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"Jesus saves me now": Sanctification in the writings of Hannah Whitall Smith
(2003-01-22)This dissertation examines the unique perspective on sanctification of Hannah Whitall Smith. Quakers of the nineteenth century, Hannah and her husband became internationally famous in the Higher Life Movement. The intent ... -
Jesus' resurrection as the climactic semeion in the Fourth Gospel
(2008-10-17)The purpose of the dissertation is to examine the scope of the pronoun "these" in the purpose statement of the Fourth Gospel (20:30-31). Chapter 1 sets forth the problem, thesis, method, background of this study. This ... -
Justification as the work of the Holy Spirit and its relation to other spiritual realities in Galatians and Romans
(2005-12-05)This dissertation investigates the work of the Spirit in Paul's idea of justification and its relation to other spiritual realities. Paul views justification as a work of the Spirit by which God raised Christ from the dead ... -
Justified: A sacred cantata based on Paul's doctrine of Justification
(2008-08-15)Justified is a musical work for choir and orchestra that uses prose Scripture alone as its source of text. The text incorporated is drawn from Romans chapters 3-11 with additional text from Genesis 15 and 17 and 2 Timothy ... -
Keeper of the Great Seal of Heaven: Sealing of the Spirit in the thought of John Flavel
(2008-05-01)This thesis examines John Flavel's understanding of the sealing of the Spirit. Chapter 1 presents John Flavel's view of a subsequent sealing of the Spirit, its significance in his theology and later in the American Great ... -
Kosmos and Ioudaioi in the Fourth Gospel: Parallelism, function and context
(2005-10-25)This dissertation examines the parallelism, function and context of the terms [Kosmos ; special characters omitted.] and [Ioudaioi ; Special characters omitted.] in the Gospel of John. Chapter 1 introduces the discussion ... -
A leader behavior profile analysis of senior pastors in growing Southern Baptist churches
(2004-05-14)Churches are struggling with issues of leadership. There is a need to explore and understand how leadership is used in the local church. Senior pastors are in a position to have a positive impact on the growth of the church, ... -
The location of Solomon's Temple on the Temple Mount: An analysis of various theories
(2003-12-01)This thesis evaluates theories on the location of the Jerusalem Temple. Chapter 1 introduces the debate and identifies the Temple Mount as Mount Moriah. Chapter 2 examines the length of the cubit through literary and ... -
"The Lord Your God Is in Your Midst": The Presence of God and the Means and End of Redemptive History
(2010-05)This dissertation proposes that, very simply, the presence of God is a central theme of biblical revelation. More specifically, it argues that God's presence is significant to the theological message of Scripture because ... -
Maccabean martyr traditions in Paul's theology of atonement
(2007-10-10)This dissertation endeavors to answer the question whether Maccabean martyr traditions informed Paul's theology of atonement? The thesis of this dissertation answers the question in the affirmative: Maccabean martyr ... -
The making of a battle royal: The rise of religious liberalism in Northern Baptist life, 1870-1920
(2004-05-07)This dissertation traces the development of the liberal hegemony in Northern Baptist seminaries between 1870 and 1920. Chapter 1 surveys the 1920s to ascertain particular issues and individuals identified by the fundamentalists ... -
The making of the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message
(2004-12-09)Questions regarding the orthodoxy of Dale Moody and Ralph Elliott propelled the SBC toward a re-evaluation of its doctrinal statement, the Baptist Faith and Message. The SBC adopted this document in 1925 under the leadership ... -
Mass evangelism and its effect on church planting: A Filipino case study
(2003-04-17)This dissertation examines the relationship between mass evangelism and church planting in completing the task of the Great Commission. Chapter 1 introduces the thesis with a brief examination of both mass evangelism and ... -
Memorial inscriptions from Syria-Palestine: A study in genre and theology
(2004-04-22)Despite a large amount of scholarly work on memorial inscriptions from Syria-Palestine, no detailed and comprehensive analysis of the genre and theology as whole has been undertaken. While the inscriptions have been ... -
My Eyes Have Seen the King
(2003-04-23)This thesis seeks to emphasize through music that worship is our encounter with God, the King of Glory. Worship starts with His initiative to reveal Himself to us. Then, as we see God by faith, we respond to Him and to His ... -
The nature of the believer's assurance of eternal life in 1 John
(2006-12-08)This dissertation argues that John fundamentally grounds the believer's assurance in the work of Christ and promise of divine preservation, while supporting this assurance in a vital yet subsidiary way by the manner in ... -
The omnipresence of Jesus Christ: A neglected aspect of evangelical christology
(2004-04-22)This dissertation addresses the incarnation of Jesus Christ, and particularly the attribute of omnipresence in relation to the God-Man. Chapter 1 introduces the subject matter by defining incarnation, sets forth my ... -
On a white horse: The triumph of the anti-beast in Revelation 19
(2005-04-23)This dissertation is an historical-critical treatment of the apocalyptic symbolism used to describe Christ in Revelation 19:11-21. Chapter 1 presents the dilemma of inadequate explanation for many elements in the text. ... -
"On this day atonement will be made for you": A theology of Leviticus 16
(2003-07-30)This project explicates the message and theology of Leviticus 16. Chapter 1 introduces the history of the theological interpretation of Leviticus 16. Set forth also is the thesis, scope, and methodology of this project. Chapter ... -
One new humanity in Christ: The use of Ezekiel 37 in Ephesians 2
(2006-10-11)The purpose of this dissertation is threefold: first, to establish the intertextual connection between Ezekiel 37 and Ephesians 2; second, to provide a fresh understanding of Ephesians 2 against the backdrop of Ezekiel 37; ...