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There is a certain universal recognition that the cry “the temple of YHWH” in Jeremiah 7.40 is condemned by both God and the prophet as a direct reflection of the deceptive words that the people had embraced. The most common interpretation of the verse simply reflects the idea that the call to the temple serves … Read more
The social model represents the primary lens through which disability theologians explore disability. Yet this model is inextricably linked to Critical Theory and often employs Foucauldian analysis to identify potential issues for people with disabilities. Many prominent voices in disability theology use this framework in their writings, to include Amos Yong, Brian Brock, and Nancy … Read more
To what was Jesus referring in the life of Abraham when he told the Jews, “Abraham your father rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw it and he was glad”? This dissertation will demonstrate the intentionality of Jesus’s choice of seeing words in John 8:56 that allude to Genesis 22:1-19. The intimation … Read more
New Testament text and manuscript studies intersect with a variety of disciplines—including paleography, art history, exegesis, paratext, linguistics, and conservation—to enrich our understanding of how the New Testament was transmitted and received within its broader historical context. Each of these fields is itself interdisciplinary, drawing on historical sources from diverse cultures and periods. Given the … Read more
For catechumens and baptized believers alike, the Nicene Creed reveals the identity of the godhead (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) but also shows what God has done for the world. Though Arius (256-336) strayed from orthodoxy in his description of the relationship of the Father and the Son, his initial inquiry, which the Nicene Creed … Read more
The literature review finds that both Anglophone and Chinese scholars working on Watchman Nee’s thoughts attempt to read and analyze his writing through a systematic theological perspective. Generally, those research results identify two theological emphases in Nee’s teaching: the “spiritual man” and the “local church.” Corresponding approaches could be concluded as one from an anthropological … Read more
Mark Noll has claimed that “the foundation of American theology was European theology.” This foundation was, for the most part, confessionally oriented in the Westminster Standards. This confession was, not only a reference for New England churches, but also an authority in the meetinghouse between minister and magistrate. The New Light effort to overthrow the … Read more
This paper argues that nearly every doctrine in the Old Roman Creed (an early variant of the Apostles’ Creed) appears in seminal form in Psalms 1-2. Despite differences in the level of clarity and precision as well as the literary medium (poetry vs credal statement), the doctrine of the Creed is not fundamentally different from … Read more
Robert Jenson famously lamented the lack of fixed dogma on Christ’s atonement. Although the early church responded to trinitarian controversy regarding the person of Christ, with the First Council of Nicaea providing an initial ecumenical judgment, the work of Christ remained a flexible doctrine for centuries. When contrasting the Apostles’ Creed and the Creed of … Read more
Can Christians within the Reformed tradition confess that God still speaks? In terms of past activities, reflection on few other types of divine action have generated more fruit than God’s speech; in at least one theologian’s estimation, “it is God’s mouth and vocal cords that have had a preeminent hold on Christian theology.” Accordingly, within … Read more