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Community-Edifying 'World-Construction' In Paul And 1 Clement As A Resource For Theological Deliberations About Human Origins, Benjamin J. Lappenga

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Recognizing that the rhetorical context for the cosmological reflections of both Paul and one of his earliest interpreters is the promotion of community-building, this paper proposes that the “world-construction” of these early believers offers a model for the contemporary church’s discourse concerning human origins. The paper, then, is an exercise in theological interpretation of Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15, read alongside one of the earliest interactions with these texts in the letter known as 1 Clement.

“I Myself Am An Israelite”: Revisiting Paul’S Use Of Ζῆλος In Romans 9-11, Benjamin J. Lappenga

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Previous attempts to account for Paul’s language of ζῆλος in Romans 9-11 focus too narrowly on the occurrence in 10:2 (Dane C. Ortlund [2012]), rely on a difficult distinction between παραζηλόω as “provoke to anger” in 10:19 and παραζηλόω as “emulate” in 11:11, 14 (Richard H. Bell [1994]), or wrongly insist that the meaning of παραζηλόω in 10:19-11:14 must be restricted to its semantic value in Deut 32:21 LXX (Robert Jewett [2007]). A way forward is to recognize—by harnessing insights recently formulated within the framework of relevance theory—that the ζηλ- word group in Paul’s usage is monosemic. Within this framework, …

The Diamond, September 25, 2014, Dordt College

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• Front Page: Sexual Harassment: Raising Awareness; Feature Athlete: Kayla Bartman; First Step, Internship, Next Step, Career
• News: Dr. Lappenga Joins Theology Department; Fiesta Parties on Despite the Weather; Diversity and Inequality Class Hosts Panel; Student Health 101: Defender Dollars; Renovations Give Theatre Shops New Life; Team Carlie; Pul-chri-tude
• Opinion: Juan; Ladz Corner; The Kaiser Has Spoken; Jerusha Yerusha: Venting with Style
• Sports: Women's Cross Country Team a National Power; Women's Soccer Looks Forward to New Season
• Arts and Entertainment: Airband: Back to Rock Dordt's Socks Off; Review: A Walk Among the Tombstones; Theatre Alive: Coming to a Classroom Near You …

The Diamond, October 31, 2013, Dordt College

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• Front Page: Dordt Claims Religious Freedom Compromised; Library Adds Kinesthetic Furniture and Treadmill
• News: Dordt Introduces Pop Culture Major; Percentage of CRC Students Declining; Debate Team Starts Off First Year Well; Time-Oriented vs. Time-Relaxed Cultures
• Features: An Inside View on Short-Term Missions; Changes Made to AGILE
• Arts and Entertainment: Beauty of the Beasts; Improv Club: Never Say No; Manly Vocalists
• Sports: Kortman's Four-year Soccer Career Comes to an End; Women's Basketball to Improve; Football Falls Short Against NWC
• Opinion: Coincidence; Jeremy Jabber - Ain't Nobody Got Time Fo' That!; Adventures in Nicaragua; We're in L.A. Do You Care?
• The Back …

Christian Zionism Examined And The Last Days Of Dispensationalism (Book Reviews), Keith C. Sewell

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Reviewed Titles: Paas, Steven. Christian Zionism Examined: A Review of Ideas on Israel, the Church and the Kingdom. Nürnberg: Verlag für Theologie und Religionswissenschaft Publications, 2010. 135 pages. ISBN: 9783941750869, and Donaldson, Alistair W. The Last Days of Dispensationalism: A Scholarly Critique of Popular Misconceptions. Eugene OR: Wipf and Stock, 2011. xv + 168 pages. ISBN: 9781608995158.

