To see the other types of publications on this topic, follow the link: Commentary of Holy Bible.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Commentary of Holy Bible'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the top 50 dissertations / theses for your research on the topic 'Commentary of Holy Bible.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Browse dissertations / theses on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.
1
Mounier, Benoît. "« In manu prophetarum assimilatus sum » (Osée 12, 10) : recherches sur le commentaire sur Osée de Jérôme : philologie et herméneutique, avec les prolégomènes d'une édition critique." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015STRAC031/document.
Full textAbstract:
Composé à la fin de 406, le Commentaire sur Osée de Jérôme de Stridon (c. 347-419/420) se trouve à la charnière entre ses commentaires bibliques sur les Petits et les Grands prophètes. Au sein de ce vaste projet exégétique, l’ouvrage constitue un bon exemple d’une herméneutique désormais bien maîtrisée. Avec un fort souci de cohérence, l’exégète y déploie l’interprétation littérale essentiellement historique pour lancer l’interprétation spirituelle déclinée en deux sens, l’un anti-hérétique, l’autre mystique, tous deux présentés comme fondamentaux pour comprendre le livre d’Osée. L’œuvre constitue également un témoin clé pour saisir l’importance de la typologie, christocentrique et ecclésiale, pour expliquer les Prophètes selon Jérôme. Du reste, l’ouvrage n’a fait l’objet d’aucune recherche approfondie tant sur son contenu que sur son texte. Aussi, des recherches philologiques inédites ont permis d’établir l’histoire de la transmission manuscrite et de proposer les prémices d’une édition scientifique du texteWritten in the end of 406, the Comment on Hosea by Jerome of Stridon (c. 347-419/420) is the transition between its biblical comments on Minor and Major Prophets. Within this vast exegetical project, the work constitutes a good example of an hermeneutics well mastered. With a strong concern of coherence, the exegete displays the essentially historic literal interpretation to introduce the spiritual interpretation declined in two senses, the one anti-heretic, the other one mystic, both presented as fundamental to understand the book of Hosea. The work also constitutes a key witness to seize the importance of the typology, both centered on Jesus Christ and his Church, to explain the Prophets according to Jerome.Besides, the work was the object of no in-depth research both on its contents and on its text. So, new philological researches allowed to establish the handwritten transmission and to propose the first elements of a scientific edition of the text
2
Graham, Robert. "Holy Joe : a novel with commentary." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343189.
Full text
3
Chieng, Lik Ngiong. "The hope and comfort of the Holy City." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.
Full text
4
Kim, Younghwan. "A narrative preaching of the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683227.
Full text
5
Reynolds, Trevor Marston. "An investigation into the Spirit's guidance of the community as custodian and interpreter of scripture." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683239.
Full text
6
Paul, Eddie. "Shibboleth into silence : a commentary on presence in the Hebrew Bible." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61113.
Full textAbstract:
In the Hebrew Bible, literary patterns of revelation and concealment are based on humanity's initial encounter with God in the Garden of Eden. God asks the question "Where are you?" Adam and Eve reveal themselves by articulating their concealment behind the fig leaf. This paradox effects their exile from Eden, and their progeny must henceforth mediate this paradox in their future verbal intercourse with God.It is the intention of this work to suggest how in certain textual passages, this paradox is defined and structured according to a literary dichotomy of language and silence. After the exile, biblical characters proclaim their presence before God by uttering a password ("Here I am") which is, in effect, an existential utterance of dialogic reconstruction. Through various literary devices, I hope to show how this "vertical" dialogue is re-established by Adam and Eve's progeny, and how the biblical narrator(s) uses language to show silence as a "phenomenon" of the word.
7
Choi, Mun Hong. "The personality of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament with special reference to Luke-Acts." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683300.
Full text
8
Jolliffe, Randall Ian. "The acts of the Holy Spirit through the apostles a Bible college course /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.
Full text
9
Foreman, Hillary Jo. "The Holy and Other Ghosts: Stories." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1586528590411429.
Full text
10
Libermann, Francis Mary Paul. "Provisional Rule of the Missionaries of the Holy Heart of Mary: Text and Libermann's Commentary." Center for Spiritan Studies, Duquesne University, 2015. http://digital.library.duq.edu/u?/spiritanbook,20045.
Full textAbstract:
Contents -- References -- (p. 1) -- Introduction -- (p. 3) -- Some Historical Data. The Birth of a Code of Missionary Spirituality -- (p. 3) -- The Memoir of 1839: Project of a Creole Seminarian -- (p. 3) -- The Memoir of March 17, 1840 sent to the Propaganda -- (p. 8) -- The Provisional Rule and the “Glosses” of 1840 -- (p. 11) -- From 1841 to 1846: The Living Rule -- (p. 15) --
The Publication of 1845 -- (p. 18) -- The Commentaries Gathered by Fr. Jerome Schwindenhammer -- (p. 20) -- Memoir to the Congregation of the Propaganda in 1846 -- (p. 21) -- A Few Data Regarding the Life of Fr. Lannurien -- (p. 24) -- The Provisional Rule of 1845 and the Rules of 1849 -- (p. 28) -- Provisional Rule of the Missionaries of the Holy Heart of Mary -- (p. 35) -- PART ONE -- (p. 37) -- Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Heart of Mary. -- (p. 37) --
Its End And The Means To Achieve It. -- (p. 37) -- CHAPTER ONE -- (p. 37) -- CHAPTER TWO -- (p. 53) -- To Whom Is The Congregation Dedicated? Who Are Its Patrons? -- (p. 53) -- CHAPTER THREE -- (p. 65) -- What is the Destination of the Congregation? -- (p. 65) -- CHAPTER FOUR -- (p. 71) -- What Should Be the Special and Continual Occupation of the Missionaries Who Labor For Souls So That Our Lord’s Designs May Be Accomplished? -- (p. 71) -- CHAPTER FIVE -- (p. 75) -- First Means To Be Used For The Salvation Of Souls: The Missions -- (p. 75) -- CHAPTER SIX -- (p. 87) -- Second Means for Saving Souls. Diverse Forms of Ministry -- (p. 87) -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- (p. 93) -- Third Means of Saving Souls: Ministry for the Benefit of Priests -- (p. 93) -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- (p. 101) -- Fourth Means that Can Be Used By the Congregation to Save Souls: A Native Clergy -- (p. 101) -- CHAPTER NINE -- (p. 103) -- Some Rules of Conduct to Be Observed With Respect to Those We Have to Evangelize -- (p. 103) -- PART TWO -- (p. 119) -- On the Constitution or Spiritual State of the Congregation of the Holy Heart of Mary or the Spirit that should Animate it and Animate Its Holy Functions -- (p. 119) -- CHAPTER ONE -- (p. 119) -- On the Constitution, or the Spiritual State of the Congregation in General -- (p. 119) -- CHAPTER TWO -- (p. 125) -- About Poverty -- (p. 125) -- CHAPTER THREE -- (p. 145) -- About Chastity -- (p. 145) -- CHAPTER FOUR -- (p. 167) -- On Obedience -- (p. 167) -- CHAPTER FIVE -- (p. 187) -- On Community Life in General -- (p. 187) -- CHAPTER SIX -- (p. 197) -- Rules to be Observed in the Community -- (p. 197) -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- (p. 217) -- Rules of Conduct towards Others -- (p. 217) -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- (p. 245) -- Apostolic Zeal -- (p. 245) -- CHAPTER NINE -- (p. 277) -- On Some Principal Virtues Which Are Like the Foundation of Apostolic Zeal -- (p. 277 ) --
CHAPTER TEN -- (p. 315) -- About Preaching -- (p. 315) -- CHAPTER ELEVEN -- p. 345) -- Of Confession and Other Sacred Functions -- (p. 345)
11
Lange, Christian M. W. "The portrayal of Christ in the Syriac commentary on the Diatessaron." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365539.
Full text
12
Elitzur, Yoel. "Ancient place names in the Holy Land preservation and history /." Jerusalem : Winona Lake, Indiana : the Hebrew University Magnes Press ; Eisenbrauns, 2004. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39200608c.
Full textAbstract:
Basé sur la thèse (Ph.D.) de l'auteur (Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim, 1993), dont le titre est : Shemot meḳomot ʻatiḳim she-nishtamru befi ha-ʻArvim ba-arets.Bibliogr. p. [388]-409. Index.
13
Nisan, Yael Haviva. "Medieval Ashkenazi Bible interpretation : a textual analysis of Rabbi Joseph Bekhor Shor's Torah commentary." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ44099.pdf.
Full text
14
Stallard, Matthew S. "John Milton's Bible : scriptural resonance in Paradise lost /." View abstract, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3320757.
Full text
15
Papoutsakis, Emmanuel. "Jacob of Serugh, 'The homily on the deluge' (lines 1-210) : introduction, translation, and detailed commentary." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.339970.
Full text
16
Walters, Kent L. "Understanding and embracing the ministry of the Holy Spirit in whole person worship at Grace Bible Church, Grandville, MI." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.
