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Suspended Endings In Ancient Literature-A Context For The Evaluation Of The Ending Of Mark's Gospel, David Lewis

Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers

In response to this second, literary level argumentation, this paper will attempt to provide evidence which will support the view that Mark 16:1-8 can be properly interpreted on the literary level as the ending intended by the author. In addition, in response to the objection that the use of a sudden, unexpected, inconclusive ending (such as 16:8 would be) demonstrates a modern literary device which would be foreign to ancient authors, this paper will consider the endings of other ancient literary works and examine how these endings function in relationship to the narrative as a whole and to the expectations …

How Can The Ancient Greek Translations Of The Song Of The Suffering Servant, Michael Walther

Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers

The ancient Greek Translations of The Song of the Suffering Servant 1n Isaiah 52.13-53.12 provide and interesting example of the way 1n which people of the past have struggled with difficult texts. This particular study draws from the septuagint (LXX) as well as the later Greek versions produced by Aquila, Theodotion, and Symmachus. Following a brief review of these four important Greek translations, I will examine the important variations and offer my conclusions regarding the meaning of the Song and the task of translation.

Feminism And The Major Female Characters Of Exodus, Scott Ashmon

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The scope of this thesis is feminist interpretations of the major female characters of Exodus: Shiphrah, Puah, Moses’ mother (Jochebed), Moses’ sister, Pharaoh’s daughter, Miriam, and Zipporah. I will demonstrate that feminists interpret the major female characters of Exodus in three general ways. First, some feminists interpret the major female characters of Exodus in proper contextual, grammatical fashion and end up with a more accurate portrayal of the women. For this thesis, the term “exegetical” will be the shorthand term for this type of interpretation. Second, other feminists interpret the major female characters in exegetical fashion, but then exaggerate the …

Life In The World To Come: How Real Will It Be?, Samuele Bacchiocchi

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 33 No 2 - November 1998), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: John Bolt - 275 / Albertus C. van Raalte: The Homo Oecumenicus among the Secession Leaders by Homma Reenders - 277 / "Give Us an American Abraham Kuyper": Dutch Calvinist Reformed Responses to the Founding of the Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia by George Harinck - 299 / Kuyper's Legacy for Christian Ethics by Guenther ("Gene") Haas - 320 / The Friendship of Charity by Eduardo J. Echeverria - 350 / Calvin Bibliography: 1998 by Paul Fields - 377 / Scholia et Homiletica: Eve's Answer to the Serpent: An Alternative Paradigm for Sin and Some Implications in Theology …

The Expository Sermon - Cultural Or Biblical?, Robert A. Allen

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Calvin Seminary Forum: October 1998, John Bolt, Henry Zwaanstra, John W. Cooper, Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “Missions and the Mission of the Christian School” - John Bolt
3 - “Christian Education in the Christian Reformed Church” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “Christian Education: The Old Vision for a New Community” - John Cooper
6 - “Why Christian College Education Matters” - Cornelius Plantinga, Jr
8 - “We Will, God Helping Us!” - Milton Kuyers

Volume 16, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 1998

Bounded Identities: Women And Religion In Colonial Brazil, 1550–1750, Carole Myscofski

Scholarship

style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This article examines the creation of women’s gender identity in the religious discourse of colonial Brazil and documents the creation of two separate norms—one for elite women and another for slave, lower-class, and mixed-race women. The Roman Catholic Church, closely linked with the Portuguese monarchic state and its colonial ambitions, transmitted both norms in religious guidebooks, missionary letters and sermons. This summary centers on the defining role for women in marriage, and indicates that the epoch of colonial Brazil is particularly important for feminist study. With the increasingly disparate perspectives on women from Late …

Philosophical Foundations And The Biblical Sanctuary, Fernando L. Canale

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

God, Christ, And All Things In 1 Corinthians 15:28, David E. Fredrickson

Faculty Publications

God's becoming "all in all" requires neither God's absolute sovereignty over all things nor the absorption of God into creation. In the New Testament, as in trinitarian theology, it is better understood as a way to speak of a personal relation between Creator and creation and between the Father and the Son.

From Exegesis To Sermon In Romans 12:9-21, Timothy Sensing

Restoration Quarterly

Sensing, Timothy (1998) "From Exegesis to Sermon in Romans 12:9-21," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 40 : No. 3.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

A Study Of The Structure Of James, Takahito Iwagami

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Literary Approaches To The Book Of Jonah, Thomas Engler

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

"Kein Buch des Alten Testaments, abgesehen von den Psalmen, ist so oft erklart worden wie daskleine Buch Jona."1 It is even common to see disclaimers for one more book being written on Jonah. Hence the disclaimer that this investigation is not on the Book of Jonah per se, but falls into "the almost legendary category of analysis of analyses."2 That is, this investigation will not attempt to make an original literary analysis of the Book of Jonah. It will look at what others have discovered, analyze their purpose and methods, and seek to learn from them the contributions "literary approaches" …

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

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

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 Narrative Function Of The Exalted Jesus As A Character In The Book Of Acts, Daniel R. Meyer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

From Eschatology To Ethics : Approaching Paul's Collection For Jerusalem, Bart Burdette Bruehler

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Enemies Of God's People-A Comparison Of Pauline And Jewish Exegesis, Charles Schulz

