This study applies Michael Polanyi's concept of latent knowledge to biblical echoes and allusions in order to elucidate the role of suffering in the fulfillment of Gen 1:28. Specifically, we explore whether a latent understanding of the relationship between Gen 1:28 and 3:16 as …
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This dissertation investigates the use of biblical interpretation in the Book of Daniel. It demonstrates the spectrum in which Daniel uses older scriptural texts such as Genesis and Ezekiel in order to accomplish the theological concord with the earlier scriptural traditions of …
Reflecting on the characteristics of leadership, the Bible becomes a rich source that accounts for both the positive and the negative. Keeping this in mind, one area in which most biblical leaders seem to have failed is that of raising effective successors—a challenge that conti…
The purpose of this dissertation is threefold: first, to establish the intertextual connection between Ezekiel 37 and Ephesians 2; second, to provide a fresh understanding of Ephesians 2 against the backdrop of Ezekiel 37; and third, to delineate Paul's hermeneutical practice as…
The purpose of this dissertation is to assess the use of the OT in Matthew's birth narrative. The thesis is that Matthew quoted from the OT in his birth narrative in order to draw to his readers' minds stories from the OT. Matthew was not using the OT to prove that Jesus must ha…
The purpose of the dissertation was to examine the Pss 95/100 inclusio, as identified by David Howard, from an intertextual perspective, tracing the textual influence of the Pentateuch and Joshua for its rhetorical function in relation to the Adonai Melekh psalms so bounded. In …
This study of the Acts of the Apostles demonstrates that intertextuality is an indispensable tool in a reform group's struggle to construct and strengthen its own identity. Drawing heavily on the Septuagint as the primary storehouse of authoritative stories, symbols and practice…
Jesus' charge in Luke 22:35-38 that his apostles should buy swords is one of the most enigmatic texts in the gospels. Although previous studies made use of a wide range of standard critical methods, none of these approaches satisfactorily revealed the pericope's meaning. In a fr…
This thesis studies five pieces of Spanish postmodern literature, written by the Spanish author Lourdes Ortiz between 1982 and 2001: two historical novels (Urraca and La liberta), two short stories ("Eva" and "Salomé", included in the collection Los motivos de Circe), and a play…
In 1 Peter 2:9-12 the apostle Peter presents what can rightly be called a biblical theology of the mission of God's people in the world, using texts from various eras of salvation history as a basis for his missional exhortation of the church in his day. Peter quotes or alludes …
The present study explores the impact of Isaiah's vineyard story (Isa 5:1-7; 27:2-6) on the language, imagery, and theology of John 15:1-17. The study seeks to provide an exercise in biblical theology by way of a case study text, John 15:1-17. In so doing, the study seeks to con…
The dissertation seeks to refine current methods of intertextual comparison and analysis of biblical texts. The introduction acknowledges a vast range of approaches to biblical intertextuality, recognizing the absence of uniform guidelines. Individual studies apply inconsistent …
Isaiah 24–27, the mislabeled ‘Isaiah apocalypse,’ forms one of the latest literary layers in the Book of Isaiah. An integral part of its literary strategy is the reuse and evocation of earlier texts from the Hebrew Bible. This dissertation examines those literary connections und…
The dissertation examines Berber cultural identity in Algeria and France through the vehicle of a new world music genre, called New Kabyle Song or la nouvelle chanson kabyle, which blends the harmonies, instruments, performance modalities, and technologies associated with Wester…
This work endeavors to redefine the theoretical assumptions by which Maghrebian francophone literature is perceived and analyzed. It demonstrates the limits of readings that fail to implement multicultural perspectives. Based on a close reading of the novels and essays of the Al…
An intertextual analysis of the Apostle Paul's Torah theology in the light of other early Jewish Torah theologies. The thesis is that when Paul wrote negatively about Torah (Jewish Law) he was not addressing Torah per se, but rather a particular mode of envisioning Torah that is…
The stories in the Book of Daniel always have been a source of interest and fascination to readers of all ages, having plots, characters, and themes which continue to resonate in modern times. Among the most familiar of these narratives is the handwriting or, the wall (Daniel 5)…
This dissertation identifies an intertextual relationship between the prophetic books of Hosea and Malachi, which creates a literary frame around the Minor Prophets and indicates that the twelve books should be read as a unified Book of the Twelve. Using literary criticism, the …
This study offers a narratological and intertextual reading of Jeremiah 37:1–40:6. This text features the interaction of and relationship between the prophet Jeremiah and King Zedekiah just before and immediately following the fall of Jerusalem. The stories are narrated in a liv…