Full text
17
Hussain, Haider Abbas. "Yefet ben 'Ali's commentary on the Hebrew text of the Book of Job I-X." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2918.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis is a critical edition of the Judeo-Arabic commentary on the Hebrew text of the Book of Job by one of the greatest Karaites of his age (second half of the tenth century A. D.), Yefet Ben 'Ali the Karaite. An examination of the photocopies and microfilms of the original Manuscripts of Yefet Ben 'Ali written in the XIth, XIV-XVIIth, XVth and XVIth centuries resulted in a delimitation of the number of chapters in this edition i.e. chapters I-X. None of the four Manuscripts is complete and I have tried to complete the presentation of the first ten chapters of Yefet's commentary on the Book of Job by filling in the gaps of the master copy which I used (Ms. A., Or. 2509 B. M. ) from the other Manuscripts. I used it as a main text because it is almost a complete copy compared with the others, as far as the first ten chapters are concerned. The four Manuscripts which I used are housed in the British Library in London. This edition is prefaced by an introduction, comprising a discussion of the information we possess about Yefet's life in Basrah and Jerusalem, with reference to his works in general and the authenticity of his work on the Book of Job in particular. This is followed by a description and analysis of the commentary, discussing the method used by the commentator, and how he made it possible for large numbers of Jews in non-Arabic speaking countries to make free use of his interpretations of biblical texts allied to the Karaite theological viewpoint and its relationship to Mu'tazilite views. There follows an analysis of the language used by Yefet in his text and exegesis, i.e. morphology, orthography and so on. A comparison is then made with Saadia Gaon, including a brief discussion of the language and exegesis of the two scholars which deals with the fundamental characteristics of Judeo and classical Arabic; in addition, notes on the text are appended in which attention will be drawn to Yefet's characteristic vagueness in interpreting the Hebrew text of the Book of Job. Special attention is paid to the vowels in each of the Manuscripts, and differences between the Manuscripts are footnoted throughout the text of this edition. The appendix takes cognisance of M. E., i.e. Opp. Add. 4.165 of the Bodleian Library, listing fully the differences between it and the printed text of this edition.
18
Demiri, Lejla. "A medieval Muslim commentary on the Bible Najm al-Din al- Tufi's response to the Christians." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.504099.
Full text
19
JUNIOR, ACYR DE GERONE. "A NARRATIVE OF THE HISTORY OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES DIFFUSION: THE ACTION OF BIBLE SOCIE-TIES IN BRAZIL." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2018. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=35956@1.
Full textAbstract:
PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTITUIÇÕES COMUNITÁRIAS DE ENSINO PARTICULARES
Esta tese foi desenvolvida com o objetivo de analisar a caminhada histórica da atuação das Sociedades Bíblicas no Brasil, sob a ótica da difusão das Escrituras Sagradas. Para melhor contextualizar a temática, a análise teve início no tempo da transmissão oral da Palavra de Deus, antes de qualquer registro por escrito, e se desenvolveu pelos diversos contextos em que as Escrituras acompanharam o povo de Deus na história, tanto na realidade do povo de Israel quanto na perspectiva da igreja cristã. O trabalho de difusão das Escrituras, realizado pelas Sociedades Bíblicas no Brasil, constituiu o objeto principal do estudo. Analisou-se como se deu o processo de chegada e o desenvolvimento do trabalho das Sociedades Bíblicas em quase duzentos anos de atividades no país. De forma especifica, discorreu-se sobre o trabalho realizado pela Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil (SBB) desde a sua fundação, em 1948. Esse trabalho foi analisado a partir do ciclo de vida da Bíblia, método utilizado para a SBB tornar a Bíblia disponível, acessível e relevante na sociedade e na igreja. O trabalho foi desenvolvido sob as bases de uma pesquisa histórica. Sua área de concentração foi estabelecida na teologia sistemática-pastoral. Metodologicamente, a pesquisa foi realizada por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica, contemplada por historiadores e biblistas que são referenciais em relação a temática proposta. Foram também utilizadas pesquisas em documentos oficiais disponibilizados pela SBB. No último capítulo foram utilizados além da descrição histórica, uma análise de conteúdo com base nas atividades desenvolvidas pela SBB por meio do ciclo de vida da Bíblia. Os resultados evidenciaram que o trabalho de difusão das Escrituras, desenvolvido pelas Sociedades Bíblicas no Brasil, em especial a SBB, tem contribuído de forma significativa com a igreja e a realidade da sociedade brasileira em diversos aspectos sociais e espirituais.
This thesis has been developed with aim of analyzing the the historical journey of the Biblical Societies in Brazil, from the point of view of the diffusion of the Holy Scriptures. In order to better contextualize the theme, the analyze had its beginning during the time of the oral transmission of the Word of God, before any written record, and it developed through several contexts in which the Scriptures followed God s people in history, both in the reality of the people of Israel and in the perspective of the Christian church. The work of spreading the Scriptures, held by the Bible Societies in Brazil, was established as the main object of study. It was analyzed how the process of arrival and development of the Bible Societies work in almost two hundred years of activities in the country. In a specific way, it was analyzed the work held by the Brazilian Bible Society (SBB) since its foundation in 1948. This work was analyzed starting from the life cycle of the Bible, a method used by the BBS to make the Bible available, accessible, and relevant in the society and in the church. The study was conducted on the basis of a historical research. Its area of concentration was established in the pastoral systematic theology. Methodologically, the research was made through a bibliographical review, overseen by historians and bible scholars, who are referential in relation to the proposed theme. Researches were also made in official documents provided by the BBS. In the last chapter, besides the historical description, it was used an analysis of content based on the activities developed by the BBS through the life cycle of the Bible. The results showed that the work of spreading the Scriptures, developed by the Bible Society in Brazil, especially the BBS, has contributed in a meaningful way to the church and to the Brazilian society in several social and spiritual aspects.
20
Kahn-Harris, Deborah. "A hammer for shattering rock : employing classical rabbinic hermeneutics to fashion contemporary feminist commentary on the Bible." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557951.
Full textAbstract:
What kind of reader of the Bible am I? This question is at the core of my research. I am a woman; I am a rabbi; I identify with a 'progressive' Jewish movement; I view the Bible as a source of religious guidance. These identities are among the many that affect the way in which I read the Bible. This thesis has its origins in the apparent tension between contemporary feminist Bible criticism and classical rabbinic interpretations. Feminist biblical critics adopt a range of methodological positions, drawing on important developments in reading texts that have taken place over the last century, such as deconstruction and post-structuralism. Classical rabbinic sources are concerned with the questions of the (male) rabbis. For Halachic sources, the rabbis employed a set of hermeneutical principles to delineate the ways in which biblical sources could be interpreted. For Aggadah, a more extensive set of hermeneutics was employed to create midrashic texts. Some feminist scholars have read Halachah and Aggadah using various techniques; e.g., hermeneutics of suspicion, reclamation, apologetics. The project of trying to combine the hermeneutics of the classical rabbinic period with contemporary feminist readings has only been undertaken in Halachah by one scholar, Rachel Adler, writing about the Jewish wedding service. No one yet has attempted to engage in this project with Aggadah. This thesis develops a hermeneutic based in classical rabbinic hermeneutics and feminist theory to expound three short units of biblical text: Lamentations 5: 19-22, Genesis 1 :26-28, and Psalm 131. Each chapter studies these verses in detail, reviewing their interpretation in modern and classical Jewish sources, followed my own midrashim rooted in my hybrid ii hermeneutic. Finally, this thesis examines the value of this exercise and to what extent it might serve, alongside the work of other scholars in Halachah, to form a basis for a biblical-based, feminist, Jewish, progressive theology.
21
Eskhult, Josef. "Andreas Norrelius' Latin translation of Johan Kemper's Hebrew commentary on Matthew edited with introduction and philological commentary." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-8349.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis contains an edition of the Swedish Hebraist Andreas Norrelius’ (1679-1749) Latin translation, Illuminatio oculorum (1749), of the converted rabbi Johan Kemper’s (1670-1716) Hebrew commentary on Matthew, Me’irat ‘Enayim (1703). The dissertation is divided into three parts. The focus lies on the introduction, which concentrates on issues of language and style. Andreas Norrelius’ Latin usage is elucidated on its orthographical, morphological, syntactic, lexical and stylistic levels. The features are demonstrated to be typical of scholarly Neo-Latin: Through a broad comparative synchronic approach, conspicuous linguistic phenomena are taken as points of departure for the exploration of scholarly Latin prose in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, especially the vocabulary and phraseology of philological, theological, and exegetical discourse. An intellectual historical background is outlined that places the ambitions and the achievements of the author and the translator as well as the texts used for comparison in their scholarly and cultural setting against a general European and specific Swedish background. Furthermore, the introduction deals with various questions relating to translation techniques and strategies. In particular, the method for the translation of biblical passages is analysed and put in relation to the humanistic Latin Bible translations. Moreover, the life and work of Johan Kemper is described in the light of all historical sources available. The life of Andreas Norrelius is also portrayed, and the questions about the date and authorship of the Latin translation are thoroughly addressed. The second part contains the editio princeps of the Latin translation. Andreas Norrelius’ own prolegomena about Kemper’s early life has been made accessible as well. The third part provides a philological commentary focused on the explanation of specific linguistic and exegetical questions in the text edited.
22
Shih-Ching, Judy Tao, and Shih-Ching Judy Tau. "The holy spirit in the Qur'an : an assessment from a Christian perspective." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1965.
