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A Look At The Neb-Ot, Alfred Von Rohr Sauer, Frederick W. Danker

Concordia Theological Monthly

A reviewer of the New English Bible (NEB) is inclined to compare this text with that of the 18-year-old Revised Version (RSV) and the new Jerusalem Bible. Before he compares these three versions, he needs to note the difference in backgrounds in each case. The RSV is, of course, not a new translation, but as the name indicates, it is a revision of the old King James Version. Its purpose is to bring the Authorized Version up-to-date, modernizing words and phrases that might not be intelligible to the reader of the 20th century.

Fresh Perspectives On Matthean Theology, Frederick W. Danker

Concordia Theological Monthly

In his book The Parables of Jesus in Matthew 13 Jack Kingsbury argues that chapter 13 marks the great turning point in Matthew's theological interpretation of Jesus' life. After 13, Jesus no longer tries to teach the people of Israel, but instead concentrates on the disciples, the true people of God. But Kingsbury's analysis of λαλεῑν overlooks important evidence concerning the use of λαλεῑν and διδάσχειν. The author then presents a new interpretation of the difficult statement by Jesus concerning why He spoke in parables.

Factors Affecting Frequency Of Celebration And Reception Of The Eucharist In Twentieth Century Non-Roman Churches And Religious Communities, Paul Clarence Dorn

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The study traces the practice of the Christian. church from the time of the New Testament to the present day in re1ation to the matter of frequency of reception and celebration. The assumption is that a study of earlier eucharistic practices will give a better perspective to the study of present-day churches and religious communities.

Mission: Vol. 4, No. 3

Mission

Mission: Vol. 4, No. 3. This issue includes the following articles: "Receiving the Promises" by Charles Ray Coulston, "Transcience, a poem" by Bob Rieder, "A Letter from Carol with responses" by Donald E. Green and Thomas A. Langford, "Student Unrest and Puzzled Parents" by William Adrian, "Stop Chasing Villains in Oakhill" by Don Kern, "The Christian College and Politics" by F. W. Mattox, and "Failure" by Don H. McGaughey.

A Study Of The Preachment And Practice Of The Reverend Mr. Oral Roberts, Gerald Owen Breithaupt

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Mission: Vol. 4, No. 2

Mission

Mission: Vol. 4, No. 2. This issue includes the following articles: "To Change or not to Change" by Arthur L. Miley, "The Church and Social Welfare" by Elton Abernathy, "In Black and White, a poem" by Ron Durham, "Toward a Theology of Christian Suffering" by Wayne Willis, "God or Evolution? Revisited and Revisited" by Stanley K. McDaniel, "The Oakhill Church: You are There, an interview" by Dwain Evans, "To Preach with Honor" by Gayle E. Oler, and "The Age of the Aspirin" by Carl Thompson.

The Charismatic Leadership Of Moses : Applying Social Science Theories To Biblical Research, Norman Howard Murdoch

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Brief Studies, Arthur Carl Piepkorn

Concordia Theological Monthly

The Church of The East and of The Assyrians

Preserve The Unity Of The Spirit, Richard R. Caemmerer Sr.

Concordia Theological Monthly

Surely there is no gift for the human race that we desire more at this hour than unity. Nations fight nations, classes stand embattled against classes, spouses and children draw apart from each other. The most deadly illness of the individual today is alienation, the sense of being alone. Would that there could be unity to draw us together!

Mission: Vol. 4, No. 1

Mission

Mission: Vol. 4, No. 1. This issue includes the following articles: "The Case for the Black Revolution" by Roosevelt C. Wells, "The Letter of LIberty" by G. E. Busenburg, "Coin of Mystery, Cup of Love, a poem" by Elton D. Higgs, "Some Second Thoughts on Relevance" by Douglas Marsh, "Oakhill Revisited" by Edward G. Holley, "Views of an American Movement: An Interview with C. Conrad Wright" by Jim Lawson, and "The Parable of the Russian Recluse" by Gene Shelburne.

