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The Exodus In Light Of The Bible And Archeological Research, Arnold O. Wagner

Bachelor of Divinity

It is the aim of this thesis first of a11 to determine on approximate date for the event of' the Exodus, and secondly to establish the historicity of the Bibl1ca1 account.

Lutheranism In The Region Of New York Until The Time Of Falckner, Eugene F. Helms

Bachelor of Divinity

The history of the Lutheran Church in the region of New York has its beginning contemporaneously with the beginning of the state of New York. Already at the time of the earliest explorations of that territory and the settlement of the first Dutch colony, we find traces of Lutheranism. True, the Lutherans never were a very large force; and, as a body, they had 1ittle to do with the shaping of New York’s development; nevertheless, Lutheranism was present. There was, also a nernber of individuals of, whose secular work the Lutheran Church can well be proud.

In our discussion we …

Albrecht Durer And The Lutheran Reformation, William Scar

Bachelor of Divinity

This dissertation is a study of Albrecht Dürer's life and work with a theologioa1 interest. This is in no way a complete discussion of the artist's life and works. The selection of works treated in chapter four is not a good cross section of his drawings, woodcuts. copper engravings, etchings, and paintings. They are a careful selection of his works of art showing how he gradually employed true Christian or Biblical teaching in his religious subjects. The author endeavors to show in this paper that Albrecht Dürer made a contribution to the work of Martin Luther and his associates as …

The Messsianic Concept In Jewish Apocalyptic Writing, Arne Kristo

Bachelor of Divinity

In this paper we propose to discuss certain aspects of the Messianic hope of the Jews as found in their apocalyptic literature. We want to investigate the apocalyptic writings with the desire of piecing together references to the Messiah, hoping in this way to discover what sort of Messiah this particular genre of Jewish literature presents.

The Theology Of The Psalms Of David, Paul G. Bretscher

Bachelor of Divinity

This thesis is an attempt to reconstruct from the poetry of David the chief articles of his religious creed.

The presentation of this subject is limited in several ways. In the first place, only those Psalms are included, which are stated in the Hebrew text to have been composed by David.

The Correspondence Of Paul And The Church At Corinth, Alton F. Wedel

Bachelor of Divinity

The subject with which this thesis deals is not an article of faith. The problem is not doctrinal. But it remains for him who would search out the Scriptures to study these theories carefully, to come to very definite conclusions, and to be able to take his stand against all efforts to undermine confidence in Holy Writ. The theories are tempting; let the pastor beware!

The Concept Of Basileia In The Synoptic Gospels, Walter H. Mehlberg

Bachelor of Divinity

It is the aim of this paper to set forth the basic meaning of the concept Basileia, as used by the Synoptic writers. It is, then, in a spirit of earnest inquiry that we take up the study of the Synoptic Gospels and their great central teaching on the Kingdom. - We are 1imited in this paper to a discussion of:

THE CONCEPT OF BASILEIA IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS.

A Survey Of Pupil Failure In The Elementary Grades Of Sullivan County For The Nine Year Period 1932 To 1940 Inclusive, David Leon Laduke

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The Influence Of Plainsong On The Chorales Of Luther And Those Of His Day, Fred L. Precht

Bachelor of Divinity

What then is plainsong, or so-called Gregorian chant? Volumes could be written characterizing this magnificent structure of medieval church song, a song which in a certain sense forms the basis of all modern music. In a treatise of this type let it suffice to state but a few of its fundamental principles. Needless to say, it is of the utmost importance that one have at least a general conception of what constitutes this music in order to properly evaluate its influence on the Lutheran chorale. The greater such knowledge of plainsong, the greater also will be one's appreciation of Luther's …

The Great Harlot Of Revelation Chapter Seventeen, Lorman Petersen

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The great problem before us in this thesis is: What is the value of the multifarious interpretations which have been offered concerning the images of Revelation XVII? Our thesis has the specific title. "The Great Harlot of Revelation XVII. An Evaluation of the Various Interpretations Offered Concerning", which topic centers around the most important image (The Harlot) of the chapter. But our treatise will also contain the views and interpretations regarding the other lesser symbols of the chapter --- the Beast, the kings, the seven mountains, and all those problems mentioned before.

The Stabilizing Power Of Christianity In Personality Disturbances, Richard Delventhal

Bachelor of Divinity

Christianity, or Christian theology, is not only theoretical but also highly practical. Christianity teaches the Way of Life, which means, not only the life to come, but also this life, here and now. In its fullest application to the individual, it not only prepares one for the future life in heaven, but also prepares one for a normal and more abundant life in this world.

The Philosophical Vocabulary Of St. Thomas Aquinas In De Veritate I, James E. Royce

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Henotheistic Abberatons In Ancient Israel, Robert Wiltenburg

Bachelor of Divinity

In our present discussion we shall use the term “henotheism" in its generally accepted sense as referring to a belief in the supremacy of one god in a particular locality, while the existence of other gods in other places is taken for granted. It is, or course, not true that Jehovism as a religious system recognized such tenets. Scripture affords ample evidence to the effect that the great, inspired religious teachers of the Hebrews, such as Moses, Samuel, David, the prophets, and others, had a clear knowledge of the sole position of Jehovah as God of the universe. That this …

The Concept Of Love In The Johannine Writings, Omar Stuenkel

Bachelor of Divinity

In the present study I have given emphasis to the Johannine writings because John provides all points necessary for consideration. It is my hope that I can in the future expand and extend the consideration of the love-concept in the New Testament to include especially the magnificent Pauline passages and the Synoptic implications. I reserve the liberty however, in this paper, to adduce passages from any part of the New Testament where these will add a unique thought to the understanding of the Johannine concept of love.

