The Digital Repository of the James P. Boyce Centennial Library: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Church Transition to Plurality of Elders: A Case Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2019-12-06)A desire among evangelical churches in denominations such as the Southern Baptist Convention to return to biblical forms of leadership have led a number of churches to examine what seems to many to be the biblical model ... -
A Biblical and Historical Appraisal of Concupiscence with Special Attention to Same-Sex Attraction
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-12-13)This dissertation contends that same-sex attraction, since it is a form of concupiscence, is always sinful, morally culpable. Chapter 1 defines concupiscence and summarizes the historical and contemporary debate between ... -
Minutes of the Long Run Association
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Minutes of the Long Run Association
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Evidence for the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ Examined through the Islamic Law
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-12-02)This dissertation argues that evidence for the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ passes examination under the Islamic law of evidence. This is significant because Islam is the fastest growing religion in the ... -
Training Worship Leaders Through the Worship Wars: A Study of the Development of Liberty University's Undergraduate Music and Worship Leadership Degree Programs from 1971 to 2018
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2019-12-03)How educational institutions train worship leaders to serve in the twenty-first century evangelical church, particularly churches in the revivalist mold, differs significantly from the methods employed by many academic ... -
Exploring the Role and Efficacy of Seminary Language Curricula
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-12-04)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the role(s) and efficacy of biblical language studies in evangelical MDiv curricula. Six language professors, and twenty-four students who were in their last year of ... -
Southern Baptist Convention Missions in Canada: An Indigenous Missiology for a Convention in a Near-Culture Country
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-12-02)This dissertation demonstrates that a more thoroughly indigenized Canadian National Baptist Convention (CNBC) will have a greater impact on lostness throughout Canada by providing an effective denominational structure ready ... -
Resilience Theory and Christian Formation: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-11-28)This study explored the unexamined relationship between resilience and Christian formation in first-year college students. The study took place at Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky. A convergent design was used to ... -
“Live as Worthy Citizens”: The ΠΟΛΙΤΕΥΟΜΑΙ Metaphor in Philippians
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-11-28)This thesis argues that πολιτεύομαι functions as a dominant conceptual metaphor in Paul’s letter to the Philippians, and therefore, this metaphor frames and structures Paul’s ethical discourse. When Paul employs this ... -
The Identity of the Spirit (rûªh) in Eliphaz’s Vision (Job 4:12-21) and Its Significance for Understanding the Book of Job
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2017-11-27)This monograph argues that the most plausible candidate for the spiritual visitor in Eliphaz’s vision (4:12-21) is Satan, who not only afflicts Job in the prologue (1:1-2:10), but also exerts his influence in the speeches ... -
Dependent Independence: Toward a Theology of Southern Baptist Associationalism
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2017-10-13)This study provides a historical survey of connectionalism within American Baptist thought, using the Philadelphia Baptist Association as a case study. It will argue that twenty-first century Baptists ought to recapture ... -
The Aristarchian Signs of Codex Colbertinus-Sarrvianus
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-11-26)Scholars acknowledge that Codex Colbertinus-Sarravianus (G) is a significant manuscript for the study of Origen’s Hexapla, especially regarding his employment of the Aristarchian signs asterisk and obelus. This codex has ... -
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 ... -
Diaspora Missions Among Asian Americans in Rural Counties in Tennessee
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-11-14)The field of diaspora missiology has erupted over the past fifteen years as a legitimate subfield of missiology. Diaspora missiology studies occur at the intersection of missiology and migration theory with an emphasis on ... -
Examining the Ecclesiological Soundness of the Southern Baptist Multisite Church Movement
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-10-16)ABSTRACT EXAMINING THE ECCLESIOLOGICAL SOUNDNESS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST MULTISITE CHURCH MOVEMENT Dennis Kyle Sullivan, PhD The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2019 Chair: Dr. Timothy K. Beougher This dissertation ... -
An Analysis of Prophetic Radicalism in the Social Crisis Preaching of Kelly Miller Smith, Sr.
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-11-15)ABSTRACT AN ANALYSIS OF PROPHETIC RADICALISM IN THE SOCIAL CRISIS PREACHING OF KELLY MILLER SMITH, SR. Anthony Tyshawn Gardner, PhD The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2019 Chair: Dr. Hershael W. ...