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Luke’s Sermon on the Plain and the Restoration of Israel: Luke 6:12-20 as Prolegomenon
In the history of New Testament interpretation, Luke’s Sermon on the Plain has struggled to emerge from the shadow of its elder brother-the Sermon on…
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Community Cohesiveness as a Factor in Successful Urban Outreach.
The study examined the relationship between growing urban churches and their immediate neighborhoods. It was theorized that the cohesiveness (or neighborliness) of a church’s neighborhood…
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The Christ, the Antichrist, and Prophetic Claims
The thesis of this paper is that there are four scriptural criteria for prophets which justify God’s demand that people reject the Antichrist’s prophetic ministry,…
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The Genesis Creation Narratives: Through the Lenses of a Historical-Critical Perspective and the Creation/Evolution Debate
This thesis will examine the creation narratives in three different ways. First, an examination of other ancient Near Eastern Creation accounts will be conducted. It…
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An Analysis of the Anthropological Christology of Wolfhart Pannenberg
The purpose of this paper will be to analyze the Christological anthropology of Wolfhart Pannenberg. My interest in this subject stems from the controversial issues…
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‘Faith Credited as Righteousness’ An Evaluation of N.T. Wright’s Perspectives on Justification Through Paul’s Use of Psalms 32 in Romans 4
The thesis is posited: N.T. Wright’s justification, when examined through Paul’s use of Ps 32 in Rom 4, is shown to conflict with the biblical…
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Going to Make Disciples: An Examination of the Lives and Work of American Lutheran Women in Mission During The Early and Mid Twentieth Century
This document examines the work of American Lutheran women who served in several ELCA predecessor bodies in the early to mid twentieth century, when Lutheran…
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Luther’s Genesis Lectures on the Hidden God Who Reveals Himself
This paper will not deal with text-critical issues concerning the Genesis lectures. An analysis of secondary sources is minimized in preference for the primary source.…
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The Egalitarian Use of the Trinity as a Model for Gender Relations
The current debate concerning gender relations in the church and in the home has neither subsided nor made much progress towards reconciliation. While egalitarian arguments…