Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title

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    • The Joy of Assurance As the Essence and Expression of John Flavel’s Spirituality 

      Strickland, Jeff (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-11-23)
      The main goal of this dissertation is to contribute to the field of biblical spirituality by demonstrating the link between John Flavel’s understanding of the doctrine of assurance and his pursuit of joy. Joy is the hallmark ...

    • Judgment according to Works in the Epistle to the Romans 

      McFadden, Kevin William (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)
      This dissertation examines the meaning and function of the theme of judgment according to works in the epistle to the Romans. It may be summarized with two theses: First, in Romans 1:18-3:20, the judgment motif primarily ...

    • Just As I Was: The Presence of Sacramentalism in the Methods of Southern Baptist Revivalism 

      Denis, David Robert (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-09-07)
      David Robert Denis, Th.M. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2019 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Gregg Allison This paper will argue that Southern Baptists in the revivalist tradition have unknowingly adopted a ...

    • Just Not Enough: Reframing Just Peace in an Era of Persistent Conflict 

      Pottinger, Derek Miles (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)
      ABSTRACT JUST NOT ENOUGH: REFRAMING JUST PEACE IN AN ERA OF PERSISTENT CONFLICT Derek M. Pottinger, ThM The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Mark T. Coppenger Just peace ...

    • Justification and the Individual in the Wake of the New Perspective on Paul 

      Hassler, Andrew (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)
      This dissertation contends that in spite of the increasing trajectory toward a more corporate, covenantal understanding of justification within Pauline scholarship since the emergence of the New Perspective on Paul, there ...

    • Justification in Lukan Theology 

      Barrett, Kyle Scott (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)
      This dissertation argues that Luke has a conscious and detectable theology of justification which can be seen explicitly in Luke 18:9-14 but subtly permeates the narrative. After a brief history of research, the dissertation ...

    • Justification One Hundred Years After Paul 

      Arnold, Brian John (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-31)
      This dissertation seeks to answer the following question: how did the doctrine of justification fare one hundred years after Paul's death (c. AD 165)? The thesis argued is that Paul's view of justification by faith is ...

    • Justifying Revolution: The American Clergy's Argument for Political Resistance, 1763-1783 

      Steward, Gary (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-05-31)
      The colonial clergymen who justified political resistance to British authorities from 1763 to 1783 did so in continuity with previous justifications of political resistance found within Reformed Protestantism. Clergymen ...

    • The Kingdom Agents or, the Twin Operations of Kingdom and Empire in the Trials of Jesus and Paul 

      Sullivan, Johnathan Edward (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-05-05)
      Both Luke and Acts end with a strikingly similar series of events: the protagonists of those books (Jesus and Paul, respectively) are called before Roman judicial tribunals who repeatedly find them innocent of any charges ...

    • The kingdom in First Corinthians: reevaluating an underestimated Pauline theme 

      Burnette, Samuel Davidson (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)
      Despite the fact that scholars regularly overlook the theme of the kingdom in Paul’s letters, the thesis of this work is that the kingdom is a foundational component of God’s saving work in Christ in 1 Corinthians. This ...

    • The Kingdom of God as a Framework for Evangelical Biblical Hermeneutics 

      Patterson, Daniel Lane (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)
      ABSTRACT THE KINGDOM OF GOD AS A FRAMEWORK FOR EVANGELICAL BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS Daniel Lane Patterson, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chairman: Dr. Russell D. Moore This dissertation ...

    • The Lamblike Servant: Exodus Typology and the Death of Jesus in the Gospel of John 

      Christensen, David Vincent (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-11-13)
      Amidst the veritable flood of material written concerning the gospel of John, interpreters have written comparatively little concerning John's use of new exodus imagery. George Balentine's 1962 article, The Death of Jesus ...

    • Lament in Romans: Promise, Suffering, and the Cry of Distress 

      Crisler, Channing Leon (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)
      This dissertation explores the use of Old Testament lament language in Paul's Letter to the Romans. The overarching thesis is that Paul employs Old Testament Language in order to express the depth of creation's suffering ...

    • The Language of Providence in the Lives of Joseph Stennett and Gilbert Burnet 

      Pellum, Jeremy (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-11-02)
      This dissertation presents Joseph Stennett and Gilbert Burnet as two preachers of providence during and after the Glorious Revolution, arguing that Joseph Stennett used the doctrine of providence in manner consistent with ...

    • Law and Love in Second Temple Judaism and in Galatians 5:14 

      Kim, Won (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-11-20)
      This dissertation argues that Paul interprets the love command of Leviticus 19:18 in Galatians 5:14 primarily in the light of Jesus Christ. This does not mean that Paul considers Christ only when he states the relationship ...

    • The Laying On of Hands As a Paradigm for Ecclesiastical Ordination: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Study 

      Galla, Patrick Thomas (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-04)
      The tradition of the laying on of hands (LOH) can be ambiguous in both essence and practice. Further, the contemporary evangelical church and the academy lack a robust understanding its significance in both orthodoxy and ...

    • Leadership Development Process of Select House Church Networks in North America: A Multi-Case Study 

      Turner, Robert Lee (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)
      This dissertation analyzed the leadership development process among four North American house church networks. The study involved leader/trainers and house church leaders within all four networks. The intent of this study ...

    • A Leadership Profile of the Successful Transitional Pastor: A Delphi Study 

      Kramer, Michael A. (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-06-07)
      A LEADERSHIP PROFILE OF THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONAL PASTOR: A DELPHI STUDY Michael Austin Kramer, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018 Chair: Dr. Michael S. Wilder Over the last fifteen years ...

    • Leadership structures and dynamics in multisite churches: a quantitative study 

      Edwards, James (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)
      In spite of the multisite phenomenon’s apparent “success” and effectiveness in fulfilling the Great Commission, there are looming variables related to leadership structures and organizational complexities that have not ...

    • Leadership Style and Listening Practices of IMB Team Leaders: A Correlational Study 

      McCord, Stephen Kearney (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)
      Listening is a critical skill for those who lead. Research indicates that leaders significantly influence followers through their listening practices; however the relationship between leadership styles and listening is ...