Search for dissertations about: "Bible"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 85 swedish dissertations containing the word Bible.

  2. 11. Christ as example : The imitatio Christi motive in biblical and Christian ethics

    Author : Soon-Gu Kwon; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Jesus; Christ; Imitatio Christi; Bible; New Testament; Gospels; follow; imitate; example; model; ideal; Biblical ethics; Christian ethics; interpretation; monastic; ascetic; political; contextual; feminist; narrative; relational; love; Göran Bexell; Thomas Ogletree; J.I.H. McDonald; Edvin Larsson; H. Dieter Betz; Thomas à Kempis; Sören Kierkegaard; Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Choan-Seng Song; Chung Hyun-Kyung; James McClendon; Stanley Hauerwas; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; etik; Ethics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is (1) to investigate what the imitation of Christ means in Biblical andChristian ethics, (2) to make a critical analysis of some interpretations of the imitation of Christ inChristian tradition, (3) to propose an alternative interpretation of the imitation of Christ, and (4) todiscuss the role of the Bible in Christian ethics. This demands discussion of several problems. READ MORE

  4. 12. Refugees or Returnees : European Jews, Palestinian Arabs and the Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem around 1948

    Author : Ulf Carmesund; Kajsa Ahlstrand; Oddbjörn Birger Leirvik; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Lutheran; Jerusalem; Jew; Arab; Muslim; Christian; Israel; Israeli; Apocalyptic; Superstition; Fundamentalism; Republican and Romantic nationalism; Bible; history; Poetic and power.; HUMANITIES and RELIGION; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

    Abstract : In this study five individuals who worked in Svenska Israelsmissionen and at the Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem are focused. These are Greta Andrén, deaconess in Svenska Israelsmissionen from 1934 and matron at the Swedish Theological Institute from 1946 to 1971, Birger Pernow, director of Svenska Israelsmissionen from 1930 to 1961, Harald Sahlin director of the Swedish Theological Institute in 1947, Hans Kosmala director of the Swedish Theological Institute from 1951 to 1971, and finally H. READ MORE

  5. 13. The Scriptures and the LORD : Formation and Significance of the Christian Biblical Canon. A Study in Text, Ritual and Interpretation

    Author : Tomas Bokedal; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion och teologi; Religious Studies and Theology; Kristendom; Christianity; history of doctrines; Irenaeus; Marcion; tradition; historical criticism; Hans-Georg Gadamer; 20th century theology; early church; Apostles Creed; revelation; christology; Word of God; inspiration; authority; narrative; interpretation; New Testament; Rule of Faith; ritual; liturgy; worship; oral tradition; codex format; nomina sacra; canonical criticism; textuality; text; semiotics; reception; Wirkungsgeschichte; hermeneutics; methodology; canon; Bible; theology; Paleography; bibliology; epigraphy; papyrology; Paleografi; epigrafik; papyrologi; General; systematic and practical Christian theology; Kristen teologi allmän; systematisk och praktisk ; Bibelvetenskap; History of the Christian church; Kristna kyrkans historia;

    Abstract : This study explores the emergence of the Christian biblical canon and its significance for the early as well as for the contemporary church. Some major challenges to previous research on the biblical canon are presented. READ MORE

  6. 14. Drought, Death and the Sun in Ugarit and Ancient Israel : A Philological and Comparative Study

    Author : Ola Wikander; Bibelvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bible; Old Testament; Ugarit; Baal Cycle; Aqhat; Kirta; drought; sun; Shapshu; Shapsh; Shapash; Mot; death; 1 Kings 17-18; Jeremiah 14; Malachi 3; Psalm 84; Psalm 102; Job 28:4;

    Abstract : The sun and its heat are two of the most universal symbols known to humanity, yet their supposed meanings vary greatly. The sun can be thought of as a giver of life, but its hot and scorching rays can also be associated with drought and the powers of destruction. READ MORE

  7. 15. Sacrifice and Symbol : Biblical Shelamim in a Ritual Perspective

    Author : Martin Modéus; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; slmm; Blood; Legitimacy of ritual; Centralization of cult; Glossation; Todah; Neder; Nedabah; Milluim; Zebah; Zebah shelamim; Shelamim; Sacrifice; marking and defining symbols; Legitimizing; Interpretation of ritual; focusing and defining; Causa; Ugarit; the Jerusalem temple; Bible; Bibelvetenskap;

    Abstract : For the sacrifice shelamim in the Hebrew Bible, scholars have suggested a number of different interpretations and uses. This sacrifice also had an ambiguous role in Israelite culture. READ MORE