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Reading Scripture With Both Eyes Open: God's Story Could Be Hazardous To Your Status Quo, Winn Griffin

Seminary Masters Theses

The real-world ministry problem addressed in this dissertation is: Scripture is often read and studied in a de-storied, fragmented way as a result of the Enlightenment Project. This problem will be addressed by: proposing a theological narrative (Stor/) as the alternative way of reading and studying Scripture.

Section 1 will discuss the problem of how readers of Scripture can be helped to understand themselves within the larger narrative of the Story presented from Genesis to Revelation. Section 2 will discuss the problem of reading the text of Scripture in a fragmented way as a result of the Enlightenment's propensity toward …

Memorials 2006, James A. Borland

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

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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

Faculty Publications

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

Faculty Publications

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

Faculty Publications

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Worship, The Bond Between Time/Space And Eternity, Lawrence Frizzell

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

Dr. Kenneth Schmitz's review of philosophical insights into language and writing is necessarily focused on the world of Greece and Rome. It would be valuable to have scholars immersed in the Hebrew language and traditional Jewish culture to reflect upon the same issues. At a conference on the trivium and quadrivium in Medieval Europe, Dean Arthur Hyman of Yeshiva University was asked to comment. His response was brief: "This was not the Jewish approach."Recalling the genius and limitations of a language to convey insights into the meaning of life and its mysteries, we acknowledge the role of translation in conveying …

Review: The End Of Wisdom: A Reappraisal Of The Historical And Canonical Function Of Ecclesiastes, Donald L. Fowler

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

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The New Covenant Law And The Law Of Christ, Olufemi I. Adeyemi

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

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What Is The New Covenant "Law" In Jeremiah 31:33?, Olufemi I. Adeyemi

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

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Are Yahweh And El Distinct Deities In Deut. 32:8-9 And Psalm 82?, Michael Heiser

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

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63rd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship -- Life Together: The Heart Of Love And Fellowship In I John (2006), Jerry Rushford

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 63rd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, May 2-5, 2006. The Pepperdine Bible Lectures is an annual event hosted by Pepperdine University featuring a wide variety of lectures and classes on topics and themes in the Bible and Christianity.

Jerry Rushford, Lectureship Director

Bill Henegar, Kym Dildine, and Patty Atkisson, Lectures Team

"Will A Man Rob God?" (Malachi 3:8): A Study Of Tithing In The Old And New Testaments, Andreas J. Kostenberger, David A. Croteau

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

Is tithing, that is, giving ten percent of one's income, obligatory for Christians? This first in a series of two articles investigates this question by studying all references to tithing in Scripture. The discussion commences with OT references to tithing prior to the giving of the Mosaic Law, then in the Mosaic Low, the historical, and the prophetic books. This is followed by a study of the three major NT passages on tithing. This article concludes that none of the OT or NT passages can legitimately be used to argue for the continuation of tithing in the new covenant period.

The True And The False In The Ecclesiology Of Revelation, Edwin Reynolds

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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

Faculty Publications

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

Faculty Publications

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Trinity In The Old Testament, Norman R. Gulley

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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Smart Mobs, Bad Crowds, Godly People And Dead Priests: Crowd Symbols In The Josianic Narrative And Some Mesopotamian Parallels, Steven W. Holloway

Libraries

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Review: Encountering The Divine: Theophany In Biblical Narrative, James A. Borland

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Beyond Da Vinci: The True Bride Of Christ, John Ingram

Alumni Book Gallery

The History of mankind is very cyclical. How often has it been said, "history repeats itself". Since time immemorial a repetitive theme in the human drama is Gnosticism, a teaching that special hidden knowledge leads to spiritual enlightenment. Gnostic myths have also focused on the sexual union of gods or goddesses with humans. The recent furor over the fictional novel and movie, The Da Vinci Code, has once again challenged the authenticity of the Christian Gospel, and brought new focus on Gnostic myths. Readers and movie-goers are encouraged to accept the dubious writings of "lost gospels" and reject the …

Nature's Lament For Jesus, David E. Fredrickson

Faculty Publications

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.

Greco-Roman Concepts Of Deity, Ronald C. Fay

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

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Was Paul A Trinitarian? A Look At Romans 8, Ronald C. Fay

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

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Mapping The Recent Trend Toward The Bodily Resurrection Appearances Of Jesus In Light Of Other Prominent Critical Positions, Gary R. Habermas

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

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

Faculty Publications

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Complicating The Poor Widow’S Gift: Exegesis On Mk. 12:41-44, Timothy Traynor

School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses

The dominant understanding of the story of the widow’s offering was thought to be as praise and encouragement for generous giving for much of the history of its interpretation, but was completely reversed and called into question by A.G. Wright’s 1982 study. Attempts to reclaim the widow as a model for piety and methods of contemporary biblical scholarship have added significantly to the subsequent dialogue with Wright making the widow’s offering an interesting narrative reflection on the early Christian community and a lens to look at women’s contributions to the ancient church.

Truth And Terror: A Text-Oriented Analysis Of Daniel 8:9-14, Martin T. Pröbstle

Dissertations

Daniel 8:9-14 constitutes the climax of the vision report in Dan 8, and is arguably one of the most difficult Danielic passages. This dissertation investigates the Masoretic Text of Dan 8:9-14 by means of a detailed and comprehensive text-oriented analysis that utilizes linguistic, literary, and intertextual procedures.

In chapter 1, an overview of modern text-oriented approaches and the review of recent literature on Dan 8 pave the way for a description of this study's methodology, which consists of a combination of linguistic (syntax, semantics, and text-grammar), literary (style and structure), and intertextual approaches (textual relations within the book of Daniel), …

Interfluential, Formative, And Dialectical - A Theory Of John's Relation To The Synoptics (Part Iii Of The Fourth Gospel And The Quest For Jesus: Modern Foundations Reconsidered), Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

While John's tradition is pervasively autonomous and independent of the Synoptics, the Johannine tradition shows evidence of engagement with various aspects of the Synoptic Gospels and traditions. Multiple non-identical similarities with Mark suggest an 'interfluential' set of relationships between the preMarkan and the early Johannine tradition. At least three dozen times Luke departs from Mark and sides with John, suggesting that Luke has drawn from the Johannine tradition, probably within John's oral stages of development. Even Q shows evidence of Johannine influence, and this fact demands investigation. Matthean and Johannine traditions appear to have engaged similar issues related to their …

Donahue's "Life In Abundance: Studies In John’S Gospel In Tribute To Raymond E. Brown" - Book Review, Paul N. Anderson

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

Review of Donahue, John R., ed. Life in Abundance: Studies of Johnís Gospel in Tribute to Raymond E. Brown Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2005. Pp. xiv + 313. ISBN 0814630111.

Experiences Of The Risen Jesus: The Foundational Historical Issue In The Early Proclamation Of The Resurrection, Gary R. Habermas

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Scribal Habits And Theological Influences In The Apocalypse : The Singular Readings Of Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, And Ephraemi, Juan Hernández Jr.

Faculty Books

Modelled on the respective studies of Ernest C. Colwell and James R. Royse, Juan Hernández Jr. offers a fresh and comprehensive discussion of the Apocalypse's singular readings in Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, and Ephraemi. Moreover, the singular readings of the Apocalypse are also assessed in light of the work's reception history in the early church. The author shows that the scribes of these three manuscripts omitted more often than they added to their texts, were prone to harmonizing, and, in the case of at least one scribe, made significant theological changes to the fourth century text of the Apocalypse. The author also …