In the first citation of Hebrews, God declares that he is a Father by virtue of being in relationship with Jesus his Son (Heb 1:5). Attention to the familial relationships that appear throughout the letter reveals the theological, christological, and ecclesiological implications…
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Among Deutero-Isaiah's many metaphors for God are “father” and “mother.” Five pericopes clearly use one or both of these images. The parent imagery appears alongside, and interacts with, other metaphors for God. Thus, the implications of the images of father and mother vary grea…
In the decade from 1939 to 1949, French society underwent extreme social and political upheaval. My project looks at this particular decade in which questions pertaining to fathers and fatherhood arose as a product of the war and the occupation, and argues that national anxiety …
This dissertation explores the relationship between the ancient Israelite HOH and the members of his family as portrayed in the prescriptive texts of Deuteronomy. In choosing the prescriptive texts, this study distinguishes between the actual (what was) and the ideal (what shoul…
The goal of this thesis was to appropriate the image of Yahweh as father for modern Christendom in light of feminist critiques of the image. The methods in accomplishing this task were as follows: defining feminism and feminist biblical interpretation, conveying the critiques of…
The African American family can be viewed as a dynamic enterprise of tenacity, resilience, and flexibility. Throughout the African Americans’ history in America, the African American family has lived within contexts that have, in many instances, been divisively constructed for t…