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The Concept Of Sin In The Epistle To The Romans And The Bhagavad Gita : (A Comparative Study), Kaulore T. Shanta Raj

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Critical Comparison Of The Armenian Version Of The Bible With The Original Hebrew And Greek Texts, Yeghia G. Babikian

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Question Of Canaanite-Phoenician Influences Upon The Hebrew Text Of Ecclesiastes, Victor Paul Hamilton

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Physical Death In Genesis 2 And 3 : An Exegetical And Theological Study, Melvin H. Shoemaker

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Use And Procedure Of Fraternal Admonition According To Matthew 16:15-17, Karl Schmidt

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The basic purpose of this study of Matthew 18:15-17, as is the case with the valid study of any portion of Holy Scripture, is to determine the message which the Lord here speaks to His people today. More specifically, this study seeks to determine two things: (l) whether or not our Lord here lays down an explicit procedure for dealing with the sinning brother, and (2) whether this particular section of Scripture speaks only of personal relationships among Christians, or also of formal ecclesiastical discipline and excommunication.

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."

The Profile Of The Cross In The Pauline Epistles, Dorothy Ann Raber

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Septuagintal Translation Of Ydʻ In Selected Old Testament Books, John Newell Oswalt

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Targumic Interpretation Of Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Kenneth E. Gooden

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Messianic Hope In Isaiah, T. Edward Davis

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Linguistic Studies In Jonah, Barry Lowell Ross

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Approach To The Exegesis Of John 10:34-36, Richard Jungkuntz

Concordia Theological Monthly

In the interpretation of John 10:34-36 commentators have generally assumed that behind Jesus' words lies the intent by means of unanswerable formal argumentation to refute or at least to silence His opponents, the Pharisees, who have charged Him with blasphemy for claiming to be divine. A corollary of this assumption is the view that the statement "Scripture cannot be broken" means no more than "Scripture's statements are incontrovertible; if Scripture says something, that something is a fact." Acceptable as such a proposition in itself may be to Christian readers today, as well as to a Palestinian audience in Jesus' day, …

The Book Of Mormon As An Instrument In Teaching The Historicity Of Old Testament Events And Characters, Jerome C. Hainsworth

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine and present as completely as possible the Book of Mormon's contribution to the historicity of the Old Testament's events and characters in order that teachers may have another instrument for the effective direction of learning in Old Testament history. Therefore, it is the purpose of this study to determine and point out to the teacher the areas in which the Book of Mormon complements the Old Testament, and sustans its truthfulness as a historically accurate record.

It is the hypothesis of this study that the Book of Mormon has much to contribute …

A Study Of The Doctrinal Significance Of Certain Textual Changes Made By The Prophet Joseph Smith In The Four Gospels Of The Inspired Version Of The New Testament, Robert J. Matthews

Theses and Dissertations

The several versions and revisions of the Bible in existence precipitate questions concerning the reliability of many Biblical texts. Each of these versions has an amount of variation from the others, yet all were done my men of accepted scholarship.
Joseph Smith also made a Bible revision, or as he termed it, a "translation," using a King James Version printed in 1828 as the basis. This amended King James Version, although not fully completed, has been published under the title of the Inspired Version of the Holy Scriptures, by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
This thesis …

Prophetical Understanding Of Eschatology Through Amos And Hosea, Junichi Tsuchiya

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Daniel 8:14 And The Latter Days, Desmond Ford

Master's Theses

Does Daniel 8:14 have an eschatological application? This is the problem considered in this thesis. A survey of scholarly works of exegesis in the field of Daniel 8 makes it quite evident that the majority of commentators through the centuries have limited the application of the prophecy to Maccabean times. In the nineteenth century a host of interpreters came to the conclusion that Daniel 8 was of special significance for their own age, and these writers stressed the belief of many post-Reformation scholars that Rome rather than Antiochus fulfilled the specifications of the little horn, and that the 2300 days …

The Imprecatory Psalms In The Light Of The Evangelical Message, John W. Silva

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Hosea, Prophet Of God's Love, Richard Lewis Hash

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Inquiry Into The Time Elements Of The Fifth And Sixth Trumpets Of Revelation Nine, Robert Lee Mole

