Franz Paul Gmelch

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„Der Ewige“ als „Synthese“ des Stern. Der Gebrauch des Gottesnamens „der Ewige“ bei Franz Rosenzweig

In his famous final essay Franz Rosenzweig neglects to mention that he had referred to the expression “the Eternal” already in The Star of Redemp­tion. Through a comprehensive analysis of his writings, and in particular of his masterpiece, the article seeks to research thoroughly Rosenzweig’s use of this expression. The revelation of God’s name is a core issue in The Star of Redemption. While elaborating on the structure of the Star, Rosenzweig seeks to cap­ture the crucial meaning of God’s name by translating it as “the Eternal,” thereby enabling us to consider the thought of eternity as presenting the “synthesis” within the system of The Star of Redemption. Commonly perceived to convey an infinite progression of time, Rosenzweig’s understanding of the concept of eternity in The Star proves to be richer, including the idea of the everlasting as well as the notion of a constantly renewing presence. The article furthermore shows that the concept of the meaning of God’s name oriented at the present, as de­vised by Rosenzweig together with Martin Buber in their joint work of transla­tion, had already been articulated in The Star.

Radiometric 81Kr dating identifies 120,000-year-old ice at Taylor Glacier, Antarctica

We present successful 81 Kr-Kr radiometric dating of ancient polarice. Krypton was extracted from the air bubbles in four∼350-kg polar ice samples from Taylor Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, and dated using Atom Trap Trace Analysis (ATTA). The 81 Kr radiometric ages agree with independent age estimates obtained from stratigraphic dating techniques with a mean abso-lute age offset of 6±2.5 ka. Our experimental methods and sampling strategy are validated by (i) 85 Kr and 39 Ar analyses that show the samples to be free of modern air contamination and (ii)air content measurements that show the ice did not experience gas loss. We estimate the error in the 81 Kr ages due to past geomagnetic variability to be below 3 ka. We show that ice from the previous interglacial period (Marine Isotope Stage 5e, 130–115 ka before present) can be found in abundance near the surface of Taylor Glacier. Our study paves the way for reliable radiometric dating of ancient ice in blue ice areas and margin sites where large samples are available, greatly enhancing their scientific value as archives of old ice and meteorites. At present, ATTA 81Kr analysis requires a 40–80-kg ice sample; as sample requirements continue to decrease, 81 Kr dating of ice cores is a future possibility.

What Is behind God’s Name? Martin Buber’s and Franz Rosenzweig’s Reflections on the Name of God

What meaning does God’s name convey? This was a question Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig had to answer when working on their translation of the Bible. They noticed that, as certain crucial biblical verses suggest, there is indeed a meaning behind God’s name in the Bible. Thus, an important moment in their joint translation was their account of the self-revelation of God in Exod. III, together with the question of how best to translate the tetragrammaton YHWH— the name of God. This article will explore their decisions, based both on their dialogue concerning the translation of the Bible, and on their papers, especially Rosenzweig’s well-known article ‘Der Ewige’ (‘The Eternal’) and Buber’s response to it. Less well known is the fact that there exist two unpublished typescripts by Martin Buber reflecting on the name of God, which will also be taken into consideration. Contrary to the received view that the choice of the personal pronoun to transliterate the name of God in the Bible translation was mainly Rosenzweig’s, I will show that it was actually a joint decision in which both thinkers’ philosophies,1 and a question that had haunted Buber since his youth, played an important part. The choice of the personal pronoun is an answer to this question, addressing the omnipresent God, the eternal Thou, in a kind of cultic acclamation.

Kaiser Franz und Metternich : ein nachgelassenes Fragment

Boberach: Metternich wird vorgeworfen, schon vor 1815 eine verhängnisvolle Politik betrieben zu haben

Denkwürdigkeiten des Generals Franz Sigel aus den Jahren 1848 und 1849

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Herausgabe eines Teils der Aufzeichnungen des Kriegsministers und Oberbefehlshabers der badisch-pfälzischen Revolutionstruppen Sigel durch den sozialdemokratischen Reichstagsabgeordneten und späteren württembergischen Staatspräsidenten Blos. Nebst "einige[n] Darstellungen aus Sigel's Leben und Wirken in Nordamerika"

Rede des Ministers des öffentlichen Unterrichtes Dr. Franz Freiherrn von Sommaruga, gehalten in der Aula der Wiener Universität am 30. März 1848: Meine Herren! Von unserm vielgeliebten Kaiser zum Ministerium des öffentlichen Unterrichtes berufen ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Mahnung, bei Reformbestrebungen im Bildungsbereich den Dienstweg einzuhalten

"Den Juden schlägt man die Schädel ein?": Franz Schmid schimpft in seinem Plakate, die Juden seien Wucherer, Schacherer, Christenfeinde ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Verwahrung eines nicht namentlich unterzeichnenden Juden gegen ein antisemitisches Flugblatt eines gewissen Franz Schmidt (auch unter der Namensform Schmid, Schmied erwähnt)

Franz Schmidt der Judenfresser: Froh waren wir, als elende Skribler ihre absurden Meinungen für oder gegen Judenemanzipation auszusprechen aufhörten ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Gegen die antisemitischen Pamphlete des Franz Schmidt gerichtetes Flugblatt

Reise-Protokoll der Reichstagsdeputation nach Innsbruck: Deputations-Mitglieder: 1. Herr Franz Schmitt, für Nieder-Oesterreich ...: Die drei sub 3 bis 5 verzeichneten Deputations-Mitglieder reiseten Montags den 31. Juli 1848 ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Eingehende Schilderung der Reise einer Reichstagsdeputation nach Innsbruck (31. Juli - 9. August 1848) anläßlich der bevorstehenden Rückkehr Kaiser Ferdinands I. nach Wien