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Church growth theory and the development of the Seventh-day Adventist church mission in Georgia : a case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2018-01)
The Seventh-day Adventist (Adventist) Church growth rate in the country of Georgia is remarkably low. It has only 368 members despite its long history in Georgia. Using a qualitative case study research design, this study ...
Sapiential echoes of the newness motif in 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-10)
This dissertation examines the newness motif in 2 Cor 5:11-21 by taking into consideration some sapiential notions in the text. Most studies on this subject limit their interpretation of the passage to the newness terminology ...
The Function of analogy to interpret the biblical records of the person and works of God : a hermeneutical and methodological approach
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-03)
The doctrine of God has been one of the most controversial topics in theology
over the last two decades. The right way to interpret the language used in the Bible to
describe God’s being and attributes is at the center ...
The Meaning of Maholah/Mahol in the Old Testament
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2013-10)
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Whole-body gestures with the context of worship in the book of Psalms
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2017-09)
The book of Psalms records a variety of bodily movements or gestures employed
in the context of worship. Studies of gestures in the Bible have taken into consideration
some references from the Psalms and have approached ...
Paradox and passivity : gaps as a rhetorical device in Genesis 22:1-19
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-05)
The difficulties of the narrative of Gen 22:1-19 comprises paradox and passivity.
These difficulties elicit interpretative issues with the characters of the narrative. The text
had been approached using different ...
Verbal aspect and eschatology in John 5:19-30 : a systemic functional analysis
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2018-08)
This dissertation carves a twofold stream: it seeks (a) to make fresh headways into the hermeneutic of John 5:19-30 and its eschatology and (b) to demonstrate the exegetical potency of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) ...
Herbert E. Douglass' understanding of the identity and character of the last generation in the light of Ellen G. White's writings : a comparative study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-01)
This study seeks to find out the commonalities and differences between the last generation concept of Ellen G. White and that of Herbert E. Douglass. A section is devoted to trace the historical development of the last ...
The Divine judgment and the role of angels based on the ontology of God : an evaluation of two conflicting models
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-01)
The role of angels in the Divine Judgment setting and the resultant description of
angelic participation in the Final Judgment have been delineated in different ways in
diverse paradigms and theological systems. The wide ...
The morphological and syntactical irregularities in the Book of Revelation
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2013-12)
This dissertation explores the barbarisms and solecisms in the book of Revelation. These grammatical irregularities have been tackled by previous scholars from 2 perspectives: the author’s Semitic background and the Greek ...