This dissertation argues that with respect to structure, the prologue of Judges is a single introduction covering Judges 1:1-3:6, which has a five-stage plot structure: exposition (1:1-2), complication (1:3-36), change (2:1-10), resolution (2:11-3:4) and ending 3:5-6). Four flas…
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Dialogue is a uniquely human practice. Questions, especially open-ended questions, display the inherent fallibility of dialogue. Religious language, alternatively, seems to break into and interrupt the conversation we are with infallible monological proclamations. Moreover, thos…
The topic of metaphor has stimulated production of scholarly works since the 1970s when several philosophers began to formulate various theories regarding this difficult subject. In the field of biblical studies, some scholars and exegetes have investigated metaphors in the Hebr…
Jesus promised those who were born into His kingdom would gain the abundant life or the blessed life. He pointed out that while entry into this kingdom is granted by grace made possible through His own merit on the cross and via the resurrection, life inside this kingdom would r…
The cosmic mystery of Mary draws attention to what the Roman Catholic Church celebrates as her heavenly reign, an aspect of which is the proliferation of Marian apparitions and manifestations around the world particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries. This dissertation undersc…
This dissertation examines temporal frames in the Gospel of John and the Johannine letters and traces the ways that these texts and those who received them constructed and employed temporality to shape belief in Christ. Building on existing scholarship on Johannine literature an…
This dissertation investigates the various portrayals of 'Īsā b. Maryam (Jesus son of Mary) in the thought of the Andalusian mystic Muḥyī al-Dīn Ibn al-'Arabī (d. 1240) and later Sufism, specifically the teachings of two celebrated North African mystics, 'Abd al-'Azīz al-Dabbāgh…
This thesis contains a translation into Turkish of Athanasius’ On the Incarnation along with an introduction to the work. The introduction contains four sections. In section one, I present the historical context of the work and the background of the debates about the nature of t…
In ministerial conversations, discipleship and leadership are two common themes of discussion. The twenty-first century church must be intentional about developing a plan to help parishioners grow in their relationship with Christ and become healthy leaders. This task requires t…
This project juxtaposes the ministry and call narratives of randomly selected women in ministry ("WIM") of the Atlanta North Georgia Annual Conference ("ANGAC") and Amanda Berry Smith, a nineteenth century evangelist of the AME Church. Her ministry is important to the study of c…
This study will demonstrate that the speech of Elihu in the Book of Job functions as a bridge between the theology of the three friends and the theology of Yahweh by exegetically examining Elihu’s theology of creation and how it compares with that of the other characters. The wo…
The Pauline corpus comprises a large percentage of the New Testament. These epistles contain some of the richest doctrinal teaching found in the Bible. One of the doctrines explained in Paul's writings is the doctrine of God's punitive retribution. God's retribution stems from H…
This work demonstrates that the concept of faith in Hebrews 10:32-12:3 is multifaceted, integrating themes related to theology and Christology, eschatology, and soteriology for the author's pastoral purpose. God's word and His accompanying promises awaken faith in the believer t…
The thesis of this dissertation is that one purpose of church discipline is to serve as a declaration of potential eschatological judgment both to warn offenders of their need to repent, and, by implication, to exhort the church members to persevere in their faith. It argues fro…
The purpose of this dissertation was to argue that the crisis of Jewish Christians in Rome has correlation with the Christology which is developed in Hebrews. Through a critical reading, three observations were made about the community of Hebrews. Despite an alternate view regar…
In the last few years renewal theology has come of age. In turn, a Pentecostal academic engagement with social ethics has begun to formulate. This work seeks to introduce German-American theologian Frederick Herzog, who formulated a Protestant liberation theology in the context …
Video is an increasingly ubiquitous part of our lives. Fast and efficient video codecs are necessary to satisfy the increasing demand for video on the web and mobile devices. However, open standards and patent grants are paramount to the adoption of video codecs across different…
Antioch was multinational city that created a unique expression of Christianity. Antioch's diversity as a commercial center that sat on the edge of two powerful nations forced the Christians in Antioch to form strong social networks that focused on unity and practical applicatio…
The Raymond T. Richey (1893 to 1968), known as a healing evangelist, was an important figure in the history of the Pentecostal-charismatic renewal movement in the United States. He can be credited with being one of the first Pentecostal healing evangelists leaving a significant …
This dissertation argues that Book IV of the canonical Hebrew Psalter (Pss 90-106) sustains the hope that God will keep his covenant with David by installing a future king from David's line. Chapter 1 introduces the debate, states the thesis, surveys the history of psalmic inter…