Search for dissertations about: "New Testament"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 47 swedish dissertations containing the words New Testament.

  2. 6. To Each Their Own Letter : Structure, Themes, and Rhetorical Strategies in the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch

    Author : Mikael Isacson; Anders Ekenberg; Reidar Hvalvik; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; New Testament exegesis; Ignatius of Antioch; text linguistics; discourse analysis; rhetoric; rhetorical criticism; rhetorical strategy; Ephesians; Magnesians; Trallians; Philadelphians; Smyrnaeans; New Testament; Apostolic Fathers; Early Christianity; Antioch; Syria; Asia Minor; monepiscopacy; monarchical episcopacy; authenticity; Nya testamentets exegetik; New Testament exegesis; Nya testamentets exegetik;

    Abstract : The collection of letters by Ignatius of Antioch has until now mainly been treated as a coherent whole. This has been the case irrespective of analyses of the authenticity or theology of these letters, or of discussions about the identity of Ignatius’ opponents. READ MORE

  4. 7. Jesus and Purity Halakhah : Was Jesus Indifferent to Impurity?

    Author : Thomas Kazen; James D. G. Dunn; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Bible; New Testament; Jesus; Judaism; Second Temple; purity; impurity; purification; ritual; halakhah; historical reconstruction; quest; authenticity; criteria; gospels; narrative traditions; redaction; law; Torah; conflict stories; Pharisees; expansionist current; miqveh; immersion; stone vessels; food; leper; leprosy; discharge; corpse; rabbinic texts; Tannaim; Dead Sea Scrolls; moral trajectory; John the Baptizer; diversity; am ha-arets; great tradition; little tradition; Galilee; demonology; exorcism; eschatology; kingdom.; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; New Testament Exegesis; nya testamentets exegetik;

    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

  5. 8. Sharers in Divine Nature : 2 Peter 1:4 in Its Hellenistic Context

    Author : James M Starr; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hellenistic philosophy; incorruption; virtue; ethics; participation; knowledge; koinônos; divine nature; Epictetus; Seneca; Stoicism; Plutarch; Philo; Josephus; Old Testament; Paul; 2 Peter; General Epistles; Bible; New Testament; Corpus Hellenisticum; Bibelvetenskap;

    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

  6. 9. Crucifixion in Antiquity : An Inquiry into the Background of the New Testament Terminology of Crucifixion

    Author : Gunnar Samuelsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; crucifixion; cross; death of Jesus; Bible; New Testament; church; Christianity; philology; semantics; Jesus; execution; death sentence; impaling; suspension punishment; Golgotha; Calvary; ancient language; classical languages; Classical Greek; Latin; Hebrew Aramaic; ancient Greece; Roman empire; Roman world; Jerusalem;

    Abstract : This study investigates the philological aspects of how ancient Greek, Latin and Hebrew/Aramaic texts, including the New Testament, depict the practice of punishment by crucifixion. A survey of the ancient text material shows that there has been a too narrow view of the “crucifixion” terminology. READ MORE

  7. 10. The Spirit in Paul and John : A Comparative Analysis

    Author : Mathias Sånglöf; Jonas Holmstrand; Mikael Tellbe; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Spirit; Paul; John; New Testament; Exegesis; Salvation-Historical Framework; Pneuma; Paraclete; Nya testamentets exegetik; New Testament Exegesis;

    Abstract : This study compares occurrences of the Spirit of God in Pauline and Johannine texts on a lexical, grammatical, and conceptual level. The following questions are asked: What are the common traits associated with the Spirit? What is the unique profile of each corpus? Can one corpus help us better understand the other? This objective is pursued by first considering similarities and differences at the lexical and grammatical levels and then by identifying important ideas connected with the Spirit. READ MORE