This dissertation examines the Protestant doctrine of Scripture's self-witness of divine authority. Chapter 1 examines the current evangelical milieu. The doctrine has become nearly obsolete in the discussion of systematic theology. Consequentially, wherein lies authority has be…
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Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures (Luke 24:45). According to Litwak, these words imply that the reader of the OT needs a "hermeneutical key" in order to understand the OT. Dupont likewise argues that the Scriptures are a "riddle" that cannot be understood u…
The document known as Anonymus dialogus cum Iudaeis (hereafter referred to as ADI), an originally Greek work, was previously known only in Georgian and Armenian translations. José H. Declerck found a twelfth or thirteenth century copy of the Greek original, which was composed in…
This is a dissertation on Jewish-Christian dialogue and concerns the ways in which that dialogue can take place in a post-Holocaust, post-Christendom world. The argument assumes that any attempt at such dialogue requires that the religious convictions of both Jews and Christians…
This study, conceived as one step toward addressing the American church's struggles over sexual matters, begins with the fact that Leviticus 18 (the chapter covering sexual impurities) addresses itself to "the sons of Israel," not to Christians, yet Christians regard it as Holy …
In the history of relations among Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, the encounter in medieval Spain stands out as particularly noteworthy for its intensity and creativity. A consequence of this interaction was the generation of polemical texts reflecting the competing claims of …
The thesis of this dissertation is that through his reading of Israel's scriptures, Paul has come to regard opposition to him and to his gospel as a defection from God; in 2 Corinthians 1–9 he counters this threat to new covenant love by a vigorous campaign for reconciliation be…
It has long been established that the text of the Hebrew Bible developed gradually over time. I contend that the very concept of Scripture as an authoritative text emerged through a protracted process, along with connected concepts of authorship, readership, and interpretation. …
This dissertation centers on the writings of the German-Jewish philosopher, translator, and educator Franz Rosenzweig (1886–1929), arguing that Rosenzweig's works mobilize sacred language as the cornerstone of a new kind of philosophy. It demonstrates that a heretofore overlooke…
From fourteenth century medieval literature to contemporary American and African American literature, researchers have singled out and analyzed writing from every genre that is prophetic in nature, predicting or warning about events, both revolutionary and dire, to come. One twe…
Bible translation is a communication process. In any information transfer, there is always a risk of miscommunication. In Bible translation that risk is greatly compounded as the message is a message from God passed down through the ages to present day audiences. Translators' on…
The methodological approach employed in this research combines the hermeneutics of intertextuality together with comparative midrash. The purpose is to discern the function of scripture in the book of Joel and how Joel functioned for the NT communities. I have employed the terms…
The study described how Scripture and related literature functioned in antiquity. Following the work of James A. Sanders and his students, this study showed how Scripture was occasionally adapted and resignified in specific contexts and through certain hermeneutics. Using the ch…
This dissertation presents a case study, which aims to provide a description of the historical development of the process of scriptural exegesis employed in those passages from rabbinic and pre-rabbinic sources that mention, comment on or discuss the pentateuchal law of divorce …
This dissertation develops a fully Trinitarian account of Scripture, establishing and exploring its divine character and its salvific purpose in its Church setting and beyond. It claims that the Christian Bible, as divine message and as physical object, participates in the Trini…
Classic and modern approaches to biblical interpretation offer varying perspectives derived from differing affirmations regarding the character of the text. For traditional theology, the Bible was seen as divine revelation; it conveyed God's intention and will to humans in an un…
This dissertation explores the practical theological implications of Dorothy Day’s 1958 diaries. Dorothy Day’s 1958 diaries were brought in dialogue with the moment in history in which they were written as part of a practical theological method that emphasizes context and everyd…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a faith that is distinguished by its religious texts. The nickname “Mormon,” that has been applied to adherents of the faith, comes from the name of its most cherished canonical book, the Book of Mormon. Aside from the Bible and…
Despite the important role played by St. Jerome (331–420) in the history of translation, his own translations have suffered some neglect when it comes to detailed investigations of his theory and praxis. In particular, the distinction he espoused between his ordinary sense-for-s…