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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Wisdom Literature"”.
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Paul's Use of Canonical and Noncanonical Wisdom Literature in Romans and the Corinthian Letters
<p><em>Problem</em> . Although Paul's use of wisdom literature has been widely acknowledged, the relationship between the apostle and wisdom literature has not been thoroughly investigated. Scholars have tended to deal mainly with the function of wisdom traditions in general in Paul's argument. …
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Unveiling wisdom: a literary and theological study of wisdom traditions in the Book of Revelation
This thesis analyzes the pervasive use of wisdom language and themes in the Book of Revelation. Although numerous scholars have noted the use of wisdom language in apocalyptic writings such as 1 Enoch and 4 Ezra, this thesis focuses on its use in the Book of Revelation. Chapter 1 introduces the …
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Johannine Wisdom Christology in Chinese contexts
… scholarship has generally agreed that Jewish wisdom literature constitutes the background to the concept of the Logos in the Fourth Gospel. However, regarding the topic of Johannine Wisdom Christology (JWC), there are still gaps and questions remaining after previous studies. While these …
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Preaching Faith Seen Through Works to High School Students at Faith Bible Church in Edmond, Oklahoma
… a believer’s life. Through continual use of the wisdom literature and the teachings of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount, James shows the reader of this epistle that faith was never meant to be an isolated ideology in the life of a believer. Instead, faith serves as the catalyst for living a …
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Teaching and Improving Family Worship at the Military Chapel, Parris Island, South Carolina
… Testaments in the genres of command, narrative, wisdom literature, poetry, gospel, and epistle are explained. Chapter 3 presents the theoretical and sociological issues of family worship. The historical understanding of family worship as well as contemporary recommendations are included. Chapter …
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Fortunes of A Hero: Anglo-Saxon Principles of Excellence In the Fortunes of Men and Beowulf
… the Edge: The Fortunes of Men and the limits of Wisdom Literature,' reveals vivid imagery and rich metaphorical meaning in the language of the poem itself. This paper explores of The Fortunes of Men as Anglo-Saxon literature that exhibits a theme of achieving excellence by means of controlling …
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The Identity of the Spirit (rûªh) in Eliphaz’s Vision (Job 4:12-21) and Its Significance for Understanding the Book of Job
… sufferer theme, makes the book apocalyptic wisdom literature. Satan’s challenge in the prologue and his malicious influence throughout finally meet an apocalyptic climax as Satan reappears on the scene as the serpent Leviathan, upon whom God pronounces his ultimate punishment. Job, on the …
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The Fatherhood of God: an Exegetical Study From the Hebrew Scriptures
… 7; 1 Chr 17; 22, 28; and 29), in the Psalms and Wisdom Literature (Pss 68; 89; 103; and Prov 3), and in the prophets (Isa 63, 64; Jer 3; 31; Mal 1; and 2). The theological themes within them are discussed in chapter 3, arriving at a picture of God that is passionately involved with His individual …
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'How can his word be trusted?': speaker and authority in Old Norse wisdom poetry
… to ask in a poem purporting to relate the wisdom of Óðinn, and it is a concern repeatedly voiced in regard to him and other speakers in the elaborate narrative frames of the Old Norse wisdom poems. The exchange of wisdom in poetic texts such as this is no simple matter. Wisdom is conceived …
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The Active Obedience of Jesus Christ
… Chapter 1 defines the doctrine, surveys previous literature, offers warrant for the work, and previews the argument of the work. In short, the thesis of this work is that the active obedience of Christ is a biblical doctrine. Chapter 2 presents a historical survey, tracing theologians from the …
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Theology of Blindness in the Hebrew Scriptures
… simply mention right treatment of the blind in wisdom literature as an act of good conduct. In the Hebrew Bible, physical blindness carries meanings of weakness and imperfection. Metaphorically, blindness could represent lack of mental or spiritual insight. Nearly all types of blindness could be …
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The relevance of creation and righteousness to intervention for the poor and needy in the Old Testament
… and is most clearly attested in Old Testament Wisdom literature. It is concluded that this theme is best understood in the context of family religion and the commitment of an individual's personal god to the protection of the individual. The association between the roots [] and [] and …
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Becoming God, Becoming the Buddha: The Relation of Identity and Praxis in the Thought of Maximus the Confessor and Kūkai
… also has roots in prajnāpāramitā (“perfection of wisdom”) literature, important to many schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism. How they understand ‘identity’ is central to their philosophy and will reflect in both the practices they advocate and the rationale for them After establishing and explicating …
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The rhetoric of reflection : Hebrew roots of cognition and the final form of the masoretic text of the Psalter.
… concludes with a chapter considering the role of Wisdom in the final form of the Psalter. Wisdom is considered as it shows up in the final form of the Psalter through the presence of Wisdom psalms, through the shaping of the final form according to Wisdom ideals, and through Wisdom's relation to …
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Open Proverbs: Exploring Genre and Openness in Proverbs 10:1-22:16
… their minds. In ch. 7, I consider the way wisdom is acquired in the ‘didactic proverb’ genre, and suggest a principle for gaining it: students must ‘trust and scrutinise’. They are thereby empowered in their quest for wisdom, whilst also becoming aware of their limitations. Throughout Part …
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The Bible and its modern methods: interpretation between art and text
… address five different genres of biblical literature and read them according to various dynamics found in Modern images. In forming these relationships I challenge traditional perceptions of characters and literary style by allowing an artistic representation or pictorial method to …
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A Constructive Theology of Truth as a Divine Name with Reference to the Bible and Augustine
… truth to God’s love, being, law, word, and wisdom. The fourth chapter synthesises and augments the conceptual parameters developed in chapters two and three. The resulting constructive theology establishes the consequences of approaching ‘God as truth itself’ for truth in general. The …