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Shared Leadership as Exemplified by the Apostle Paul
SHARED LEADERSHIP AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE APOSTLE PAUL Michael Kenneth Atherton, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Michael S. Wilder This thesis studies the presence and role of shared leadership as displayed through the ministry of the apostle Paul. In chapter 1, the …
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The apostle Paul's social philosophy with its political implications
This item was digitized by the Internet Archive. Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University
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Church Revitalization: Insights from the Ministry of the Apostle Paul
… of these churches. This chapter argues that the apostle Paul was interested in church health and pinpointed three sets of factors which he consistently addressed in his work with churches. Chapter 2 begins by recognizing that Paul used both a proactive and a reactive approach to church health in …
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A quest for historical traditions of the Apostle Paul in Nonpauline sources
… shape modem Pauline studies. They are that the Apostle Paul -wrote letters, and that his theology can be reconstructed from these letters. The problem is that one cannot decide which of the letters is authentic unless one first knows something about Pauline theology. Much of the modern picture …
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Self-deception at the intersection of Friedrich Nietzsche and the Apostle Paul
Self-deception is a key component in Friedrich Nietzsche’s concept of ressentiment. It also plays a significant role in Paul’s notion of the fall. This thesis explores issues of self-deception in the realm of Nietzsche-Paul discourse. Specifically, Nietzsche’s explication of self-deception inherent …
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An Irish apostle: articulating and actualising apostolicity in the early Irish church
This thesis examines the earliest extant Latin Lives of Brigit and Patrick; Cogitosus’s Vita Brigidae and Muirchú’s Vita Patricii as evidence for a seventh-century debate on Irish apostolicity. While often dismissed as mere propaganda, this thesis shows they are highly sophisticated demonstrations …
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A study of the Apostle Paul's approach to the law in Galatians chapters 2 and 3.
The need for this research grew out of the challenges faced by the writer in his involvement with Christian and Jewish perceptions of Paul and the impassioned response his writing on the law seemed to evoke. This paper investigates Galatians chapters 2 and 3 in an attempt to derive a slightly …
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Biblical Lessons for Educational Leaders: The Servant Leadership of King David, Apostle Paul, Dr. Joe Hairston, Dr. Tim Markley
… they relate to the leadership of King David and Apostle Paul, as well as the scenarios that occurred during the tenure of Superintendents Hairston and Markley. Additionally, this investigation will demonstrate and provide evidence that the characteristics necessary for educational leaders to …
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Malaria Risk on Ancient Roman Roads: A Study and Application to Assessing Travel Decisions in Asia Minor by the Apostle Paul
… case-study application to the journeys of the Apostle Paul, as narrated in the New Testament book, Acts of the Apostles (Acts). The project is intentionally cross-disciplinary in bringing the technical capabilities of GIS to the task of evaluating nuanced textual sources for historical …
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The Hybrid Apostle: A Religious and Cultural Biography of Father Isaac Hecker's Early Life and the Origin of American Catholicism, 1837-1858
This thesis explores how Father Isaac Hecker's hybrid religious identity led him to form "American Catholicism" through his experience in various political, religious, and political movements he participated in between 1837-1858. As the son of German immigrants, he grew up in New York City as a …
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Working for the Glory of God: The Distinction Between Greed and Self-Interest in the Life and Letters of the Apostle Paul
This dissertation demonstrates that the Pauline corpus is sufficient to discern a distinction between self-interest and greed. The review of literature in chapter 1 reveals that definitions of greed often rely on such terms as “excessive” and “inordinate,” without defining the terms. Chapter 2 …
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Authoring Authority: The Apostle Paul and the Prophet Joseph Smith--A Critical Comparison of Texts and Power in the Generation of Religious Community
… efforts of the first-century Christian Apostle Paul and the nineteenth-century Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith.</p> <p>This comparison defamiliarizes and recharacterizes the heroes and origin-stories of the dominant (and my own) tradition to force important questions about scholarly …
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The Motif of Lovesickness in the Acts of Paul and Thecla and the Acts of Andrew
… the relationship between the follower and the apostle. I note that the symptoms of lovesickness are experienced only by the follower, and not by the apostle, making the relationship uni-directional. Therefore, this thesis identifies a motif of lovesickness in the Apocryphal Acts and argues that …
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A Catholic information center : operated by the Paulist Fathers, a society of missionary priests of Saint Paul the Apostle, located in Columbus Circle, New York City
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1959.
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Showing forth the great works of God: the witness of the people of God in the socio-historic context of 1 Peter and its implication for the church today
… book of Acts and the missionary preaching of the apostle Paul when they consider their witness to society. Missionary preaching is therefore often seen as the main mode for witness and little attention is given to the socio-historic context of the book and the social position of the apostle Paul. …
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Nothing So Exquisite
… Alma’s story is comparable to that of Paul the Apostle in the New Testament. Early in his life, though his father is the head of the Church of Christ, Alma rebels against his father’s teachings and becomes a violent opponent of the Church, persecuting the Saints and seeking to lead them astray. …
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