The History Of Scholasticism And Its Influence On The Church And Education Of The Middle Ages, Walter Huber

Bachelor of Divinity

This is to be a Bachelor of Divinity Thesis in the field of Church History. Immediately, however, it becomes evident that in the coverage of the above subject we cannot restrict ourselves within the bounds of Church History. It is impossible altogether to divorce Church History from general history. When one is taken and isolated from the other, both automatically suffer an infinite loss. Apart from the history of the world we cannot understand the history of the Church; and with the Church throughout all Christian ages playing so great, influential, and important role in the general history of mankind, …

The Implications Of The Quia Subscription To The Lutheran Confessions, George Loose

Bachelor of Divinity

The purpose of this paper is to clarify what the implications of the quia subscription to the Lutheran Confessions are.

Missouri Synod And Buffalo Synod To 1866, Roy Suelflow

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

It will be, therefore, one of the main objects of this paper to study and record the different contacts which the Missouri Synod made with the Buffalo Synod, to enable others after us to read the facts step by step, and to form their own opinion of the matter if they wish to do so. Then it is also an object of this dissertation to investigate how the interaction between these two synods resulted in the growth of the Missouri Synod, but in the decline of Buffalo, what caused the Buffalo Synod to lag behind the Missouri Synod in growth …

An Annotated Translation Of The Life Of St. Thomas Becket By Herbert Bosham (Part One), Mary Imelda Horback

Master's Theses

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The Scientific Age As Reflected In Tennyson, Rose Francis Joyce

Master's Theses

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Italian Influences On The French Tragi-Comedy, Helen M. Szymanski

Master's Theses

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A Comparison Of Walt Whitman And Carl Sandburg, Henrietta Sadler

Master's Theses

Walt Whitman and Carl Sandburg - two men from different sections of the country, from different centuries - have captured the heart of life. They have sung bravely the songs which guide men to the best of life. They saw the good in the evil, and they were willing to accept the evil so that they might have its good. But they were not content to lot the evil remain - the evil of man's inhumanity to man must be abolished. The two poets have taken the powerful medium of poetry and with steady words and strong sentences they have …

The Noble Brothers And Early Public Improvements In Indiana, Ruth Esther Amos

Graduate Thesis Collection

The years from 1810 to 1840 deal with one of the most decisive periods in Indiana's history, first as a territory and later as a state. Few periods have seen greater political and material development. During these years great problems, such as the organization of the state government, the disposition of the public lands by the Federal government, and the construction of internal improvements by the national and state governments, had to be solved by those who bore the responsibilities of public office. Great national political movements were in the making. These matured into powerful forces, shaping not only national …

The Contribution Of Peter Ainslie To The Ecumenical Movement, John Weeden Douglas

Graduate Thesis Collection

A survey of the life of Dr. Peter Ainslie, a prominent leader of the Disciples of Christ, and his gradual movement away from denominational Christianity and his increasing prominence in the ecumenical movement and ultimately,his position of advocating for nondenominational Christianity.

The Attempt To Build A Town At Westham, Anne Skinner

Honors Theses

The history of the region of Westham is largely the history of the fortunes of William Randolph and his descendants. Virginia's gain was great when the first William Randolph, a young man of twenty-two, lett England in 1673 and settled on the banks of the James at Turkey Island. Randolph was a gentleman of an old Northampton family and he quickly gained social and political prominence. His position was heightened when he married Mary Isham, the daughter of Henry Isham who owned Bermuda Hundred. In his first year in Virginia William Randolph succeeded his uncle, Henry Randolph, as clerk of …

An Investigation Of The Syntax Of Words Denoting Time In The New Testament, Ronald David Drayson

Master's Theses

Statement of the problem

In the English language, a word denoting time calls for the assistance of other words in order to describe the particular aspect of the time to which reference is made. For instance, the word "night" by itself describes little, but "by night" or "night-time" suggests the specific kind of time in contrast to "day time". "In the night" refers to a point of time at which something happened that did not involve the whole night, whereas "during the night" or "throughout the night" would suggest an extension of a condition or experience during the whole of …

Virgil's Indebtedness For The Dido Episode, Thomas David Mcmahon

Master's Theses

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Synge's Conception Of The Drama, Mary Laurette Spehn

Master's Theses

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The Literary And Political Influence Of Miguel Antonio Caro, Mary Viator Sugrue

Master's Theses

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Cassius M. Clay's True American., Albert D. Kirwan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Kentucky slavery was attacked during the summer months of 1845 from within by one of the state's native sons. Cassius M. Clay, son of a Madison County slaveholder, began the publication of The True American, an abolition paper, on June 3, of that year. He caught the tide of slavery controversy in one of its numerous periods of flux. At that time opinion on the slavery question was not solidified anywhere in the country. Since 1831 most of the opposition to the "peculiar institution" was centered in the states north of the Mason-Dixon Line. but even in that vast region, …

The Changing Attitudes Toward Consonance And Dissonance In Various Historical Periods, Edith H. Carter

Graduate Thesis Collection

The problem of consonance and dissonance has intrigued and baffled theorists since the days of Pythagoras. There are many aspects of the problem which have never been satisfactorily explained. All are agreed, however, that consonances are those relations of pitch which can be expressed in small numbers. Why this should be so, no one has been able to decide definitely, at least up until Helmholtz wrote his Sensations of Tone. It is also self-evident that consonance is a restful and dissonance a restless sound, that dissonance demands resolution into consonance and that the two are necessary to each other, in …