Dissertations, Theses, and Projects: Recent submissions
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Training the Lay Leaders of Grace Baptist Church of Middletown, Ohio, for Christ Centered Evangelism
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-03-17)This project sought to equip the lay leaders of Grace Baptist Church in Middletown, Ohio, for Christ-centered evangelism. Chapter 1 introduces the ministry context and goals of this project. Chapter 2 provides the theological ... -
The Holy Spirit's Hope for the Traumatized
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-20)This thesis argues that the Holy Spirit fuels hope for the traumatized through regenerating, regenerating, sealing, indwelling, sanctifying, resurrecting, and glorifying believers, and producing shalom. I argue that the ... -
The Refutation of Bird Evolution by a Study of Feathered Dromaeosaurs as a Created Kind
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2018-12)Secular science seeks to use a group of feathered dinosaurs known as dromaeosaurs as proof of the evolution of birds. Species evolution is not true and feathered dromaeosaurs are misclassified as dinosaurs when they are ... -
Echoes of War: Religious Militancy in Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-02-26)People, pundits, the press, pulpiteers, and politicians opine that religion has been the major cause of war since the beginning of history. Many claim that religions are the same in their militancy; that one religion is ... -
The Text of Habakkuk Examined in the Light of Modern Research and Discovery
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Designing a Curriculum for Teaching Hermeneutics to Exiled Christian Leaders in Armenia
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-01-13)This project is intended to resource persecuted pastors in the Middle East by refreshing Armenia Relief Mission’s (ARM’s) current ministry in Armenia. This process began by evaluating where the conference candidates were ... -
"The Fountain of Life": John Gill’s Doctrine of Christ's Eternal Sonship
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-02)John Gill believed that without the doctrine of eternal generation the doctrine of the Trinity could not be upheld. For Gill, this doctrine provided the foundation for the distinctions between the persons within the Godhead ... -
Word and Spirit in Francis Turretin and Jean Claude
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-01)This dissertation examines the doctrine of the Word and the Spirit in the theology of two important Reformed pastors and theologians of the seventeenth century Francis Turretin (1623–1687) and Jean Claude (1619–1687), who ... -
Persons According to Essence
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-11-27)In the classical Christian tradition, personhood is a concept employed to distinguish the members in the Trinity while simultaneously affirming their oneness of being. Yet, this is a term applied to both human beings and ... -
Reconsidering the Aspect of Fear/Power in Evangelism and Missions
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-11-29)The cultural aspects of guilt/innocence, shame/honor, and fear/power have received much attention since the twentieth century. While theologians in Western contexts have considered the guilt/innocence aspect and missiologists ... -
The Formative Wisdom of the "Bread of Life" Discourse
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-02)The Bible is a wisdom text. This provocative thesis statement defines the purpose of Jeffrey de Waal Dryden’s book, "A Hermeneutic of Wisdom" and drives its content forward in terms of telos, ethical trajectory, and moral ... -
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 Laying On of Hands As a Paradigm for Ecclesiastical Ordination: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Study
(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 ... -
Benjamin Wallin: A Respectable Minister's Proclamation of the Gospel in Eighteenth-Century London
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-06)This dissertation introduces the work of the eighteenth-century Particular Baptist London minister Benjamin Wallin. After providing an overview of Wallin's life and ministry, the dissertation turns to an examination of his ... -
Developing Followers of Jesus Among the Men of Nags Head Church in Nags Head, NC
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2021-11-18)Based on an exegetical study of the interconnectedness of love for God and love for fellow believers in 1 John, this project is built on a small-group format that utilizes love for fellow believers as an avenue for spiritual ... -
Training Ministry Leaders at Church On the Way in Lake City, Florida, to Recognize and Respond to Sexual Abuse Biblically
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-11-30)This project seeks to equip members of Church on The Way in Lake City, Florida, to counsel sexual abuse survivors biblically. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of Church on The Way and the goals of this ... -
Formed From the Dust of the Ground: A Biblical-Theological Study of the Relationship Between Man and the Ground in Genesis 1-12
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-11-15)This project traces the dynamic relationship between the man and the ground in Genesis 1-12 through the appearance of the adam - adamah motif and its near associations. In so doing, I contend that there is a detectable ... -
A Study on The Significance of Jesus' Pronouncement of The Seven Woes and Laments in Matthew 23
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-11-30)Matthean commentators have often conducted extensive textual, linguistic, and grammatical analysis about the oracles of the seven woes in Matthew 23. Moreover, we have discovered that the majority of the Matthean scholars ... -
Anchored in Identity: Opposition and The Identity of The People of God in 1 Peter
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-01)The message of 1 Peter is increasingly more relevant to the church in North America and will help to preserve the faith of believers as well as increase the witness of the church. Chapter 1 lays out the basis for this ... -
Training Men Towards Pastoral Ordination at Watson Memorial Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-11-30)The purpose of this project was to train qualified pastoral candidates at Watson Memorial Baptist Church for ordination to pastoral ministry. Chapter 1 sets forth the purpose, goals, context, rationale, definitions, ...