Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Lifted up and glorified: Isaiah's servant language in the Gospel of John
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This project explores John’s portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of John and argues that John presents Jesus as the Servant of the Lord from Isaiah primarily through his allusions to the Servant passages. The Servant is not ... -
The Light Overcomes the Darkness: Cosmic Conflict in the Fourth Gospel
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)The thesis for this dissertation is that the Fourth Gospel does have a developed theology of cosmic conflict. Furthermore, warfare is evidenced in the Fourth Gospel by the author's portrayal of three primary aspects of ... -
A linguistic analysis of the articular infinitive in New Testament Greek
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004-12-07)This dissertation seeks to ask and answer the following question. What is the semantic and/or syntactic value of the articular infinitive in New Testament Greek? It is argued that the article primarily serves as a function ... -
The Literary Reception of the Spirituality of Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784): an Afrosensitive Reading
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-11-09)This dissertation explores the theological and ethical preoccupations of Phillis Wheatley in colonial New England. Chapter 1 frames the conversation around relevant research and states the project thesis to explain Wheatley’s ... -
The Literary Structure of the Fifth Book of the Hebrew Psalter: A Structural Analysis and Canonical Reading of Psalms 107–150
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-12-31)This thesis maintains that the fifth book of the Hebrew Psalter subdivides into three sections, each of which portray the coming Davidic King from a different angle in order to present a three-dimensional messianic portrait. ... -
"Live as Worthy Citizens": The πολιτεύομαι Metaphor in Philippians
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-11-28)This thesis argues that πολιτεύομαι functions as a dominant conceptual metaphor in Paul’s letter to the Philippians, and therefore, this metaphor frames and structures Paul’s ethical discourse. When Paul employs this ... -
The Lived Experience of African American Pastors: A Phenomenological Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-04-29)This study uniquely aims to ascertain how African American pastors, serving in predominately African American churches, perceive how the intersection of race and faith has impacted their lived experience. Furthermore, in ... -
The Lived Experience of African American Pastors: A Phenomenological Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-11-08)This study uniquely aims to ascertain how African American pastors, serving in predominately African American churches, perceive how the intersection of race and faith has impacted their lived experience. Furthermore, in ... -
The longevity of youth ministers in relationship to personal characteristics and leadership techniques
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005-05-13)The purpose of this study was to investigate the extended tenures of youth ministers, their common characteristics, as well as, their leadership techniques. The researcher defined expert, leadership techniques, longevity, ... -
Looking at Illegal Immigration in the United States through the Lenses of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-05-10)The United States is a sovereign nation formed by immigrants from its very beginnings. Today, the U.S. is a nation proud of its diversity, formed of people of various backgrounds—race, nationality, education, religious ... -
Love and Holiness in Reciprocal Entailment: Love as the Implementation of Holiness in Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-02-13)The relationship between love and holiness has been an area of confusion. On one hand, when holiness is understood as separation, it is naturally in conflict with love. Yet others have understood them to be different ... -
"The Love of God Holds Creation Together": Andrew Fuller's Theology of Virtue
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)Andrew Fuller maintained that Christian orthodoxy--as articulated in Evangelical Calvinism--furnished the foundation, framework, and motivation for moral excellence. On the basis of this axiom, he challenged Enlightenment ... -
Luke-Acts and Exemplar Prophets: Luke's Use of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative and the Role of the Spirit
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-11-16)This thesis examines Luke’s use of exemplars with a focus on his utilization of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative (EEN) in his Elijah-Elisha Cycles. My first chapter introduces the topic of the thesis and sets the scope of my ... -
Luther and the Deadly Be's: His Christ-Centered Preaching in Contrast to Redemptive-Historical Exclusivism
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)Redemptive-historical preaching has incredible value to strengthen the preacher's arsenal, but its more radical proponents often resort to unyielding exclusivism, labeling non-conformist sermons as sub-Christian or worse. ... -
Male and Female He Created Them: The Implications of a Paradigmatic Reading of Genesis 1–3 for the Complementarian-Egalitarian Debate
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-05)This DMin thesis argues that Genesis 1–3 contains, in seed form, the essence of maleness and femaleness as seen in patterned relationships that are upheld, expounded, and applied by biblical authors across the canon. Chapter ... -
Male and Female, He Created Them: Gender in the Context of Human Embodiment
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-04-22)In this dissertation, I develop a conception of gender that (1) holds that men and women share a common humanity that is grounded in their mutual creation in the image of God and results in the expression of common human ... -
A Man "Mighty in the Scriptures": The Hermeneutic of John A. Broadus and Its Impact on His Preaching
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-06-07)Abstract A MAN “MIGHTY IN THE SCRIPTURES”: THE HERMENEUTIC OF JOHN A. BROADUS AND ITS IMPACT ON HIS PREACHING Howard Jared Bumpers, PhD The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018 Chair: Dr. Hershael ... -
Marriage in the Life and Theology of John Gill, Samuel Stennett, and Andrew Fuller
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This study examines marriage in the life and writings of three eminent Particular Baptists: John Gill (1697‒1771), Samuel Stennett (1727‒1795), and Andrew Fuller (1754‒1815). Eighteenth-century England was a time of great ... -
Marriage Mentoring with Couples in Marital Crisis: A Qualitative Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)The current study sought to examine the marriage mentoring model as a method to restore marriages among Christian believers. This thesis first assessed the dissolution of marriages through divorce in order to understand ... -
Marriage, sexuality, and Christian parental instruction: a descriptive analysis of perspectives and practices
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)ABSTRACT MARRIAGE, SEXUALITY, AND CHRISTIAN PARENTAL INSTRUCTION: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICES Jennifer Rose Garrison, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: ...