Browsing by Subject "New Testament"
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Authorship of 2 Timothy: Neglected Viewpoints on Genre and Dating
(2017-05-04)This thesis will explore the authorship, genre, and date of Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy. 2 Timothy, alongside 1 Timothy and Titus, constitute what scholars term the “Pastoral Epistles”. The Pastoral Epistles identify ... -
Jesus Among Luke’s Marginalized
(2017)Many first-century Jewish leaders considered the marginalized outside the reach of God’s mercy. But Jesus seemed to challenge this social and religious value. This study explores the paths to restoration for society’s outcasts ... -
Lord, Teach Us How to Grieve: Jesus' Laments and Christian Hope
(2012)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 ... -
Mark, Matthew, and the Tanakh: A Comparison of Tanakh References in Mark and Matthew
(2016)This study examines the use of the Tanakh (the Jewish canon of the Bible) in the gospels of Mark and Matthew. At its core is a comparison of Tanakh references in these gospels which focuses on two central questions: Does ... -
Paul’s Philonic Opponent: Unveiling the One Who Calls Himself a Jew in Romans 2:17
(2021)This dissertation offers a solution to several interpretive problems arising at the beginning of Paul’s letter to the Romans, particularly from Rom 1:18–3:20. Why do these chapters evince a distinct account of the knowledge ... -
Raised to Newness of Life: Resurrection and Moral Transformation in Second- and Third-Century Christian Theology
(2015)The New Testament contains two important and potentially conflicting understandings of resurrection. One integrates resurrection into salvation, suggesting that it is restricted to the righteous; this view is found most ... -
Reading Galatians As Rhetorical Parody: Paul's Reinterpretation of Scriptural Demands for Obedience to the Law and the Implications for Understanding Faithfulness and Apostasy
(2012)Vastly different opinions exist within New Testament scholarship regarding the relationship between Paul's ethical exhortations in Gal 5-6 and the theological portions of the letter. In an attempt to argue for the cohesiveness ... -
Satan in Lukan Narrative and Theology: Human Agency in the Conflict between the Authority of Satan and the Power of God
(2019)Although Satan has a prominence in Luke greater than any other canonical gospel, his role has been largely unappreciated and neglected by scholars. Understanding the character of Satan is key to grasping Luke’s narrative ... -
Singing Reconciliation: Moral Practice, Embodied Theology
(2020)This dissertation examines the role that music-making plays in the mature, Christian life according to the letter to the Colossians. Paul writes this letter to instruct the Colossian congregation in how to “walk worthily ... -
You Will Have Joy and Gladness: A Narrative Analysis of the Conditions that Lead to Lukan Joy
(2020)Contributing both to scholarship on Lukan joy and to the recent surge of publications on emotions in biblical literature, this dissertation examines the conditions—that is, the circumstances, dispositions, practices, commitments, ...
