Thesiss

1 Kings 21:1-16 tells the story of Naboth, who loses his life and inherited vineyard through the subversion of his town's judiciary processes by royal hands and local political corruption. The narrative raises larger questions about power over land, particularly the relationship…

Dissertation under the direction of Professor Douglas A. Knight This dissertation explores two ways of interpreting the meaning of the “Solomonic Temple.” Both interpretations are based upon the single source of information for this structure, the description of its construction…

This thesis examines Luke’s use of exemplars with a focus on his utilization of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative (EEN) in his Elijah-Elisha Cycles. My first chapter introduces the topic of the thesis and sets the scope of my study. Chapter two examines the lives of various figures fr…