Brian G Felushko | University of British Columbia (original) (raw)
Born 67 years ago in Toronto, Ontario. Married 46 years with two grown, married sons and 6 grandchildren. Have served in the full-time paid ministry for most of the last 35 plus years (retired in 2017). Completed a BA @ UBC in Classics (2011) and an MA in Religious Studies (2018, focusing on the Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism). Sadly, I've had to bow out of a doctoral program while more than half way through due to numerous health issues. I strive to function, the the extent of my ability, as an independent scholar.
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The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate a... more The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: "Linguistic Dating of Biblical Texts: Proponents, Challengers and Judges 5" submitted by Brian G. Felushko in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Religious Studies
The Tophet & Child Sacrifice in the Ancient Mediterranean Maria Aubet begins her discussion regar... more The Tophet & Child Sacrifice in the Ancient Mediterranean Maria Aubet begins her discussion regarding child sacrifice by noting, "The tophet undoubtedly constitutes the most characteristic cultural manifestation in the Phoenician settlements of the central Mediterranean and the one that has furnished the most archaeological information for a study of the ceramic and epigraphic material relating to the Phoenicio-Punic world" (245). Given the amount of material and the subject matter, it is not surprising that much has been written with regard to the literary, archaeological and epigraphic evidence for the existence of the tophet and to discuss and debate the purpose and meaning of these sacred precincts, which were in use from the eighth century BCE through the second century CE (reference). We have more than 20,000 urns containing the cremated remains of newly born children (sometimes combined with the remains of young goats or lambs), as well as more than 6,000 stelae from the tophet in ancient Carthage alone. The debate rages, among scholars, as to whether these findings, and those from other tophets, signify the practice of child sacrifice or represent the burial of stillborn infants and those who died shortly after birth.
The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate a... more The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: "Linguistic Dating of Biblical Texts: Proponents, Challengers and Judges 5" submitted by Brian G. Felushko in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Religious Studies
The Tophet & Child Sacrifice in the Ancient Mediterranean Maria Aubet begins her discussion regar... more The Tophet & Child Sacrifice in the Ancient Mediterranean Maria Aubet begins her discussion regarding child sacrifice by noting, "The tophet undoubtedly constitutes the most characteristic cultural manifestation in the Phoenician settlements of the central Mediterranean and the one that has furnished the most archaeological information for a study of the ceramic and epigraphic material relating to the Phoenicio-Punic world" (245). Given the amount of material and the subject matter, it is not surprising that much has been written with regard to the literary, archaeological and epigraphic evidence for the existence of the tophet and to discuss and debate the purpose and meaning of these sacred precincts, which were in use from the eighth century BCE through the second century CE (reference). We have more than 20,000 urns containing the cremated remains of newly born children (sometimes combined with the remains of young goats or lambs), as well as more than 6,000 stelae from the tophet in ancient Carthage alone. The debate rages, among scholars, as to whether these findings, and those from other tophets, signify the practice of child sacrifice or represent the burial of stillborn infants and those who died shortly after birth.