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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"commandment"”.
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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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“Do Not Covet”: The Tenth Commandment In Pauline Ethics
This dissertation argues that the Tenth Commandment plays a formative role in Paul’s ethical instruction in the following ways: (1) Paul describes and defines sin using the Tenth Commandment (Rom 7:7; 1 Cor 10:6); (2) he connects covetousness and idolatry (1 Cor 10:6–7; Eph 5:5; Col 3:5); (3) he …
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Towards an explicitly theocentric model of forgiveness based on God's two-fold commandment to love
… history and derived from His two great commandments. Chapter 1 surveys the forgiveness literature, points out the divergent views of twelve aspects of forgiveness, and builds a case for the need of an explicitly theocentric model of forgiveness. Chapter 2 begins with an overview of …
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Commanded to Holiness: Reflections on Leviticus 19:1-2 and Contemporary Judaism
… and contemporary Judaism of the single Torah commandment found in Leviticus 19.1-2. “You shall be holy, for I the Lord. Your God am holy.” Based on teachings culled from the Torah Talmud. Kabbalah, and the sages of Jewish tradition and scholarship, the study forwards the philosophical stance …
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The Second Sin: A Study of the Vice of Envy in the Thought of St. Augustine
… a paradigmatic sin against the second greatest commandment: to love your neighbor as yourself (Mt 22:39). Why does Augustine think that envy is distinctive in its opposition to charity? What does the nature of this connection reveal about Augustine’s understanding of the two great commandments …
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The Shema in John's Gospel Against its Backgrounds in Second Temple Judaism
… Jesus does not cite the Shema as the greatest commandment in the Law as he does in the Synoptic Gospels ("Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might" [Deut 6:4-5]; only Deut 6:5 …
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"Temporal Salvation": A Study of LDS Leadership Strategies From 1874-1917
… doctrine from an optional tenet to a required commandment to develop more commonalities between their church and Protestant America. The LDS Church prioritized the survival of their institution over any other directive, explaining how the doctrines shifted in importance and meaning rapidly …
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A struggle against fate: the opponents of manifest destiny and the collapse of the continental dream, 1846-1871
… power, and that it was violation of the tenth commandment not to covet the land of one’s neighbors. These arguments shifted in the aftermath of the Civil War, but the opponents of manifest destiny continued to argue that expansion was not necessary because the United States already occupied the …
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Vision and imagination in Jewish mystical texts
… offend against the prohibition of the Second Commandment not to create images of G-d. The Israelites were set in their historical context with many close neighbours who embraced what they considered to be heathen and idolatrous practices. Because of this they had to become discerning with …
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World Mission and Higher Education Internationalization: A Comparative Study of Christian Universities in South Korea and Canada
… It is also linked to the Second Greatest Commandment of love and service for others and building of community through Christian discipleship and mentoring. The secular political rationale of technical assistance alongside peace and mutual understanding has values in common with those of …
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Metánoia (Repentance): A Major Theme of the Gospel of Matthew
… fruit worthy of μετάνοια, echoing the opening commandment of turning (μετανοέω) in 4:17. The five major Matthean discourse blocks (5-7; 10; 13; 18; 23-25) state and restate the theme of μετάνοια in a variety ways demonstrating μετάνοια as a major theme. The Sermon on the Mount expresses the …
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Intersecting cosmologies : Kalinga morality, misfortune, ritual, and religious change
… social life that people define this axiom as a 'commandment', linking it to biblical scripture, as well as to their own identity as Christians (Catholics and Anglicans). The plurality of religious activity at the village level encompasses trans-local Christianity, a vernacularization of …
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Intersecting cosmologies : Kalinga morality, misfortune, ritual, and religious change
… social life that people define this axiom as a 'commandment', linking it to biblical scripture, as well as to their own identity as Christians (Catholics and Anglicans). The plurality of religious activity at the village level encompasses trans-local Christianity, a vernacularization of …
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Diaconal ministry in Namibia: Challenges from the perspective of the Evangelical Lutheran church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN)
… John 21:15-17, which is the Great Commission and Commandment respectively. Chapters 3 and 4 will cover a critical discussion of various insights gained from the extensive research done by the World Council of Churches on this subject. Arguments in these studies have again been based on the …
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עבירה לשמה
… sake of God [averah li-shmah] is greater than a commandment fulfilled not for the sake of God [mi-mizvah she-lo li-shmah].” The Babylonian Talmud attributes this concept—which challenges one of rabbinic Judaism’s most fundamental dogmas, the obligation to fulfill the commandments and avoid sin—to …
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Meekly Kneeling Before Wisdom: Labouring for revelation in an Anglo-Catholic chaplaincy
… as a site for divine encounter, and Christ’s commandment to ‘Do this in memory of me.’ Recollection is a term employed by Anglo-Catholics in reference to their spiritual disciplines which prepare bodies and minds to receive knowledge of God. Recollective practices specifically addressed in …
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Analisis usul fikih terhadap fatwa Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) nomor: 4/Munas VII/MUI/8/2005 dan pemikiran M. Quraish Shihab tentang perkawinan beda agama
… to marry women of Ahl al-Kitab, based on the Commandment of God in QS al-Maidah (5): 5, which does allow it. The purpose of this research is to find similarities, differences, and istinbath’s methods which used by the MUI and Quraish Shihab in take a legal decision in setting the marriage of …
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Iconoclasm, Protestant Aesthetics, and the Meaning of Making in Early Modern England, 1550–1600
… and reception of Genesis and the Second Commandment on art-making in the Reformation and its surrounding discourse; the English Calvinists of the Elizabethan period, such as John Jewel and Gervase Babington are central here. Chapter 2 moves from a discussion of divine creativity to that …
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Some Sources of Puritan Sabbatarianism
… 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 beginning of the developing sabbatarian concepts of the early Tudor reform period. This work, like the …
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The History of the Sabbath in Mormonism
… arguments against the Sabbath of the Fourth Commandment.</p> <p>The Sabbath in Latter-day Saintism in the Modern Era is characterized by three main areas of concern. First, continued exhortation is given to observe Sunday, along with extending the list of "thou shalt not's." Secondly, …