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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"BS The Bible"”.
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The Body of Christ concept in Ephesians
Summary available: p. viii-x
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'David as reader': 2 Samuel 12: 1-15 and the poetics of fatherhood
In this thesis, the concept of the character as reader is explored as a means of revealing the poetics of the text of 2 Samuel. A preliminary examination of David's interpretation of the story of the Amalekite messenger in 2 Sam 1 leads to the conclusion that the polysemy of the Amalekite's …
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Jesus and land: constructions of sacred and social space in Second Temple Judaism
Chapter One introduces the study by setting out an understanding of sacred space using social anthropology and social space using the theoretical work of Henri Lefebvre. The importance of space to human experience is highlighted with a view to application to the life of Jesus, understood in light …
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Idolatry and authority: a study of 1 Corinthians 8.1-11.1 in the light of the Jewish diaspora
1 Cor 8.1-11.1 concerns the subject of idolatry in first-century Christianity and ancient Judaism. Jews and Christians differ over what constitutes idolatry; and even within ancient Judaism and early Christianity, there was no consensus on what it meant. The NT passage concerns three parties, i.e. …
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Women in Mark's gospel
This thesis aims to examine the portrayal of women in Mark's gospel in the context of his apocalyptic world-view. Each account that features women characters is interpreted in relation to Mark's definition of discipleship and his understanding of new creation. One of the key characteristics of …
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Scepticism and ironic correlations in the joy statements of Qoheleth?
This Ph.D. dissertation examines the seven joy statements in the Book of Qoheleth (2.24-25; 3.12-13; 3.22; 5.17-19; 8.15; 9.7-9; 11.8-9) in order to understand their literary nature and effects. The thesis question which this dissertation attempts to answer is: Can scepticism and ironic …
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Reading Daniel as a theological hermeneutics textbook
Reading Daniel as a Theological Hermeneutics Textbook is a thesis that sets out to read the book of Daniel as a narrative textbook in the field of theological hermeneutics. Employing such disciplines as historical criticism, literary criticism, narrative theology and hermeneutics, this thesis seeks …
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The construction of shame in the Hebrew Bible: the prophetic contribution
This thesis explores the phenomenon of shame in the context of the Hebrew Bible, focusing particularly on the three major Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel), because it is here that shame vocabulary is most prevalent. Shame is prominently discussed in the literature of psychology and …
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Conversations about chaos and order: making the world in the Book of Job
Setting their sights on the splash thrown up by Leviathan in chapters 3 and 41, many interpreters have argued that the conflict between chaos and order, as embodied in combat mythology, is a theme in the Book of Job. Although I agree that issues related to chaos and order are central to the book, …
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Family matters: an exegetical and socio-historical analysis of familial metaphors in 1 Thessalonians
… life in antiquity, this investigation combines the study of the family as social reality and as metaphor in order to explore the relationships between Paul and the Thessalonians and the Thessalonians' relationships to one another. An in-depth investigation of 1 Thessalonians - Paul's earliest …
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The relationship between eschatology and ethics in the Synoptic Gospels: the problem of relevancy
Abstract available: p. [1-4]
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The use of Isaiah in the Sibylline Oracles, Qumran literature and Romans (a source-influence study)
This thesis is a comparative study of the influence of the Book of Isaiah on the Sibylline Oracles, (some of) the Qumran sectarian writings and Romans. Equal time and energy have been devoted to studying the use of Isaiah by Paul and some of his kinspeople such as the Jewish Sibyls who are …
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Covenant loyalty and the goodness of God: a study in the theology of James
The problem of what, if anything, brings continuity of thought to the exhortations found in the New Testament Letter of James has perplexed, and continues to perplex interpreters of this letter. Indeed, for Martin Dibelius the literary character of this letter provided no opportunity for the …
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The privilege of Israel: christology and the Jews in Paul's letter to the Romans
Abstract available: p.2
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The old man and the new man: a study in Pauline theology
Abstract available: p. 2
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The theology of judgement in the Fourth Gospel: christology and eschatology in John 5
This thesis addresses the apparent puzzle of the theology of judgement in the Fourth Gospel. Throughout John’s Gospel, Jesus is presented as both judging and not judging while eschatological scenarios are presented and alluded to in which humanity will be judged at the last day and also in which …
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The date of Mark's gospel: a perspective on its eschatological expectation
This thesis attempts to find a date and general context for Mark' s gospel. Scholars are in general agreement that this is the earliest of the gospels. and thus of key importance for our dating of the other Synoptics and valuable for New Testament chronology generally. The focus of my study is Mark …
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Allegory, mimesis and the text: theological moulding of Lukan parables in Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis
The approach of this thesis is a departure from the traditional philological examination of understanding the variant readings in Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis. The parables of Jesus in Luke are the object of investigation. The witness of the Church Fathers in the form of their allegorical exegesis …
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