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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 …

A Study Of Early Adventist Interpretations Of The Laodicean Message With Emphasis On The Writings Of Mrs. E. G. White, Felix A. Lorenz Sr.

Master's Theses

The Problem

Statement of the problem. It is the purpose of this study (1) to lay a groundwork for a correct present understanding of the seven churches by examining representative historical interpretations; (2) to determine its place in the Advent Awakening culminating in the 1844 movement; (3) to study the opinions of early Sabbath-keeping Adventists on the meaning of this prophecy; (4) and above all, to ascertain, if possible, its significance to Seventh-day Adventists today.

Importance of the Study

If the passage in the third chapter of Revelation addressed to the Laodicean Church has any special reference to the Seventh-day …

Haec Dixit Dominus Ii, Th. Engelder

Concordia Theological Monthly

Men are asserting that Luther had no right to say of his teaching: "Haec dixit Dominus." All that he could say was that according to his interpretation of Scripture He said so and so; and as his opponents said the same, the matter is left in doubt; no man can be divinely sure of his doctrine.

A Study Of The Doctrine And Covenants, John William Fitzgerald

Theses and Dissertations

The general topic of this thesis is the changes that have occurred in The Doctrine and Covenants through its various editions, beginning with A Book of Commandments which was printed in 1833, to the 1937 edition of The Doctrine and Covenants.

St. Paul And Social Psychology : An Introduction To Theepistle To The Ephesian, Frank Russell Barry

ATS Digital Resources

No abstract provided.