Me Before You (Book Review), James C. Schaap

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Reviewed Title: Moyes, Jojo. Me Before You. New York: Penguin, Pamela Dorman Books, 2012. 384 pages. ISBN 978- 0143124542

Diminishing Horizons: A Critical Look At History Education In America, Lisa N. Eekhoff

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Throughout the twentieth century, the structure of history education in elementary schools has shifted from a traditional, chronological structure to the expanding horizons structure. This thesis examines the philosophical underpinnings of each structure in light of a biblical view of teaching history. Emphasis is placed on historical understanding, training in historical analysis, and sense of identity. It is proposed that a chronological structure may present the child with a deeper understanding of historical events as well as a clearer view of historical principles. Additionally, it is proposed that a chronological structure may impart a more biblical view of self in …

The Diamond, April 19, 2012, Dordt College

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• Front Page: Is Dordt Losing Sight of Its Reformed Vision?; Being Prepared: Dordt's Response to Oikos University Shooting
• News: Dordt to Announce New President; Bestselling Author Bret Lott Visits Dordt; The Beatles, Twitter, and Joel Venhuisen... It Must Be NCDC; Ag Day to Bring Cows, Sheep, and Combines to Campus
• Features: College is Over. Now What?
• Opinion: Senioritis: Graduation; Acting Oxy-Moronic; The Hendy Show; My Grandfather's Country
• Sports: Harmy's Army; Ask an Athlete; Dordt Baseball Swings into Spring
• Arts and Entertainment: Final Senior Art Show; "To Be or Not to Be?"; Chamber Orchestra to Travel to Europe
• Amusements: What If...; …

Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not A Truly Evangelical Reading Of Scripture (Book Review), Laurence C. Sibley

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Reviewed Title: Smith, Christian. The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture. Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2011. 220pps. ISBN 978-1-58743-303-0.

Our Multiple Calvinisms: Historical Trajectories, Contemporary Predicaments, And Contestable Futures, Keith C. Sewell

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Dr. Keith C. Sewell presented this paper at the Calvinism for the 21st Century Conference at Dordt College, April 2010.

Apocalypse And Allegiance: Worship, Politics And Devotion In The Book Of Revelation (Book Review), Syd Hielema

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Reviewed Title: Kraybill, J. Nelson. Apocalypse and Allegiance: Worship, Politics and Devotion in the Book of Revelation. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2010. 224 pages. ISBN: 978-1-587432-61-3.

Are You Called To Be An Alligator Tamer?, Syd Hielema

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Dr. Sydney Hielema presented this paper on September 7, 2009, as part of the Dordt College First Monday Series.

The Zircon, November 20, 2008 [Spoof Issue], Dordt College

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Teacher-To-Parent Communication: What Parents Want From Alternative Educators, Shelley A. Hoogers

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This study was conducted to determine teacher-to-parent communication preferences among parents of students, grades 9-12, attending a rural Iowa alternative education program. Thirty-seven parents were chosen to participate in the study. Twenty volunteered to complete the Parent Communication Survey (PCS). Data analysis of the PCS indicated most parents preferred regular progress updates to be sent bi-weekly via U.S. mail. Parents preferred that teachers contact them about more specific issues via phone call home. Over half of parents surveyed said they would read a classroom newsletter and website. An analysis of parent comments yielded four themes: honesty, timeliness, sensitivity, and partnership. …

Paul: In Fresh Perspective (Book Review), Thomas R. Wolthuis

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Reviewed Title: Paul: In Fresh Perspective, by N. T. Wright, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2005, 195pp.

Conceiving The Christian College (Book Review), Thomas R. Wolthuis

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Reviewed Title: Conceiving the Christian College, by Duane Litfin, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004, 289 pages. ISBN 0-8028-2783-7.

Providing Meaningful Alternatives To Senior Examinations, Mary Dirksen

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Christian educators have a unique calling to equip their students to become active disciples of Jesus Christ. In 2001, the staff of Unity Christian High School was challenged to examine its teaching practices in this light. After a review of the current literature, two goals were adopted: (1) to provide greater opportunities for students to “unwrap their gifts” and (2) to broaden the use of authentic assessment. The staff began by amending the graduation requirements of the 2002 graduating class. Second semester exams were no longer to be administered to the seniors, and students were required to make contributions to …

The Voice, Summer 2003: Volume 18, Issue 1, Dordt College

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Student Writers Join Professionals to Publish Book of Stories; Find Your Place in God's World; Course Gets Students Communicating Across Cultures; Social Work Majors Raise Awareness of Their Vocation; Criminal Justice Program Is Moving Ahead; Kudos to Students; N-SPICE Program Will Continue; Enthusiastic Beekeepers Get Their Way; Brain Day Gives Students Brain Tour; Senior Laura Groen Stages Ghostdance, a One-Person Show; The Missing Majesty of God; Model Arab League Challenges Students to See Complexity of Issues; Krygsman Sets the Stage for Delegates in Opening Address at Three-Day Session; Senior Research Project Studies Recycling on Campus; Faculty News; Professor Cella Bosma …

