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The concept of holiness in the Pauline epistles
… an in-depth exegetical study on various Pauline epistles. All texts on holiness which occur in all thirteen Pauline epistles are examined and discussed. Chapter 1 begins with a question on how Paul, as a Pharisee, might have reevaluated the concept of holiness through the Christ event. This …
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The Future Inheritance of Land in the Pauline Epistles
… updated study on the inheritance in the Pauline epistles, examines the history of research on this topic, and states the thesis of this dissertation. Then it explains the method that will be employed to examine the relevant inheritance texts and provides an overview of the dissertation. Chapter 2 …
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The Pluriformity of the Alexandrian Text-Type in the Catholic Epistles
… Alexandrian group in his study of the Johannine Epistles. Kenneth Keumsang Yoo’s study of 1 Peter in 2001 confirmed the existence of the third group. This study attempted to determine whether the so-called third Alexandrian group exists in all of the books of the Catholic Epistles, and what the …
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An investigation of the purpose and mutual relations of the Johannine Epistles
… No less difficult are the questions posed by the Epistles of John. First there is the question of authorship. Did one writer pen all three works? What is the relationship of the writer/s of the Epistles to the author/s of the Fourth Gospel and the Apocalypse of John? There is also the problem of …
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The Phenomenon of Social Presence in the Pauline Epistles and Its Implication for Practices of Online Education
Many theological institutions have adopted online educational formats. Proponents of online formats in theological education have typically given pragmatic justifications for the use of online formats while the most vocal detractors of online formats base their objections on theological concerns. …
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Expository preaching as a means to fulfill Paul's admonitions in the pastoral epistles to confront and correct false teaching
… to fulfill Paul's admonitions in the Pastoral Epistles to confront and correct false teaching. Chapter 1 defines the thesis and methodology of the dissertation. Chapter 2 provides exegesis of specific texts in the Pastoral Epistles dealing with false teaching. This chapter establishes the …
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The So-Called Mixed Text: an Examination of the Non-Alexandrian and Non-Byzantine Text-Type in the Catholic Epistles
… a "mixed text-type" in six books of the Catholic Epistles that is distinguishable from the already established text-types. This text-type if supported by empirical investigation to be more original than the Alexandrian ant Byzantine texts, could necessitate the re-evaluation of these established …
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Situating 2 Timothy in early Christian history
… These three letters, known as the Pastoral Epistles, each purports to be written by Paul. Though some scholars defend this notion, the majority of critical scholars argue they were not written by Paul, but by someone in the early second century. For these scholars, a later date better …
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Function and Nature of the Heavenly Sanctuary/Temple and its Earthly Counterparts in the New Testament Gospels, Acts, and the Epistles: A Motif Study of Major Passages
… (NT) Gospels, Acts, Pauline and General Epistles where the sanctuary/temple motif is found (a total of twenty-two passages). After the introductory chapter, chapters 2, 3, and 4 are devoted to the exegetical analysis of these major passages following canonical order and divisions of the …
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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 Synoptic Gospels, Luke/Acts, The Pauline Epistles, The Johannine Literature and The General Epistles. A concluding section summarises my findings and relates them to biblical hermeneutics. The extent and nature of the New Testament evidence suggests the need for a full-scale exploration of …
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The Classification of the Greek Manuscripts of the Epistle of James
… number of the Greek manuscripts of the Epistles of I and II Peter, I, II, and III John, and Jude have recently received long overdue classification, only a very few Greek manuscripts of the Epistle of James have been given comparable treatment.</p> <p>In this dissertation, we have sought …
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Developing a shepherd care approach for the pastoral leadership of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina
… pastoral responsibilities given in the Pastoral Epistles and the need to provide doctrinal correction to the flock. Chapter 3 gives an overview of shepherd care and doctrinal correction from historical voices, present voices, and the challenges presented to the megachurch. Chapter 4 gives a …
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The Not-So Gnostic Crisis: Encrateia in Exegesis
… within the teachings of Jesus, the Pauline epistles and pseudo-Pauline writings, as well as to the culture and philosophy of the East and West. Much of the debate finds itself being addressed in the broad question "how should a Christian live?" Out of this question came the development of …
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A biblical analysis of Donald A. McGavran's harvest theology principle
… the gospels, the book of Acts, and the Pauline epistles. Chapter 4, examines the biblical text as it pertains to the use of strategy and methods in the evangelistic task. The key question for this chapter is as follows: What, if any, strategy or method is employed in the New Testament and for …
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