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The Trinitarian Theology of John Gill (1697-1771): Context, Sources, and Controversy
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)ABSTRACT THE TRINITARIAN THEOLOGY OF JOHN GILL (1697–1771): CONTEXT, SOURCES, AND CONTROVERSY Steven Tshombe Godet, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Michael A. G. Haykin In ... -
Foundations for a Biblical Model of Servant Leadership in the Slave Imagery of Luke-Acts
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This dissertation proposes that secular paradigms of servant leadership, rooted in the writings of Robert Greenleaf, are deficient theologically based on their humanistic presuppositions and deficient biblically based on ... -
Far and Near: Christian Worship of the Transcendent and Immanent God of Wonders
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)ABSTRACT FAR AND NEAR: CHRISTIAN WORSHIP OF THE TRANSCENDENT AND IMMANENT GOD OF WONDERS Charles Thomas Lewis, Jr., Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Bruce A. Ware "Far and Near: ... -
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 ... -
Working for the Glory of God: The Distinction Between Greed and Self-Interest in the Life and Letters of the Apostle Paul
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This dissertation demonstrates that the Pauline corpus is sufficient to discern a distinction between self-interest and greed. The review of literature in chapter 1 reveals that definitions of greed often rely on such terms ... -
Implications of Theological Anthropology for Online Pedagogy in Graduate-Level Ministerial Training
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)The thesis of this dissertation is that by utilizing a biblical-theological framework, best practices of online graduate-level ministerial training can be presented in such a way that the role of the faculty, the objectives ... -
A Comparative Analysis of the Church Retention Rate of Christian High School Graduates
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)The purpose of this study was to examine the claim that 70 to 90% of youth ministry participants abandon the church after high school graduation. Chapter 1 examines the current statistics related to the church retention ... -
John Piper: The Making of a Christian Hedonist
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)JOHN PIPER: THE MAKING OF A CHRISTIAN HEDONIST Justin Gerald Taylor, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Michael A. G. Haykin This dissertation on noted pastor and author John ... -
Erasmus as Interpreter of the Sermon on the Mount in his Paraphrase on Matthew
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This thesis examines Erasmus’s interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount in his Paraphrase on Matthew. The argument is that Erasmus offers a particularly rich reading of the Sermon through his use of the church fathers, ... -
The Impact of Gospel Content on the Shape of Corporate Worship in Select Baptist Churches in North America circa 1650-1910
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)Recent trends in Baptist worship have revealed an interest in Liturgical forms and some movement toward more thoughtful worship content and order in what has historically been a free church worship tradition. The fields ... -
The Illeism of Jesus and Yahweh: A Study of the Use of the Third-Person Self-Reference in the Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Texts and Its Implications for Christology
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This study explores the relationship between the use of the third person for self-reference by Jesus and Yahweh and suggests the potential for both divine and royal themes associated with this manner of speech. Chapter 1 ... -
"The Most Versatile Man": The Life, Ministry, and Piety of Basil Manly Jr.
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This dissertation argues that the life and ministry of Basil Manly Jr. had remarkable impact on the spiritual lives of Southern Baptists. His ability to transform people through the diversity of his labors, which he ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Divine Action Methodologies in the Works of Robert John Russell and Alvin Plantinga
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)ABSTRACT A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DIVINE ACTION METHODOLOGIES IN THE WORKS OF ROBERT JOHN RUSSELL AND ALVIN PLANTINGA John Paul Wilkinson, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, ... -
Leadership Style and Tenure of Youth Ministers: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)ABSTRACT LEADERSHIP STYLE AND TENURE OF YOUTH MINISTERS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY John Ellis Steen, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Brian C. Richardson This research study is an examination ... -
The Organic Unity of Revelation: Towards a Biblical, Historical, and Theological Understanding of the External and Internal Nature of Revelation
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)Because of the neglect and dichotomization in evangelical theology, this dissertation provides an evangelical ressourcement for the external and internal reality of revelation. By using resources from Scripture, the history ... -
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 ... -
Shaping Church Culture: Table Fellowship and Teaching in Luke-Acts
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This thesis examines Luke-Acts to explore if, how, and in what ways Jesus and early church leaders intentionally shaped the culture of their followers. In Luke, table fellowship was the primary means Jesus used to shape ... -
Finding Christ in the Old Testament Through the Aramaic Memra, Shekinah, and Yeqara of the Targums
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This dissertation seeks to find Christ in the Old Testament by examining the targumic passages in which Memra, Shekinah, or Yeqara occur as God's agent or manifestation. Chapter 1 demonstrates that scholars view the Memra, ... -
"A Supreme Desire to Please Him": The Spirituality of Adoniram Judson
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This dissertation is an inductive synthesis and study of the spirituality of Adoniram Judson. It argues that the center of Judson's spirituality was a heavenly-minded, self-denying submission to the sovereign will of God, ... -
Bible Women: Evangelism and Cultural Transformation in the Early Korean Church
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)When Protestant missionaries first arrived on the Korean peninsula in the 1880s they encountered religious syncretism being practiced in a socio-cultural environment which prohibited all interaction between the predominantly ...