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Showing 1 to 20 of 557 for “"scripture"”.
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Scripture as Architecture
… to the Word of God. They are expressions of Scripture. In the past, the church building itself expressed Scripture. The cruciform plan of the great cathedrals was the most profound example, depicting the symbol of Christianity. Clerestory windows filled the vaulted heights above the nave with …
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The Scripture of Helices
<p>This thesis comprises poems written during my two years of study for the Master of Arts Degree in English with a creative writing emphasis. The majority of the poems are written in either a received or contemporary form, although a substantial minority are written in free verse. Many of the …
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Personal Scripture Study of Prospective Missionaries
… missionary guide emphasized effective personal scripture study in order for missionaries to fulfill their purposes of teaching by the Spirit and inviting others to come unto Christ. Thus, "raising the bar" and <em>Preach My Gospel</em> together created an important focus on the personal …
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Reading Ezra 9-10 as Christian Scripture
This dissertation examines Christian attitudes to the Law through the story of Ezra 9-10 and its Torah interpretation, in dialogue with Jewish exegetical tradition, and offers a framework for reading this difficult text from a Christian perspective. The first part of the dissertation juxtaposes …
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The Spoken Word: God, Scripture, and Orality in Missions
… Kevin J. Vanhoozer's theodramatically-revised Scripture principle as a paradigm for the use of orality in ministry. Through the use of a Toulmin-model argument from practical reason, each chapter develops the argument supporting the thesis or claim of the dissertation. Chapter 1 establishes the …
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Scripture and Self in Origen of Alexandria's Exegetical Practice
<p>In this dissertation I examine the nature of scripture and the self as presented by Origen of Alexandria. I argue that Christian scripture and the Christian self are constructed by exegetical practice; furthermore, in the case of Origen, I will demonstrate that Christian scripture and the …
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Spiritual inspiration for women of faith: scripture and the struggle for hope
… belief systems we have today come from texts and scriptures written by a collection of different people thousands of years ago. The problem with this, for women anyway, is that the large majority of the people who wrote these texts were men. Therefore, the religions built on these texts have ended …
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"The Self-Attestation of Scripture as the Proper Ground for Systematic Theology"
… dissertation examines the Protestant doctrine of Scripture's self-witness of divine authority. Chapter 1 examines the current evangelical milieu. The doctrine has become nearly obsolete in the discussion of systematic theology. Consequentially, wherein lies authority has been greatly misunderstood …
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A New Covenant hermeneutic : the use of Scripture in Hebrews 8-10.
This work offers a description of the use of Scripture in Hebrews 8–jo and then some suggestions as to the hermeneutic that stands behind it. Chapter One suggests an approach to determining the structure of Hebrews and argues that chs. 8–jo constitute the theological heart and paraenetic core of …
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The Trajectory of the "Warrior Messiah" Motif in Scripture and Intertestamental Writings
<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the continuity/discontinuity between the Testaments with the Warrior Messiah motif as a test. The intertestamental writings (IW) were also included with their interpretive role to assess the continuity. The approach of "canonical biblical theology" …
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Teaching the Storyline of Scripture at Rich Pond Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky
ABSTRACT TEACHING THE STORYLINE OF SCRIPTURE AT RICH POND BAPTIST CHURCH, BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY Christopher Charles Dendy, D.Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. James M. Hamilton, Jr. The purpose of this project was to help the members of Rich Pond Baptist …
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Refining the Corporate Worship of Crossroads Church in Hammond, Louisiana, According to Scripture
… was to promote trust in the sufficiency of Scripture by refining the corporate worship of Crossroads Church, Hammond, Louisiana, according to Scripture. Chapter 1 introduces Crossroads Church and provides the reasoning for conducting this project. Chapter 2 establishes a biblical and …
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Equipping Leaders of Sufficiency of Scripture Ministries in Kubamitwe, Uganda, for Biblical Counseling
… sought to equip leaders of Sufficiency of Scripture Ministries in Kubamitwe, Uganda, for biblical counseling. Chapter 1 presents the historical and ministry context of Sufficiency of Scripture Ministries and the aims of this project. Chapter 2 provides the exegesis of three passages of …
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Irenaeus's Defense of the Old Testament as Part of the Canon of Scripture
… of both Jesus of Nazareth and the Old Testament Scriptures. Two voices emerged within the Church as it wrestled with this issue: Marcion of Sinope, and Irenaeus of Lyons. Marcion rejected the Church’s use of the Old Testament and propagated a theology which radically reinterpreted both the Old …
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Emily Dickinson's feminist response to Scripture as manifested in her poetry and correspondence.
… feminist reader-response theory) to harmonize Scripture with her consideration for gender. By reading against the biblical text, Dickinson retained her belief in Scripture while she expounded in writing her interest in equity for women. With feminist reader-response theory as a foundation, this …
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Cinderella and Other Fairy Tales as Secular Scripture in Contemporary America and Russia
… Cinderella and Other Fairy Tales as Secular Scripture in Contemporary America and Russia. Major Professor: Charles Ross.</p>
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The use of scripture in Swahili tracts by Muslims and Christians in East Africa
This research assesses the use of scripture in tracts published in Swahili in East Africa. The use of tracts for the propagation of religion is introduced through the work of Tract Societies in Britain and the use of Christian tracts in overseas missions. Printing in Arabic and the propagation of …
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