Full textAbstract:
Thesis (MTh (Practical Theology and Missiology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.This study is an attempt to gain an understanding of the al-ruh (Holy Spirit) from a Muslim perspective and a comparison with the Christian perspective. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 and 3 are textual study; the meaning and usage of the al-ruh (Holy Spirit) in the Qur’an will be examined, especially in Muslim Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias and Commentaries as compared with the meaning and usage in the Biblical and Jewish scriptures. Obviously, the Holy Spirit plays an active role with humankind in creation and in revelation; the al-ruh has evidently inspired all the prophets and even believers according to the Qur’an. The experience of Muhammad with respect to the al-ruh is also mentioned in the Qur’an even when he was not yet aware of the work of Holy Spirit as well as the person of the Holy Spirit, as the third person of the Trinity in Christianity. Chapter 3 carries on the findings from the Qur’an, and furthermore give explanations as well as evaluate exegeses and various commentators’ opinions regarding al-ruh. Moreover, there are some disagreements among various Muslim commentators as manifested in their interpretations. Such disagreement is discernable with respect to the doctrine of Holy Spirit as a Person in the Trinity. In addition to this, various issues are investigated like: ‘Where did the divisions and disunity come from?’ Is it possible to find a satisfactory answer? ‘Is al-ruh the angel Gabriel?’ since the angel Gabriel is only mentioned once (66:4). Nevertheless, most of the commentators indicate that the Holy Spirit and the Spirit as the angel Gabriel are the same. Is there a gap in understanding between Muhammad and commentators? Is there a gap between classical and contemporary commentators? Chapter 4 presents a report of the empirical fieldwork carried out through interviews. Questionnaires are designed based on findings in the Qur’an and what commentators have said. A cross section of Muslims in the Western Cape of South Africa as well as Muslims from other African countries presently in Stellenbosch is selected for interviews. Several Islamic sects (i.e. Sunni, Sufis) who are found in South Africa are included in these interviews along with relevant information obtained from Internet sources. An analysis of data provides the basic thoughts for the assessment and response from the Christian point of view in Chapters 5 and 6. Chapter 5 is a comparative study. The aim is to find out similarities in both Christian and Muslim religious concepts, thereby attempting to build up on common grounds; and to find out the differences in understanding about the Holy Spirit and to restore an agreeable understanding of the concept of the Holy Spirit. The ultimate goal is to use the idea of the al-ruh from Qur’anic and Islamic concepts in order to build a bridge to the understanding of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. Some concepts are common to both Christianity and Islam, i.e. spirit (ruh), soul (nafs) and conscience (fitrah). Some fundamental doctrines are essential for both religions. For instance, The Oneness of God is understood in Islam as Tahwid (i.e. Oneness of Allah), and in Christianity, as Trinity, the Godhead or Triune God. Besides, both religions in terms of this doctrine contain elements of the transcendence and immanence of God in relation to creation. The key issue investigated further is ‘whether the Spirit is created or eternal’ and ‘Is al-ruh the created Spirit or the creator Spirit’? The question of how a Christian explains to a Muslim that Jesus is ultimately the Ruh Allah (the Spirit of God) introduced in the next chapter. Chapter 6 is a Missiological approach which is based on the fundamental knowledge of the Holy Spirit and the Trinity in Systematic theology and Missiology. Certain topics are examined from a comparative religious point of view; firstly, a comparison of the natural human with the spiritual human to find out the function of the conscience and of spirituality from a Biblical point of view. Secondly, a comparison of Jesus with Adam and an angel in terms of the purpose for which God created the whole world is made with a focus on Jesus in humanity. Thirdly, a definition of the divinity of Jesus in terms of two aspects: Jesus as the first-born Son of God and Jesus as Messiah (the anointed one and saviour of the world), using a historical, traditional and Christological understanding. Fourthly, a Pneumatological approach is applied as an innovation to this study. Its endeavours generally explore the human religious experience, in order to initiate a ‘dialectical dialogue’; and subsequently to focus on the Trinitarian experience in Islam. An interesting example of martyrdom as an imitation of Christ on the cross can be found among Sufi Sunni Muslims. This is an evidence of the freedom of the Holy Spirit working wherever he wills. In brief, although the Person and the work of the Holy Spirit are not very obvious in the Qur’an, a careful study makes it increasingly apparent. Finally, the work of the Holy Spirit is still alive in all religions, not least in Islam, as the resulting evidence of my research suggests.
23
Lee, Kyung-Suk. "Paul's corporate perspective in 1 Corinthians with special relevance to Ekklesia as the new covenant community of God's holy people : towards a corporate interpretation." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683198.
Full text
24
Bristley, Eric D. "From probability to certainty the witness of the Holy Spirit and the defense of the Bible in Presbyterian and Reformed apologetics, 1870-1920 /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.
Full text
25
Joubert, Johann van Dijk. "A comparative study of the Paraclete statements and references to the Holy Spirit in the Johannine Gospel." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04192007-073525/.
Full text
26
Chiao, Mei-Lun. "The kingdom and the leadership the reflections of the pastoral leadership according to the concept of kingdom as found in the Bible /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.
Full text
27
Iacono, Christian Santiago Lo. "Bíblia: palavra de Deus em linguagem humana: sua interpretação no passado e na contemporaneidade." Faculdades EST, 2014. http://tede.est.edu.br/tede/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=533.
Full textAbstract:
A história da interpretação bíblica é testemunha de que uma abordagem ora mais humana, ora mais sobrenatural à Bíblia sempre foi causa de dissenso na comunidade cristã. Ora, essa diversidade interpretativa em grande parte é resultado do entendimento que eventualmente se tem sobre a natureza da Bíblia: por vezes ela é divinizada; outras vezes, tratada como um livro meramente humano. Adotando um enfoque teológico bíblico-sistemático, a pesquisa verificou que a Bíblia, considerada a Palavra de Deus em linguagem humana, precisa ser interpretada respeitando-se essa tensão, já que ela reúne testemunhos humanos de experiências reveladoras de Deus. Isso em nada prejudica o seu caráter de Palavra de Deus, pois a inerrância da Bíblia está em sua mensagem, cujo ápice é a revelação de Jesus Cristo. Na era da Pós-modernidade, em que autor, texto e leitor são desconstruídos, a existência de significado no texto apresenta-se como uma questão teológica. Embora a intenção do autor não seja um conhecimento que se possa obter objetivamente, existem elementos no texto que orientam o leitor a enxergá-lo como uma ação comunicativa definida. O sentido literal, ou sentido literário, é aquele que respeita a intenção autoral, podendo ser descoberto com o auxílio do método histórico-crítico. Já o sensus plenior decorre das distâncias geográfica e temporal entre o texto e o leitor, que descobre nele novas potencialidades. O último estágio do entendimento é a apropriação pessoal do texto bíblico, que é o acolhimento da ação comunicativa intentada, por meio da ajuda do Espírito Santo, que, então, carrega o texto de nova significância em face dos novos tempos. Palavra e Espírito juntos formam o ato de fala de Deus. Entender a Bíblia é fundamentalmente começar a trilhar o seu caminho.The history of biblical interpretation is witness to the fact that whether to use the more human approach or the more supernatural approach to the Bible has always been cause for dissention in the Christian community. This interpretative diversity is due, in great part, to the understanding which one has about the nature of the Bible: sometimes it is divinized, other times it is treated as a merely human book. Adopting a biblical-systematic theological focus, the research verified that the Bible, considered the Word of God in human language, needs to be interpreted respecting this tension, since it gathers together human witnesses of revealing experiences of God. This in no way affects its character as Word of God, since the inerrancy of the Bible is in its message, the apex of which is the revelation of Jesus Christ. In the era of Post-modernity, in which the author, text and reader are de-constructed, the existence of meaning in the text presents itself as a theological issue. Although the intention of the author may not be knowledge which one can objectively obtain, there exist elements in the text which orient the reader to see it as a definite communicative action. The literal meaning, or the literary meaning, is the one which respects the authors intention, which can be discovered through the historical-critical method. On the other hand the sensus plenior results from the geographical and temporal distances between the text and the reader, who discovers in it new potentialities. The last stage of understanding is the personal appropriation of the biblical text, which is taking in the intended communicative action through the help of the Holy Spirit, which, then, imparts upon the text new meaning in the face of new times. Word and Holy Spirit together form the act of Gods speaking. To understand the Bible one, fundamentally, needs to begin walking in its path.
28
Cardoso, Dario de Araujo. "Corpo e presença na Bíblia Sagrada." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8139/tde-21022018-104542/.
