Search for dissertations about: "hellenism"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word hellenism.
-
1. Rethinking the Judaism-Hellenism dichotomy : A historiographical case study of Second Peter and Jude
Abstract : Since the beginning of modern New Testament exegesis, the Judaism-Hellenism dichotomy has been influential as a heuristic tool. However, the concept of Hellenism is ambiguous and its historiographical foundation needs rethinking, having been formed out of Hegelian idealism with a Christian bias. READ MORE
-
2. Hellenistic Democracies : Freedom, Independence and Political Procedure in Some East Greek City-States
Abstract : Freedom from external control is one prerequisite for democracy. In the hellenistic period the Greek city-states are thought to have lost their independence due to the establishment of the hellenistic hegemonies, and thereby also lost their possibilities of democratic government and of pursuing a foreign policy of their own. READ MORE
-
3. Refreshing & Restoration : Two Eschatological Motifs in Acts 3:19-21
Abstract : This study explores the meaning of the two expressions 'times of refreshing' and 'time to restore everything' in Acts 3:19.21. These two eschatological motifs appear in a speech that the apostle Peter made, according to Luke's presentation, in the Jerusalem temple in the beginning of the 30s. READ MORE