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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Acts of the Apostles"”.
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The Lord Opened Her Heart: Women, Work, and Leadership in Acts of the Apostles
<p>This dissertation will explore two women in The Acts of the Apostles, Tabitha (Acts 9:36-42) and Lydia (Acts 16:11-15) who have been routinely ignored by scholars, or mentioned only in praising the apostle associated with their story. As a result, stereotypical categorization has swept these …
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"Gods in human form?" : a study of the acclamations of divinity in the Acts of the Apostles.
This study evaluates five divine acclamations in the Book of Acts by situating them within the broader ancient Mediterranean context of deification. It demonstrates that divine acclamations in Acts do not conform to a single pattern of deification but several distinct patterns serving different …
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Adaptation and alienation : persuasive strategies and audience responses in the rhetorical handbooks, Polybius, Josephus, and the Acts of the Apostles.
This dissertation evaluates the rhetorical strategies and persuasive impact of speeches in the Acts of the Apostles and select other ancient Greek historical narratives against the template provided by Greco-Roman rhetorical theory regarding the ways in which orators should adapt their speeches to …
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Malaria Risk on Ancient Roman Roads: A Study and Application to Assessing Travel Decisions in Asia Minor by the Apostle Paul
… risks for travelers on ancient Roman roads with the goal of providing a tool for historical assessment of travel accounts from antiquity. The project includes: identification of malaria risk factors and associated spatial datasets, malaria risk model construction, verification and validation …
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Luke and the Law: A Defence of Christian Law-Observance
A majority of scholars over the last century and a half have characterized the discussion of the Law of Moses in the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles as ‘inconsistent’. These interpreters offer various proposals to explain this alleged inconsistency: Luke wrote at a later date, far-removed …
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The role of the Christian church in South African society : with scriptural focus on the care of widows and orphans
A literary critique is offered on the publication "Theology in a New Key: Responding to Liberation Themes", by Robert M. Brown. His view of Christian ministry differs fundamentally from the documented ministry of the early Church, described by Luke in the Acts of the Apostles. A comparative …
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A Historical Evaluation of the Evidence for the Death of the Apostles as Martyrs for Their Faith
A commonly used argument for the reliability of the first witnesses to the resurrection is that the apostles willingly died as martyrs for their faith. It is often claimed that all the apostles, except John, faced martyrdom. And yet until now, there has been no thorough scholarly evaluation of this …
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A critical evaluation of the evangelistic preaching of Martin Lloyd-Jones with special reference to his "Acts" series of sermons and its relevance for UK pastors today
A Critical Evaluation of the Evangelistic Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones with Special Reference to his ‘Acts’ Series of Sermons and its Relevance for UK Pastors Today Abstract The ministry of David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981), a leading British preacher within the Reformed tradition, has been a …
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Re-contextualisation of the Lukan Oikos : a social scientific approach
The thesis of this study is that the concept of the church as oikost as found in. Luke-Acts provides principles to inspire the church to meet some present challenges- The concepts of church and family in the Gospel of Luke and in the Acts of the Apostles were examined. It was found that the first …
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Demokratie im Volk Gottes? Untersuchungen zur Apostelgeschichte
… die Lukas besonders betont. Mit Hilfe der Macht-Theorie von H. Arendt werden die Ergebnisse aus der Apg als Zeugnis für das Bewusstsein einer gemeinsamen Macht aller im Volk Gottes interpretiert, die in demokratischen Formen ihren Ausdruck fand. Auf der Basis der grundlegenden Christenrechte - …
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An Analysis of Wars of the Romani, a Flemish Tapestry From the Late Sixteenth Century
<p>Among the treasures of the Montana Museum of Art and Culture is a lovely and elaborate work of art entitled Wars of the Romani, a Flemish tapestry woven in the last third of the 16th century. It is a large weaving, 10’ x 15’, portraying two armies intertwined in merciless combat. The specific …
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An Analysis of Wars of the Romani, a Flemish Tapestry From the Late Sixteenth Century
<p>Among the treasures of the Montana Museum of Art and Culture is a lovely and elaborate work of art entitled Wars of the Romani, a Flemish tapestry woven in the last third of the 16th century. It is a large weaving, 10’ x 15’, portraying two armies intertwined in merciless combat. The specific …
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Old Testament quotations within the context of Stephen's speech in Acts
The aim of this study is to contribute to ongoing studies on the Acts of the Apostles, particularly in the area of the manner in which the NT writer quotes and interprets the OT. Many scholars have studied the use of the OT in the NT, though few have investigated the explicit quotations in Acts. …