Full textAbstract:
Nesta tese, explicitamos os mecanismos de produção de sentido que discursivizam a Bíblia Sagrada como Palavra Revelada de Deus. Mostramos como o texto bíblico, na qualidade de enunciado marcado por pessoa, tempo e espaço definidos, constrói para si o sentido de discurso omnipessoal, omnitemporal e omniespacial promovendo o processo de significação e de permanência que o qualifica como texto fundador do cristianismo. Defendemos a tese de que o texto bíblico discursiviza de modo peculiar o mundo divino e seus atores e produz, em termos de presença, um impacto que mobiliza o enunciatário, como corpo sensível, a um fazer interpretativo que o sanciona e acolhe o conhecimento apresentado como Palavra Revelada de Deus. Dessa maneira, o discurso promove uma transformação no estado epistêmico do enunciatário e demanda dele uma resposta cognitiva e ética orientada pela axiologia cristã. Discutimos a formação e a delimitação do corpo actorial nas narrativas bíblicas do Evangelho de Lucas e em Atos dos Apóstolos. Utilizando o conceito de narratividade da enunciação, defendemos que esses textos constroem, por meio da enunciação enunciada, uma peculiar cena enunciativa em que o enunciador é o sujeito de uma performance que constitui o mundo divino, em que Deus é o arquienunciador e o Destinador transcendente. Esse movimento promove o estabelecimento de um contrato de veridicção também peculiar que faz com que o sobrenatural seja a expectativa do gênero e o meio de configuração e confirmação da presença divina. O deslocamento actancial do enunciador para um destinador compatível com a Palavra Revelada funda-se no conceito greimasiano de Destinador transcendente. Permeiam, pois, os movimentos de garimpo feito da discursivização da Palavra Revelada a Semiótica de raiz greimasiana e, a partir do instrumental da Semiótica tensiva, descrevemos os efeitos subjetais promovidos pela discursivização da presença divina no texto bíblico. O encadeamento de programas narrativos promove um ritmo assomo-resolução que mantém a tensão e o impacto sensível ao longo do texto. É um ritmo que gera também no enunciatário um esforço em busca da reorganização afetiva, o que é descrito como um pervir sensibilizado que ampara a transformação do estado epistêmico do sujeito. Por fim, entendemos ter comprovado que é possível e é viável examinar a Bíblia como um discurso entre outros, de modo que essa transformação epistêmica seja o fundamento para uma série de mudanças cognitivas e éticas que dão suporte a práticas cristãs como a própria leitura bíblica, a que sucedem a memorização de passagens, a participação em estudos bíblicos e sermões e a divulgação do conteúdo e da ética cristã a não crentes.In this thesis we have specified the mechanisms of production of meaning that put The Holy Bible as discourse making it the Revealed Word of God. We show how the biblical text, as utterance marked by person, time and space set, builds for itself the sense of omni personal, omni temporal and omni spatial speech promoting the process of signification and residence that qualifies it as a founding text of Christianity. We defend the thesis that the biblical text put in discourse in a peculiar way the divine world and his actors and it produces, in terms of a presence, an impact that mobilizes the enunciatary, as sensitive body, to make the interpretive act that sanctions and receive the knowledge submited as Revealed Word of God. In this way, the discourse promotes a transformation in the epistemic state of enunciatary and demand a cognitive and ethical response guided by Christian axiology. We discuss the formation and delimitation of the actorial body in biblical narrative from the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Using the concept of narrativity of enunciation, we demonstrate that, by means of the enunciate enunciation, this texts builds a peculiar enunciative scene in which the enunciator is the subject of a performance. This performance sets up the divine world where God is the arquienunciator and the Transcendent Destinador. This movement promotes the establishment of a peculiar veridiction contract that makes the supernatural to be installed as the expectation of the genre and the means of setting and confirming the divine presence. That actancial displacement of the enunciator to a destinator compatible with the Revealed Word is based on the greimasian concept of Transcendent Destinador. The moviments of minning done on the discourse of the Revealed Word permeate the greimasian semiotics and from the instrumental of the tensive semiotics, we describe the subjectals effects promoted by the constructed discourse of the divine presence in the biblical text. We demonstrate that the chaining of narrative programs promotes an astonishment-resolution rhythm that keeps the tension and the sensitive impact throughout the text. Its a rhythm who generates also in the enunciatary an effort in search of affective reorganization described as a sensibilized exercise that holds the transformation of the epistemic status of the subject. Finally, we understant to have confirm that is possible e viable to examine the Bible as a discourse among others, for what we show that this epistemic transformation is the basis for a series of cognitive and ethical changes that support Christian practices like reading the Bible, the memorization of passages, participating in Bible studies and sermons and the dissemination of Christian content and of ethics to non-believers.
29
Boiché, Anne. "L’écriture de l’exégèse dans le De somniis de Philon d’Alexandrie." Thesis, Sorbonne université, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SORUL128.
Full textAbstract:
Le De somniis est le traité que Philon d’Alexandrie consacre aux récits bibliques de rêves. Notre travail ne s’arrête pas au seul thème du rêve, mais cherche à étudier ce traité dans son ensemble et à enquêter sur la façon dont Philon écrit son exégèse et élabore sa réflexion. En effet, c’est en transposant le vocabulaire de la philosophie et en le renouvelant que l’exégète parvient à livrer un enseignement fidèle au monothéisme ; à l’inverse, c’est en effectuant un travail sur le texte scripturaire que l’Alexandrin rend la Bible conforme à son argumentation. Pour mieux comprendre comment Philon compose son commentaire, nous étudions tout d’abord la structure du traité : nous nous demandons comment Philon parvient à lier ses exégèses les unes aux autres en un traité suivi. L’étude des citations bibliques permet ensuite de comprendre que l’exégète, tout en commentant précisément chaque mot de la Bible, construit son commentaire en réécrivant et en reformulant le texte biblique. Enfin, nous observons le travail sur la langue grecque auquel se livre Philon : les jeux de mots et les créations lexicales montrent que l’auteur réfléchit avec la langue grecque ; les mots bibliques éveillent, pour l’auteur, des réminiscences littéraires et philosophiques, grâce auxquelles il écrit son commentaireThe De somniis is the treatise that Philo of Alexandria devotes to biblical dreams. The present work does not only focus on the question of dreams, but analyses the treatise as a whole and investigates the way Philo writes his commentary and builds up his exegesis. Philo indeed transposes the vocabulary of philosophy and renews it in order to produce an appropriate discourse on monotheism; on the other hand, he rewrites the Bible to make it fit his argumentation. To better understand how Philo composes his commentary, I study first the structure of the treatise: I ask myself how Philo manages to bind together his interpretations into a literary whole. Then, the study of biblical quotations reveals that, although Philo explains carefully every biblical word, he often rewrites and rephrases the Bible. Finally, I investigate the way Philo uses the Greek language: puns and verbal creations reveal that the Greek language supports his thought. For Philo, the words of the Bible are reminiscent of Greek literature and philosophy
30
Kuruvilla, Samuel Jacob. "Radical Christianity in the Holy Land : a comparative study of liberation and contextual theology in Palestine-Israel." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/71932.
Full textAbstract:
Palestine is known as the birthplace of Christianity. However the Christian population of this land is relatively insignificant today, despite the continuing institutional legacy that the 19th century Western missionary focus on the region created. Palestinian Christians are often forced to employ politically astute as well as theologically radical means in their efforts to appear relevant within an increasingly Islamist-oriented society. My thesis focuses on two ecumenical Christian organisations within Palestine, the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre in Jerusalem (headed by the Anglican cleric Naim Stifan Ateek) and Dar Annadwa Addawliyya (the International Centre of Bethlehem-ICB, directed by the Lutheran theologian Mitri Raheb). Based on my field work (consisting of an in-depth familiarisation with the two organisations in Palestine and interviews with their directors, office-staff and supporters worldwide, as well as data analyses based on an extensive literature review), I argue that the grassroots-oriented educational, humanitarian, cultural and contextual theological approach favoured by the ICB in Bethlehem is more relevant to the Palestinian situation, than the more sectarian and Western-oriented approach of the Sabeel Centre. These two groups are analysed primarily according to their theological-political approaches. One, (Sabeel), has sought to develop a critical Christian response to the Palestine-Israel conflict using the politico-theological tool of liberation theology, albeit with a strongly ecumenical Western-oriented focus, while the other (ICB), insists that its theological orientation draws primarily from the Levantine Christian (and in their particular case, the Palestinian Lutheran) context in which Christians in Israel-Palestine are placed. Raheb of the ICB has tried to develop a contextual theology that seeks to root the political and cultural development of the Palestinian people within their own Eastern Christian context and in light of their peculiarly restricted life under an Israeli occupation regime of over 40 years. In the process, I argue that the ICB has sought to be much more situationally relevant to the needs of the Palestinian people in the West Bank, given the employment, socio-cultural and humanitarian-health opportunities opened up by the practical-institution building efforts of this organisation in Bethlehem.
31
Röhrig, Adriana. "IRONIA E INTERTEXTULIDADE EM VIDEIRAS DE CRISTAL." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2014. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/3993.
Full textAbstract:
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorAlong the literary work Videiras de Cristal written by Luiz Antônio de Assis Brasil, is notorious the intense dialogue with other texts. It means a wide process of intertextuality. The intertextual connections with the biblical texts are worth of attention specially on the New Testament. From the light of Gennete, Bakhtin among others theoricians‟ propositions was analysed how are estabilished the relations between the novel Videiras de Cristal and the Holy Bible, as well their purposes. By the irony and intertextuality perspectives was observed how each process take place and the objective underlying these concepts along the literary text of Assis Brasil. The defended thesis is the concerning on the valorization of a historical fact revisited by the book and resized through the forged dialogues. It is understood this fact assumes through the literary work the status of a mere historical text would not have. The body of this research is composed by four chapters. On the first chapter is made a bibliographical review over the constitution of Novel and the Modern Age, over the author and his work, and also the factual basis of the analysed writing. On the second chapter is argued the possibility to classify Assis Brasil‟s novel as historical novel and on the last two chapters is made an analysis of the characters and the narrative itself aiming to check the intertextuality faces and a related dialogism present and inherent to Videiras de Cristal.
