Qohelet 4,13-16

It is suggested that Qohelet 4,13-16 consists of two loosely connected units: a gut-spruch unit (Qoh 4,13-14); and, an observation unit (Qoh 4,15-16). The gut-spruch unit asserts that a wise child is from birth endowed with the intelligence to eventually rule, while a foolish king has been intellectually deficient from birth, being in office would not improve him, and his liability increases with age. The observation unit records that having an old but foolish king many people would naturally vie for his heir, only later to become disappointed, because the heir is apparently no different than his father. The moral of both units is that there is advantage to innate intelligence.     

Valuing rock art: a view from Northumberland in North East England

Abstract

Since the turn of the millennium three rock art projects focusing primarily on Northumberland in the United Kingdom (Northumberland Rock Art: Web Access to the Beckensall Archive, Rock Art on Mobile Phones and Heritage and Science: working together in the CARE of rock art) have made information and images widely available to the public via the Internet. All three projects were strongly underpinned by the ethos expressed in the Faro Convention and the Ename and Burra Charters that the value of cultural heritage should be enhanced by interpretation. This paper investigates the responses to these digital media initiatives, showing that they have increased the reach of this ancient rock art resource to large numbers of people in United Kingdom and Ireland, and globally. In addition, it reveals that having made these heritage resources available online, they have created a further desire among people to engage with the rock art virtually with the increased possibility of following this up with an in situ visit.