The frequent use of illustrations in Biblical material involving "fruit" can imply complex meanings by the author. Because an author can use a common illustration to express a different meaning than another author (or even her own use in another context), the interpreter cannot …
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The idea for this study arose out of an investigation into the meaning of John 5:17, where Jesus states, “My Father is working until now, and I too am working.” The narrative casts this work as Sabbath work. The question is, What background evidence is there for God's working on…
The purpose of the present work is to make etymological and semasiological researches into the terms for Latin virgo, vriginitas and puella which were employed by the Anglo-Saxon glossators of the Lindisfarne Gospels, the Rushworth Gospels, and by the translator of the West-Saxo…
The Gospels of Sta. Maria ad Martyres (Trier, Stadtbibliothek, Cod. 23, 122a/b), a Carolingian manuscript of ca. 800, contains a dedication poem mentioning Albinus, the Anglo-Saxon scholar Alcuin, as its author and donor of a two-part gift to a king, traditionally identified as …
The Problem. The problem this dissertation seeks to address is the origins of the wedding banquet imagery in the teaching of Jesus. Frequently, scholars will state that the image of a wedding banquet was a common messianic image in the first century. However, other than Isa 25:6…
This dissertation studies the role and function of lament in the New Testament. It addresses the problem that lament does not seem to be a pervasive feature of the New Testament, particularly when viewed in relation to the Old Testament. In some cases the voice of lament appears…
In recent scholarship there is a trend to understand Jesus' ministry chiefly in terms of the restoration of Israel, and thus his message of repentance and forgiveness has been construed primarily as a call to the nation corporately. This understanding, which challenges the tradi…
Jonathan Edwards has proven to be one of the most influential figures in eighteenth-century Christianity and beyond. Edwards, situated in a rapidly changing society, labored to maintain his Christian heritage. He emerged as a biblical, exegetical, and philosophical theologian wh…
This project aims to equip children’s ministry teachers of Beechwood Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, to teach biblical foundations to the children. Chapter 1 presents the purpose, goals, context, rationale, definitions, limitations, delimitations, and research methodolog…
This study seeks to contribute to the understanding of narrative sequence in the Synoptic Gospels by examining temporal indicators in pericope introductions. The analysis is based upon works of narratology and linguistics from literary criticism as well as works from Gospel crit…