Na obra Videiras de cristal, de Luiz Antônio de Assis Brasil, nota-se um intenso diálogo com outros textos. Isto é, verifica-se um expansivo processo de intertextualidade. Merece destaque os intertextos com textos bíblicos, em especial os encontrados no Novo Testamento da Bíblia. Sendo assim, a partir das proposições de Genette, Bakhtin e outros teóricos, foi analisado como se estabelecem as relações entre o romance Videiras de Cristal e a Bíblia, bem como a que servem. Através do viés da ironia e da intertextualidade observou-se como ocorrem na obra cada um desses processos e com que objetivo tais conceitos são abordados no texto literário de Assis Brasil. A tese defendida é que na obra há uma preocupação com a valorização de um fato histórico, revisitado pela obra e redimensionado atráves dos diálogos que se forjam. Entende-se que este fato assume, através do fazer literário, o status que um texto puramente histórico não lhe daria. O corpo do presente trabalho é composto por quatro capítulos. No primeiro capítulo faz-se uma retomada sobre a constituição do Romance e a Era Moderna e uma abordagem sobre o autor e sua obra, bem como a base factual do romance em análise. No segundo capítulo discute-se sobre a possibilidade de classificação do romance de Assis Brasil com um romance histórico e nos dois últimos capítulos procede-se uma análise das personagens e da narrativa propriamente dita a fim de proceder-se a verificação das faces da intertextualidade e de um aparente dialogismo, presentes e inerentes à obra Videiras de Cristal.
32
Swart, Cornelius Johannes. "Apokaliptiek en Openbaring 'n kritiese evaluering van Malina en Pilch se "Social-Science Commentary on the Book of Revelation" /." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07312007-152046/.
Full text
33
Lima, Fabrício Wantoil. "DIMENSÕES AMBIENTAIS DE TEXTOS BÍBLICOS: CONTRIBUIÇÕES PARA FORMAÇÃO DE PRINCÍPIOS NO ÂMBITO DO DIREITO AMBIENTAL CONTEMPORÂNEO." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, 2014. http://localhost:8080/tede/handle/tede/761.
Full textAbstract:
Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T13:46:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1
FABRICIO WANTOIL LIMA.pdf: 1491374 bytes, checksum: cfa420ec75f55cff3640ed2a2daeb0df (MD5)
Previous issue date: 2014-05-12Esta pesquisa qualitativa, de cunho histórico e análise de literatura e documentos, se propõe a investigar as dimensões ambientais dos textos sagrados, busca aprofundar conhecimento da Bíblia Hebraica que se reportam à criação do universo, da terra e de tudo que nela há, em que se destaca o ser humano como criação privilegiada de Deus. Definiu-se pelo seguinte problema de pesquisa: As dimensões ambientais dos textos bíblicos podem contribuir para a formação de princípios no âmbito do Direito Ambiental hodierno? Como Hipótese, pretende-se demonstrar que a espiritualidade religiosa aliada à reinterpretação de textos escriturísticos contribui para a emergência de princípios no campo do Direito Ambiental. A estrutura da tese foi organizada em três capítulos. Discutem-se os ordenamentos de Deus quanto ao papel do homem e da mulher na preservação da natureza e o seu rompimento com o Criador, por força do pecado de arrogarem para si o poder de discernimento do bem e do mal. Percorre-se o movimento do homem na sua lida de sobrevivência, o que resultou em devastação da natureza, cuja intensidade destrutiva encontrou no modelo produtivo da atual sociedade uma referência incompatível com os desígnios do Criador, com repercussão na vida humana desta atualidade, cuja herança a ser transmitida às futuras gerações lhes acarretará dificuldades para sobreviverem. Faz-se incursão no presente prejudicado como condição de tomada de consciência planetária, com vistas à preservação do meio ambiente. Ao ensejo da germinação do novo paradigma voltado para o desenvolvimento sustentável, discorre-se a respeito da urgência de um novo paradigma, cuja repercussão atingiu governos da maioria das nações, que resultou em diversas conferências internacionais, todas relativas à conservação da natureza. À guisa de sugestão, foi proposto novo pensar e agir para a preservação do meio ambiente, como forma de garantir às gerações posteriores o direito de usufruir dos recursos naturais, segundo as escrituras sagradas, em três sentidos: a) Espiritualidade como fonte iluminadora do despontar e da efetivação do paradigma ecológico; b) Desenvolvimento Sustentável como novo paradigma; e c) Educação ambiental como instrumento de efetivação da preservação do meio ambiente. Analisou-se o Direito Ambiental brasileiro e a sua inter-relação com o Direito hebraico-cristão, com foco nos textos bíblicos do Antigo Testamento. Como contribuição científica, ousou-se propor novos princípios ambientais com vistas a fundamentar o Direito ao Meio Ambiente desta atualidade, ou seja, o Princípio da Responsabilidade (Gênesis), o Princípio do Cuidado (Gênesis e Deuteronômio) e o Princípio da Preservação (Deuteronômio). Diante disso, na conclusão, evidenciou-se que a espiritualidade religiosa aliada à reinterpretação de textos escriturísticos pode contribuir para a emergência de novos paradigmas e princípios no campo do Direito Ambiental.
34
Barros, Ivan Kowaleski Figueira de. "A concepção de História em Giambattista Vico." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8138/tde-13102010-145444/.
Full textAbstract:
Este trabalho investiga a concepção de História do filósofo setentrista italiano Giambattista Vico. Ele baseia-se na leitura da principal obra de Vico, Scienza Nuova (1744), assim como na leitura de três outros livros do autor: Autobiografia, Il Metodo Degli Studi Del Tempo Nostro e Dell Antichissima Sapienza Italica. Nosso objetivo é descobrir e descrever o que Vico chamou de Historia Ideal Eterna, uma concepção renovada da História Humana.This work investigates the Eighteenth Century Italian philosopher Giambattista Vicos conception of History. It is based on a reading of Vicos main work Scienza Nuova (1744), supported by a reading of three other books from the author: Autobiografia, Il Metodo Degli Studi Del Tempo Nostro and Dell Antichissima Sapienza Italica. Our aim is to discover and also describe what Vico called Ideal Eternal History, a renewed conception of Human History.
35
Morais, Eveline Rachel Moreira de. "A BÍBLIA NA EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DOS TEXTOS ECOCÊNTRICOS DO ANTIGO TESTAMENTO." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, 2008. http://localhost:8080/tede/handle/tede/989.
Full textAbstract:
Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T13:49:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1
EVELINE RACHEL MOREIRA DE MORAIS.pdf: 446386 bytes, checksum: fe19cc2259c9bb2717a0ec4f46179740 (MD5)
Previous issue date: 2008-03-31The anthropocentric proposal about the planet in the modern society is the reason of an environmental crisis without proceeding in history. The environmental model illustrated by the ecocentric texts from the Old Testament has presented diverse values from those proposed by current society. The main goal of this work was to distinguish the ecocentric values in the following texts of the Holy Scriptures: Genesis 1: 1-2, 4a and 6-9, Exodus 23: 10-11, Deuteronomy 22: 6-7; 20, 19-20 and 23: 13-15, Psalms 8 and 104 and the entire Book of Job through a wide-ranging literature using exegete s thematic approaches. Moreover, no exegesis of those texts was employed in this research. It was possible to notice that the values demonstrated in these Jewish-Christian texts may be employed by the environmental education in order to contribute to the current process formation of the new environmental paradigm.
Vivemos uma crise ambiental sem precedentes na história mundial, causada pela idéia antropocêntrica de mundo da sociedade Moderna. Textos ecocêntricos do Antigo Testamento da Bíblia possuem valores distintos dos ideais sobre a natureza propostos pela Modernidade. O presente trabalho destaca, a partir de uma pesquisa bibliográfica e através de uma abordagem temática que não faz a exegese dos textos e sim apresenta os estudos feitos pelos exegetas, os valores ecocêntricos contidos nos textos de Gênesis 1,1-2,4a; 6-9, Êxodo 23,10-11, Deuteronômio 22,6-7; 20,19-20 e 23,13-15, Salmos 8 e 104 e o livro de Jó. Percebe-se que os valores contidos nestes textos da tradição judaico-cristã podem ser utilizados pela educação ambiental de forma interdisciplinar, contribuindo para o atual processo de construção do novo paradigma ecológico.
36
Kuecker, Aaron J. "The Spirit and the 'other' : social identity, ethnicity and intergroup reconciliation in Luke-Acts." Thesis, St Andrews, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/532.
Full text
37
Chamberlain, Peter. "Moaning like a dove : Isaiah's dove texts as the background to the dove in Mark 1:10." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/7916.
Full textAbstract:
There is no consensus regarding the interpretation of the "Spirit like a dove" comparison in Jesus' baptism (Mk 1:10). Although scholars have proposed at least fifty different interpretations of the dove comparison, no study appears to have considered Isaiah's three dove texts as the background for the Markan dove (cf. Is 38:14; 59:11; 60:8). This neglect is surprising considering the abundance of Isaianic allusions in Mark's Prologue (Mk 1:1-15), and the growing awareness that Isaiah is the hermeneutical key for both the Markan Prologue and Jesus' baptism within it. Indeed, Mark connects the dove image inseparably to the Spirit's "descent" from heaven, which alludes to Yahweh's descent in a New Exodus deliverance in Isaiah 63:19 [MT]. Furthermore, each Isaianic dove text uses the same simile, "like a dove" or "like doves," which appears in Mark 1:10, and shares the theme of lament and restoration which fits the context of Mark's baptism account. This study therefore argues that the dove image in Mark 1:10 is a symbol which evokes metonymically Isaiah's three dove texts. So the Spirit is "like a dove" not because any quality of the Spirit resembles that of a dove, but because the dove recalls the Isaianic theme of lament and restoration associated with doves in this Scriptural tradition. After discussing the Markan dove in terms of simile, symbol, and metonymy, the study examines the Isaianic dove texts in the MT and LXX and argues that they form a single motif. Next, later Jewish references to the Isaianic dove texts are considered, while an Appendix examines further dove references in Jewish and Greco-Roman literature. Finally, the study argues that the Markan dove coheres in function with the Isaianic dove motif and symbolizes the Spirit's effect upon and through Jesus by evoking metonymically the Isaianic dove texts.
