Search for dissertations about: "Philo"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word Philo.
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1. Sharers in Divine Nature : 2 Peter 1:4 in Its Hellenistic Context
Abstract : This book offers a theological study of an expression unique in biblical literature concerning the purpose of life: “that you might become sharers in divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4). Following an analysis of the text-immanent features in 2 Peter 1:1—11, the study delineates comparable notions of “sharers in divine nature” in selected writings that were current in the first century and contrasts these with 2 Peter. READ MORE
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2. Concepts of God and Angelology : An Analysis of the Messeneger of the Lord in Early Jewish Interpretations of Genesis
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3. The Messenger of the Lord in Early Jewish Interpretations of Genesis
Abstract : This dissertation investigates the ambiguous relationship between God and ‘the angel of the Lord/God’ in early Jewish interpretations of Genesis, for example, Gen 16:7–14; 22:1–19, and 31:10–13. Although the designation ‘the angel of the Lord’ does not appear in Genesis 32, this text is included because it exhibits the same ambiguity as the explicit ‘angel of the Lord-texts’. READ MORE
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4. Jesus the True Leader : The Biographical Portrait of Jesus as Leader in the Gospel of Matthew
Abstract : The purpose of the present study is to understand and clarify how Jesus is presented as a leader in the Gospel of Matthew. The usage of common leadership terms in reference to Jesus early in the story, the biographical genre of Matthew, and the consistently negative portrayal of other leaders in the story give good reasons for the inquiry. READ MORE
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5. The Third Gospel for the First Time: Luke within the Context of Ancient Biography
Abstract : If Luke’s first audience understood the Gospel as a biography, what would their experience of the text have been? This book invites the reader to accompany the first readers or hearers of Luke’s Gospel and to experience the narrative about the life of Jesus alongside them. It utilises Wolfgang Iser’s theory about reading and readers and focuses on gaps and vacancies in the text. READ MORE