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Introduction, Alan Mcmahan

Great Commission Research Journal

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Inside College Of Humanities And Fine Arts, Summer 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities And Fine Arts.

Inside: College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Inside this issue:

-- Message from the Dean
-- The Times They Are A-Changin
-- Research: It's Not Just for Faculty Anymore
-- Student Excellence
-- Faculty Excellence
-- Around the College
-- What Ever Happened to ?
-- Emeritus Faculty Tribute
-- James Lubker Recognized
-- Class Notes
-- Message from the Development Director

Focus, 2009, Summer, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Skeleton And Source Of Life, Roy Gane

Faculty Publications

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Theology Of The Old Testament, Thomas (Tom) Holsinger-Friesen

Syllabi

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New Testament Introduction, Michael (Mike) Mckeever

Syllabi

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New Testament Introduction, Garwood Anderson

Syllabi

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Exegesis Of The Gospel Of Luke, Michael (Mike) Mckeever

Syllabi

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Intro To Biblical Studies: Nt, Keith Brewer

Syllabi

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Mark, David Thompson

Syllabi

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Triune God And Human History, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle B liturgical readings for Trinity Sunday, June 7, 2009: Dt 4:32-40; Ps 33; Rm 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Eb-Salmo 23, Ruth Kempff

Estudios Bíblicos

EB-Salmo 23

Volume 7, Liberty University

Liberty Business Review

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Graduates Recall Fond Memories Of Liberty, Liberty University

June/July 2009

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Woman Has Two Faces: Re-Examining Eve And Lilith In Jewish Feminist Thought, Diana Carvalho

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Throughout the religious history of American feminism, Jewish feminist biblical interpretation shifted attention away from Eve as a viable example of women's identities. Instead, Lilith, the independent, "demon" and "first wife" of Adam is praised as a symbol of female sexuality for "Transformationist" Jewish feminists. Re-claiming Lilith as the "first Eve," "Transformationist" Jewish feminists turn scripture on its head. Eve's creation and her actions in Genesis are interpreted as a product of patriarchy and male dominance, while Lilith in the midrashic narrative, the Alphabet of Ben Sira, is used by Jewish feminists to reclaim their identities on religious and …

Changing Culture: Missions-Minded Senior Holds Ties To Homeland Of Romania, Liberty University

June/July 2009

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An Analysis Of Dissertations On Church Growth Published During The Past Five Years (2004-2008), Kyoung Kim

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this thesis was to analyze dissertations published during five years (2004-2008) and identify recent research trends and principles related to church growth. This was research on researches analyzing 141 dissertations posted on ProQuest Dissertation and Theses. Coding sheets by content analysis and statistical data converted into percentage were utilized. Most dissertations were descriptive and pre-experimental researches. Case study and survey were common. Theological majors and schools, Korean researchers, 10 target subjects, and three denominations covered the majority. Teaching and leadership were prevalent principles. Homogeneous unity was never seen. New principles were associated with social, personal, or cultural …

Commencement 2009, Taylor University

Commencement

The program of the 2009 Annual Commencement of Taylor University, May 23, 2009.

Motivations For Participation In Adult Education Of Predominately African Americans In A Religious Organization, Shirley S. Farrar

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to research (a) the participation patterns of selected predominately African American adults in a religious-based educational program (n=225), (b) determine relative motivational patterns, (c) to compare the 'most' and 'least' of importance of motivations, and to identify if the samples' demographics are related to these motivations. This study was administered in a selected church in Deptford, New Jersey in March 2009. The African American adult population with an average age of 42 demonstrated similarities of participation to a previous study. To measure motivations to participate and patterns of participation in African American adults, data …

The Mark Of The Beast, Thomas D. Ice

Article Archives

The mark of the beast has been the focal point of more rhetoric, ridicule, argumentation, and speculation than possibly any other single item in the Bible. Christians and non-Christians alike have argued between each other and among themselves about its numerical nomenclature. But what does the text of Scripture say and not say?

Yet, Another Pre-Darby Rapture Statement, Thomas D. Ice

Article Archives

In the eight years that I have been working as Executive Director of the Pre-Trib Research Center, there have been three major discoveries of writings teaching some form of a pretribulational rapture. The most recent find has been brought forth from an unexpected source that I will reveal to you in this article.

Imminence And The Rapture, Thomas D. Ice

Article Archives

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The Calvinistic Heritage Of Dispensationalism, Thomas D. Ice

Article Archives

Modern, systematic Dispensationalism is approaching two hundred years of expression and development. We live at a time in which Dispensationalism and some of its ideas have been disseminated and adopted by various theological traditions. This is not surprising since our day is characterized by anti-systemization and eclecticism in the area of thought. It may be surprising, to some, to learn that Dispensationalism was developed and spread during its first 100 years by those within a Reformed, Calvinistic tradition. It had only been in the last 75 to 50 years that Dispensationalism and some of its beliefs were disseminated in any …

Hope Possessed Or Hope Postponed: Paul’S Presentation Of The Believers’ Present Justification And Future Hope In Romans 5-8 In Comparison To N.T. Wright’S Future Justification Perspective, Levi S. Baker

Senior Honors Theses

Over the past three decades, New Testament scholars of the Reformed tradition and the “New Perspective” have debated whether the Apostle Paul’s Christian theology about the Law and salvation was in agreement with the teaching of mainstream first-century Judaism regarding the Law and the salvation of God’s covenant people. Among these New Perspective scholars is the Bishop of Durham, N.T. Wright, whose works will be considered in this paper. The Reformed position’s insistence that the imputed righteousness of Christ is the grounds of believer’s present justification and hope has been challenged by Wright, who has proposed an alternative view on …

The Covenant And Christ’S Presence In Eucharist, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle B liturgical readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 10, 2009: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

The Religious Other As Neighbor, Lawrence Frizzell

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

Many stories are told about antagonism between Christians and Jews, especially in countries with a large Jewish minority. The history of persecution should be told along with the lessons learned for our time. A brief review of examples whose participants were neighbors, either in reality or in principle, may be instructive. This paper will move through the centuries in a rapid survey, recalling friendly contacts or benign exchanges between Christians and Jews.

All Creation Groans: A Comparison Of Feminist And German Existential Theology Of Romans 8:18-25, Jeffrey R. Reed

Obsculta

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Variation On A Theme: Intertextuality In The Illuminations Of The Gospel Of Luke, Laura Kelly Fanucci

Obsculta

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On ‘Chrism’ And ‘Anti-Christs’ In 1 John 2:18-27: A Hypothesis, Martin F. Connell

Theology Faculty Publications

This inquiry studies 1 John because it has the most explicit testimony in the New Testament to initiation by anointing and the unique word χρίσμα, "chrism." Chrism was — and in some churches still is — an ointment whose name is rooted in the verb χριειν, "to anoint." Critical studies have amply demonstrated that the title "Christ" had theological carriage in the first century, but rarely, if ever, has it been suggested that the theological title also had liturgical bearing. It seems almost too blithe a suggestion to posit that those who became members of the body of Christ, the …

Gospel: Feast Of The Holy Family (Luke 2:22-40), Kathryn Janssen

Obsculta

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