Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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The divine design of Christian suffering: mortification, maturation, and glorification
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)Chapter 1 introduces the dissertation’s thesis and highlights its methodology. This dissertation argues that the divine design for suffering in Christ-followers is to decrease self-rule through mortification, increase God’s ... -
Divine Grace in the Gospel of Matthew
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-04-15)Divine grace is a perennial topic in New Testament studies, but little work has been done on grace in the gospels. This work examines the theme of divine grace in the Gospel of Matthew by using John Barclay’s taxonomy of ... -
"The Divine Life in the Soul Considered": Theology and Spirituality in the Works of Samuel Davies
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)This dissertation argues that Samuel Davies' theology of and vision for the Christian life were inseparable. Although his contribution to American Evangelicalism was not as original nor as widely remembered as that of his ... -
Divorce, Banking, and War in Islam: Evaluating the Reliability and Coverage of Common World Religion Research Tools
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2018-11-27)This dissertation is a study of Google’s ability to function as an expert in the field of world religions. Employing three case studies within the area of Islamic ethics, this study determines Google’s ability to function ... -
Do Good to All People as You Have the Opportunity: A Biblical Theology of the Good Deeds Mission of the New Covenant Community
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This dissertation provides a biblical theology of the good deeds mission of the New Covenant community, with a particular focus on how one’s conception of the overall covenantal structure of Scripture affects one’s conclusions ... -
“Do Not Covet”: The Tenth Commandment In Pauline Ethics
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-04-07)This dissertation argues that the Tenth Commandment plays a formative role in Paul’s ethical instruction in the following ways: (1) Paul describes and defines sin using the Tenth Commandment (Rom 7:7; 1 Cor 10:6); (2) he ... -
The Doctor of Ministry: The Impact of Martyn Lloyd-Jones' Medical Training on His Homiletical Methodology
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)This dissertation examines the impact of Martyn Lloyd-Jones' medical training upon his homiletical methodology. Chapter 1 sets forth the thesis and charts the course forward. Chapter 2 reconstructs the intellectual culture ... -
The Doctrine of Indulgences to the Reformation
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Does the style of the apocalypse forbid its unity of authorship with the fourth gospel?
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Doing justice to the Unjust Steward: An exegetical examination of Luke 16:1-13 and its context
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-11-17)This dissertation ascertains the meaning of the Unjust Steward parable (Luke 16:1-13) by examining its language, historical background, and literary context. Chapter 1 introduces the parable's interpretive problems, ... -
Domestic Piety in the Ministry of John Angell James
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)ABSTRACT DOMESTIC PIETY IN THE MINISTRY OF JOHN ANGELL JAMES Jeffery Steven Wright, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013 Chair: Dr. Timothy Paul Jones Chapter 1 introduces John Angell James as a ... -
Double Renderings in the Septuagint of Proverbs 1–9
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-12-10)This thesis investigates the doubly rendered lines in Greek Proverbs 1–9 in light of the translation technique in the rest of the book. Chapter 1 provides background to the study of Greek Proverbs by introducing the ... -
The duty of love to God: the spiritual theology of John Leadley Dagg
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)ABSTRACT THE DUTY OF LOVE TO GOD: THE SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY OF JOHN LEADLEY DAGG (1794-1884) Jared Richard Longshore, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. Tom Nettles This dissertation ... -
E.K. Bailey's Hermeneutic for Preaching
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-11-01)E. K. Bailey’s (1945-2003) pulpit ministry at Concord Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, demonstrated the non-monolithic nature of Black Sacred Rhetoric. Bailey’s preaching employed an author-centered hermeneutic while attending ... -
The Ecclesiological Grounding of Pauline Language of Leadership in 1 and 2 Timothy
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-09-08)ABSTRACT THE ECCLESIOLOGICAL GROUNDING OF PAULINE LANGUAGE OF LEADERSHIP IN 1 AND 2 TIMOTHY Robert Lee Stanford, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Hal K. Pettegrew The purpose of this ... -
Echoes of War: Religious Militancy in Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-02-26)People, pundits, the press, pulpiteers, and politicians opine that religion has been the major cause of war since the beginning of history. Many claim that religions are the same in their militancy; that one religion is ... -
Edgar Young Mullins : A Baptist Exponent of Theological Restatement
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The Educational Philosophy of Clement of Alexandria in the Stromata
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)Clement of Alexandria played an important role in the development of Christian educational philosophy in a non-Christian culture in the second-century Roman Empire. Born into a pagan society and educated in Greek philosophy ... -
Educational Philosophy, Church Proximity, and Academic Standards in Church-Based Theological Education: A Phenomenological Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2018-11-28)The history of theological education in North America is a study of the complementary relationship between church and seminary. Theological education between 1980-2017 produced developing partnerships between churches and ... -
Edward McKendree Bounds on the Relationship Between Providence and Man's Will in Prayer
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This dissertation examines the writings of