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23/05/2024Brill on the Wire

Arjen F. Bakker, "The Secret of Time: Reconfiguring Wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls" (Brill, 2023)

Arjen F. Bakker's book The Secret of Time: Reconfiguring Wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Brill, 2023) contributes to the rethinking of the Dead Sea Scrolls as an essential and integral part of Judaism in the Greco-Roman period. The Qumran manuscripts attest to the reconfiguration of Jewish wisdom concepts in this period. Strikingly, reflection on time as the organizing principle behind all of reality is formative for these emerging concepts, which are expressed by the enigmatic phrase rāz nihyeh. The secret of time invites us to venture beyond existing categorizations and explore a rich conceptual framework that is manifested across a wide range of texts, beyond generic categories, and overcoming the sectarian divide.

# Greco-Roman JudaismThe intersection of Greek cultural influences with Jewish religious practices and beliefs during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

# Dead Sea Scrolls # Arjen F. Bakker # Jewish Wisdom # Qumran Manuscripts # Time in Philosophy # Greco-Roman Judaism

12/12/2022Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

What the Latest Data Tells Us About The Global Fight Against Malaria

On December 8, the World Health Organization released its latest annual report on the global fight against Malaria. The World Malaria Report found that progress against Malaria has begun stabilize after COVID related setbacks. Specifically, after a sharp rise in global malaria deaths during the first year of the pandemic, deaths have now begun to decrease -- though not yet to pre-pandemic levels. In this episode we are joined by Martin Edlund Chief Executive Officer of the non profit organization Malaria No More, to explain what this data shows about humanity's progress against Malaria. We discuss the impact of the COVID pandemic on the fight against malaria before discussion the broader landscape in which Malaria is evolving to become a more resilient foe. We also discuss exciting technological innovations that may enable humanity to reach the goal of reducing Malaria cases and deaths by 90% by 2030.

# Martin EdlundThe CEO of Malaria No More, an organization dedicated to ending malaria deaths and ensuring that families are protected from this deadly disease.

# COVID-19 Impact # Malaria # World Health Organization # Global Health Innovations # World Malaria Report

22/04/2015Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

Inside the Fight Against Malaria

Humanity is winning the fight against Malaria, but we still have a long way to go. Since the advent of the Global Fund, the Millennium Development Goals and the President's Malaria Initiative, death and illness rates have dropped precipitously around the globe. Now, talk of total worldwide eradication is not as preposterous as it may seem. This is the message that Martin Edlund of Malaria No More has for the policy community ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25. Despite the progress, though, he argues that there are still big challenges ahead -- particularly the spread of drug resistant Malaria in the Mekong Delta. This is a great episode for anyone who wants to learn why a disease that haunted humanity for millennia is now on the ropes.

# Martin EdlundThe CEO of Malaria No More, an organization dedicated to ending malaria deaths and suffering.

# Global Fund # Malaria # Drug Resistance # World Malaria Day # International Health

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# Greco-Roman JudaismThe intersection of Greek cultural influences with Jewish religious practices and beliefs during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

# Martin EdlundThe CEO of Malaria No More, an organization dedicated to ending malaria deaths and ensuring that families are protected from this deadly disease.

# Martin EdlundThe CEO of Malaria No More, an organization dedicated to ending malaria deaths and suffering.