Master's Theses

Statement of the problem

It was the purpose of this investigation, (l) to discover whether the dates as given in the Litch-Smith view of Revelation the ninth chapter, which ends the times of the fifth and sixth trumpets on August 11, 1840, agree with both the Bible and history; and if not, (2) to determine whether a solution is possible that would agree with both factors in view of the criticism presently leveled at the Litch-Smith view. This criticism is based on the seeming inability to find historical facts to support this view, and also on the exegesis of the …

A Study Of Pistis In The New Testament, Vernon C. Scandrett

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Certain Critical Aspects Of Paul's Letters, Noel Ivan Liddle

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Concerning The Authorship, Date, And Purpose Of The Fourth Gospel, Lamar Cribbs

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Historical Method In Biblical Interpretation, Raymond P. Surburg

Concordia Theological Monthly

The failure of exegetes to agree on hermeneutical principles is said to be one of the major causes for the divisions in Christendom, and, as Avey pointed out more than 25 years ago, American denominationalism will not disappear unless all bodies agree on basic principles of Biblical interpretation. Biblical scholars of the liberal tradition claim that the greatest obstacle to any agreement among exegetes lies in the continued use of the so-called dogmatic method inherited from the Reformers. Its advocates are charged that on the assumption that the Bible is divinely inspired and inerrant they employ the prooftext method in …

Textual Parallels To The Doctrine And Covenants And Book Of Commandments As Found In The Bible, Ellis T. Rasmussen

Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this thesis is: What textual relationship does the Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bear to the Bible, King James Version?
As a preliminary hypothesis, it has been assumed that there are phrases and clauses in the Doctrine and Covenants similar enough in construction and meaning to some of the phrases and clauses in the Bible to permit selection of samples from both that will parallel each other. Whether such parallel phrasing, when found, would appear to be a result of quoting, adapting, reiterating, renewing, alluding or simply coincidental construction constituted …

In Christ Jesus An Approach To The Ε̂ŴΜα Τoȗ Χειδτοȗ Concept Through The Pauline Use Of The E’V Xeidtω̑ Formula, Walter Bartling

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

All modern studies of' the ’ΕνΧειδτοȗ formula have as their starting point the fascinating dissertation of Adolf Deissmann, which appeared in 1892. It is hardly possible to overestimate the influence this book has had upon research in Pauline theology, not only upon study of the problem to which it is immediately directed, but especially also upon inquiries into the nature of Pauline "mysticism". Its influence on interpreters of the δ̂wμαΧειδτοȗ concept will become apparent as we proceed somewhat atlength to present Deissmann’s argument. All modern studies of' the ’Εν Χειδτοȗ formula have as their starting point the fascinating dissertation of …

The Interpretation Of Difficult Bible Passages, W. Arndt

Concordia Theological Monthly

What a grand book we have in the Bible! While we are said to live in a new age since scientists 'have learned how to split the atom and there is preached to us the philosophy of collective action in national and international affairs in the · labor world and politics - a philosophy which is definitely in the saddle and riding fast and furiously-we Lutherans cling to the old Book. We say it comes from God and it leads to God.

A Study Of The Book Of Abraham, Charles Edward Haggerty

Theses and Dissertations

That the many elements affecting this book may be studied, it is the purpose of this thesis:
1. To give the essentials points in the history of the Book of Abraham;
2. To present certain problems dealing with the translation;
3. To review certain criticisms and apologetics of the book;
4. To ascertain its major teachings – historical, theological and philosophical.

New Testament Exegesis, Elmer Griesse

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The purpose of this treatise is, first of all, on the basis of Scripture, carefully to define the various gifts as they are listed in Romans 18, I Corinthians 12-14, and Ephesians 4; at the same time to note concrete examples of these gifts throughout the New Testament writings; secondly, to call attention to a few significant trends in history pertaining directly or indirectly to one or more of the spiritually gifts, and, finally, to state the basic principles which should guide us in our · present day evaluation of spiritual gifts.

Historical Setting And Background Of The Term "Daily", L. E. Froom

All Books

No abstract provided.

The Problem Of Isaiah In The Book Of Mormon, H. Grant Vest

Theses and Dissertations

The problem of Isaiah in the Book of Mormon is specifically a study in Historical Criticism. In nature it is a textual problem especially adapted to the methods of textual science. This includes, of course, both branches of that science, namely, lower criticism and higher criticism.