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Saved by Teaching: An Exegetical Study of 1 Timothy 4:11-16
This thesis is an exegetical study of 1 Tim 4:11-16 in the context of the entire letter. It argues that the passage brings into focus…
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Responding to Questions of Homosexuality; A Look at Forty Years of Teaching in the Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (and Predecessors) and the Roman Catholic Church
This critique is intended to explain how each tradition has utilized various sources of knowledge to respond to modem questions about homosexuality. Additionally, this section…
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An Exegetical Analysis of 1 Corinthians 11:4-6
First Corinthians addresses topics that have proven to be controversial. This thesis will chiefly analyze the issue regarding the nature of the head covering mentioned…
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Jesus as a Healer: Investigating The Healing Miracles of the Gospel of John and Their Background
In order for readers today to understand how Jewish people in the first century viewed Jesus’ miracles, one must examine the Old Testament prophetic healing…
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The Eucharist: A Covenantal Analysis of I Corinthians 11 :17-32
The recent study of Ancient Near Eastern treaties has provided significant insight into the study of biblical covenants. More specifically, the study of the Suzerain-Vassal…
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Early Trinitarianism in the Apostolic Fathers: A Comparative Study of 1 Clement and the Ignatian Corpus
The thesis of this paper is that although Ignatius of Antioch exhibits more explicit trinitarian expressions than I Clement, these two early Christian writings express…
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The Interpretation of Allegory in Ezekiel 16:1-63
The purpose of the study is not to end debate on the interpretation of the allegory in Ezekiel 16, for that would be to claim…
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A Word, Syntactical, Narrative and Contextual Analysis of Matthew 8:23-27
This thesis will examine Matthew 8:23-27 (the “Stonn on the Sea” pericope) according to the methodology of discourse analysis at the word, syntactical, narrative and…
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Toward an Anabaptist Soteriology: An Assessment of the Soteriological Models of Martin Luther, Balthasar Hubmaier, and Leonhard Schiemer In Light of Contemporary Pauline Research
This thesis consists of two major sections. The first section (chapters 1–3) deals with three theologians of the Reformation period, representing some of the founding…