38
Jooste, Christiaan. "Sola scriptura : die Skrifbeskouing in die Gereformeerde Kerke van Suid-Afrika sedert 1959 : ʼn dogmaties-historiese ondersoek / Christiaan Jooste." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/8408.
Full textAbstract:
In the history of the Reformed Churches of South Africa (RCSA) great emphisis was placed
on the notion to make decisions on the basis, and in accordance to the Scriptures. In spite of
this notion, the church community of the RCSA stand in the midst of great tension regarding
some decisions. In the fifty year period from the centenary festival in 1959 to the 150 year
festival in 2009, assemblies of the church community were confronted with many objections
to decisions regarding racial relations, the acceptance of the 1983-translation of the Bible in
Afrikaans, the acceptance of the 2001-Psalter, the use of small cups in the Holy Communion
and the role of women in the offices of deacon, elder and minister. The question that’s being
addressed in this study is, if a shift in the RCSA’s view of Scripture took place.
Chapter 2 gives an historical overview of the decisions that gave way to to the differences
mentioned above. From the historical overview the aspects regarding the view of Scripture
can be formulated.
In chapter 3 the relation between the differences and the view of Scripture are examined. At
first a short definition of the reformed view of Scripture are formulated. Hermeneutical and
view of Scripture aspects of the raports of deputies and decisions of assemblies are tested
according to the formulated definition of a reformed view of Scripture.
Chapter 4 examines the influence that paradigm shifts had on the differences in the RCSA.
Focus is placed on the influence of postmodernism on the one hand and fundamentalism on
the other. Attention is also given to the stance of the RCSA on these two paradigms of
thought with relation to the view of Scripture. In light of the reformed view of Scripture the
postmodern approach to hermeneutics is discarded as well as the the fundamentalist view of
Scripture. In spite of the reality of paradigmshifts, the raports of deputies and the decisions of
assemblies does not reflect this reality.
Chapter 5 tries to point a way out to handle the differences in the ligt of the Reformed view of
Scripture. Focus is placed on the place the sociohistorical context holds in the revelationhistorical
exegetical process. The chapter further investigates the relation between desicions
on Scriptural grounds and the right to protest according to artical 31 of the Reformed
Chrurchorder. Attention in given to so called ordinary cases ans essential cases. The notion
that differences can be solved when dessicions is based on Scripture alone is put forward in
this chapter.Thesis (M.Th. (Church and Dogma History))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011
39
Goutierre, Laurent. "Le Christ, source de la théologie : pour une sagesse théologique." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014STRAK004/document.
Full textAbstract:
La théologie naît de la parole de Dieu. Elle doit donc expliciter ce qui caractérise la parole de Dieu. Or, c’est dans le Christ que Dieu s’adresse en personne aux hommes. Il est en outre nécessaire de préciser quelle philosophie de la parole est capable de servir d’instrument à cette réflexion théologique. Dans le Christ, parole et geste sont relatifs à son Je Suis divin et sont portés par une intention et un jugement nouveaux, divins. On reprend ainsi quelques questions fondamentales : foi et intelligence ; histoire et métaphysique ; théologie et mystique : en terre chrétienne, elles sont inséparables et une sagesse théologique demande d’être à la fois savoureuse et rigoureuse du point de vue de la vérité ; ce qui le permet est une philosophie qui explicite la cause finale grâce à l’amour. Enfin, on aborde l’unité et l’organisation de la théologie : c’est à partir du Christ que s’explicite l’ordre de la théologie dans le développement organique de ses partiesTheology flows from the word of God. Its task, therefore, is to explicate what characterises that word. In Christ, God speaks in person to mankind, which is why we need to establish which philosophy of the human word is capable of serving theological reflection. Christ’s words and actions are relative to His divine I Am ; his words and actions are carried by a new, divine judgement and intention. This brings us to some fundamental questions : faith and intelligence ; history and metaphysics ; theology and the mystical. These pairs are inseparable in Christianity. A theological wisdom must be both appealing and rigorous as regards the truth ; what is it that allows it to be just that ? A philosophy which, thanks to love, explicates the final cause. Finally, we look at the unity and the organisation of theology : Christ himself determines the order of theology in the organic development of its different areas
40
Watson, Khalilah Tyri. "Literature as Prophecy: Toni Morrison as Prophetic Writer." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/english_diss/50.
Full textAbstract:
From fourteenth century medieval literature to contemporary American and African American literature, researchers have singled out and analyzed writing from every genre that is prophetic in nature, predicting or warning about events, both revolutionary and dire, to come. One twentieth-century American whose work embodies the essence of warning and foretelling through history-laden literature is Toni Morrison. This modern-day literary prophet reinterprets eras gone by through what she calls “re-memory” in order to guide her readers, and her society, to a greater understanding of the consequences of slavery and racism in America and to prompt both races to escape the pernicious effects of this heritage. Several critics have recognized and written about Morrison’s unique style of prophetic prose. These critics, however, have either taken a general cursory analysis of her complete body of works or they are only focused on one of her texts as a site of evidence. Despite the many critical essays and journal articles that have been written about Morrison as literary prophet, no critic has extensively investigated Morrison’s major works by way of textual analysis under this subject, to discuss Morrison prophetic prose, her motivation for engaging in a form of prophetic writing, and the context of this writing in a wider general, as well as an African-American, tradition. This dissertation takes on a more comprehensive, cross-sectional analysis of her works that has been previously employed, concentrating on five of Morrison’s major novels: The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Beloved, Jazz and Paradise, in an order to assess how Morrison develops and infuses warnings and admonitions of biblical proportions. This investigation seeks to reveal Morrison’s motivation to prophecy to Americans, black and white, the context in which she engages with her historical and contemporary subjects, and the nature of the admonitions to present and future action she offers to what she sees as a contemporary generation of socially and historically oblivious African Americans, using literary prophecy as the tool by which to accomplish her objectives. This dissertation also demonstrates—by way of textual analysis and literary theory—the evolution through five novels of Morrison’s development as a literary prophet.
41
Pontes, Antonio Ivemar da Silva. "A "influência" do mito babilônico da criação, enuma elish, em Gênesis, 1,1 -2,4a." Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, 2010. http://www.unicap.br/tede//tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=495.
Full textAbstract:
Dentre os vários campos de interesse das Ciências da Religião, o sagrado e seu impacto nas culturas dos diversos povos e épocas, tem sido objeto de estudo para muitos que enveredam nesse campo tão vasto. Através de pesquisa bibliográfica, o presente trabalho, à luz das Ciências da Religião, se presta a fazer uma análise hermenêutica comparativa sobre a relação entre o poema babilônico da criação, Enuma Elish, e o relato bíblico da criação em Gênesis 1,12,4a. Esse estudo, que tem como base a Teologia Comparada, busca fazer uma análise sobre a influência que uma cultura exerce quando interage com outra. Pretende sinalizar algumas semelhanças e diferenças entre esses dois textos de culturas e épocas diferentes. Procura ainda ajudar o leitor a perceber de que maneira o mito pode ser entendido e de que forma ele pode ser empregado no campo científico. Após a análise do levantamento de dados, percebemos que há alguns elementos em comum entre os dois poemas. Dentre eles destacamos: a criação do universo, do firmamento, dos astros e do homem. Percebemos, portanto, que de fato, quando um povo interage com outro de cultura diferente da sua, acaba havendo uma influência mútua de um povo em relação ao outro.Among the various fields of interest of the Religion Sciences, the sacred and its impact over the cultures of different peoples and ages, has been studied by many who go through that vast field. Through bibliographic studies, this project, under the lights of the Religion Sciences, intends to make an hermeneutics comparative analysis about the relationship between the Babylonian poem of Creation, Enuma Elish, and the biblical account of creation in Genesis 1. This study, which is based on Comparative Theology, seeks to analyze the influence that a culture has when interacting with others. It aims to identify some similarities and differences between these two texts from different cultures and times. It also seeks to help the reader to understand how the myth can be understood and how it can be employed in the scientific field. After analyzing the survey data, we realize that there are some elements in common between the two poems. Among them we highlight: the creation of the universe, the firmament, the stars and man. We see, therefore, that in fact, when people interact with another culture than theirs, it comes to happen a mutual influence of one people over the other.
42
Chukurian, Aurélien. "Descartes et le christianisme : une philosophie en accord avec la foi ?" Thesis, Lyon, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LYSEN006.
