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God Progression In The Old Testament
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Desecration and Defilement in the Old Testament
<p>Problem. The Hebrew roots hll and tm' have been translated interchangeably by desecration or defilement. Since the root hll is used in opposition to the root qds, while tm' stands in opposition to thr, it remained to be investigated whether their equation is justified because they appear in …
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The significance of ḥesed in the Old Testament
Th. D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1949
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Hebraic Puritans: Old Testament Politics in Early New England
<p>This dissertation argues that the Old Testament flourished in both Puritan political theory and political practice. Part I, consisting of the first three chapters, traces the intellectual history of Mosaic law through a chronological and regional structure. Chapter 1 begins in the Elizabethan …
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The Old Testament Babylonian exile : a socio-political study
This study is a materialist literary analysis of Deuteronomistic History. with particular reference to the Elijah-cycle which culminates in the Naboth Episode its appropriation by the oppressed in their situation and experience of oppression in contemporary societies. The materialist literary …
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The Negative Motif of the Sea in the Old Testament
This dissertation demonstrates that the sea is consistently a negative motif in the OT. Chapter 2 introduces Hermann Gunkel because he wrote the foundational work on the topic of the chaotic sea in the OT. He argued that Babylonian myth lies in the background of the OT passages that are negative …
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Old Testament characters as Christological witnesses in the Fourth Gospel
… the Christological witness function of the Old Testament characters in the Gospel of John. Chapter 1 discusses the problem concomitant to the bi-partite nature of the Christian Bible and the scholarly solutions suggested to remedy this issue. The importance of Christology for John and the …
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Indicators of Typology Within the Old Testament : the Exodus Motif
… are indicators of Exodus typology within the Old Testament.</p> <p>The Purpose</p> <p>Based on R. M. Davidson’s definition of biblical typology, various elements that comprise biblical typology such as the historical aspect, divine design, prophetic aspect, <em>Steigerung</em> …
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Old Testament quotations within the context of Stephen's speech in Acts
The aim of this study is to contribute to ongoing studies on the Acts of the Apostles, particularly in the area of the manner in which the NT writer quotes and interprets the OT. Many scholars have studied the use of the OT in the NT, though few have investigated the explicit quotations in Acts. …
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The source and authority of prophecy in the Old Testament period
Our thesis is that the prophet in the Old Testament period was an ordinary man with a specific ministry. His ministry was both to communicate the word of God to man and also to be consulted by man about the hidden things of life. We consider some of the many factors which went to constitute the …
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The Use of Nakedness Imagery as Theological Language in the Old Testament
This dissertation argues that nakedness language in the OT powerfully communicates theological information to the reader because of its inherent association with shame at the level of basic human experience. This dissertation surveys the texts using nakedness imagery in the OT, explaining its …
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Israelite Interactions with Gentiles in the Old Testament and the Implications Regarding Missions
ISRAELITE INTERACTIONS WITH GENTILES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE IMPLICATIONS REGARDING MISSIONS Nancy Jane Eavenson, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011 Chair: Dr. Russell T. Fuller This dissertation examines the missional implications of teaching regarding Israelite …
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The Year of the Lord's Favor: An Old Testament Theology of the Jubilee
… The aim of this work is to weave together an Old Testament theology of the Jubilee that takes into account a number of textually-based observations regarding the Jubilee. Chapter 1 provides a history of research. Chapter 2 looks at ancient near Eastern parallels of the Jubilee and identifies …
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The Development of the Idea of Sacrifice and Atonement in the Old Testament
Th. D. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1923 Scanned from microfilm source: Publication (Historical Commission, Southern Baptist Convention) ;no. 4511-381; faculty committee initials present after bibliography.
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Irenaeus's Defense of the Old Testament as Part of the Canon of Scripture
… the Jewishness of both Jesus of Nazareth and the Old Testament Scriptures. Two voices emerged within the Church as it wrestled with this issue: Marcion of Sinope, and Irenaeus of Lyons. Marcion rejected the Church’s use of the Old Testament and propagated a theology which radically reinterpreted …
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The Year of Jubilee and Old Testament Ethics: A Test Case in Methodology
This thesis argues that the “ethical triangle” model of C. J. H. Wright’s OT ethics, slightly adjusted, offers a convincing account of the Jubilee, which is here analysed from the perspective of each of the triangle’s vertices: theological, social, and economic. The meaning and paradigmatic value …
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