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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453379103321

Titolo

Eschatology in the Bible and in Jewish and Christian tradition [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Henning Graf Reventlow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1997

ISBN

1-281-81403-2

9786611814038

0-567-53404-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 243

Altri autori (Persone)

ReventlowHenning, Graf

Disciplina

236

Soggetti

Eschatology - Biblical teaching

Eschatology - Comparative studies

Eschatology - History of doctrines

Eschatology, Jewish

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Messianism and Zionism; Early Christian Faith as 'Hope against Hope'; Not All is in the Hands of Heaven: Eschatology and Kabbalah; Eschatology and Ethics: Their Relation in Recent Continental Protestantism; Eschatology in the Book of Jeremiah; Points of Departure for a Christian Eschatology; The Son of Man and the Angels: Reflections on the Formation of Christology in the Context of Eschatology; Eschatological Motives in Qumran Literature: The Messianic Concept; Leadership and Messianism in the Time of the Mishnah

The Eschatologization of the Prophetic Books: A Comparative StudyCharacter and Function of Divine Sayings in the Elijah and Elisha Traditions; From Prophetic to Apocalyptic Eschatology; Expectations of the Divine Kingdom in Biblical and Postbiblical Literature; Aspects of the Last Judgment in the Gospel according to Matthew; Panel Discussion; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This is the fourth volume in the series of collaborations between the Department of Bible in Tel Aviv University, Israel, and the Faculty of



Theology in the University of the Ruhr, Bochum, Germany. This symposium, held in Bochum in 1995, discussed a topic important for both communities of believers, starting with the Bible and tracking its role through the different stages of the respective tradition-histories. This time the theme was eschatology. The participants engaged in a lively discussion (from the Jewish side) on messianism and Zionism, Qumran, Mishnah and Kabbalah, and (from the Christ

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957770903321

Titolo

Pay for performance : evaluating performance appraisal and merit pay / / George T. Milkovich and Alexandra K. Wigdor, editors, with Renae F.Broderick and Anne S. Mavor ; Committee on Performance Appraisal for Merit Pay, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991

ISBN

9786610211746

9781280211744

1280211741

9780309572125

0309572126

9780585021676

0585021678

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 210 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

MilkovichGeorge T

WigdorAlexandra K

Disciplina

658.3/125

Soggetti

Compensation management - United States

Merit pay - United States

Employees - Rating of - United States

United States Officials and employees Salaries, etc

United States Officials and employees Rating of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-187) and index.



Nota di contenuto

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 The History of Civil Service Reform; 5 3 The Nature of the Evidence; 6 4 Performance Appraisal: Definition, Measurement, and Application; 7 5 Pay for Performance: Perspectives and Research; 8 6 Private-Sector Practice and Perspectives; 9 7 The Importance of Context; 10 8 Findings and Conclusions; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Survey Descriptions; 13 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches; 14 Index

Sommario/riassunto

Looks at performance appraisal and pay practices in the private sector and describes how private industry experience is relevant to federal pay reform. This book focuses on the needs of the federal government, exploring how the federal pay system evolved; evidence on federal employee attitudes toward their work, and their pay; and more.