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Physique and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Young people today are confronted with many problems in their everyday lives. It is difficult to tell how each individual overcomes these problems, but we do know that some problems are overcome more easily than others. This study was concerned with two problem levels, (a) those problems which were …
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The Pernicious Prophecy of Diminished Academic Expectations
… Carbondale, Illinois. TITLE: The Pernicious Prophecy of Diminished Academic Expectations MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. D. John McIntyre This study examines the relationship between academic expectations and achievement, particularly as it concerns minority students. I have often been troubled by the …
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The gift of prophecy in the New Covenant.
… approaches yield different definitions for prophecy, and suggesting a combination of historical, exegetical and biblical-theological methodology. Chapter two concludes that intertestamental Judaism, the old covenant scriptures and the experiences of Christians formed the background to New …
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Oracular prophecy and psychology in Ancient Greek warfare.
… battle. This thesis contends that oracular prophecy played a fundamental and integral part in ancient Greek warfare and that the act of consulting the Oracles and the subsequent prognostications issued by the Oracles had powerful psychological effects on both the polis citizenry and …
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Ezekiel 26 as a Case Study for Interpreting Problematic Prophecy
This dissertation argues that rather than describing Tyre’s literal destruction, Ezekiel employs formulaic language to stylize Tyre’s judgment after the pattern of YHWH’s judgment against Israel and those who opposed it. To defend this thesis, I present an overview of how various scholars have …
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The source and authority of prophecy in the Old Testament period
Our thesis is that the prophet in the Old Testament period was an ordinary man with a specific ministry. His ministry was both to communicate the word of God to man and also to be consulted by man about the hidden things of life. We consider some of the many factors which went to constitute the …
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Hildegard of Bingen : the psychological and social uses of prophecy / Sabina Flanagan
Bibliography: leaves 250-258
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The Scribal Invention of False Prophecy of Salvation in the Book of Jeremiah
The so-called “false prophecy of salvation” in the book of Jeremiah—long thought to be discernible particularly in the veritable treasure trove of elaborate speeches which the Jeremianic tradition imputes to Jeremiah’s rivals (Jer 6:14; 14:13, 15; 23:17, 25; 27:9, 14, 16; 28:2–4, 10–11; 29:8, …
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Environmentalism of the poor and the political ecology of prophecy: a contribution to liberation ecotheology
Ecological theology has too often relied on Creation, Sabbatical and other accounts potentially of Priestly origin, or else has employed a hermeneutic of suspicion derived from ecocentric speculative philosophy. These approaches risk the error of reflecting current or biblical ruling class …
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The Chiefs' Prophecy: The Destruction of "Original" Cheyenne Leadership During "the Critical Era" (1876-1935)
Inconsistent modern tribal government political leadership standards are common throughout Indian Country. There is an urgent need to address the causes and effects of tribal political instability and the root of this instability which lies in the lack of leadership and the absence of a realistic …
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Learning of Low-Ability Children and Tutor Behavior as a Function of the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
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