The Voice, Winter 2003: Volume 48, Issue 2, Dordt College

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All History is not the Same; Making Choices for the Future; Scholarships Increase for New Freshmen; Dordt College Awarded $2 Million Grant From Lilly Endowment Inc.; Voice Students Earn Honors; Biennial Rat Olympics Showcases Psychology Students' Trained Rats; Dordt and Northwestern Students Host Art Show; Art Students Display Work at Sioux Falls Coffeehouse; Briar Cliff University and Dordt College Sign Nursing Articulation Agreement; Art Sale Features Original Work of Fifty Local Artists; All Seasons Center Will Be Ready for Use by Next School Year; Night Classes Address Growing Language Needs; The Humble Bean Opens for Business; Hug-A-Linguist Days Deepens Students' …

The Diamond With The Zircon [Spoof Issue], April 25, 2002, Dordt College

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• Front Page: Four Professors Leave at Semester's End; Bands to Battle at Cornstock
• News: Students, Faculty Attend Conferences; Barnyard Comes to Campus; New Play Premieres at Dordt; Music Activities Abound
• Zircon
• Sports: Dordt Volunteers Supervise Special Olympics; Spring Sports Overview
• World: News Briefs; Contemporary Political Opinion; Earthwatch

The Diamond, April 11, 2002, Dordt College

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• Front Page: Four Students Perform Recitals; Altena Taking Leave of Absence
• News: Model Arab League Involves Students; Students Attend Leadership Conference; Choral Festival Coming; April Discussions Address Sexuality; Education Conference on Campus; Fling Promises Fun Fairytale Evening
• Opinion: Thanks for Reading; Must Be the Money; Letter to the Editor
• Features: Behind the Scenes; The Best of Both Worlds
• A & E: Pigeonholed; Anatomy of "Destiny"; Art Show Concludes Some Senior Academic Careers
• Sports: Spring Seasons Bloom over Break; Lacrosse Resumes Play
• World: News Briefs; Earthwatch; Lookbacks

The Diamond, March 7, 2002, Dordt College

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• Front Page: Discussion Involves Zylstra, Vroom; Chorale and Kantorei Present Winter Concert
• News: Concert Choir Heads East for Break; Contest Deadline Looming; Honors Program Moving Along; Survey Rates Campus Health; PLIA Starting Soon
• Opinion: Cynicism Equals Survival - Or Does It?; ANWR Response; Faculty Policy is Faulty; Black History Response
• Features: An Egyptian Experience
• A & E: Art Majors Display Work; Dragonfly: One Mellow Drama
• Sports: Basketball Players Earn Honors; Track Seniors Moving On; Blades Place Third; National Track Results
• World: News Briefs; Earthwatch; Contemporary Political Opinion

The Diamond, February 7, 2002, Dordt College

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• Front Page: Student Union to Close; Van Ee, Van Den Hul to Present Recitals
• News: Campus Clubs Invite Students; Return Policy to Change in Bookstore; Dirksen Hired on Campus; New Assessment for Freshmen and Seniors; Student Forum Update; Talent Extravaganza
• Opinion: Where's the Love?; Media Mistrust Unnecessary; Rationale for Blended Housing
• A & E: En-Joy Electric; Dordt Theatre Graces the Stage in Lincoln
• Sports: Track Seniors to Be Missed
• World: News Briefs; Contemporary Political Opinion; Earth Watch: ANWR Drilling

The Diamond, January 24, 2002, Dordt College

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• Front Page: Bands Tour Minnesota; GIFT Recruits Prayer Warriors
• News: Dordt Receives Worship Grant; Blended Housing to Take Effect Next Year; Spring Convocation a First; Homecoming 2002: Celebrating Camaraderie; Alumni Organist to Perform; Van Kley's to Perform at Dordt; Student Activities Abound
• Opinion: Model Your Life After Someone; Housing Hijinks
• Features: Vander Kwaaks Chosen for Honor; Picture Poll
• A & E: Wonder of Wonders: The Lord of the Rings
• Sports: Blades Bentum to Be Missed; Wassenaar, Maas Lead by Example
• World: News Briefs; Lookbacks; Contemporary Political Opinion

