ‘Origenian Platonist moment’ by analysing English translations of three Latin academic texts by George Rust, with annotations to the two longer ones, written in 1656 and 1658 while he was a fellow of Christ’s College at the University of Cambridge: Messias in S. Scriptura promissus olim venit (The Messiah promised in the Holy Scripture came a long time ago); Act Verses, a souven…
Pathways to everyday peace
Introduction A critical element of peacebuilding is engaging with how different groups understand pathways to peace, yet comparative insight across social groups remains limited. We conducted research with diverse stakeholder groups in Nouakchott, Mauritania — a socially diverse society negotiating peace within a conflict-affected region — to examine how people reason about pathways to everyday peace. Methods and results We used a participatory, …
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