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Showing 1 to 20 of 175 for “"scriptures"”.
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Theology of Blindness in the Hebrew Scriptures
<p>Problem: A number of passages in the Hebrew Scriptures discuss blindness. Scholars have studied them individually, but not with a view to developing a theology of blindness. The purpose of the present dissertation, then, is to analyze theological implications of blindness in the Hebrew …
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Christian scriptures in Muslim culture in the work of Kenneth Cragg
… the Bible, he has not written on Christian Scriptures to the same extent that he has on the Qur'an. His theology of Christian Scriptures has been affected by his engagement with the Qur'an. Cragg's traditional approach to the Bible has been reinforced by Muslims' view of their Scripture. To …
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The Fatherhood of God: an Exegetical Study From the Hebrew Scriptures
… of the fatherhood of God from the Hebrew Scriptures. Although many studies have explored the topic from the perspective of other disciplines, the actual theology of God's fatherhood, as revealed in the Hebrew Scriptures, has been neglected until now. This has resulted in the …
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Rendition Techniques in the Chinese Translation of Three Sanskrit Buddhist Scriptures
"It is found that some translators are similar in rendering the Sanskrit terms based on three factors: first, they followed their precursors' renditions; second, they lived at close periods in history; third, they came from the same regions or countries. It is also found that Xuan-Zang's fourth …
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A Comparative Study of Yoga’s Most Foundational Scriptures and Relevant Biblical Passages
… is an analysis of yoga’s most foundational scriptures: the Patanjali Yoga Sūtras (PYS) and the Bhagavad Gītā (BG) in their original Sanskrit. My thesis is that these yogic scriptures contradict sound, biblical teaching. The significance of this thesis is that, insofar as a yoga practice …
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My Faith in the Constitution is Whole: Barbara Jordan Signifies on Scriptures
… a critical investigation of the engagements of scriptures in the life and speeches of U.S. Congresswoman Barbara C. Jordan (1936–1996). I engage in a research methodology that utilizes critical historical, auto/biographical, literary, and rhetorical analyses. My research agenda is to explain how …
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Wayward Christians, Worldly Scriptures: Disarticulating Christianities in the Black Atlantic Public Sphere
<p>This dissertation will engage in a historical-critical encounter with a peculiar subset of lived Christian traditions in the black Atlantic world, and the ways in which black theology as a disciplinary formation has only partly included these competing constructions of Christianity in their …
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Cultivating Confidence in the Scriptures Among Attending Adults at Hopewell Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky
This project’s purpose was to grow greater confidence in the Bible resulting in a more faithful reliance upon it in all areas of life and ministry among adult attenders at Hopewell Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. The desired result of growing confidence in Scripture was to facilitate …
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A Man "Mighty in the Scriptures": The Hermeneutic of John A. Broadus and Its Impact on His Preaching
This dissertation examines the hermeneutical presuppositions and principles of John A. Broadus and their impact on his theory and practice of preaching. Chapter 1 establishes the importance of studying preaching from a historical perspective and states the thesis of the dissertation. Chapter 2 …
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The symbolic and theological significance of the olive tree in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew scriptures
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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The Use of the Jewish Scriptures by Early Christian Greek Apologists 140-190 CE: Justin Martyr, Tatian and Theophilus of Antioch
… is the extent to which they make of the Jewish scriptures in their arguments, even though the scriptures were not known to any significant extent in Graeco-Roman circles before the advent of Christianity. To explore why this should be so, this thesis examines three such works: Justin Martyr’s …
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Restoring Confidence in the Sufficiency of the Scriptures for the Soul Care of God’s People in Selected Southern Baptist Churches in Shawnee, Oklahoma
… RESTORING CONFIDENCE IN THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE SCRIPTURES FOR THE SOUL CARE OF GOD’S PEOPLE IN SELECTED SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCHES IN SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA John Michael Massey, Sr., D.Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Heath B. Lambert This project was …
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The Implementation of a Lay Counseling Program at Oak Park Baptist Church, Jeffersonville, Indiana
… competency and confidence in using the Scriptures, developing a curriculum to help foster more confidence in using the Scriptures, and exposing the person to the authority and sufficiency of the Scriptures regarding several everyday occurrences that take place in the lives of people in …
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The Presuppositional Hermeneutic: An Argument for Interpreting and Preaching the Bible with Authority
How can the Scriptures stand as the exclusive authority for arriving at a God-given hermeneutic? The Scriptures themselves possess an exclusive hermeneutic that is the only hermeneutic authorized by God for interpreting and preaching the Scriptures themselves—‘the presuppositional hermeneutic.’ …
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Israelite Interactions with Gentiles in the Old Testament and the Implications Regarding Missions
… interactions with Gentiles found in the Hebrew Scriptures. Chapter 1 defines what is meant in this study concerning mission and Israelite interactions with Gentiles. In addition, foundation is laid for the study by detailing presuppositions, history of perspectives on the topic, and the …
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"Joining the End to the Beginning" Divine Providence and the Interpretation of Scripture in the Teaching of Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons
… Bishop of Lyons in the second century, reads the scriptures as the living proclamation of the Creator by which he creates and forms human flesh and blood. The scriptural narrative originates in God’s creation of all things ex nihilo and traces the movement of humanity toward its eschatological …
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Word and Presence: The Role of Scripture in the Formation and Reformation of Mystical Theology, 1200–1580
… place in late medieval religious culture. The scriptures played an important role in late medieval Christians’ pursuit of this mystical union: not only did reading or meditating on the scriptures prepare the soul for mystical ascent, but the scriptures were believed to contain several accounts …
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