Recent trends in historical Jesus scholarship and Christian ethical discourse have paid increased attention to Jesus and his proclamation of the kingdom of God. In particular both fields have re-examined Jesus' kingdom proclamation in light of his first-century Jewish Palestinia…
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This dissertation traces the Jubilee tradition through two profound historical transformations separating three distinct stages of interpretation, reflected in Leviticus 25 and related passages, stretching from ANE roots to Luke. The complex originated as ancient social welfare …
The objective of the dissertation is to probe Ezekiel's perspective of judgment and deliverance in the light of temple ideology. The focus of the investigation is the role of the temple in the formation of the theology of judgment and deliverance in the temple visions of Ezekiel…
Dynamite or “blast” fishing, in which homemade bombs are illegally detonated over coral reefs, threatens many reef ecosystems in Southeast Asia. This research investigated several ecological factors that affect hard coral (Coelenterata: Scleractinia) recovery after disturbance b…
This paper recounts the analysis and treatment of two embroidered samplers from New England, dated 1815 and 1823-1824, respectively. The textiles are family heirlooms that belong to a private client. The first section places the pieces into context within the history of embroide…
This study examines the contents and the role of the Restoration and eighteenth-century serious dramas that stage the Orient, namely the Muslim Orient. Critics have analyzed the rise and the role of these dramas differently. For instance, Edward Said in Orientalism views Orienta…
This dissertation shows that Matthew's theology of Israel is based upon the conviction that God will restore the nation of Israel through the preservation of a faithful remnant. Chapter 1 states the purpose for this study, identifies the problem it addresses, and explains the me…
This dissertation will explore the issue of whether the historical Jesus ever spoke or acted on the basis of the ancient Jewish concept of the eschatological tribulation: i.e., the expectation that the age of salvation would be preceded by a final period of extreme suffering, af…
IP-over-WDM networks integrate Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) technology with Internet Protocol (IP) and are widely regarded as the architecture for the next generation high-speed Internet. The problem of designing an IP-over-WDM network can be modeled as an embedding pr…
