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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Lord's Supper"”.
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Jewish Jesus, Gentile church - Jewish meal? The origins and development of the Lord's Supper through a Jewish prism
… I argue that the origins and development of the Lord’s Supper are best understood through a Jewish prism. In order to do this, I create a distinction between ethos and practice. The four critical research questions that govern the thesis are: Firstly, why did the Lord’s Supper come about in the …
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John and Charles Wesleys' "Hymns on the Lord's Supper" (1745): Their Meaning for Methodist Ecclesial Identity and Ecumenical Dialogue
… theological shape of lyrical poetry about the Lord's Supper. These three dimensions are brought to bear on the question of Methodist ecclesial identity and ecumenical dialogue. The study explores the significance of the relationships derived from the synthesis of the evangelical and sacramental …
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The sacramental theology and practice of the Reverend John Willison (1680-1750)
… sacramental emphasis, at a time when the Lord's Supper was infrequently celebrated. The thesis aims to examine his sacramental theology and practice. Chapter one reconstructs his 'roots' and considers the influence of family, home church and university on his thinking. Ministries at …
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Communion with Christ and Christian community in 1 Corinthians: a study of Paul's concept of Koinonia
… with Christ crucified, God's Son, their risen Lord, a communion into which they had been called once-for-alI and where God's faithfulness continually preserved them until the end. The other instance in 1 Cor 10:16 is not a Pauline formulation but a presumably catechetical tradition on the …
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Van Calvyn na Zwingli : die vraagstuk van die kindernagmaal in die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (Afrikaans)
… confession concerning the presence of the Lord in communion. What the Dutch Reformed Church presents as the new exegetical insights within the scripture references regarding the communion, as well as a new Biblical theology on behalf of the participation in communion by children, is the …
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A Delphi Study of the Biblical/Doctrinal Knowledge That Ministers of Christian Churches/Churches of Christ Consider Essential for Spiritual Development
… (16) Evangelism (Witnessing); (17) Communion (Lord's Supper); (18) Acts 2:42ff. (Ecclesiology/the birth and mission of the Church); (19) 1 Corinthians 13 (Love chapter); (20) Holy Spirit (Third Person of the Trinity); (21) Matthew 28:18-20 (Being a disciple-maker); (22) Fruit of the Spirit; …
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The question of deification in the theology of John Calvin
Under the influence of the Christian ecumenical movement, there has been a tendancy to reread the Western theological tradition through the lens of the Eastern idea of deification. The studies of the theology of John Calvin, who is a leading figure in the Reformation tradition, cannot avoid such a …