Open Access to Brill's most downloaded articles from Q3 2014

Brill's most downloaded articles from Q3 2014 in the subject area of Classical Studies, Biblical and Religious Studies, and Middle East & Islamic Studies 

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Porphyry against the Christians: Critical Notes on a Recent Volume of Studies Author: Michael Chase The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, (Volume 8, No. 1, pp. 93-106) (Open Access) Plato's Saving Mūthos: The Language of Salvation in the Republic Author: Vishwa Adluri The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, (Volume 8, No. 1, pp. 3-32) (Open Access) Perspectives on Violence in Euripides' Bacchae Author: Simon Perris Mnemosyne, (Volume 64, No. 1, pp. 37-57) (free sample issue) Why the Cosmos Needs a Craftsman: Plato, Timaeus 27d5-29b1 Author: Thomas Kjeller Johansen Phronesis, (Volume 59, No. 4, pp. 297-320) Nobility in the Nicomachean Ethics Author: Roger Crisp Phronesis, (Volume 59, No. 3, pp. 231-245) The Motion of Intellect On the Neoplatonic Reading of Sophist 248e-249d Author: Eric D. Perl The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, (Volume 8, No. 2, pp. 135-160) (Open Access) The Late Antique Economy: Regional Surveys Author: Andrea Zerbini Late Antique Archaeology, (Volume 10, No. 1, pp. 41-60) (free sample issue) Philosophical Pursuit and Flight: Homer and Thucydides in Plato's Laches1 Author: Steve Maiullo The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, (Volume 8, No. 1, pp. 72-91) (Open Access) The Late Antique Economy: Ceramics and Trade Author: Stefano Costa Late Antique Archaeology, (Volume 10, No. 1, pp. 91-130) (free sample issue) Two Interpolations in Plato's Symposium Author: Gerard J Boter Mnemosyne, (Advance Article) Socrates and Gorgias Author: James Doyle Phronesis, (Volume 55, No. 1, pp. 1-25) Late Antiquity Author: Peter Adamson Phronesis, (Volume 59, No. 4, pp. 385-399) Rhetoric, Drama and Truth in Plato's Symposium Author: Anne Sheppard The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, (Volume 2, No. 1, pp. 28-40) (Open Access) 'Simplicius' Author: Barrie Fleet The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, (Volume 8, No. 1, pp. 110-112) (Open Access) Ugo Zilioli Author: Harold Tarrant The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, (Volume 8, No. 1, pp. 126-128) (Open Access)

Religion and Politics in the Netherlands: A Causal Analysis Authors: A. Felling, J. Peters and O. Schreuder Journal of Empirical Theology, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 55-72) The Meaning of ברא in Genesis 1:1-2:3 Author: Terrance Randall Wardlaw Vetus Testamentum, (Volume 64, No. 3, pp. 502-513) Did Jesus Oppose the prosbul in the Forgiveness Petition of the Lord's Prayer? Author: Lyndon Drake Novum Testamentum, (Volume 56, No. 3, pp. 233-244) A critique of "religion" as a cross-cultural category Author: Timothy Fitzgerald Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, (Volume 9, No. 2, pp. 91-110) 4Q249 Midrash Moshe: A New Reading and Some Implications Authors: Jonathan Ben-Dov and Daniel Stökl Ben Ezra Dead Sea Discoveries, (Volume 21, No. 2, pp. 131-149) The Prospect of a Christian Interpolation in Tacitus, Annals 15.44 Author: Richard Carrier Vigiliae Christianae, (Volume 68, No. 3, pp. 264-283) Why Ecclesiology Cannot Live By Doctrine Alone Author: Christopher Craig Brittain Ecclesial Practices, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 5-30) (free sample issue) Language Contact in Judea? Hebrew, Aramaic, and Punic Author: Uri Mor Dead Sea Discoveries, (Volume 21, No. 2, pp. 211-233) Indigenous Religion(s) as an Analytical Category Author: Bjørn Ola Tafjord Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, (Volume 25, No. 3, pp. 221-243) Tertullian on "Barnabas' Letter to the Hebrews" in De pudicitia 20.1-5 Author: E.A. de Boer Vigiliae Christianae, (Volume 68, No. 3, pp. 243-263) Isis and Osiris: Demonology vs. Henotheism? Author: Valentino Gasparini Numen, (Volume 58, No. 5-6, pp. 697-728) The Challenge of 'Fresh Expressions' to Ecclesiology Authors: Clare Watkins and Bridget Shepherd Ecclesial Practices, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 92-110) (free sample issue)   The Historical Jesus in the Fourth Gospel: A Paradigm Shift? Author: James H. Charlesworth Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, (Volume 8, No. 1, pp. 3-46) (free sample issue) On the Antiquity of Shamanism and its Role in Human Religiosity Author: Homayun Sidky Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, (Volume 22, No. 1, pp. 68-92) (free sample issue) Classifying African Christianities: Past, Present, and Future: Part One Author: Paul Kollman Journal of Religion in Africa, (Volume 40, No. 1, pp. 3-32) (free sample issue)   Islamic Law in the Modern World Author: Aharon Layish Islamic Law and Society, (Volume 21, No. 3, pp. 276-307) An Epistemic Shift in Islamic Law Author: Aria Nakissa Islamic Law and Society, (Volume 21, No. 3, pp. 209-251) Reconstructing Archival Practices in Abbasid Baghdad Author: Maaike van Berkel Journal of Abbasid Studies, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 7-22) The Early Ḥanafiyya and Kufa Author: Christopher Melchert Journal of Abbasid Studies, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 23-45) The Prayers of Abū Muslim and al-Maʾmūn. An Exercise in Dating Ḥadīth Author: Stijn Aerts Journal of Abbasid Studies, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 66-83) The Doctrinal Crisis within the Salafi-Jihadi Ranks and the Emergence of Neo-Takfirism Author: Khadiga Musa Islamic Law and Society, (Volume 21, No. 4, pp. 419 – 452)  "The Reign of God Has Come": Eschatology and Empire in Late Antiquity and Early Islam Author: Stephen J. Shoemaker Arabica, (Volume 61, No. 5, pp. 514-558) The Controversy of Shaykh Awḥad al-Dīn Kirmānī and Handsome, Moon-Faced Youths: A Case Study of Shāhid-Bāzī in Medieval Sufism Author: Lloyd Ridgeon Journal of Sufi Studies, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 3-30) (free sample issue) The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurān of the Prophet Authors: Behnam Sadeghi and Uwe Bergmann Arabica, (Volume 57, No. 4, pp. 343-436) The Calendar in Pre-Islamic Mecca Author: Hideyuki Ioh Arabica, (Volume 61, No. 5, pp. 471-513) Contemporary scholarly understandings of Qur'anic coherence Author: Andrew Rippin Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies, (Volume 11, No. 2, pp. 1-14) (Open Access) Gendering the Arab Spring Author: Nadje Al-Ali Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication, (Volume 5, No. 1, pp. 26-31) In Memoriam Wolfhart Heinrichs Author: Michael Cooperson Journal of Abbasid Studies, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 4-6) Discussing Ghayra in Abbasid Literature: Jealousy as a Manly Virtue or Sign of Mutual Affection Author: Pernilla Myrne Journal of Abbasid Studies, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 46-65) The Power of the Jama'A: The Role of Hasan Al-Banna in Constructing the Muslim Brotherhood's Collective Identity Author: Khalil al-Anani Sociology of Islam, (Volume 1, No. 1-2, pp. 41-63) (free sample issue)