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Family Portraits In Genesis, William P. Haas

Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought

The Book of Genesis is principally a description of the emergence of interconnected families with specific relationships such as husband and wife, husband and wife-surrogate (distinct from prostitutes and harlots) sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, fathers-sons-daughters-in-law.

Love, loyalty, fidelity and affection appear often and in many forms, but no family portrayed in Genesis appears immune to exploitation, manipulation, trickery, treachery, lust, hatred or murder. Both men and women are seen as active forces in the destiny of these troubled families, for good and ill.

This essay is offered as an invitation to those interested in the evolution of family …

Convergent Friends: The Emergence Of Postmodern Quakerism, C. Wess Daniels

Quaker Studies

Postmodernism is ushering in radical change for the Church. Some theologians argue that this change, especially given the discontinuities between modernism and postmodernism, affords new opportunities. Because of these changes there is a decline in many Christian traditions in the West, but there is also a renaissance of ' emerging churches'. The same can be said for Quakers who are experiencing a renaissance of their own. 'Convergent Friends' are a decentralized, international, body of Quakers seeking to renew their tradition through a growing awareness of the need to interact with culture missionally. Their origins and interactions are unique to Convergence …

Full Issue, Studia Antiqua

Studia Antiqua

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Out Of The Dust: An Examination Of Necromancy As A Literary Construct In The Book Of Mormon, Amanda Colleen Brown

Studia Antiqua

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A Survey Of The "Son Of Man" From Daniel To Jesus, Part 1: A Reevaluation Of Daniel 7 And Its Subsequent Implications On The "Son Of Man" Debate, Haley Wilson

Studia Antiqua

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Proskynesis In The Synoptics: A Textual Analysis Of Προσκυνέω And Jesus, Stuart Bevan

Studia Antiqua

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Lexical Variation In The Understanding Of ברא: Homonymy Or Polysemy?, Juan D. Pinto

Studia Antiqua

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Cuneiform Objects At The Museum Of Peoples And Cultures, Bethany Jensen

Studia Antiqua

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The Sacrificed God And ManʼS Creation: Nonaggressive Violence In The Mesopotamian Atraḫasīs, Juan D. Pinto

Studia Antiqua

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Book Review, Amanda Colleen Brown

Studia Antiqua

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The Absence Of Ἐπιτιμάω In The Gospel Of John, Andrew Mickelson

Studia Antiqua

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A Literary Analysis Of The Flood Story As A Semitic Type-Scene, Jared Pfost

Studia Antiqua

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“Love The Child Who Holds You By The Hand”: Intertextuality In The Odyssey And The Epic Of Gilgamesh, Jonathon M. Riley

Studia Antiqua

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The Divine Council In The Hebrew Bible And The Book Of Mormon, Stephen O. Smoot

Studia Antiqua

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Ten Ways To Interpret Ritual Hand Gestures, David M. Calabro

Studia Antiqua

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Not Quite At The Well: 2 Samuel 11 As An Inverted Betrothal Journey Narrative, David B. Ridge

Studia Antiqua

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Book Notices, Studia Antiqua

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Indices, Studia Antiqua

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Book Notices, Studia Antiqua

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History, Historiography, Historicity, And The Hebrew Bible, Joshua J. Bodine

Studia Antiqua

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Reflections On The Beginnings Of Studia Antiqua On Its Tenth Anniversary, Matthew J. Grey

Studia Antiqua

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Aging Baby Boomers, Churches, And The Second Half Of Life (Challenges For Boomers And Their Churches), Terry L. Nyhuis

Doctor of Ministry

Growing numbers of Baby Boomers are experiencing a transformation in their values, perspectives, and beliefs. As a result, they no longer fit in their churches. This dissertation proposes that, for many, this is an indication of healthy spiritual growth from the First to the Second Half of Life. This is not a problem to resist or fix; it is growth to celebrate, adjust for, and enter into.

Section One develops a typology of the First and Second Halves of Life based on work by Richard Rohr, James Hollis, John W. Fowler, and Ken Wilber.

Section Two describes the Baby Boomers …

Interpretations Of Spiritual House In 1 Peter 2:4–10 And Their Implications On The Indwelling Of Divine Presence, Cory Wetterlin

Seminary Scholarship Symposium

The person-to-person paradigm of divine presence within the OT, the time of the first advent of Jesus in the NT, and after the second advent of the Jesus in the New Jerusalem poses a question of divine presence for the waiting period in between Jesus ascension and Second Advent. In what way is the Holy Spirit present with the Christian church during this time of waiting? The question for this research is in what way, if at all, does the concept of the spiritual house of 1 Peter address the issue of divine presence? The way in which this research …

The Interplay Between Forms Of Revelation: Implications For Theological Methodology, Andrew Tompkins

Seminary Scholarship Symposium

The interplay between forms of revelation has been a matter of much discussion in theological discourse for many centuries. While this paper is not particularly concerned with the final say on the doctrine of revelation it is concerned with revelation and its relation to theological method. In other words, what is the significance of the various modes or forms that revelation takes in connection with the way theology is approached and done? The thesis of this paper is that God is not limited to one form of revelation, but rather that each revelatory form can and does inform the others …

Reexamining Creation: Understanding The Relationship Between The Qal And Piel Uses Of ברא, Juan Pinto, David Seely

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The first chapter of Genesis begins with two Hebrew words that have been the focus of much debate among biblical scholars. The second word, ברא , most often translated as created, has a history and nuanced meaning that has proven particularly difficult to pin down. Though it is clear that this verb refers to the act of creation, other places where the same root shows up—and the different meanings given to those other attestations— indicate a subtle connotation in Genesis with a complicated history. A clear, allencompassing etymology for the root has proven elusive.