Full textAbstract:
La thèse s’attache à mettre au jour la manière dont Descartes envisage le rapport de sa philosophie avec le christianisme, en montrant que l’articulation cartésienne de la raison et de la foi trouve son sens dans une séparation non contradictoire qui aboutit à un accord. Descartes apparaît soucieux d’instaurer des principes philosophiques novateurs qui, tout en prenant le contre-pied de ceux d’Aristote promulgués par la scolastique, s’accordent avec le christianisme.La thèse retient deux champs d’investigation pour étudier le sens d’un tel accord et le rapport au christianisme qu’il implique. D’une part, la théorie eucharistique cartésienne : Descartes élabore, à l’aune de ses propres principes physiques, deux explications du sacrement central de la foi chrétienne. Supplantant le modèle scolastique basé sur les principes aristotélico-thomistes, les explications sont destinées à se conformer aux décrets du Magistère (le concile de Trente), tout en protégeant le dogme catholique des attaques protestantes, en lui apportant un gain de rationalité. D’autre part, la morale cartésienne, tenue généralement pour absente du corpus cartésien : la thèse s’emploie à la reconstruire, par le prisme de la Correspondance et des Passions de l’âme. Nommée une « morale du contentement », de par la recherche philosophique de la vie heureuse ici-bas, la morale cartésienne se partage en deux axes : le souverain bien, résidant dans le bon usage du libre arbitre par lequel l’homme porte l’image et la ressemblance de Dieu, et la maîtrise des passions, dont la clef de voûte réside dans la passion-vertu de la générosité. Or, la morale manifeste, à un autre niveau que l’eucharistie, un effort d’articulation avec le christianisme qui se cristallise notamment dans plusieurs points forts, analysés par la thèse : la conception cartésienne de la providence, dans sa dimension générale et particulière, qui engage la soumission libre et joyeuse du sujet, illustrant une expérience proprement religieuse ; l’étendue de l’univers qui révoque l’anthropocentrisme tout en célébrant la gloire de Dieu ; l’immortalité de l’âme, ouvrant vers une autre vie, tout en étant dirigée vers la valorisation de la vie ici-bas ; l’image de Dieu qui rayonne dans le bon usage du libre arbitre, seule source d’une juste estime de soi ; la passion vertu de la générosité qui, incitant à préférer les autres à soi dans un amour d’amitié, peut tenir lieu de transposition philosophique de la charité chrétienne.Ainsi eucharistie et morale traduisent-elles deux grandes significations de l’accord, reflétant deux modalités d’articulation entre la philosophie cartésienne et le christianisme : d’un côté, la recherche d’une conformité au dogme ; de l’autre, la philosophie, se faisant plus ambitieuse, donne une compréhension du christianisme à partir de la manière dont elle interprète, selon ses propres présupposés, certains éléments partagés par la raison et la foi (Dieu et ses attributs, immortalité de l’âme, rapport à l’autre). A ce titre, la thèse entend renouveler les études sur la « pensée religieuse » de Descartes : le grand mérite de la pensée cartésienne est de mettre en oeuvre, sur la base d’une séparation préalable entre raison et foi, un accord qui ne se joue pas dans le même sens, tout en veillant à ne jamais outrepasser son domaine, en n’envisageant ni le salut ni la grâce, laissés à la théologieThe thesis brings into light the manner in which Descartes considers the relationship between his philosophy and Christianity through showing that the Cartesian articulation of reason and faith finds its meaning in a non-contradictory separation which leads to an agreement. When analysing his work, Descartes appears as a philosopher who looks after to establish new concepts which conciliate with Christianity.The thesis focuses two fields of investigation to study the meaning of such an agreement and the relationship to Christianity that it involves. On one hand, there is the Cartesian Eucharistic theory: Descartes elaborates, in the light of his own physical principles, two explanations of the central sacrament of the Christian faith. The thesis points out the original purpose of the explanations. In brief, they are not only intended to supplant the scholastic model based on the Aristotelian principles but also to conform to the decrees of the Magisterium (the Council of Trent), amid protecting the Catholic dogma from Protestant attacks, bringing it a gain of rationality. On the other hand, there is the Cartesian morality, which is considered traditionally as absent of the Cartesian corpus. The thesis reconstructs the Cartesian moral theory using the Correspondence and Passions of the soul. Described as a "moral of contentment", due to the Philosophical research of “the happy life” here below, the Cartesian moral theory is divided into two axes. The first being the Sovereign Good, which consists in the right use of free will, and the second being the mastery of passions, where the keystone is the passion-virtue of generosity. The Cartesian moral theory manifests an effort to articulate with Christianity, which is illustrated in particular in several strong points which are analysed by the thesis: the Cartesian conception of providence in its general and particular dimension, and how it implies the free and joyful submission of the subject; the extent of the universe, which revokes anthropocentrism while celebrating the glory of God; the topic of the immortality of the soul, which opens up another life while valorising the current life; the image of God, which shines in the right use of free will, only source of the self-esteem; the passion of generosity, which incites one to prefer other people rather than the self in a love of friendship and can be a philosophical transposition of Christian charity.Thus Eucharist and moral translate two great meanings of the agreement, reflecting two modalitiesof articulation between Cartesian philosophy and Christianity. From one side, the search for conformity with dogma. From the other, philosophy, becoming more ambitious over time, gives an understanding of Christianity based on its own interpretation of some elements shared by reason and faith (God and his attributes, immortality of soul, relationship to other). For this reason, the thesis intends to renew the studies on the Descartes' religious thought: the great merit of Cartesian thought is to institute, on the basis of a prior separation between reason and faith, an agreement which has a variable meaning, while taking care not to go beyond his domain, Descartes giving up the salvation and the grace to theology
43
PONTES, Antonio Ivemar da Silva. "A "influência" do mito babilônico da criação, enuma elish, em Gênesis, 1,1 -2,4a." Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, 2010. http://tede2.unicap.br:8080/handle/tede/886.
Full textAbstract:
Submitted by Biblioteca Central (biblioteca@unicap.br) on 2017-10-09T17:44:47Z
No. of bitstreams: 1
dissertacao_antonio_ivemar.pdf: 1096527 bytes, checksum: 04caca28bec8ca4eec2bb92ac535426f (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-09T17:44:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_antonio_ivemar.pdf: 1096527 bytes, checksum: 04caca28bec8ca4eec2bb92ac535426f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-07-26
Among the various fields of interest of the Religion Sciences, the sacred and its impact over the cultures of different peoples and ages, has been studied by many who go through that vast field. Through bibliographic studies, this project, under the lights of the Religion Sciences, intends to make an hermeneutics comparative analysis about the relationship between the Babylonian poem of Creation, Enuma Elish, and the biblical account of creation in Genesis 1. This study, which is based on Comparative Theology, seeks to analyze the influence that a culture has when interacting with others. It aims to identify some similarities and differences between these two texts from different cultures and times. It also seeks to help the reader to understand how the myth can be understood and how it can be employed in the scientific field. After analyzing the survey data, we realize that there are some elements in common between the two poems. Among them we highlight: the creation of the universe, the firmament, the stars and man. We see, therefore, that in fact, when people interact with another culture than theirs, it comes to happen a mutual influence of one people over the other.
Dentre os vários campos de interesse das Ciências da Religião, o sagrado e seu impacto nas culturas dos diversos povos e épocas, tem sido objeto de estudo para muitos que enveredam nesse campo tão vasto. Através de pesquisa bibliográfica, o presente trabalho, à luz das Ciências da Religião, se presta a fazer uma análise hermenêutica comparativa sobre a relação entre o poema babilônico da criação, Enuma Elish, e o relato bíblico da criação em Gênesis 1,1—2,4a. Esse estudo, que tem como base a Teologia Comparada, busca fazer uma análise sobre a influência que uma cultura exerce quando interage com outra. Pretende sinalizar algumas semelhanças e diferenças entre esses dois textos de culturas e épocas diferentes. Procura ainda ajudar o leitor a perceber de que maneira o mito pode ser entendido e de que forma ele pode ser empregado no campo científico. Após a análise do levantamento de dados, percebemos que há alguns elementos em comum entre os dois poemas. Dentre eles destacamos: a criação do universo, do firmamento, dos astros e do homem. Percebemos, portanto, que de fato, quando um povo interage com outro de cultura diferente da sua, acaba havendo uma influência mútua de um povo em relação ao outro.
44
Dobre, Emanuel. "L'icône, porteuse d'Évangile : étude comparative de la portée de l'icône en théologie orthodoxe et de l'Écriture Sainte en théologie occidentale." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015STRAK019.
Full textAbstract:
Ce travail propose une présentation de l’icône orthodoxe à partir de la notion d’« Évangile ». En analysant la portée détenue par l’Écriture Sainte en théologie occidentale, il a été possible de présenter l’Évangile comme la Bonne Nouvelle du salut réalisé par le Christ. L’Évangile se donne aux humains dans leur existence terrestre par diverses médiations prises du monde et qui deviennent porteuses de grâce dans leur corporéité même. L’icône est décrite comme porteuse d’Évangile en analogie avec le rôle et la place accordés à l’Écriture Sainte dans différentes traditions chrétiennes. L’icône et l’Écriture sont des formes de parole et peuvent être reconnues, dans la foi, comme des formes de la Parole de Dieu. Outre le fait d’être vecteurs de grâce, d’autres traits rapprochent l’icône et l’Écriture : la corporéité, une note de relativité, l’annonce correcte seulement dans un contexte ecclésial, le témoignage de l’événement de l’Incarnation auquel elles renvoient et dont elles dépendentThis work provides an approach to the icon starting from the notion of « Gospel ». An analysis of the importance of the Holy Scripture in the western theology allows us to present the Gospel as the Good News of the salvation accomplished by Christ for the humankind. The Gospel is conveyed to the human being in his daily life through various means. These means are mediations taken from the creation and they become grace bearers through their very corporeity. Following an analogy with the role and the importance given to the Holy Scripture throughout different Christian traditions, the icon is described as a « Gospel bearer ». The icon and the Scripture are both a form of the word and they can both be recognized, through faith, as a form of the Word of God. Besides being vectors of grace, the icon and the Scripture share other common characteristics: the corporeity, some amount of relativity, the correct proclamation in the church only, and the witness of the event of the Incarnation
45
Solničková, Klára. "Jaroslav V. Sedláček (1860 - 1925), biblista a jazykovědec." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-335153.
