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Empty Threats? How Egyptians' Self-Ontology Should Affect The Way We Read Many Texts, Kerry M. Muhlestein Jan 2007

Empty Threats? How Egyptians' Self-Ontology Should Affect The Way We Read Many Texts, Kerry M. Muhlestein

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Egyptologists have typically divided texts into those that dealt with the divine and those that treated the mundane. This false dichotomy is not one that the Egyptians themselves would have imposed. They saw themselves as mortal beings that interacted with the divine realm and the afterlife. The texts they created reflect this understanding, and thus we are greatly hampered when we insist that the language of a decree, threat formula, or other texts, must refer to either the mundane or the supernatural, but not both. There is ample evidence that the Egyptians often intended specific wording to invoke multiple realms, …


The Septuagint In The Life Of The Early Church, Lois Farag Oct 2006

The Septuagint In The Life Of The Early Church, Lois Farag

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Writers of the New Testament and early church considered the Septuagint translation inspired, including those books now regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants.


A Piece Of Scripture On Part Of The Bible: Listening To Romans 15:1-6, David E. Fredrickson Oct 2006

A Piece Of Scripture On Part Of The Bible: Listening To Romans 15:1-6, David E. Fredrickson

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We think about the Bible best not in abstraction but by looking at particular texts. In Romans 15, Paul, too, looks at a text (Psalm 69) to think about the nature and authority of Scripture.


Sanctuary Principles For The Successful Church Community, Roy Gane Oct 2006

Sanctuary Principles For The Successful Church Community, Roy Gane

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God, The Trinity, And Adventism: An Introduction To The Issues, Denis Fortin Apr 2006

God, The Trinity, And Adventism: An Introduction To The Issues, Denis Fortin

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The Well Women Of Scripture Revisited, Jo Ann Davidson Apr 2006

The Well Women Of Scripture Revisited, Jo Ann Davidson

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"She Departed To Her House": Another Aspect Of The Syrophoenician Mother's Faith In Mark 7:24-30, Matthew L. Skinner Jan 2006

"She Departed To Her House": Another Aspect Of The Syrophoenician Mother's Faith In Mark 7:24-30, Matthew L. Skinner

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The Syrophoenician mother stands as an exemplar of faith not because she has so much of it, but because she enacts it so consistently and deeply. Hers is an insistent, perceptive, and trusting faith that provides insight into the faith we exhibit as well.


Biblical Truth And Theological Education: A Rhetorical Strategy, Patrick R. Keifert Jan 2006

Biblical Truth And Theological Education: A Rhetorical Strategy, Patrick R. Keifert

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Biblical Truth And Theological Education: A Rhetorical Strategy., Patrick R. Keifert Jan 2006

Biblical Truth And Theological Education: A Rhetorical Strategy., Patrick R. Keifert

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"I Am The Truth": An Understanding Of Truth From Christology For Scripture, Alan G. Padgett Jan 2006

"I Am The Truth": An Understanding Of Truth From Christology For Scripture, Alan G. Padgett

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"What Does It Mean To Be Human? Imagery And The Human Condition In John's Gospel.", Craig R. Koester Jan 2006

"What Does It Mean To Be Human? Imagery And The Human Condition In John's Gospel.", Craig R. Koester

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Nature's Lament For Jesus, David E. Fredrickson Jan 2006

Nature's Lament For Jesus, David E. Fredrickson

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Might Mark’s torn curtain, darkened sun, and descending dove have a significance different from that offered by most interpreters? In the light of Greek art and poetry, they can be seen to portray nature’s lament for Jesus in a kind of grave-relief that opens new doors of meaning.


The So-Called "Ten Commandments" And The Relational, Vocational Decalogue, Mark A. Throntveit Jan 2006

The So-Called "Ten Commandments" And The Relational, Vocational Decalogue, Mark A. Throntveit

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From Clay Tablets To Canon: The Story Of The Formation Of Scripture, Kerry M. Muhlestein Jan 2006

From Clay Tablets To Canon: The Story Of The Formation Of Scripture, Kerry M. Muhlestein

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Presented at the 35th Sperry Symposium. The Sidney B. Sperry Symposium is sponsored by Brigham Young University Religious Education and the Church Educational System. It is difficult for us, in the age of information, to appreciate the impact of both the sweeping movements and technical advances that allowed for the creation of the canonized book we call the Bible. We live in a time when we regularly turn to written documents for the "final word", and we take for granted an astounding volume of written works and easy access to them. Indeed, it has been argued that U.S. culture has …


Approaching Understandings In The Book Of Abraham, Kerry M. Muhlestein Jan 2006

Approaching Understandings In The Book Of Abraham, Kerry M. Muhlestein

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The Book of Abraham is replete with important and rich doctrines for Latter-day Saints. The existence of papyri connected with the Book of Abraham furthers interest in this volume of scripture. While much research has been conducted into the doctrines and also the origins of the Book of Abraham, clearly much more remains to be done.


