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He Will Baptize You With The Holy Spirit And Fire, Luther Esala
He Will Baptize You With The Holy Spirit And Fire, Luther Esala
Master of Sacred Theology Thesis
The phrase, Αύτός ύμȃς βαπτίσει ε̍ν πνεύματι α̍γι̍ψ καί πυρί has puzzled me for years. This thesis is an attempt to solve the puzzle. The first half of the thesis will be a history of the interpretation of this phrase. An essay by James D. G. Dunn will provide the outline for this historical review. The second half of the thesis will be the interpretation of the phrase.
Reading 2 Corinthians 3:4-18: An Exercise In Exegesis, Vilson Scholz
Reading 2 Corinthians 3:4-18: An Exercise In Exegesis, Vilson Scholz
Doctor of Theology Dissertation
Paul's letters have a reading history of almost two millennia. It is a history of readings and misreadings, of grasping the general drift of the texts and of being puzzled when it comes down to the details. Readers have felt this ever since the New Testament era. Already in the first century Saint Peter writes that some things in Paul’s letters are "hard to understand" (2 Pet. 3:16).