Search for dissertations about: "historical Jesus"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words historical Jesus.
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1. Jesus and Purity Halakhah : Was Jesus Indifferent to Impurity?
Abstract : At the end of the Second Temple period, ritual purity came to play an increasing role in Jewish society. Purity laws were interpreted and expanded, and sources of impurity were generally avoided by many. READ MORE
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2. Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of His Prophetic Mission
Abstract : This study investigates the topic of forgiveness of sins in the mission of the historical Jesus. Gospel material that pertains to the question is authenticated by the use of criteria for historicity and interpreted within the wider context of first-century Judaism as part of a broader reconstruction of Jesus’ career as a healer and prophet. READ MORE
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3. Mark and Mission : Mk 7:1-23 in its Narrative and Historical Contexts
Abstract : Few passages in the New Testament Gospels can compete with Mk 7:1-23 when it comes to the history of influence in biblical scholarship. Generations of scholars have turned to this pericope in order to find the message of the historical Jesus, the theology of early Christianity or even the essence of Christianity. READ MORE
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4. A Theology for the Bildungsbürgertum : Ritschl in Context
Abstract : The subject of this historical-theological investigation is the German Lutheran theologian Albrecht Ritschl (1822-1889). Ritschl’s theology is understood in the context of the de-Christianization of the German Bildungsbürgertum (educated middle class). READ MORE
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5. The green shadow of Christ : a reception-exegetical study of Jesus and Pan in the gospel of Mark
Abstract : This thesis investigates presentations of Jesus in the gospel of Mark, mainly chapter 6 and 9, in the light of the juxtaposition of Christ and the Greek nature god Pan. This juxtaposition recurs in the reception history of Pan in Western European culture. READ MORE