This work seeks to demonstrate that the sermon is imperative and comparative to the commandments. Also, that they are necessary for the life of every believer. Not only are they important but also their requirements are rooted in the heart. The areas that will be compared includ…
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Roman imperial rule serves as a context for the Fourth Gospel. In this late-first century colonial milieu, the oppressive ideologies of Rome devastate the Johannine community and the rest of the inhabitants of Palestine. John's narrative of the death of Jesus both responds to em…
This study applies literary and rhetorical analysis to Paul's letter to the Galatians, reading the argument through the eyes of the letter's implied reader. Positioned between prevailing rhetorical and narrative approaches to the letter, the study argues that Galatians functions…
An interpretation of Paul's Letter to the Romans for preachers and general readers. In the introduction the author develops his interpretation against the classic forms of interpretation. While many see Paul's Letter to the Romans as theological in nature the author challenges t…
This dissertation expands on our knowledge of medieval polemics by analyzing three texts that, while known to medievalists, have not been carefully examined. I will explore how two Jewish authors understood the Gospel of Matthew and the way in which Christians used it to support…
The purpose of this study is to make a fresh treatment of the question of Christian origins, especially the beginnings of New Testament christology, by a holistic approach. More specifically, this study will show that, contrary to the form-critical view, the christological theme…
Drawing from D. J. McCarthy's findings on the family-properties of covenants, Part One analyzes various OT covenants between God and his people in terms of the father-son relationship as a basic interpretive category. Three covenant-types are differentiated (kinship, treaty, gra…
The purpose of this dissertation is to respond to the Arminian charge that NT warning passages contradict the Calvinist doctrine of eternal security. As a theological platform from which to launch a study of NT warning passages from a Calvinist perspective, the author makes a ca…
The thesis of this study is that Ezekiel 40–48 presents its temple as a type. The purpose of Ezekiel 40–48 is not to describe a temple to be physically constructed, either after the exile or in an eschatological future. Instead, clues within the text indicate typological feature…
The purpose of the dissertation was to analyze the passages which depict Christ as the agent of creation in order to determine their conceptual background and christological implications of these predications. The first chapter surveyed existing research on the concept of Christ…
The practice of shared wealth among the Dead Sea Scrolls communities has frequently been examined in terms of its relationship to the New Testament. Now that most of the Scrolls have been published, it is possible to do a more comprehensive thematic study of the phenomenon of sh…
This study attempts to provide a solution to the problem of the Sources and Purpose of the NT interpretation of Jesus’ death within the category of atoning sacrifice. In the Introduction, we point out that although the language of sacrifice is often used in the NT interpretation…
This study analyzes a poorly-known ancient Christian apocryphal writing, termed the Revelation of the Magi. This document purports to be the personal testimony of the biblical Magi on the coming of Christ, and is the longest and most complex narrative devoted to the Magi survivi…
The writers of the New Testament make extensive use of the Old Testament in their writings. One passage, Isaiah 52:13–53:12, is of particular importance as evidenced by the fact that it is quoted seven times by five different writers. However, the use of Isaiah 52:13–53:12 is no…
This dissertation investigates twenty-eight instances of praise of God in Luke-Acts by combining a close, intrinsic reading with extrinsic, comparative study. Part one overviews praise of God in selected early Jewish literature and Greek texts and analyzes it as a narrative moti…
Christian compassion demands that aid of some form be given to the truly poor in their time of need. A heart of compassion toward the needy is a basic theme of the NT. However, over the past one hundred years in America there has been a major shift away from understanding the ch…
This dissertation argues that six dominant models of evangelization emerge in the Christian experience. They can be identified in seminal form with specific New Testament passages. The St. Stephen model shows the strength of Christian witness to lead others to Christ, and is bas…
This research looks at early Christianity as a social phenomenon and subculture situated in Greco-Roman society. The social, economic, and political dynamics of that society were in place long before Christianity was established. It goes without saying that Christianity did not …