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An Abundance Of Good Things : Paul Ricoeur's Cultural Imagination And A Phenomenology Of Deuteronomism, Tad C. Blacketer
An Abundance Of Good Things : Paul Ricoeur's Cultural Imagination And A Phenomenology Of Deuteronomism, Tad C. Blacketer
ATS Dissertations
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Justice, Cult, And Salvation In Isaiah 56-59: A Literary-Theological Study, Hudyard Y. Muskita
Justice, Cult, And Salvation In Isaiah 56-59: A Literary-Theological Study, Hudyard Y. Muskita
Dissertations
The main focus of this dissertation is the interconnection among the themes of justice, cult, and salvation in Isaiah 56-59. The investigation will analyze and explore the theological importance of these themes, which include questions such as, What are the descriptions of these themes in these chapters? How are they related to each other? As divine salvation is portrayed as moving back and forth from immanence to distance several times throughout this particular section of the book of Isaiah, what factors are responsible for this dynamic? What is the role of cult and social justice in this salvation? In what …
The Background And Meaning Of The Image Of The Beast In Rev. 13:14, 15, Rebekah Yi Liu
The Background And Meaning Of The Image Of The Beast In Rev. 13:14, 15, Rebekah Yi Liu
Dissertations
Problem
This dissertation investigates the first century Greco-Roman cultural backgrounds and the literary context of the motif of the image of the beast in Rev 13:14, 15, in order to answer the problem of the author’s intended meaning of the image of the beast to his first century Greco-Roman readers.
Method
There are six steps necessary to accomplish the task of this dissertation. These steps are taken in the form of the exegetical studies which are done in six chapters, respectively. Following the introductory chapter, the second chapter is a brief history of the historical interpretations of the image of …
Truth And Terror: A Text-Oriented Analysis Of Daniel 8:9-14, Martin T. Pröbstle
Truth And Terror: A Text-Oriented Analysis Of Daniel 8:9-14, Martin T. Pröbstle
Dissertations
Daniel 8:9-14 constitutes the climax of the vision report in Dan 8, and is arguably one of the most difficult Danielic passages. This dissertation investigates the Masoretic Text of Dan 8:9-14 by means of a detailed and comprehensive text-oriented analysis that utilizes linguistic, literary, and intertextual procedures.
In chapter 1, an overview of modern text-oriented approaches and the review of recent literature on Dan 8 pave the way for a description of this study's methodology, which consists of a combination of linguistic (syntax, semantics, and text-grammar), literary (style and structure), and intertextual approaches (textual relations within the book of Daniel), …
Incarnation And Covenant In The Prologue To The Fourth Gospel (John 1:1-18), Wilson Paroschi
Incarnation And Covenant In The Prologue To The Fourth Gospel (John 1:1-18), Wilson Paroschi
Dissertations
Most scholars would agree that the Prologue to the Fourth Gospel--as John 1:1-8 is usually called--introduces Jesus Christ as a divine, pre-existent being who at a certain point in time was made flesh and lived among humans. No agreement, however, exists on the point in the narrative at which the shift from one state to the other takes place. As John the Baptist is mentioned in vss. 6-8, many think that the following verses refer to the ministry of the incarnate Christ, while others, struck by the explicitness of vs. 14, argue that this verse marks the transition from pre-existence …
Modern Feminism, Religious Pluralism, And Scripture, Jo Ann Davidson
Modern Feminism, Religious Pluralism, And Scripture, Jo Ann Davidson
Faculty Publications
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Modern Feminism, Religious Pluralism, And Scripture, Jo Ann Davidson
Modern Feminism, Religious Pluralism, And Scripture, Jo Ann Davidson
Jo Ann Davidson
No abstract provided.
The Signs Of The Parousia: A Diachronic And Comparative Study Of The Apocalyptic Vocabulary Of Matthew 24:27-31, Ki Kon Kim
Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to find continuity and discontinuity in the use of the apocalyptic vocabulary in Matt 24:27-31 with that of the apocalyptic literature by tracing its possible literary allusions or parallels.
Chapter 1 states the problems concerning Matt 24:27-31, as well as the purpose and limitation of the study; reviews relevant literature; describes methodology and procedures used; and surveys the ancient sources which witness to the apocalyptic traditions which may be assumed to be related to the passage.
Chapter 2 explores the term "Parousia" in order to grasp the meaning of the Matthean Parousia because it …
Genesis Three In The Light Of Key Hermeneutical Considerations, Ralph D. Gehrke
Genesis Three In The Light Of Key Hermeneutical Considerations, Ralph D. Gehrke
Concordia Theological Monthly
Though the Greek word έϱμηνεύειν has three main shadings (to state, to expound, and to translate) , the basic idea underlying all three meanings is "to mediate understanding."