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Showing 1 to 20 of 257 for “"Biblical Studies"”.
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The Use of Computer-Assisted Instruction in a Biblical Studies Course: A Case Study
… upon students' learning ability in a college Biblical studies course. Another purpose was to gather information from students with regard to their attitudes toward CAI and its effectiveness in learning the course material. A third purpose of the study was the design of CAI materials using a …
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Tolstoy & Isaiah : an anarchist critique of Isaiah’s revolution. Developing an anarchist hermeneutic within Biblical studies.
… research. This year saw the second Anarchist Studies Network (ASN) conference hosted by the Centre for the Study of International Governance (CSIG) at Loughborough University. The CSIG produces notable academic journals in anarchist studies and Continuum Press has recently released the …
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Polysemy in Biblical Hebrew: Examining the Semantic Domain of Fear in the Book of Job
Cognitive linguistics has opened new avenues for Biblical studies in the last several decades. In particular, prototype theory, metaphor theory, and polysemy studies can shed light on the Biblical text. Prototype theory aids the Biblical scholar in understanding how semantic domains are organized …
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Paul the bigot? Reading the Cretan quotation of Titus 1:12 in light of relevance theory
… Theory (RT). Although its application to Biblical Studies has been limited, the Theory provides crucial insights for both evaluating previous interpretations and for guiding historically and linguistically responsible readings. I argue that key insights of RT illuminate critical evidence …
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The Faculty of Theology of the University of Zululand: its contribution to vocational training, research and publication and spiritual support
… the establishment of a department of Theological Studies in 1964, followed by a faculty of Theology in 1970, is discussed. Chapter 2 discusses the professional training activities of the Faculty of Theology in co-operation with accredited theological institutions. The thesis relates how the …
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A Constructive Theology of Truth as a Divine Name with Reference to the Bible and Augustine
… discourse and points to its relevance to biblical studies and philosophy of religion. The contribution is threefold: first, the thesis introduces a novel method for constructive theology, consisting of developing conceptual parameters from source material which are then combined into a …
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Intertextuality and Allusion in the Study of the Hebrew Bible
When biblical studies adopted the language of intertextuality, it began using it in conjunction with other vocabulary--inner-biblical exegesis and interpretation, echoes, allusion--all of which it uses to signify when a biblical text refers to another text that appears elsewhere in Bible. This …
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Deuteronomy 32: A Genre Analysis
… view of genre has dominated thefield of biblical studies and contributed to the unhelpful emphasis on historicism. This project advances on the work of Dr. Will Kynes by articulating an intertextual view of genre. The first chapter advances this view of genre in contrast with alternative …
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Ammon in the Hebrew Bible: a Textual Analysis and Archaeological Context of Selected References to the Ammonites of Transjordan
… how Ammon--though often ignored or slighted in studies up to the mid-20th century--increasingly receives scholarly attention. It also shows a need for applying the results of archaeological research to facilitate a fuller understanding of the biblical text.</p> <p>Chapter 2 outlines recent …
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Grafting Onto `the Jew': The Importance Of Being Jew-Ish To Early Modern English Christian Identity
… of Jews, particularly in drama, these studies have not examined how Paul's Letter to the Romans, in forming much of Reformation doctrine, was also crucial in forming attitudes towards and representations of literary and living Jews. My project uniquely combines history, biblical …
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Network church: a Pentecostal ecclesiology shaped by mission
… the synthesis of discerned experience (Spirit), biblical studies (Word) and the traditions of systematic and mission theology (Community). A trinitarian understanding of networks is developed and linked with an approach to the catholicity of the church that has a common essence and mission …
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Bringing characters alive: sensory development in the Fourth Gospel’s characterisation
… interdisciplinary investigation of the work of biblical character construction drawing from biblical studies, cultural anthropology and semiotics. It surveys how the author of the Fourth Gospel alludes to the human senses to build his characters to impact his readers. The research proposes the …
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Tumelo and Tshiamiso in perspective: Reading Romans 1: 17 within the Marapyane Lutheran Community context
… especially focusing on the Tumelo and Tshiamiso biblical expressions. The key questions are: Are local community readings the same as those of Luther and other biblical scholars? Are context-dynamics of local community biblical readers essential in determining their reading of Romans 1:17? These …
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The Agikuyu, the bible and colonial constructs: towards an ordinary African readers’ hermeneutics
Recognising the paradigm shift in African biblical studies where the image of a “decontextualized and non-ideological” scientific Bible reader is slowly being replaced with one of a “contextualized and ideological” reader, this research seeks to explore and understand the role of the “ordinary …
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The effect of electronic response systems : relationship between perceptions and class performance, and difference by gender and academic ability
… between two sections (n = 41 & 42) of a Biblical Studies course in a small evangelical university. Student characteristics were virtually identical in the classes, taught by the same instructor. In one section, the instructor used ERS two to four times a week to administer quizzes or …
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A relevance-theoretical and intertextual study of the wilderness motif in Hebrews, especially in Heb 12:1-17
… and acknowledged its usefulness for biblical studies, I show how difficult the identification or interpretation of intertextual references would have been for audiences – highlighting the need to supplement intertextual methodology with a comprehensive theory of human communication: …
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The Holy Spirit and Biblical Hermeneutics: A Study of the Teaching Ministry of the Holy Spirit as Described in the New Testament and its Relevance for Biblical Hermeneutics Today
… the considerable discussion of hermeneutics in biblical studies at present. I then proceed to examine the New Testament data under the following headings, The Synoptic Gospels, Luke/Acts, The Pauline Epistles, The Johannine Literature and The General Epistles. A concluding section summarises my …
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“You Only Have I Known”: Social Identity and the Book of Amos
… Theory and Self Categorization Theory in biblical studies are surveyed. Chapter 3 examines conflict and social identity in Amos. Through a study of the Oracles against the Nations and the confrontation with Amaziah the priest, various social group dynamics are brought to light. Unresisting …
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From Irritants to Satisfaction: A Model of a Theory of Meaning Applied to Reading the‘Sabbath of the LORD’ Motif In Exodus 16
The shift in biblical studies since the Age of Enlightenment from the so-called positivist (i.e. modernist) paradigm to the postpositivist (i.e. postmodern) paradigm has become a matter of (de)centralisation of meaning and interpretation. To contribute to the topic, I argue that there is a need for …
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A hermeneutical analysis of John Owen's use of Song of Songs 1:2-7 and 2:8-9
… convictions, especially by elements of his biblical theology which shape his theology of union and communion with regard to the Song, such as Psalm 45 and Ephesians 5:25-32. The research describes how Owen at times, depending on specific situations or communicative purposes, significantly …
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