Insights Available As We Approach The Original Text, Kerry M. Muhlestein Jan 2006

Insights Available As We Approach The Original Text, Kerry M. Muhlestein

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What excites me most about Royal Skousen's Analysis of Textual Variants,Part One: 1 Nephi 1 2 Nephi 10 (hereafter Analysis) is what it says about Latter-day Saints' commitment to the scriptures in general and to the Book of Mormon specifically. This volume, like others in the series published to date, bespeaks our desire to know, as accurately as possible, what the text actually says. We understand that even those with the best intentions sometimes introduce mistakes into the most sacred and important texts. Skousen demonstrates that he and others value the Book of Mormon so much that meticulous and intense …


Understanding The Purpose Of Creation Accounts, Terry Ball Jan 2006

Understanding The Purpose Of Creation Accounts, Terry Ball

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Jeopardy is a popular and longrunning TV game show in the United States. It is somewhat unusual in the world of game shows. In typical game shows, contestants are asked questions and then awarded money for providing correct answers. But, in Jeopardy that process is reversed: the contestants are given the answers and then receive money for correctly providing the questions. For example, contestants might be given the answer "a biblical measurement of volume approximately equivalent to eight gallons." The contestant who first correctly asks the question "What is an ephah?" would then be awarded money. Unlike much of what …


Deconstructing Evangelical Theology?, Fernando L. Canale Jan 2006

Deconstructing Evangelical Theology?, Fernando L. Canale

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The Scandal Of The Book Of Job, Jiri Moskala Jan 2006

The Scandal Of The Book Of Job, Jiri Moskala

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Christmas Festival Of Lights, Richard M. Davidson Jan 2006

Christmas Festival Of Lights, Richard M. Davidson

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Is God Present In The Song Of Songs?, Richard M. Davidson Jan 2006

Is God Present In The Song Of Songs?, Richard M. Davidson

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Matthew As An Editor Of The Life And Teachings Of Jesus, Gaye Strathearn Jan 2006

Matthew As An Editor Of The Life And Teachings Of Jesus, Gaye Strathearn

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The Gospel According to Matthew, or, as the Joseph Smith Translation notes, the Testimony of St. Matthew, is the first of the four Gospels in our New Testament.1 This Gospel was very influential among early Christians.2 Tertullian, one of the early Church Fathers (c. AD 155–230), described Matthew as the “most faithful chronicler of the Gospel.”3 In this dispensation, the Prophet Joseph often used the first Gospel in his sermons.4 Although modern scholars have debated the authorship of this Gospel, ancient Christian writings are unanimous in ascribing it to the tax collector named Matthew in Matthew 9:9.


The Role Of The Church In The Interpretation Of Scripture, Richard M. Davidson Jan 2006

The Role Of The Church In The Interpretation Of Scripture, Richard M. Davidson

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Is Adventist Theology Compatible With Evolutionary Theory?, Fernando L. Canale Oct 2005

Is Adventist Theology Compatible With Evolutionary Theory?, Fernando L. Canale

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Revelation And The Left Behind Novels, Craig R. Koester Jul 2005

Revelation And The Left Behind Novels, Craig R. Koester

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The Left Behind novels appeal because they affirm God's control of history in the face of violence and moral decay. Our challenge is to be more biblical than Left Behind, not less biblical to hear Revelation's call to persevere in the face of evil and to trust in the final victory of God and the Lamb.


Slicing The Pie: A Discussion Of Seminary Book Budget Allocation At Andrews University, Terry Dwain Robertson Jun 2005

Slicing The Pie: A Discussion Of Seminary Book Budget Allocation At Andrews University, Terry Dwain Robertson

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The allocation of a materials budget is a challenge. This paper discusses a solution for Andrews University that accounts for the more specialized needs of Ph.D. students, even though the materials may see less usage.


"Eating" And "Drinking" In The Book Of Revelation: A Study Of New Testament Thought And Theolgy, Gerald Klingbeil Apr 2005

"Eating" And "Drinking" In The Book Of Revelation: A Study Of New Testament Thought And Theolgy, Gerald Klingbeil

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Eschatology And Genesis 22, Jo Ann Davidson Apr 2005

Eschatology And Genesis 22, Jo Ann Davidson

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Those Who Revise And Those Who Revolt, Jo Ann Davidson Apr 2005

Those Who Revise And Those Who Revolt, Jo Ann Davidson

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Conversion, Persecution, And Malaise: Life In The Community For Which Hebrews Was Written, Craig R. Koester Mar 2005

Conversion, Persecution, And Malaise: Life In The Community For Which Hebrews Was Written, Craig R. Koester

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