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Showing 1 to 20 of 401 for “"Scripture"”.
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Scripture as Architecture
… to the Word of God. They are expressions of Scripture. In the past, the church building itself expressed Scripture. The cruciform plan of the great cathedrals was the most profound example, depicting the symbol of Christianity. Clerestory windows filled the vaulted heights above the nave with …
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The Scripture of Helices
<p>This thesis comprises poems written during my two years of study for the Master of Arts Degree in English with a creative writing emphasis. The majority of the poems are written in either a received or contemporary form, although a substantial minority are written in free verse. Many of the …
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Personal Scripture Study of Prospective Missionaries
… missionary guide emphasized effective personal scripture study in order for missionaries to fulfill their purposes of teaching by the Spirit and inviting others to come unto Christ. Thus, "raising the bar" and <em>Preach My Gospel</em> together created an important focus on the personal …
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Reading Ezra 9-10 as Christian Scripture
This dissertation examines Christian attitudes to the Law through the story of Ezra 9-10 and its Torah interpretation, in dialogue with Jewish exegetical tradition, and offers a framework for reading this difficult text from a Christian perspective. The first part of the dissertation juxtaposes …
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The Spoken Word: God, Scripture, and Orality in Missions
… Kevin J. Vanhoozer's theodramatically-revised Scripture principle as a paradigm for the use of orality in ministry. Through the use of a Toulmin-model argument from practical reason, each chapter develops the argument supporting the thesis or claim of the dissertation. Chapter 1 establishes the …
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Scripture and Self in Origen of Alexandria's Exegetical Practice
<p>In this dissertation I examine the nature of scripture and the self as presented by Origen of Alexandria. I argue that Christian scripture and the Christian self are constructed by exegetical practice; furthermore, in the case of Origen, I will demonstrate that Christian scripture and the …
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"The Self-Attestation of Scripture as the Proper Ground for Systematic Theology"
… dissertation examines the Protestant doctrine of Scripture's self-witness of divine authority. Chapter 1 examines the current evangelical milieu. The doctrine has become nearly obsolete in the discussion of systematic theology. Consequentially, wherein lies authority has been greatly misunderstood …
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A New Covenant hermeneutic : the use of Scripture in Hebrews 8-10.
This work offers a description of the use of Scripture in Hebrews 8–jo and then some suggestions as to the hermeneutic that stands behind it. Chapter One suggests an approach to determining the structure of Hebrews and argues that chs. 8–jo constitute the theological heart and paraenetic core of …
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Spiritual inspiration for women of faith: scripture and the struggle for hope
… belief systems we have today come from texts and scriptures written by a collection of different people thousands of years ago. The problem with this, for women anyway, is that the large majority of the people who wrote these texts were men. Therefore, the religions built on these texts have ended …
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The Trajectory of the "Warrior Messiah" Motif in Scripture and Intertestamental Writings
<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the continuity/discontinuity 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" …
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Irenaeus's Defense of the Old Testament as Part of the Canon of Scripture
… 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 both the Old …
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Cinderella and Other Fairy Tales as Secular Scripture in Contemporary America and Russia
… Cinderella and Other Fairy Tales as Secular Scripture in Contemporary America and Russia. Major Professor: Charles Ross.</p>
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The use of scripture in Swahili tracts by Muslims and Christians in East Africa
This research assesses the use of scripture in tracts published in Swahili in East Africa. The use of tracts for the propagation of religion is introduced through the work of Tract Societies in Britain and the use of Christian tracts in overseas missions. Printing in Arabic and the propagation of …
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Evil, Ontology, and Scripture: A Diachronic Analysis of Augustine of Hippo's Privatio Boni Concept
… of Augustine’s views on evil, ontology, and Scripture, this dissertation aims to clarify misunderstandings surrounding the concept and determine if there is biblical warrant for it. Chapter 1 addresses issues of background, problem, purpose, and justification before introducing a delimited …
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Allegorical tendencies in preaching and their relation to the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture
… and the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture. Chapter 1 introduces the topic, setting forth the argument that the allegorical method presents an inherent danger to or denial of the sufficiency of Scripture. Chapter 2 clarifies the allegorical method by identifying its intrinsic …
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Emily Dickinson's feminist response to Scripture as manifested in her poetry and correspondence.
… feminist reader-response theory) to harmonize Scripture with her consideration for gender. By reading against the biblical text, Dickinson retained her belief in Scripture while she expounded in writing her interest in equity for women. With feminist reader-response theory as a foundation, this …
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Using scripture in Christian ethics: Interacting with Richard Hays's "The Moral Vision of the New Testament"
… evangelical ethical debates involves the use of Scripture. Rejecting historical-critical methods on the one hand, and simplistic prooftexting on the other. Richard Hays wrote The Moral Vision of the New Testament in order to deal with this very problem. By most accounts, Hays's approach succeeds. …
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