Editorial, Carl S. Meyer

Concordia Theological Monthly

The 400th Anniversary of the Concordia and the 450th Anniversary of the Augsburg Confession-the Task Ahead for World Lutheranism

Kosmos-Men Or Men For The Kosmos, Donald Heinz

Concordia Theological Monthly

Kosmos is a key theological term in the Gospel of John. The author of the Fourth Gospel chose this term to signal his concept of men without God, men in need of God, men in rebellion against God, men who would decide against God when confronted with His Sent One. The Christian church has often found it easy to look out into the world to see what John was talking about. The overtones of the English word "world" as a translation of "kosmos" have helped the church· deceive itself theologically.

Mission: Vol. 3, No. 12

Mission

Mission: Vol. 3, No. 12. This issue contains the following articles: "What Did You Say?" by William J. Cook, Jr., "Is Anybody Listening?" by Wendell Willis, "Who is a Minister?" by John Allen Chalk, "Transcience, a poem" by Bob Rieder, "The Prophets and External Religion" by John T. Willis, "The Misfit, a poem" by Paul A. Parrish, "Grandeur and Misery" by Hubert G. Locke, and "The Great Pretender" by Frank Jones.

Documentation: What's Around The Corner For Humanity In The Life Sciences?, Paul E. Lutz

Concordia Theological Monthly

My comments here are restricted to those biological breakthroughs that will have some theological or moralistic implications. You must, therefore, understand that this restriction eliminates an enormous number of small and some very large advances in the area of basic biological research. Detailed research, for example, on mitochondrial DNA, mechanisms for hydrogenation in photosynthesis, insect photoperiodism, bacterial taxonomy, and phosphorus metabolism by planktonic desmids will all be very exciting and will significantly advance those areas. But there are few if any direct theological; ethical, or philosophical conceptual spin-offs from such studies.

My remarks are structured in three basic areas of …

Rudolf Bultmann Revisited, Otto W. Heick

Concordia Theological Monthly

Early in the fifties the writer asked the late Paul Althaus of Erlangen whether in his opinion World War II ushered in a new epoch in the history of theology, as had been the case with the first World War. His answer was no. The emphasis in theology, he felt, had remained unchanged. Seen from the vantage point of the mid-sixties, we know that Althaus was wrong. Gradually through the fifties interest in neoorthodoxy declined. Karl Barth no longer dominated the theological scene. The name of Rudolf Bultmann began to claim primary attention. The historical problems of the New Testament …

The Qumran Meal And The Last Supper, John E. Groh

Concordia Theological Monthly

The presence of "communal meals" among the Covenanters of Qumran has given birth to the question of the relationship of these meals to the Christian Eucharist as instituted by Jesus Christ. Kuhn notes that "the Qumran texts, as well as Josephus, agree that this order had, as its peculiar features, the constantly repeated baths of immersion and the daily communal meal of the community." Josephus describes the meals of the Essenes (presently considered to be the mother group of the Qumran Convenanters).

A Critical Evaluation Of The Ahmadiyya Muslim Doctrine Of God In The Light Of The Trinity, Henry John Otten

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

In this study special emphasis is given to the Ahmadiyya Muslim doctrine of God. The Ahmadiyya movement in Islam takes its name from the founder of the movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who lived in Qadian, Punjab, India, from 1835-1908. Organized in 1889, the movement has expanded under the leadership of his successors with present headquarters in Rabwah, Pakistan. Its influence has been out of proportion to its membership of less than 3001000 members. The Ahmadiyyas maintain an extensive outreach program which now has centers in more than forty different countries of Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, including a number …

The Fear Of God As Ethical Motivation In Pauline Theology, Walter A. Maier

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

The present writer has long been interested in the study of Pauline instruction concerning motivation for sanctification. In 1967 he presented to the faculty of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, a Master of Sacred Theology thesis on the subject of the fourth of the abovementioned motivations for ethical living, namely, faith in the fact of the Christian's union with Christ and personal participation with Him in his death and resurrection. The opportunity to enter upon a concentrated study of what Paul has to say, in particular, about the sanctifying fear of God presented itself in the same year, when the writer …

