Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title

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    • Responses to the Messianic Claim: Characterization as Rhetorical Device in the Gospel of Matthew 

      Loder, Allan Thomas (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-05-10)
      While the Gospel of Matthew has long been recognized as having a distinctly “Jewish” orientation, the decades following World War II witnessed a growing interest among scholars asking whether Matthew could be regarded as ...

    • Resurrection Hope in Daniel 12:2: An Exercise in Biblical Theology 

      Chase, Mitchell (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-31)
      This dissertation argues that Daniel relied on earlier Old Testament texts and theological convictions when he expressed the hope of bodily resurrection, and his expression informed and shaped subsequent nonbiblical and ...

    • The Retributive Justice of God 

      Jackson, Charles Gregory (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)
      The primary task of this dissertation is to demonstrate from the Old and New Testaments that given the creation and fall of man, the moral character of God will necessarily express itself in retributive justice so that God ...

    • Revelational Foundationalism: A Constructive Synthesis of the Epistemologies of Cornelius Van Til and Alvin Plantinga 

      Wilhoit, Steven (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-04-25)
      Cornelius Van Til and Alvin Plantinga are titans in the arena of Christian philosophy. They both come from Dutch Reformed Calvinist traditions and studied under William Jellema at Calvin College. Yet, their approaches to ...

    • Revising evangelical theological method in the postmodern context: Stanley J. Grenz and Kevin J. Vanhoozer as test cases 

      Berry, Chauncey Everett (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-11-13)
      This dissertation examines the theological diversity that is currently developing within North American evangelicalism due to the growing influence of postmodernism and the resulting postconservative shift in evangelical ...

    • A Rhetorical Analysis of the Preaching of Asahel Nettleton in The Second Great Awakening 

      Leap, Terry Allen (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-05-31)
      ABSTRACT A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PREACHING OF ASAHEL NETTLETON IN THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING Terry Allen Leap, II, PhD. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017 Chairperson: Dr. Timothy K. ...

    • A Rhetoriographical Analysis of Argumentum ad Baculum in the Published Sermons of George Whitefield 

      Melton, Frankie Joe Jr (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-05)
      This dissertation examines the use of argumentum ad baculum in preaching in general and the sermons of George Whitefield in particular. Argumentum ad baculum has traditionally been considered an informal fallacy of ...

    • Richard Fuller and His Preaching 

      Jones, George Alexander (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1953)

    • The Role of "Perfecting" in Donald McGavran's Church Growth Thought 

      Spradlin, Matthew Donald (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)
      ABSTRACT THE ROLE OF "PERFECTING" IN DONALD MCGAVRAN'S CHURCH GROWTH THOUGHT Matthew Donald Spradlin, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012 Chairperson: Dr. Charles E. Lawless, Jr. This ...

    • The Role of Female Biblical Counselors in Complementarian Churches 

      Lowery, Cynthia Anne Gierhart (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-12)
      In this dissertation, I argue that the role of female biblical counselors in complementarian churches is to minister to men and couples in addition to women and children, under the shepherding oversight of the elders. To ...

    • The role of metaphor in the sermons of Benjamin Keach, 1640-1704 

      Holmes, James Christopher (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009-04-17)
      This dissertation examines the manner in which Benjamin Keach used metaphors in his published sermons. The first chapter provides a thorough introduction to the dissertation, including the research objective, methodology, ...

    • The Role of the Holy Spirit in Leading Ecclesial Change in Luke-Acts 

      Mason, Justin (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)
      This study examined the biblical/theological foundations found in the Holy Spirit for leading ecclesial change within the text of Luke-Acts. Chapter 1 describes the purpose, goals, rationale, and research methodology for ...

    • The Role of the Holy Spirit in Recent Apologetic Thought 

      Weldy, Bradley Jason (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014-05-16)
      This dissertation examines the influence and role of the Holy Spirit in the task of apologetics. The first chapter recognizes the historical dearth of apologetic engagement dealing with the Spirit, and it lays out the ...

    • The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Interpretation of the Word of God 

      Kim, David Chang Nyon (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)
      THE ROLE OF THE SPIRIT IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THE WORD OF GOD This dissertation examines the role of the Spirit in the interpretation of the Word of God. Chapter 1 introduces the topic and its significance. The topic ...

    • The Role of the Unpaid Elder in Southern Baptist Churches: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Mehaffey, Thomas A. (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-24)
      Scripture teaches that leadership was created by God, a concept illustrated by the creation mandate to man to subdue the earth (Gen 1:28-29). As Michael Wilder and Timothy Paul Jones point out, leadership was not something ...

    • The Role of Unpaid Elders in Southern Baptist Churches: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Rhodes, Scott Alan (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-27)
      The purpose of this study was to discover the roles fulfilled by unpaid elders in Southern Baptist churches. This project involved two phases. Phase 1 utilized a forty-five question survey which asked about duties of unpaid ...

    • The royal priest: Psalm 110 in biblical-theological perspective 

      Emadi, Matthew Habib (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)
      ABSTRACT THE ROYAL PRIEST: PSALM 110 IN BIBLICAL- THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Matthew Habib Emadi, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. James M. Hamilton, Jr. This dissertation ...

    • The rule of express terms and the limits of fellowship in the Stone-Campbell movement: T. W. Brents, a test case 

      Gilbert, Kevin James (2004-05-14)
      This study argues that a key to continued unity in the Stone-Campbell movement in the face of T. W. Brents' unorthodox doctrine of limited foreknowledge was likely a consistent application of the rule of express terms. It ...

    • The Sabbath in English Nonconformity, 1830-1860 

      Chesney, Barry Randolph (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)
      This dissertation presents the character of the English Sabbath within Nonconformity from 1830-1860. The project argues that Nonconformists believed every Christian was required to practice a proper Sabbath. This study ...

    • The Salters' Hall Controversy of 1719 

      Owens, Jesse (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-04-16)
      The Salters’ Hall Controversy (1719) was a key event during a transitional period in English Dissent. The controversy has often been viewed as a demonstration of the theological decline of the General Baptists and ...