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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: ... -
The Martyr as Model in John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)John Foxe’s Actes and Monuments of These Latter Perilous Days Touching on the Matters of the Church is without doubt one of the most influential books of the English Reformation. Under its more colloquial name, “Foxe’s ... -
Martyrdom as an impetus for divine retribution in the book of Revelation
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008-03-25)This dissertation examines the relationship between martyrdom and divine retribution against the martyr's persecutors in the book of Revelation. The argument is made that Revelation portrays martyrdom as an impetus of ... -
"The Matter and the Manner of Preaching": The Influence of Jean Claude on the Preaching of Andrew Fuller
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-05)The dissertation argues that Jean Claude’s (1619–1687) influential Essay on the Composition of a Sermon supplied Andrew Fuller (1754–1815) with a coherent homiletical method that he modified to fit his own theological ... -
Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno, . . . and C. S. Lewis? Two Revolutionary Philosophical, Moral, and Cultural Critiques
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-05)This dissertation is a critical comparative analysis of two twentieth-century works of profound philosophical, moral, and cultural criticism: C. S. Lewis’ The Abolition of Man (1944) and Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. ... -
"May I Again Taste the Sweets of Social Religion": The Ecclesiological Devotion of William Carey
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-11-15)William Carey has served as an example for over two hundred years of how to effectively fulfill the Great Commission. One of the primary sources of Carey’s success as a missionary was his devotion to the local church. ... -
The Meaning of [Th]anato[s] and Nekpo[s] in the Epistles of Paul
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The Meaning of Being: the Challenges of Existential Psychology for Biblical Counseling
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-05-31)ABSTRACT The Meaning of Being: The Challenges of Existential Psychology for Biblical Counseling Frederick Nobuya Rodeheaver In fulfillment for the degree Doctor of Philosophy The Southern Baptist ... -
The Meaning of ὁ νομος του χριστου in Galatians 6:2
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)Chapter 1 introduces the problem in terms of multifarious views regarding the phrase ὁ νόμος τοῦ Χριστοῦ in Galatians 6:2. I place my work within broader scholarship’s trajectory by explaining my thesis–that the νόμος in ... -
The Mercati Fragments: A New Edition of Rahlfs 1098
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-12-05)This project uses multispectral images of Rahlfs 1098 in order to reexamine thetext of the scriptura inferior (lower layer) containing the Hexapla of Psalms 1788. In chapter 1, I present the aim of the project which is ... -
The Messiah and the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: The Christological Significance of Jesus' Role as the Giver of the Spirit in Luke-Acts
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)Without rejecting the general consensus among scholars that Luke emphasizes the humanity of Jesus, this dissertation attempts to contribute to the field of Lukan Christology by contending that there is more to the Lukan ... -
Metánoia (Repentance): A Major Theme of the Gospel of Matthew
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-12-12)Mετάνοια (repentance) is a major theme of Matthew, manifested in Jesus’ first words in Matthew 4:17. Matthew 4:17 summarizes Jesus’ teaching and ministry (cf. 3:2) and the command to turn (μετανοέω) in view of the imminent ... -
Michael Tippett's Philosophy of Musical and Eschatological Time and Its Implications for Christian Theology
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2017-12-04)The tension between prevalent conflicting notions of theological time and God’s temporality calls for a new, unified approach to time rooted in biblical theology. This project proposes that a study of Tippett’s musical ... -
The Middle Voice in the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-04-29)The Hellenistic Greek verbal system was capable of communicating three voices: active, middle, and passive. Of these, the middle voice has long proven the most difficult for English speakers to understand. Questions exist ... -
The Mind of Christ: The Intellectual Virtue of φρόνησις in Paul's Letters
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-01)In Paul's letters, there is an epistemic difference between those who are in Christ and those who are not, characterized by the uniquely Christian practice of the intellectual virtue of φρόνησις, or practical wisdom. Over ... -
The Minds of Men Under Vicious Habits: Intellectual Vice and Testimony Rejection in the Gospel of John
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-05-05)Trustworthy witnesses testify about Jesus’s identity in John’s Gospel. Some hearers respond in belief, but others respond in unbelief because they are in ethical and epistemic darkness. Intellectual vice, part of what ... -
Minister to the Body: Richard Greenham and the Other Side of Puritan Pastoral Practice
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-06-20)This dissertation examines the role of the body in the theology and pastoral practice of Richard Greenham (c. 1540-1594). Contrary to those who find in puritanism a Platonizing disdain for the body, Greenham highly values ... -
The Ministry of Dan Kimball: A Model for Reaching Emerging Generations
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)THE MINISTRY OF DAN KIMBALL: A MODEL FOR REACHING EMERGING GENERATIONS Blake Thomas Ring, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011 Chair: Dr. Charles E. Lawless, Jr. This dissertation examines ... -
The Ministry of Robert Hall, Jr.: The Preacher as Theological Exemplar and Cultural Celebrity
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)This dissertation examines the way the life and ministry of Robert Hall, Jr. (1764-1831) functioned as both a theological exemplar and a cultural celebrity. Chapter 1 sets forth the thesis and defines its terminology and ... -
Ministry, Mission, and Mercy: A Practical Philosophy for Groups to Live Out God’s Holistic Vision for the Church
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2024-12)This thesis argues for the importance of employing a practical philosophy of ministry, mission, and mercy in the local church, specifically in the context of small groups. The first chapter introduces the idea of the ...