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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Ten Commandments"”.
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Philo of Alexandria's Exposition of the Tenth Commandment
<p>As part of a larger exposition on the Ten Commandments, Philo offers in Spec.4.78b-131 a detailed exposition of both the Tenth Commandment, which he reads simply as "You shall not desire," and the Mosaic dietary laws, which he identifies as a distinct set of subsidiary laws designed to promote …
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The Violin Sonata of Amy Beach
… ends with an energetic finale. Beach conveys intense feelings and emotions throughout the Violin Sonata, along with her phenomenal compositional technique. The purpose of this monograph is to provide an historical, analytical, and stylistic study of Beach’s Violin Sonata. Chapter 1 presents …
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Puritan iconoclasm : its origin and motivation
… were read in Switzerland and much of their content adopted, defended and refined by men like Leo Jud, Ludwig Haetzer and Ulrich Zwingli. The introduction of Jean Calvin's hermeneutics of synecdoche revolutionized iconoclastic thought, because it increased the weight of the idolatrous offense …
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Some Sources of Puritan Sabbatarianism
… to clarify the principles set forth in the <em>Ten Articles</em>. Its importance, for the purpose of this study, is that in its exposition of the Ten Commandments is the first comprehensive statement of sabbath observance made under the reform government of Henry VIII. This statement marks the …
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My Education
… I confess a sin to correspond to each on the Ten Commandments. This numeric organization (1-10) mirrors the alphabetical organization (A-Z) of “Boyfriends.” This is a work of spiritual accounting. In it, I tally the wrongs I have done to see how it all adds up. Unfortunately I am not very good …
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Principles of Church-State Relationships in the Writings of Ellen G. White
… Adventism there have been real or perceived tensions between two contrasting perspectives of church-state relationships: (1) the “eschatological view” that a union of church and state will lead to persecution in the times preceding the second coming of Christ, and (2) the “temporal view” that …
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The Sinaitic Covenant and Law in the Theology of Dispensationalism
<p>The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the dispensational position concerning the Sinaitic covenant and law and to evaluate it. The design of the study includes three major sections: the historical (chaps. 2-3), the descriptive (chap. 4), and the critical (chaps. 5-6).</p> <p>Chapter 2 …
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History's Perilous Pleasures: Experiencing Antiquity in the Postwar Hollywood Epic
… epic’s concern with heroic agency and impotence. This chapter draws on a wide variety of historical documents, including contemporary newspapers and magazines, the works of public intellectuals, and thinkers in the Christian press, all of whom struggled to make sense of the possibility of …
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The Spirit of the Lord and Obedience to God's Law : an Exegetical, Intertextual, and Theological Study of Ezekiel 36:27
… the logical progression of the thought and intent of the author. A semantic study of the meaning of words and phrases as well as the syntax of the text is examined to explore their relationship and how their significance and implication affect the translation and interpretation of the text. …