Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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God's Everlasting Covenant With Phinehas
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-06-07)One may easily have the impression that the promise of “everlasting covenant” with Phinehas has been reached under the Sinai covenant. On closer examination of the question, however, general agreement in fact counts for ... -
God’s Imposition: The Centrality of Vocation in the Spirituality of William Perkins
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-11-03)William Perkins (1558–1602) was a significant figure in the post-Reformation Church of England. Contemporary scholars call him the “father of Puritanism” for his pursuit of spiritual reform through preaching and teaching. ... -
God’s Judgment Through the Davidic Messiah: The Role of the Davidic Messiah in Romans 1:18–4:25
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-11-13)This dissertation examines the role of the Davidic Messiah, who is the agent of God’s judgment in Romans 1:18–4:25. It may be summarized in two theses: First of all, the Davidic Messiah was expected in the Old Testament ... -
The Gospel Song Movement
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Grammatical Analysis of Various Biblical Hebrew Texts According to a Traditional Semitic Grammar
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)Abstract GRAMMATICAL ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS BIBLICAL HEBREW TEXTS ACCORDING TO A TRADITIONAL SEMITIC GRAMMAR Richard Charles McDonald, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Russell T. ... -
“The Grand Encouragement”: Andrew Fuller’s Pneumatology as a Reception of and Advancement on Orthodox, Puritan, and Evangelical Perspectives on the Holy Spirit
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-05-09)This dissertation argues that Andrew Fuller’s doctrine of the Holy Spirit combined traditional Puritan teaching on the sovereign work of the Spirit in the conversion of sinners with an evangelical emphasis on mission. ... -
A Grounded Theory of Church Growth in Urban Poverty Zones
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)This dissertation examines church growth in urban poverty zones and develops a grounded theory to explain the data. Urban poverty zones are impoverished census tracts located in cities of 500,000 or more, and the term is ... -
The Guardian-Priesthood, the Special Presence of God, and Church Discipline: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Priesthood
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-10-24)This dissertation contends that the priesthood consists of people who, divinely granted access to the presence of God, are entrusted with serving God by guarding the holiness of his temple and his people through attending ... -
A guide to the principal authors and composers of gospel song of the nineteenth century
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1982-05-03)The purpose of the research project was to develop a practical reference tool or guide to the principal authors and composers of gospel song of the nineteenth century. Such a tool was necessitated as a result of the growing ... -
Haydn's Creation as a Musical Response to the Enlightenment
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)Important tenets of Enlightenment thought, specifically natural theology and philosophical naturalism, mark both the libretto and certain aspects of the music of Haydn's Creation. The opening chapters of the dissertation ... -
He is with you and he will be in you: The Spirit, the believer, and the glorification of Jesus
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-04-15)Were OT saints indwelt by the Holy Spirit? This dissertation seeks an answer from John's Gospel. The thesis here is that John 14:17c, "He is with you, and he will be in you," encapsulates the Bible's description of the ... -
"He Worked Out His Salvation with Fear and Trembling": The Spirituality of John Ryland, Jr.
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)ABSTRACT "HE WORKED OUT HIS SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING": THE SPIRITUALITY OF JOHN RYLAND, JR. Keith Alan Tillman, Th.M. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Michael A. G. ... -
Hercules Collins: Orthodox, Puritan, Baptist
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)This dissertation argues that the writings of Hercules Collins demonstrate that he viewed himself as faithfully operating within both the historic Nicene-Christianity shown in the early creeds and the Protestant orthodoxy ... -
The Hermeneutics of Eschatological Fulfillment in Christ: Biblical-Theological Exegesis in the Epistle to the Hebrews
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2017-01-06)This dissertation addresses the use of the OT in Hebrews using an author-oriented and biblical-theological approach. The thesis advanced is that the author of Hebrews cites and alludes to the OT in a manner that is warranted ... -
A Historical Evaluation of the Evidence for the Death of the Apostles as Martyrs for Their Faith
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015-03-31)A commonly used argument for the reliability of the first witnesses to the resurrection is that the apostles willingly died as martyrs for their faith. It is often claimed that all the apostles, except John, faced martyrdom. ... -
A Historical Study of Alien Baptism among Baptists since 1640
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1952) -
An Historical Study of the Tithe in the Christian Church to 1648
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1948) -
A Historical, Biblical, and Theological Interpretation of Covenants: Unconditionality and Conditionality in Relation to Justification and Sanctification
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-12-12)This dissertation involves four interrelated subjects: justification, sanctification, union with Christ, and covenant theology. It is comprised of four main parts, set forth with the thesis that the nature of the biblical ... -
A Historical-Theological Critique of the New Perspective on Paul
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-05)This dissertation argues that the new perspective on Paul rests on a faulty heremeneutical presupposition. This presupposition is that covenantal nomism (as advocated by E. P. Sanders as a proper conception of Second ... -
Historiography and Extra-Biblical Sources Related to Daniel
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-04-30)This dissertation develops a historiographical methodology and applies that methodology to extra biblical sources related to the book of Daniel. The first chapter provides basic introductory information and presents the ...