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

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 AnalysisAuthors: A. Felling, J. Peters and O. SchreuderJournal of Empirical Theology, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 55-72) The Meaning of ברא in Genesis 1:1-2:3Author: Terrance Randall WardlawVetus Testamentum, (Volume 64, No. 3, pp. 502-513) Did Jesus Oppose the prosbul in the Forgiveness Petition of the Lord's Prayer?Author: Lyndon DrakeNovum Testamentum, (Volume 56, No. 3, pp. 233-244) A critique of "religion" as a cross-cultural categoryAuthor: Timothy FitzgeraldMethod & Theory in the Study of Religion, (Volume 9, No. 2, pp. 91-110) 4Q249 Midrash Moshe: A New Reading and Some ImplicationsAuthors: Jonathan Ben-Dov and Daniel Stökl Ben EzraDead Sea Discoveries, (Volume 21, No. 2, pp. 131-149) The Prospect of a Christian Interpolation in Tacitus, Annals 15.44Author: Richard CarrierVigiliae Christianae, (Volume 68, No. 3, pp. 264-283) Why Ecclesiology Cannot Live By Doctrine AloneAuthor: Christopher Craig BrittainEcclesial Practices, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 5-30) (free sample issue) Language Contact in Judea? Hebrew, Aramaic, and PunicAuthor: Uri MorDead Sea Discoveries, (Volume 21, No. 2, pp. 211-233) Indigenous Religion(s) as an Analytical CategoryAuthor: Bjørn Ola TafjordMethod & Theory in the Study of Religion, (Volume 25, No. 3, pp. 221-243) Tertullian on "Barnabas' Letter to the Hebrews" in De pudicitia 20.1-5Author: E.A. de BoerVigiliae Christianae, (Volume 68, No. 3, pp. 243-263) Isis and Osiris: Demonology vs. Henotheism?Author: Valentino GaspariniNumen, (Volume 58, No. 5-6, pp. 697-728) The Challenge of 'Fresh Expressions' to EcclesiologyAuthors: Clare Watkins and Bridget ShepherdEcclesial Practices, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 92-110) (free sample issue)   The Historical Jesus in the Fourth Gospel: A Paradigm Shift?Author: James H. CharlesworthJournal 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 ReligiosityAuthor: Homayun SidkyMethod & Theory in the Study of Religion, (Volume 22, No. 1, pp. 68-92) (free sample issue) Classifying African Christianities: Past, Present, and Future: Part OneAuthor: Paul KollmanJournal 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)