Full textAbstract:
The thesis discusses the life and work of the leading Czech biblicist, the orientalists and the pedagogue of the Czech Theological Faculty of Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague, Jaroslav Sedláček (1860-1925). The thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part is contained in Chapter 1 and presents a critical biography of Jaroslav Sedláček in five time segments: 1.1. Childhood and Studies (1860-1889), 1.2. Work in the Spiritual Administration (1881-1925), 1.3. Pedagogical Activity at the Czech Theological Faculty (1891-1924), 1.4. Travels Abroad and Foreign Conferences (1888-1904), 1.5. Final Stages of Life (1924- 1925). The second part is contained in Chapter 2 entitled The Work of Jaroslav Sedláček which is divided into two subchapters: 2.1. introduces Sedláček's bibliography as a whole and 2.2. divides Sedláček's work by thematic perspective in chronological order. The final part contains the list of Sedláček's bibliography. The thesis tries to present a basis for valorization of the work and to evaluate its contribution to the Czech Old Testament biblical theology.
46
Huang, Fang-mei, and 黃芳梅. "Investigating Rembrandt's Religion Paintings From the Perspective of the Holy Bible." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62056511544986280911.
Full textAbstract:
碩士國立臺灣師範大學
美術學系在職進修碩士班
94
Abstract Critical words: the perspective of the Holy Bible, explore, religion painting, religion reformation, Rembrandt, supernatural light The aim of this thesis is to interpret how Rembrandt communicated divine expressions in his religion paintings. In chapter one, I analyzed the creative thoughts and painting process of shadow master Rembrandt’s religion paintings by using documents, historical research laws, painting work analysis law, the environment, the painter's own painting works and comparison with different painters’ religion works of the same subject in different periods. It cut open and fetched the need of setting one's views vertically and horizontally in order to interpret all shadow master Rembrandt's religion paintings. The second chapter: we not only appreciated the famous paintings of the Holy Bible from the mere shadow , the knowledge and enlightenment of all kinds of lights, the background of the Holy Bible but we also understood the differences that the Holy Bible figure painting of the painter displayed between Rembrandt and other painters in different periods. We attempted to find out the specialties of Rembrandt's dramatic supernatural light source which was so different and outstanding from the common, ordinary one. The third chapter: I examined Rembrandt's active environmental backgrounds from the culture history’s point of view and I especially focused on the religion reformation, religion education and social culture. I also probed into Rembrandt’s Scriptural exploration, religious beliefs, and domestic life. I compared Rembrandt’s religion paints with similar material paintings of other painters who influenced him indirectly or directly in order to examine how Rembrandt’s creative concepts related to the trend thoughts at that time , and then we can further understand Rembrandt's religious beliefs and his painting style. The fourth chapter: we also found the true essence and paragraphic true meanings related to the Holy Bible through his works which were so different from others’. Rembrandt got the enlightenment from the Holy Bible. Then he practiced it to the external behavior at the same time. We understood that in the painter's soul world he was free from external environments, and then we found out how Rembrandt had got the magical strength of the supernatural light source in the dark. The fifth chapter: we discovered that because of the religious strength, Rembrandt revealed his inner world and felt like personally being in the scene of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion through his brush. He was not surrendered by the environments because of the strength of the religion. He still continued creating his favorite religion paintings and spread divine kindliness through his great works and became a well-known shadow painter.
47
Blair, Brian. "The promised helper: a commentary on the pneumatology of Novatian's De Trinitate." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10392/5170.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis is a detailed commentary on Novatian’s chapter 29, where he discusses the Holy Spirit in his work on the Trinity. Chapter 1 of this thesis briefly introduces the reader to the early fathers’ understanding on the Holy Spirit, and chapter 2 introduces the reader to Novatian specifically. Chapter 3 of this thesis is a detailed commentary on chapter 29, which is dedicated specifically to the Holy Spirit. The final chapter of this thesis examines the concepts discussed in chapter 3 with the intention of showing Novatian’s work to be the height of pre-Nicene pneumatology.
48
Wang, Janice, and 王維瑩. "The dove and the Holy Spirit: A symbolic interpretation in the Bible." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77629561569650660939.
Full textAbstract:
碩士國立政治大學
宗教研究所
97
The Holy Spirit is frequently referred to in symbols in the Protestant Bible. Among those, a dove is undoubtedly the most representative of the symbols of the Holy Spirit. This thesis tries to answer two questions: Why the authors of the four Gospels used a dove as the symbol for the Holy Spirit? As a symbol for the Holy Spirit, what is the dove's specific significance? This is introduced in Chapter one. According to the theory of hermeneutics of W. Randolph Tate, Chapter two of this thesis interprets this symbol from three dimensions: The World Behind the Text, The World Within the Text and The World in Front of the Text. Chapter three looks for its footstep in the ancient world, beginning from Mesopotamia - the Sumer Goddess Inanna, also called Ishtar in Babylonia. She became the Syrian and Canaanite Goddess Astarte. In Crete there was Dove-Goddess, and ancient Greek people worshipped Aphrodite. These Goddesses and doves are intimately associated. The dove was also the bird of choice for omens. Amazingly, even the priestesses who announced Zeus' oracles were called "doves". Chapter four studies doves' images in the Bible, including Prophet Jonah (His name means "dove"). Chapter five discusses the concept of the Holy Spirit in the Bible and in the time between two Testaments. Chapter six compares the other symbols of the Holy Spirit in the Bible with dove. The dove was a unique "emblem of affection". From all the discovery and studies in the previous chapters the thesis attempts to portrait a conclusive religious image of doves in the ancient world. Chapter seven concludes the thesis in line with the interpretative theory of three approaches done in the previous chapters. To conclude, in search for symbols for the Holy Spirit, doves are the best choice of the authors of the four Gospels. Doves are messengers, symbolizing and delivering the wisdom of God to the world, at the same time conveying the love from the Holy Spirit.
49
Sun, Tsu-Fen, and 孫祖芬. "Comparison the Book of Changes and the Holy Bible the way of heaven." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87894753483784126388.
Full textAbstract:
碩士國立高雄師範大學
經學研究所
101
This study focuses on a comparison of the Book of Changes and the Holy Bible beliefs in God. This thesis is composed of five chapters. The first chapter is the introduction. The second, third, and fourth chapters are the main text. The last chapter is the conclusion. The second chapter discusses beliefs in God from four aspects：(1) the Oracle Bone Inscriptions of the ancient Shang dynasty; (2) political abdication；(3) sacrifice to heaven；(4) literature of the ancient Pre-Qin Period. It proves ancient Chinese culture was steeped in fear of God and obeying God’s will, and this comparison of ancient Chinese God and the God of the Holy Bible confirms both were identical creators. The third chapter topic is the unity of God and man in the Book of Changes, it follows the context of the second chapter about beliefs in God, applying the method of using ancient history to explain the Book of Changes and using the Book of Changes to confirm ancient history and to prove the Book of Changes core ideas, values, the highest goal being the unity of God and man. The fourth chapter topic is the unity of God and man in the Holy Bible, applying the method of defending itself from scripture, assisted by interview testimony to prove Holy Bible core ideas and values, with the highest goal being to restore the unity of relationship of God and man at the beginning. The last chapter summarizes the first three chapters, and confirms the Book of Changes and Holy Bible are consistent of beliefs in God.
50
Grabiner, Steven Charles. "Revelation's hymns : commentary on the cosmic conflict." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10557.
Full textAbstract:
Topic
This study examines the hymnic pericopes found at Revelation 4.8-11; 5.9-14; 7.10-
12; 11.15-18; 12.10-12; 15.3,4 and 19.1-8 in light of the cosmic conflict theme. It
considers that this theme is a major contributor to the development of Revelation’s
plot, and thus the hymnic sections are informed by, and inform the understanding of
the controversy.
Purpose
Recognizing that the majority of critical studies give interpretative primacy to the
social and political realities that existed in the Roman Empire at the time of
Revelation’s composition, there is need for an examination of the storyline from the
perspective of issues that are clearly of narratival importance. This study argues that
the cosmic conflict is at the center of the book’s concerns, and attempts to determine
the function of the hymns in relation to the ongoing controversy. Previous
examinations of the hymnic sections have either considered them to be a response
and/or parody to Roman liturgy, examples of God’s unquestioned sovereignty, or
expressions of thematic overtones found throughout the book. While all these
approaches make a contribution to a greater understanding of the hymns, the relation
of the hymns to the ever-present conflict theme has not been explored. This study allows the hymnic sections to engage with the larger narrative issue as to who is truly
the rightful sovereign of the universe.
Conclusion
This study found that a close examination of the text confirms that the cosmic conflict
is the major motif in the narrative, and that it does not simply serve as a metaphor for
political realities. It also concluded that the temple/throne room imagery found throughout the storyline, should have a controlling influence upon interpretation. This
setting provides the backdrop for understanding the origins and issues of the
controversy. Another conclusion of the study is that the only way for the controversy
to be resolved is for God to reveal Himself in such a manner that the truth about Him
is manifest. Finally, it was seen that the hymns do provide commentary on the conflict,
by acclaiming God’s goodness and right to rule, despite the undertones of Satan’s
accusations.New Testament
D. Th. (New Testament)