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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS"”.
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Typological Structures in the Old and New Testaments
… a semasiological analysis of the term τύπος and NT cognates and an exegetical investigation of NT hermeneutical τύπος passages.</p> <p>In the first chapter the stage is set for the study with a survey of the twentieth century discussion of biblical typology, placed against the backdrop of a …
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The Shining Face of Moses: The Interpretation of Exodus 34:29-35 and Its Use in the Old and New Testaments
… a fresh interpretation of Exodus 34:29-35 and analyzes how the passage is used in both the Old and New Testaments. Chapter 1 is a historical overview of how this passage has been interpreted through the centuries. Chapter 2 provides an exegetical discussion of Exodus 32-34, which makes up …
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The Fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant
The Davidic Covenant is a high point of the Old Testament as it sets up an expectation for a Davidic King that will rule over God's people. In addition to these promises, the Davidic Covenant anticipates the church of the New Testament to be a typological fulfillment of Old Testament promises. This …
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Augustine's Method of Teaching Religion
De Catechizandis Rudibua, one of Augustine’s minor works but one which subsequently exerted great and lasting influence, unfolds before the reader a masterful .plan for teaching religion. The unique feature of his method is that the instruction should range from 9 In the beginning God created …
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The contribution of Scottish covenant thought to the discussions of the Westminster Assembly (1643-1648) and its continuing significance to the Marrow controversy (1717-1723)
This dissertation aims to examine the development and significance of covenant doctrine in the Scottish Church during the struggles of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This development is examined in its political, historical, social, theological and ecclesiastical context. The idea of …
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A leader behavior profile analysis of senior pastors in growing Southern Baptist churches
… issues of leadership. There is a need to explore and understand how leadership is used in the local church. Senior pastors are in a position to have a positive impact on the growth of the church, and the maturity of the followers. This research design analyzed the leader behavior characteristics …
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Pastoral Preaching: A Reformation and Redefinition of a Pastor’s Call to Preach for the Purpose of Sanctification
… thesis, highlights its methodology and establishes its goals. The dissertation argues that pastoral preaching is any preaching in the setting of a local congregation where the pastor communicates the meaning of the text and properly applies it to the human experience of the …
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Salvation of the Damned Within the 'Periphyseon'
… being damned, or separated from God. Eriugena holds that no portion of mankind can be so separated for God, as the Word, received the entire human race, not a subset of it.</p><p> Although sometimes thought to be at odds with Christianity, it is Eriugena's position that the restoration of …
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Mission as Encounterology – a Kenotic Approach
… of kenosis as recorded in Philippians 2:5-11 and how Christians can practice this concept in their encounters. The next section will be about the Old Testament where God is revealed as the One who elected Israel, and such election came with what they had to do in return, such as to serve and …
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Portrait of a Heretic: The Development of Walter Kaufmann's Philosophy of Religion
… It begins with Kaufmann’s work as a translator and commentator on Friedrich Nietzsche, examining the ways his interpretation of Nietzsche’s philosophy both informs and anticipates his own philosophical perspective. Attention is also given to Kaufmann’s work on Hegel and existentialism as it …
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To Know the One True God: Reconciling the God of the Old Testament with the God of the New Testament
… on occasion while Jesus Christ is always kind and merciful. The Latter-day Saint belief that Jehovah and Jesus are the same person presents a supposed conflict. There has not been much written on this subject by either non-Latter-day Saints or Latter-day Saints, thus, this thesis represents a …
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Spiritual Nurture in the Local Seventh-day Adventist Congregation Through the Spiritual Gifts of Prophecy and Shepherding
… was to analyze the church as a nurturing entity, and the spiritual gifts that enable the church to develop a ministry of spiritual nurture.</p> <p>Method. This study followed the documentary methodology. The Scripture data, in both Old and New Testaments, regarding the purpose of the church and …
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The Fatherhood of God: an Exegetical Study From the Hebrew Scriptures
… the concept of God as presented in the so-called Old and New Testaments.</p> <p>Because of the tendency to explain God through the lenses of Greek and Roman mythology, chapter 1 surveys ANE thought, showing that the fatherhood of god concept goes back a lot further, and is more pervasive, than the …
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The Function of loipos in Contexts of Judgment and Salvation in the Book of Revelation
… to human entities in contexts of judgment and salvation in the Apocalypse is examined. First, comes textual and translation matters. Then the examination of the literary context and structure follows. Next comes the historical background to each passage. Finally, the interpretation of that …
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The Scribes and Correctors of Codex Vaticanus: A Study on the Codicology, Paleography, and Text of B(03)
… (B[03]) through the lens of its scribes and earliest correctors. While this manuscript, which contains the Greek Old and New Testaments, is recognized as one of the most important witnesses for Septuagint scholars and New Testament textual critics, there has yet to be any thorough …
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David Willson (1778-1866): Canadian Visionary Writer And Hymnodist
… theological writings for the many poems and hymns he composed; and for the utopian community--the Children of Peace--he helped build at Sharon, Ontario. This thesis initiates a thorough understanding of Willson's literary achievements by providing a critical overview of the entire canon, …
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Penal Substitutionary Atonement as the Basis for New Covenant and New Creation
… substitutionary atonement is necessary for the new creation. The new covenant promises are inaugurated at Jesus’ death and at Pentecost when the Spirit indwells Christians; the promises are consummated in the new heavens and the new earth. Jesus says that his death inaugurates the new covenant …
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A Historical, Biblical, and Theological Interpretation of Covenants: Unconditionality and Conditionality in Relation to Justification and Sanctification
… sanctification, union with Christ, and covenant theology. It is comprised of four main parts, set forth with the thesis that the nature of the biblical covenants God makes with humans is both unconditional and conditional (or unilateral and bilateral), which undergirds the two basic …
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Testing the Spirits: A Biblical Assessment of the Islamic Jibril
… of this dissertation is to assess the nature and character of the Islamic representations of Jibril by means of biblically derived criteria for identifying spiritual beings and by comparing the representations of the Islamic Jibril with the representations of the biblical Gabriel. Gabriel is …
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A Widow’s Hope in Late-Life Spousal Loss: A Biblical Response to Meaning-Making and Continuing Spiritual Bonds
Widowhood is considered one of the most stressful and life-altering experiences that can cause a loss of meaning and purpose in life. Bereavement brings mortality to the forefront, raising questions related to life’s existential meanings. In recent years, there has been a broadening interest in the …
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