Problem. In Ezek 36:27, God foretells that he will put his Spirit within his people and he will "do" so that Israel will obey his laws. Ezekiel 36:27 indicates a close relationship between the Spirit of God and Israel in observing the statutes and judgments of God in the Babylon…
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The subject of this study is focused upon Paul's explication of the relationship between Spirit and Law in Rom. 8:1–16. In Rom. 7:6, Spirit and Law are set in opposition to each other, which suggests discontinuity between them. However in Rom. 8:4 and probably within the phrase,…
The "Holy Spirit" is a familiar concept in Christianity, but in its original Hebrew construction as Ruah ha-Kodesh, it also plays an active role in classical Rabbinic literature. This dissertation surveys uses of the term Ruah ha-Kodesh in major texts from the Tannaitic period t…
At the outset of the central argument in the Letter to the Galatians, Paul asks his readers the question: "This alone I want to know from you: was it from works of the law that you received the Spirit, or from the proclamation of faith?" (Gal 3:2). The tone of the question, in a…
The purpose of this secondary analysis was to understand the coping and adaptation processes of reservist soldiers and one family member throughout the first year following deployment to Iraq. A directed content analysis based on the Roy (2009, 2011) conceptualization of coping …
The research project is on the Hmong religion. Hmong people believe in a faith called "Animism – the way of the spirit," which is a created religion that they practiced and passed down from generation to generation. The Hmong like to live in the past and do not want to change th…
This dissertation critically evaluates Russell’s seminal work regarding the Pauline meaning of the classic σάρξ/πνεῦμα antithesis in Galatians 5–6 and tests Russell’s threefold methodology (lexicography, socio-anthropology, and rhetorical criticism). In this study Russell’s thre…
Ezekiel declares a message of the renewal of the heart and spirit (Ezek 11; 14; 18) that is foundational to the theology of restoration in the Book of Ezekiel. This transformation addressed the external and internal corruptions of God’s people. The restorative promises of Ezekie…
This dissertation explores the assertions that changes in form, function, practice, and perceptions of puha primarily arose from the dispossession of landscapes and oppression of specific religious practices due to Euro-American contact, resource depletion, and reservation confi…
This dissertation examines one of the most significant theological shifts in the Rastafari movement: the transformation of the Rastafari deity, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, from Jah in the flesh to the spirit that dwells within the body of each Rasta. Although …
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the apostolic fathers and early apologists’ use of metaphors and images regarding the Holy Spirit. Using the context surrounding each image, the pneumatology of this era is constructed. The images and metaphors of the Holy Spirit re…
This dissertation explores the thesis that human relationships may be transformed into those that offer freedom to pursue personal goals and at the same time fulfill communal objectives, which I name “liberating relationships.” The inquiry begins with the Christian theological n…
This dissertation examines the doctrine of the Word and the Spirit in the theology of two important Reformed pastors and theologians of the seventeenth century Francis Turretin (1623–1687) and Jean Claude (1619–1687), who ministered respectively in Geneva and France. For the Ref…