The Voice, Fall 2001: Volume 47, Issue 1, Dordt College

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Students Return to Home on Campus; Now More Than Ever; Prayer for Freshman Commissioning Service; Enrollment Remains Steady; Dordt Senior Offers Art Class to Local Children; Graduate Education Program Grows; Artists Visit; Appeals Court; Website Gets Redesign; Art Majors Get Hands-On Experience with Art Center; Dordt Athletes Show High Graduation Rate; Six Distinguished Scholars Named; Big Fish Uncovered; Boon Interns With Grassley; Dordt Students Dominate Poetry Contest Again; Faculty Work to Keep up in Their Profession; Bajema Gives and Gains From Summer Consulting Trip to the Dominican Republic; New Books Out This Summer Include Dordt Faculty Authors; Two New Schaap …

Biblical Hermeneutics And Hebraism In The Early Seventeenth Century As Reflected In The Work Of John Weemse (1579-1636), Jay Shim

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This dissertation presents a contextual and historical understanding of hermeneutical works of post-Reformation Reformed orthodoxy, and the flow of exegetical tradition within orthodox theology from the Reformation to the early seventeenth century. Virtually all of the older modern studies interpreted post- Reformation theology and its biblical study as "dogmatic," "deductive," "rationalistic," and "unspiritual," descriptions allegedly made in a comparison and contrast of the characteristics of post-Reformation thought with the theology of the early sixteenth century. These pejorative descriptions typically state that post-Reformation biblical exegesis was a deductive reading of dogmas into Scripture using a predetermined dogmatic analogy of faith. This …

The Voice, October 1997: Volume 43, Issue 1, Dordt College

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Social Work Program is Reaccredited; Rec Center Dedicated on Parents' Weekend; From the President; Registrar Douglas Eckardt is Remembered by All; New Bible Minor Will Benefit Future Teachers; Write for College Becomes Campus-Wide Handbook; Scholarship Makes Debut; Dordt Student Awarded Carl F. H. Henry Scholarship; Graduate Education; Dordt Receives Lilly Endowment Grant; Fall Enrollment Sets New Record; Iowa Poetry Awards; Facility Update; Dordt College Appears in U.S. News Listings; Summer Internships are a Good Complement to Class Work; Vander Stelt Receives Annual John Calvin Award; Faculty Team Shapes New Interdisciplinary Course; Summer English Language Institute Brings Ukranians; New Staff Take …

Touch Me And Believe: Spiritual Resurrection Redefined, Michael Williams

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The Diamond, February 8, 1996, Dordt College

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• Front Page: Staley Lecture Series Features Dr. Seerveld; Dordt Aids City's Internet Expansion
• Second Front: Students Teaching Students
• Campus News: Caucuses Count; Russians Visit Dordt; Picture Poll
• Editorials: Free Press; Letters to the Editor; From the Editor
• Feature: Dordt College Theatre Arts Comes of Age: Actors and Playwrights Step into the Limelight
• Reviews: "Monty" Skit Highlights Coffee House; SPCO Wows Dordt Music Fanatics; Oasis; Clueless: Reform of a Ditzy Blonde
• Defender Sports: Women Fall to Nationally Ranked SDIC Foes; Blades Update; Conference Wins Keep Defenders in Playoff Hunt
• The Final Word: Weather Creates Slippery Situation; AMOR: Christians in the …

The Diamond, February 27, 1992, Dordt College

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• Front Page: Talent Extravaganza Dazzles and Delights
• Letters: Letters to the Editor
• Editorial: Hugh and You
• News: "Dancing Shadows" Steal the Stage; Changes for History and Accounting Majors; News Shorts; Theology Changes; Distinguished Alumni Speaks
• Features: Christianity and Sexuality; Facts about Birth Control; AIDS and its Causes; A "Magic" Problem
• Columns: Overheard... ; Practically Reformed; Observations; Free Press
• Sports: Defenders Wrap Up Regular Season; Blades Win Game to End Season; Men's Volleyball Club Starts; Track Team Rewrites Record Book; Lady Defenders Playoff Bound
• Back Page: Let's Be Frank