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Water as a Metaphor for the Holy Spirit in Johannine Pneumatology
In formulating a working definition of metaphor for the purposes of this thesis, we will follow the lead of Murfin and Ray, Travers, and others…
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Gratia Pro Gratia: Augustine’s Doctrine of Grace
The thesis explores the place of the doctrine of grace in Augustine’s theology in two areas. First, Augustine’s view of grace is considered as a…
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Interpreting Qohelet’s Contradictions
The purpose of this thesis is to try to determine the best interpretive option to deal with apparent contradictions or “tensions” in Ecclesiastes.
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Use of Gar in the New Testament
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the use of yap in the New Testament. It entails three specific tasks: a scrutiny of…
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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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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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‘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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In My Place Condemned He Stood?: An Analysis and Exploration of Recent Theological Developments Regarding Penal Substitutionary Atonement Within Emergent Thought
The thesis will seek to uncover an answer to precisely this question: What developments in atonement theology are evident in the thinking of emergent church…