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…
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This dissertation seeks to argue that a rhetorical analysis of praise psalms will foster a clearer understanding of how praise functioned to shape the beliefs and piety of ancient Israel so that the reader will better appreciate the social, psychological, and theological contrib…
This thesis explores the role of lament and praise in the respective theological approaches of Walter Brueggemann and David Ford for the purpose of examining how Christian faith transforms human response to suffering. The first three chapters trace Brueggemann’s engagement with …