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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Nehemiah"”.
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The message of the book of Nehemiah reconsidered: a postcolonial assessment of the portrait and work of Nehemiah
… of two main approaches to the person and work of Nehemiah, which I have named the Heroic View of Nehemiah (HVN) and the Critical View of Nehemiah (CVN), has prompted the research culminating in this thesis. Both views consider history (exile and its consequences), prophecy (the promise of …
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Restoration: An Oratorio Based on Ezra and Nehemiah
… an oratorio based on the story of Ezra and Nehemiah. I came to this story for several reasons: first, though comprising a unique moment in Old Testament history, it has not been told through music. More importantly, I believed that the themes of this story were ones that needed to be told …
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The Reimagination of the House of God in the Book of Ezra-Nehemiah
… thesis examines how the legal exegesis of Ezra-Nehemiah portrays the house of God. I will explore how four topics are repurposed and belong together to reimagine the house of God in the postexilic period: 1) resumption of cultic worship (Ezra 3:1-13; 6:16-22; Neh 10:33-35), 2) provision of …
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The role of imperial decrees in Ezra-Nehemiah : an ideological and exegetical analysis
… role of the imperial decrees of Persia in Ezra- Nehemiah (hereafter E-N). The imperial decrees, to date, have not been considered to play any significant role in both the compilation and the interpretation of E-N because they have been analysed, almost exclusively, in terms of their literary form …
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An evaluation of the cumulative value of the theories regarding the temporal priority of either Ezra or Nehemiah
… resolve. particularly the original position of Nehemiah chapter 8. The work continues with the position that a definite location for Nehemiah chapter 8 cannot be determined at present.<br/><br/>Chapter five then draws all the conclusions together, and draws out the implications from comparing …
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Separation of the People, Separation of the Land: The Parallel Literary Structures of Ezra 9–10 and Nehemiah 1–3
… parallel narrative structures of Ezra 9–10 and Nehemiah 1:1–3:32 are intended to connect the two books and highlights the overlapping theological connection of building the community through exclusive ownership of the land. This is developed by contrasting return narrative in Nehemiah 1–3 with …
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Developing And Implementing The Nehemiah Model Of Strategic Planning to Rebuild Light In The Desert Baptist Church, Mesa, Arizona
… of this project was to develop and implement the Nehemiah model of strategic planning to rebuild Light in the Desert Baptist Church. Chapter 1 explains the ministerial context of Light in the Desert Baptist Church. In addition to a historical overview of the church, there is an analysis of the …
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A Grammar of Transcriptions in 2 Esdras: Text, Philology, Phonology
… a Hebrew and Aramaic pronunciation of Ezra-Nehemiah from a stage earlier than that attested in the Tiberian reading tradition. This pronunciation, and the process of uncovering it, sheds new light on Ezra-Nehemiah, 2 Esdras, and some of the people who transmitted these texts down through …
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Scripture and Its Readers: Readings of Israel’s Story in Nehemiah 9:6 – 37, Ezekiel 20:5 – 31 and Acts 7:2 – 60
… engagement with three biblical texts, namely Nehemiah 9:6 – 37, Ezekiel 20:5 – 32 and Acts 7:2 – 60, which offer three different inner-canonical readings of scripture in the form of three distinctive recitals of Israel’s story. The purpose is to consider how these retellings read scriptural …
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Developing Leadership Training for Gospel City Church in Granger, Indiana, to Promote Disciplemaking
… the biblical call to mission focus by examining Nehemiah 1:1-7:4, which outlines Nehemiah’s call to mission focus, and then surveys the book of Matthew where Jesus demonstrated his ability to maintain mission focus. Both men followed three steps to maintain mission focus: (1) recognize the …
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Taxonomy and the History of Science: A Critical Analysis of Four Historic Publications
… three pre-Linnaean works from Pliny the Elder, Nehemiah Grew, and Rembert Dodoens, I have found that the history of the sciences has been largely distorted. The distortion appears to be of many factors, including the replacement of ideas, censorship from scholarly societies, and rejection from …
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Identifying and Developing Revitalizing Pastors Within the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
… the tenure of Moses, the prayerfulness of Nehemiah, and the first Christian church revitalizer, the apostle Paul. Chapter 3 explores the practical elements of this project that were included in the survey of the pastors of the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: the importance …
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Developing an Expository Preaching Series On Financial Stewardship at Living Water Church in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
… 4, Proverbs 3:1-10, 1 Samuel 2, Malachi, Nehemiah 10-13, Numbers 18:26 and 1 Corinthians 9:14 along with Exodus 36 and 2 Corinthians 9:6, and Matthew) to show that biblical financial stewardship honors God, enhances the word of God, and brings blessing to believers. Chapter 3 presents …
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Negotiating the memory of the dead in the community of Yehud.
… in the Books of Kings, Ezekiel, Chronicles, and Nehemiah. The burial references indicate the importance of monarchic Jerusalem and its royal mortuary cult. Each book, however, demonstrates different approaches to the memory of the royal dead and distinct ways in which that memory influences (and …
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Revitalizing and Changing Culture at North Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona
… plan. The chapter focuses on the book of Nehemiah. This book will be great insight to the importance of a strategic plan but also the reality of the opposition that comes with a strategic plan. Chapter 3 focuses on understanding the pastor, present and future of NPHX. Knowing the cultural …
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Developing And Casting A Great Commission Vision At Vann Avenue Baptist Church, Evansville, Indiana
… of Proverbs 29:18, Psalm 33:11, Genesis 12:1, Nehemiah 1-2:10, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Philippians 3:13-14 and Ephesians 4:1-16.8 Chapter 3 presents theoretical and practical issues regarding this project. This chapter examines studies completed on churches who have successfully led in …
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III-h verbs in biblical Hebrew: A study of short and long forms with special attention to the wayyiqtol conjugation
… late biblical Hebrew (especially Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah). Additionally, the data suggests that the long III-h wayyiqtol form corresponds in usage with the non III-h wayyiqtol forms lengthened with the ah suffix ( paragogic h). Before any firm conclusions can be set forth with regard to the …
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Die aard en impak van psigologiese geweld op sekondêreskool-onderwysers : riglyne vir ondersteuning
Psychological violence is mistreatment that is severe enough to influence the target person's health, to destroy his work or total career and overstrain his relationship with his family or friends. The impact of psychological violence has compelled many a company and organization to introduce …
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The Leadership Behavior of Jamaican High School Principals : Perceptions and Expectations of Teachers and Principals
<p><em>Problem. </em> This is a study of the leadership behavior of high school principals in Jamaica from the perspective of teachers and the principals themselves. The Ministry of Education in Jamaica concurred with the researcher that valuable insights could be gained from this study which could …
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