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

In light of the current re-evaluation of points of identity and divergence between Pauline Christianity and Judaism, this thesis presents a study of how each religion applied a single motif from the Psalter: the enemies of God's people. We start from the obvious common ground, the Old Testament shared by both Paul and the Jew as their sacred text. The work focuses on the unique opportunity afforded by the text of Romans 3:9-20, where Paul cites the Old Testament depiction of the wicked enemies. Next, we survey how apocalyptic and rabbinic Judaism developed and employed the enemy theme. Our conclusion …

Suffering And Eschatology In Light Of An Exegetical Study Of 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5, Richard Shields

Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers

This paper examines suffering in light of an exegetical study of 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5.According to rhetorical analysis the exordium includes 1:1-12, with three major parts: epistolary prescript (1: 1-2); thanksgiving (1:3-10); and intercessory prayer (1: 11-12).2 Thus, this text occurs near the beginning of Paul's introductory thanks giving. 3 Many commentators appear to rush through this section in anticipation of examining the heart of the letter, chapter2.Recently, deSilva, commenting on 1 Thessalonians, "proposes that the thanksgiving section [of 1 Thessalonians 1] functions as much more than a captatio benevolentiae ....Rather, it addresses a real concern for the congregation(s)." Even more …

The Function Of The Questions "How Long?" And "Why?" Addressed To God In The Lament Psalms, Robert Shreckhise

Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers

The issue under consideration in this paper is the meaning and purpose of the questions How long? and Why? addressed directly to God in the lament psalms. The psalms which contain these questions are a subset of the larger body of psalms classified as laments or prayers for help. These particular question-psalms are comprised of nine individual laments, five community laments, one each of a kingly lament and an individual lament in behalf of the community. Of over one hundred and fifty questions in the entire Psalter, these psalms contain the majority of the questions addressed directly to God. The …

Pro-Union Sentiment Among Restorationists Within The Confederacy, Peggy S. Holley

Restoration Quarterly

Holley, Peggy S. (1998) "Pro-Union Sentiment among Restorationists within the Confederacy," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 40 : No. 2.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

The Hellenistic Background To The Pauline Allegorical Method In Galatians 4:21-31, Curtis D. Mcclane

Restoration Quarterly

McClane, Curtis D. (1998) "The Hellenistic Background to the Pauline Allegorical Method in Galatians 4:21-31," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 40 : No. 2.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Calvin Seminary Forum: April 1998, Calvin P. Van Reken, Henry Zwaanstra, Ronald J. Feenstra, Henry De Moor

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “Christian and Reformed” - Calvin P. Van Reken
3 - “Being Reformed” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “What Makes Reformed Theology Distinctive” - Ronald J. Feenstra
6 - “Truth Within Four Walls” - Henry De Moor
8 - “The Worship Service” - Jacob D. Eppinga

Volume 15, Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 1998

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 33 No 1 - April 1998), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: John Bolt - 7 / Articles: Between Sacrament and Contract: Marriage as Covenant in John Calvin's Geneva by John Witte Jr. - 9 / Prophet in Scotland: The Self-Image of John Knox by Dale W. Johnson and James Edward McGoldrick - 76 / John Owen's Dissertation on Divine Justice: An Exercise in Christocentric Scholasticism by Carl R. Trueman - 87 / God and Conscience by John Webster - 104 / Irenaeus Speaks Swedish: Gustaf Wingren's Challenge to North American Evangelicals by David T. Priestley - 125 / Scholia et Homiletica: What DNA Tells Us about the …

Biblical Narratives And Christian Decision, Miroslav Kis

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

“Have You Never Read?” The Significance Of Old Testament Citations In The Plot Of Matthew’S Gospel, Carl M. Hanson

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The primary purpose of this thesis is to begin to make a narrative critical examination of the use of explicit Old Testament formula citations in Matthew as they relate to the plot of the story. As an introductory study into the problem, a number of skills will be developed in this study. One prerequisite will be to explore and develop a better understanding of the narrative critical method. This means gaining the skills necessary in using this method to analyze the question above. Ancillary to this will be to gain an appreciation for the study of plot in general, and …

Memorials 1998, James A. Borland

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Hadashot Arkheologiyot 108 / חדשות ארכיאולוגיות קח, Israel Antiquities Authority

חדשות ארכיאולוגיות (סדרה עברית) Hadashot Arkheologiyot (Hebrew Series)

ל דן , 1996, 25/96-G, אברהם בירן [1] תל תורמוס, 2461-A, הווארד סמיטליין, קרן קובלו-פארן ועפר מרדר [4] תל חצור , 1997, 77/97-G, אמנון בן-תור [6] עינות עינן , 1996, 81/96-G, חמודי חלאילה ופרנסואה ר' ואלא [7] צפת , 2488-A, עמנואל דמתי [9] נחל יחיעם, 2335-A *, הנא אבו-עוקסאה [9] חורבת עבש, 2058-A, דינה אבשלום-גורני [11] אכזיב, בית הקברות המזרחי, 2267-A *, הנא אבו-עוקסה [12] נהריה, 2219-A *, מישל יתאח [15] מחסה סלע מגד , 1995-1996, 98/95-G-69/96 ,G, סטיבן קון ואנה בלפר-כהן [16] עכו העתיקה, חניון האבירים, 2244-A, …

Noon Talkback Session With Viv Grigg (October 15, 1998), Viv Grigg

ATS Conferences

No abstract provided.