Israel's worst king? : the story of Ahab in light of its relationship to the stories of Saul, David and Solomon [PDF]
, 2002 In the story of King Ahab (I Kgs 16.29-22.40), Ahab is declared to be the worst person in the Hebrew Bible(I Kgs 21.25)seemingly because he repeats the infamous crimes of King Saul, King David and King Solomon.
Slikker, Hank B., Slikker, Hank B
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'Apostle to the gentiles' the origins of pauline pneumatology [PDF]
, 2003 The research sets out to inquire into Paul's initial thoughts on the Holy Spirit. Paul’s convictions, that he was called to be an apostle to the Gentiles and that God has given the Spirit upon the Gentiles apart from Torah obedience, are foundational for
Philip, Finny
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“Cleanse out the Old Leaven, that you may be a New Lump”: A Rhetorical Analysis of 1 Cor 5-11:1 in Light of the Social Lives of the Corinthians [PDF]
, 2012 This study offers a new interpretation of 1 Cor 5—11:1 from a social identity approach. The goal is to investigate and analyse the inner logic of Paul in these six chapters from the ears of the Corinthian correspondence.
Ho, Sin Pan Daniel
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The Appeal of Exodus: The Characters God, Moses and Israel in the Rhetoric of the Book of Exodus
The present thesis offers a reading of the book of Exodus as a literary artifact. This is accomplished through the investigation of its main literary characters Yhwh, Moses and Israel.
Kürle, Stefan
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Ecclesial metaphor in the epistle to the Ephesians from the perspective of a modern theory of metaphor [PDF]
, 1995 This thesis approaches ecclesial metaphor in Ephesians from the vantage point of modern theories of metaphor from which concepts are borrowed and shaped into methods for evaluating ancient metaphor.
McVay, John Kenneth
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Divine simplicity : a dogmatic account
, 2014 This thesis offers a constructive account of the doctrine of divine simplicity in Christian theology. In its methodology, the thesis aims to present this divine perfection as an implicate of the scriptural portrayal of God, to draw upon the insights and
Duby, Steven J.
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An apocalypse for the Church and for the world : a literary-narrative and tradition-historical reading of the Book of Revelation [PDF]
, 2005 EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited ...
Herms, Ronald
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Dying 'through the law to the law' (Gal. 2.19)
, 2012 In the Letter to the Galatians the law has been superseded by Christ's cross and faith in Christ is contrasted to the law. The juxtaposition of the law and the cross occurs in 2.19, where Paul speaks of them in terms of dying and living.
Gilthvedt, Gary E.
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, 2012 This study enters into the dialog within Christian theology between annihilationism and traditionalism on the nature of eternal punishment. The positions and issues within the topic will be examined theologically and analyzed doctrinally.
Bawulski, Shawn
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Abraham traditions in Middle Jewish literature : implications for the interpretation of Galatians and Romans. [PDF]
, 1993 In the first three sections of the thesis it is shown how the figure of Abraham functioned in different types of Middle Jewish works. In several different contexts, Abraham functioned as the ideal Jew. The most popular traditions were that Abraham was
Calvert, Nancy Lynn
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