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The Matthew 16:13-18:20 Chiasm As The Fountainhead Of Matthean Proto-Ecclesiology, Nicholas A. Dodson
The Matthew 16:13-18:20 Chiasm As The Fountainhead Of Matthean Proto-Ecclesiology, Nicholas A. Dodson
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The only two instances of the Greek term ἐκκλησία (usually translated “church”) found in the Gospels are in Matthew 16:18 and 18:17. These two passages have been examined, debated, and interpreted in a number of ways by various scholars. The present dissertation presents considerable exegetical evidence that these two uses of ἐκκλησία are actually part of a larger literary structure called a chiasmus, which connects the passages in which Matthew 16:18 and 18:17 are found. Because these are highly significant ecclesiological passages, this study further develops the connection of the chiastic structure to other foundational ecclesiological passages, namely the Matthean …
Question 27 - Where Were The Old And New Testament Canonical Books Kept?, Harold Willmington
Question 27 - Where Were The Old And New Testament Canonical Books Kept?, Harold Willmington
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The Dead Sea Scrolls And The New Testament, Dana M. Pike
The Dead Sea Scrolls And The New Testament, Dana M. Pike
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Since their initial discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have generated a great deal ofinterest, ranging from responsible scholarly inquiry to public sensationalism.1 During the years 1947–1956, local Bedouin and eventually archaeologists found scrolls and primarily scroll fragments (many thousands of them) in eleven caves proximate to the small archaeological site of Qumran, near the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. Stories of the initial discovery of major scrolls by Bedouin cousins in what is now called Qumran Cave 1 vary in certain details and have been often recounted, as have stories about the intrigue involved in the authentication …
Question 60 - How Did Jesus View The Writings Of The New Testament?, Harold Willmington
Question 60 - How Did Jesus View The Writings Of The New Testament?, Harold Willmington
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Question 58 - How Did The New Testament Authors View Their Own Writings?, Harold Willmington
Question 58 - How Did The New Testament Authors View Their Own Writings?, Harold Willmington
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Questions 57 - How Did The New Testament Authors View The Writings Of The Old Testament?, Harold Willmington
Questions 57 - How Did The New Testament Authors View The Writings Of The Old Testament?, Harold Willmington
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