The Communication Of The Christian Faith Into Japanese Culture With Special Reference To Rogerian Counseling, Stanley Robert Dyer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Mission: Vol. 3, No. 11

Mission

Mission: Vol. 3, No. 11. This issue contains the following articles: "The Oakhill Church," "Now Concerning The Things Whereof You Wrote" by Edward Fudge, "How Far Have We Come Since Corinth?" by James D. Glasse, "Analogy, a poem" by Carl Thompson, "'The Guardian,' the Antis" by Dudley Lynch, "In Quest of Truth" by David Stewart, "Music in Worship: A Rejoinder" by Robert P. Donalson, "A Miracle of the Spirit" by S. Scott Bartchy.

The Doctrine Of The Church In American Presbyterian Theology In The Mid-Nineteeth Century, David Clyde Jones

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

There is considerable unity in the principle with respect to the essential nature of the church, a unity which the theological leaders see as grounded in evangelical theology. However, even with the evangelical principle, perhaps because of it, some differences appear with respect to the church. The main purpose of the writer of this paper is to investigate the roots of those differences. One major problem discovered is a too great reliance on the distinction between the visible church and the invisible church.

Brief Studies, Richard Klann

Concordia Theological Monthly

Jaspers' Philosophy of Religion

The Biblical View Of The Sexual Polarity, Ralph Gehrke

Concordia Theological Monthly

The Bible contains a vast amount of information on the topic of sexuality. We can come to grips with its significant features by concentrating on the two great "breakthroughs” which have resulted in the distinctly Biblical views that believers have expressed about the sexual polarity of male and female. Such an approach calls for consideration, first, of that decisive turning point in Old Testament times when Yahwism "demythed" the sexual realm and set up what one might call a creaturely or a creation view of the polarity of male and female. Second, we must consider the breakthrough which occurred at …

Mission: Vol. 3, No. 10

Mission

Mission: Vol. 3, No. 10. The articles in this issue include: "Remembrance" by Burton B. Thurston, "Victory, a poem" by Don Reece, "Searchers and Defenders" by James D. Bales, "The Politics of Harding College" by Dudley Lynch, and "Dear God, I'm a Critic, a poem" by Randy Becton.

Horizons, Spring 1970, John C. Stevens Inauguration Issue, Abilene Christian College

University-Published Books and Monographs

Spring 1970 issue of Horizons, promotional and informational magazine published by Abilene Christian College, containing a transcription of the inauguration ceremony of John Christopher Stevens as president of the college, February 21, 1970. Contains tributes and greetings from invited guests, the formal installation comments by Willard Paine, and the text of Stevens' inaugural address. It also contains the text of a luncheon address by M. Norvel Young, President of Pepperdine College.

The Psychological Problems Of Adjustment Faced By Children Of Missionary Parents, Leroy Edmund Lindsey

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Church's Responsibility In International Affairs, Richard Jungkuntz

Concordia Theological Monthly

The nature of the church's responsibility in this area of concern (as in all others) can be rightly understood only when it is seen in keeping with the nature of the church itself.

The Church's Ministry To People Who Differ On Issues Of National Policy, Richard Jungkuntz

Concordia Theological Monthly

We ourselves are the church. When we speak of the church's ministry, therefore, we are speaking first of all of our own ministry. We ourselves are also people who differ on a host of issues, including those of national policy. Consequently, the church's ministry to people who differ is in the first instance our own ministry to one another.

Brief Studies, Erwin L. Lueker, B. H. Jackayya

Concordia Theological Monthly

Plymouth Brethren (Christian Brethren)

’Αλήυ̑εια in the Johannine Corpus

Factors Of Influence In The Development Of Mukyokai, Rodger Grulke

Bachelor of Divinity

It is the intention of this paper to point out those factors of influence in the cultural and historical climate which helped to forge and shape Mukyokai, but also to reveal the importance of a great man who is responsible for its development and continuation. This does not intend to eradicate the importance of individuals and the church in the life of Uchimura Kanzo. However, a movement which maintains fifty thousand members including many prominent individuals in government, education, and theology is the living testimony of a man who deserves recognition as a great theologian and Scholar.