Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Wisdom As Divine Discourse: An Exegetical-Theological Study of the Book of Proverbs
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-11-27)While scholars typically conceive of wisdom in Proverbs as lacking in appeal to divine revelation, this dissertation argues that the book of Proverbs intends for readers to take wisdom’s instructions as a divine discourse ... -
Wisdom, Eloquence, and Academic Rigor in ACCS Schools: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-11-27)This study explored the relationship between the Christian liberal arts and sciences curriculum and academic rigor among classical Christian schools. It used convergent data-transformation methods to analyze publicly ... -
Word and Spirit in Francis Turretin and Jean Claude
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-01)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 ... -
Working for the Glory of God: The Distinction Between Greed and Self-Interest in the Life and Letters of the Apostle Paul
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-06-18)This dissertation demonstrates that the Pauline corpus is sufficient to discern a distinction between self-interest and greed. The review of literature in chapter 1 reveals that definitions of greed often rely on such terms ... -
The world in His hands: a Christian account of scientific law and its antithetical competitors
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-10-27)This dissertation examines the Christian doctrine of divine providence and its implications for the laws of nature and problem of induction before contrasting secular and Islamic approaches to these same topics. Chapter ... -
A Worldview Analysis of Sam Harris' Philosophical Naturalism in The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-12-23)The atheistic worldview has, ironically, experienced a sort of “re-birth” in modern times. The “New Atheists,” of which Sam Harris is a prominent spokesperson, have made no secret of their desire to make converts to their ... -
Worldview Preaching in the Church: The Preaching Ministries of J. Gresham Machen and Timothy J. Keller
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)ABSTRACT WORLDVIEW PREACHING IN THE CHURCH: THE PREACHING MINISTRIES OF J. GRESHAM MACHAN AND TIMOTHY J. KELLER Michael Raymond Galdamez, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012 Chair: Dr. ... -
The worship of the New Testament church: A grammatical and contextual analysis of first-century Christian devotion
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-12-03)This thesis examines the nature of New Testament church worship and seeks to understand the concept of worship among first-century Christians. Chapter 1 describes the misconceptions held by present-day worshipers and ... -
The Worship-Discipleship Nexus: Integrating Worship Practice and a Discipleship Pathway
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-11-12)The intent of this study is to learn from exemplar church leaders who recognize significant convergence between the biblical aims of corporate worship and Christian discipleship. By observing the planning practices of these ... -
The Year of the Lord's Favor: An Old Testament Theology of the Jubilee
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-12-05)This dissertation argues that the Jubilee is (1) a law of ancient Israel that aimed to preserve Israel’s egalitarian system of land tenure, recalled the Sabbath rest of creation, and reenacted Yahweh’s liberation of Israel ... -
“You Only Have I Known”: Social Identity and the Book of Amos
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-03-19)This dissertation assesses how the book of Amos shapes the social identity of its audience. Chapter 1 contextualizes this project in Amos scholarship and shows the relevance of this study. Chapter 2 introduces the ... -
Zechariah: Select Problems and Allusive Solutions
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)This dissertation interprets four particularly perplexing Zecharian texts (1:3, 1:11, 5:5-11, and 11) in light of allusions to other texts in order to exhibit the usefulness of an allusive approach to the interpretation ...