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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Messiah"”.
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Muhammad Speaking of the Messiah: Jesus in the Hadith Tradition
Much has been written about Qur’ānic references to Jesus (‘Īsā in Arabic), yet no work has been done on the structure or formal analysis of the numerous references to ‘Īsā in the Hadīth, that is, the collection of writings that report the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad. In effect, non- …
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Muslim Messiah: Evangelical Missionaries and the Controversies of Islamic Contextualization
This thesis analyses a major evangelical missionary controversy over "insider movements", in which American missionaries encouraged Muslim background converts in South and Southeast Asia to follow Jesus while retaining their Muslim identity, triggering fractious debates over their continuing mosque …
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The Trajectory of the "Warrior Messiah" Motif in Scripture and Intertestamental Writings
… between the Testaments with the Warrior Messiah motif as a test. The intertestamental writings (IW) were also included with their interpretive role to assess the continuity. The approach of "canonical biblical theology" was adopted as the methodology.</p> <p>The findings of chapter 2 on …
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Reimagining the birth of the Messiah and his forerunner in Luke's gospel: a sociorhetorical interpretation
… the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, to Jesus the Messiah in Luke 1–2. A detailed analysis of the opening-middleclosing textures of the Lukan text brings to the fore a clear structural juxtaposing and interweaving of the birth and infancy narratives of John and Jesus. The exercise provides the …
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A Survey and Analysis of Contemporary Evangelical Hermeneutical Approaches to Understanding Messiah in the Old Testament
… HERMENEUTICAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING MESSIAH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Jason Alan Motte, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. T. J. Betts There is great diversity among evangelicals about how to understand messiah in the Old Testament. Many of the differences are …
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Matthew1:1–17 as a Summary of Israel’s Story: The Messiah, His Brothers, and the Nations
The opening episode of the twentieth season of The Simpsons features a recital of Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus by Bible-wielder Ned Flanders, as he and Homer Simpson stand stuck in dried concrete.1 The implication is clear. This genealogy seems to be boring stuff, depths of tedium only fit for …
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A False Messiah? A Holistic Literary and Theological Reading of Isaiah’s use of the Hezekiah Narratives
… not Hezekiah is portrayed as a failing or false Messiah figure in the book of Isaiah in order to set a contrast between him and the ‘true’ Messiah. Recognising the extensive literature that has already appeared there are still certain key aspects of the Hezekiah narratives, particularly in …
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Defending the Messiah in the Islamic Milieu: A Critical Analysis and Translation of the Earliest Arabic-Christian Apology
How did Christians living under the hegemony of the Muslims respond to the rise of Islam? This dissertation offers the first complete English translation and textual analysis of the earliest Arabic-Christian apologetic work to engage Islam. Chapter 1 serves as a compass for the work, outlining the …
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The Messiah and the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: The Christological Significance of Jesus' Role as the Giver of the Spirit in Luke-Acts
… Luke unveils the divine identity of the Messiah. Chapter 1 provides a history of research of Lukan Christology and highlights the various controlling categories scholars have proposed for analyzing Lukan Christology. It concludes that there is a need for a study on Luke's Spirit-giver …
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Die Christologie van die Psalter binne die konteks van die koningspsalms? : ‘n praktiese toespitsing op Psalms 45 en 110 (Afrikaans)
… king was anointed with oil. This made him the messiah of God. In co-ordinance with his Jebusite predecessors, every Davidic king also was a priest just as Melchizedek, the king of Salem, was. Upon this Davidic dynasty of messianic priest-kings, Israel’s hope as a nation rested. The Old …
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The Role of the Holy Spirit in Leading Ecclesial Change in Luke-Acts
… the role of the Holy Spirit in the empowered Messiah and demonstrates how the same Spirit that empowered, enabled, and equipped the Messiah is the same Spirit that enables, empowers, and equips believers today. Chapter 4 displays the manifestation of the Spirit’s work not only in the believer …
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"By one man's firm obedience fully tried" : Christ the man and messianic misconception in Paradise Regained.
… of Paradise Regained--the true nature of the Messiah. This misunderstood scene presents an attempted perversion of Christ's role as Messiah and King and leads to a clearer understanding of Milton's conception of the mission of Christ and Satan's endeavor to subvert God's kingdom. In this …
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Chabad Lubavitch : the centrality of the Rebbe in the movement during his lifetime and after his death
… renown messianic movement that identified its Messiah, namely their Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson only to watch him die shortly after. Two years after the Rebbe's death, the Chassidim (adherents) of this movement continue to grapple with their loss. Without a successor to guide …
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An Investigation of the Chronology of Daniel 9:24-27
… decision-making. The three expressions, "Messiah, the Prince" (vs. 25), "Messiah" (vs. 26a), and "Prince" (vs. 26b), refer contextually and structurally to the same personality.</p> <p>Chapter 3 investigates the historical-chronological correlates of the events stipulated in Dan 9:24-27. …
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The theological role of "signs" in the Gospel of John
… of the eschatological salvation,’ and ‘the Messiah/Christ/King.’ Some related theological themes that are conveyed through the signs are, for example, ‘the replacement of the Jewish tradition,’ ‘the significance of a faith in Jesus,’ ‘glorification of Jesus,’ ‘unbelief,’ and ‘the …
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The Identity and Role of the Servant in Isaiah 42:1-9: An Exegetical and Theological Study
… then second, to the people of the NT when the Messiah came, and finally to us as the Messiah will return in the eschaton. The inner-biblical origin of the “servant of the Lord” can be traced back to the Proto-Evangelium (Gen 3:15) and other messianic passages in the OT (Num 24:15-24), and is …
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Remnant and restoration as a paradigm of Matthew's theology of Israel
… themes in Matthew's presentation of Jesus as the Messiah-King of Israel (1:18-4:17). Matthew confirms events from Jesus' early life with fulfillment citations that function on both a narrative and theological level to authenticate Jesus' messianic identity and his mission to Israel. This chapter …
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Abraham and the exile in Galatians 3:1-14
… of God is gained only through faith in the Messiah, whose death is described in terms of the restoration from the Exile, and that curse of the Exile, that was fundamentally separation from God, awaits those who live by the works of the Law. Chapter 1 examines the place of the Exile in …
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A Fresh Approach to the Miracle Stories in Matthew 8-9: Literary Analysis Through the Literary Technique of Matthew's Three Stage Progression Pre-Supposedly Adopted by the First Evangelist
… cluster describes Jesus as the merciful healing Messiah. Jesus heals every disease he encounters. In the second cluster, Jesus is the divine being who commands the nature and the demons. He even has the authority of forgiving sins. The third cluster closed the miracle narratives by emphasizing …
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