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As the title indicates, this work has two related objectives. The first is to determine whether the literary conventions of the pesher genre deprive the "historical allusions" of any significance. In other words, do the allusions refer to real events and characters, or are they simply symbols or allegories. The second objective follows closely upon the first. Once the historical nature of the allusions is demonstrated, we proceed to investigate the consequences of that demonstration in one specific area: the identification of the three principal characters: the Wicked Priest, the Teacher of Righteousness and the Liar. This work is divided into three parts: Part One: Literary Genre. This section is devoted to the first objective: to determine whether the pesher allusions are in any way historical. Part Two: Information in the Pesharim. Here we list and interpret the references to the Wicked Priest, the Teacher of Righteousness and the Liar found in the commentaries. Part Three: Identification of the Characters. This final section is dedicated to the identification of the three principal characters. The information collected from the pesharim is arranged and compared to what we know about possible candidates from outside contemporary sources. Part One consists of two chapters. The first (The Problems of History in the Pesharim) spells out the problems involved in historical research based on the pesher allusions: has history been subordinated to literary device, and if so, is it possible to determine the extent of this subordination; are the characters individuals, or are they categories, types or titles. There follows upon this exposition of the question, a brief review of the various theories of identification which have been proposed for the Wicked Priest, the Teacher and the Liar. The second chapter (The Effect of Literary Genre on the Pesharim) answers the questions raised in the previous chapter. After analyzing the content, conventions and finality of the pesharim, we conclude that the allusions must refer to known events and characters. The allusions are too fragmentary and basically uninformative to have any meaning or power to convince, if they did not call to mind people and occasions that were well known to the readers. The fact that the readers necessarily had to be well acquainted with the events involved, if they were to make sense of these allusions, does not allow the author to tamper excessively with the historical narrative. Moreover, the very purpose of the whole exercise would be defeated if the author could both re-interpret the texts and falsify the history. He did not tailor 'history to fit prophecy, but rather strained the meaning of the prophet's words to fit the events of the sect's history. The second part begins with a brief introduction which explains the method we shall follow to work out the identity of the principal characters. We then gather all the passages in the pesharim which name them (principally IQpHab, 4QpPss^a, and 4QpNah.) We consider as well those places in the Damascus Document where the Teacher of Righteousness and the Liar are mentioned. The third part is divided into three chapters. Chapter Five examines the background of the documents: archaeology, paleography, the identity of the Kittim and the Qumran Community, and finally the single, apparently chronological indication to be found in the scrolls: the three hundred and ninety years in the Damascus Document. We then examine the pesher allusions to the Wicked Priest (Chapter Six) and distinguish between those statements which refer to verifiable facts, and those that merely express the hostility and disapproval of the author. By comparing these statements to information in external contemporary sources (Josephus and the Books of Maccabees) we reach the conclusion that the most likely individual to fit the scroll description of the Wicked Priest is Jonathan Maccabaeus. The texts referring to the Liar are subjected to the same scrutiny, but the results are less satisfying. There is, however, a strong possibility, but only a possibility, that the Liar and the Wicked Priest are the same individual. In that case, Liar would be another name for Jonathan Maccabaeus. Finally we analyze the pesher allusions to the Teacher of Righteousness and compare them to what we know from non-Qumran sources (Chapter Seven.) Although there is abundant information about the Teacher's role in the community, his peculiar teaching, and the esteem in which his followers held him, there is little that points towards his personal identity. Similarly, there is too little information in external sources about those individuals who might be the Teacher of Righteousness to allow us more than random guesses. We can only go so far along truly evidential lines: we can determine a certain period, discover a likely candidate for the Wicked Priest and possibly the Liar, and make certain definite exclusions. Anything beyond this enters the realm of pure conjecture.

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The purpose of this thesis is to make a thematic study of the Books of Haggai and Zechariah 1-6 in order firstly to identify the ways in which classical prophetic methods and traditions are continued and developed in these works and secondly to consider the reasons for any divergence in thought and style. The study is based on the hypothesis that the community of Israel underwent radical change as a result of the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile and that during the restoration period, under Persian rule, fundamental distinctions in theological understanding and the phenomenon of prophecy arose. The thesis contains six major chapters. The first is introductory and considers the composite nature of the books and the possibility of distinguishing and dating the different strata. The second compares the status, authority and roie within the community of Haggai and Zechariah with those of their prophetic predecessors. Chapter three studies the ways in which the prophetic messages were received and transmitted and includes a discussion on the development of angeloiogy. Specific themes which are important in Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 are dealt with in the next three chapters; issues relating to Israel's leadership and ideas of messianism; ideas about divine judgement and punishment upon the nation; and thoughts on the relationships between other nations, Israel and her God. Each of these compares the treatment of the themes with that found in the classical prophetic books and also considers the respective use that is made of other Old Testament material. Conclusions were drawn in each chapter and these have been collated in the short final chapter. The study concluded that Haggai stood firmly in the classical prophetic tradition while Zechariah was more innovative in respect of prophetic method and at times radical in the theological ideas he proclaimed.

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簡祺輝. / 手稿本(cops. 2-3複印本) / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學. / Shou gao ben (cops. 2-3 fu yin ben) / Includes bibliographical references: leaves 220-236. / Jian Qihui. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue. / 略字表 --- p.pp i－iii / 經文引述 --- p.P. iv / 序言 --- p.pp. v－vi / Chapter 第一章 --- 有關申命記學派的討論 --- p.p.1 / Chapter （甲） --- 申命記學派的起源 --- p.p.2 / Chapter （乙） --- 有關申命記學派的工作 --- p.p.11 / Chapter （丙） --- 申命記學派的寫作日期 --- p.p.14 / Chapter （丁） --- 申命記學派的歷史觀 --- p.p.17 / Chapter 第二章 --- 在申命記學派的寫作中所顯示的以色列王國前的傳統 --- p.p.20 / Chapter （甲） --- 戰爭神學 --- p.p.22 / Chapter （乙） --- 神之山的意識 --- p.p.29 / Chapter （丙） --- 西乃傳統 --- p.p.38 / Chapter （丁） --- 耶布斯－－耶路撒冷的傳統 --- p.p.46 / Chapter （戊） --- 皇權思想 --- p.p.54 / Chapter 第三章 --- 錫安傳統及申命記學派對它所作的解釋 --- p.p.62 / Chapter （甲） --- 上帝揀選錫安作其居所 --- p.p.64 / Chapter （乙） --- 錫安山的不可侵犯性 --- p.p.71 / Chapter （丙） --- 政教合一 --- p.p.79 / Chapter （丁） --- 大衞家乃是以色列王位的合法承繼人　 --- p.p.88 / Chapter 第四章 --- 申命記學派對上帝的子民的了解 --- p.p.96 / Chapter （甲） --- 申命記學派所表現的是怎樣的上帝的子民 --- p.p.99 / Chapter （乙） --- 君王如何代表上帝的子民 --- p.p.107 / Chapter （丙） --- 當代的以色列人如何作上帝的子民 --- p.p.119 / Chapter 第五章 --- 神學反省 --- p.p.134 / Chapter （甲） --- 上帝的子民應有強烈的時代使命感 --- p.p.135 / Chapter （乙） --- 上帝的子民是社會公義的戰士 --- p.p.137 / Chapter （丙） --- 上帝的子民應該有人民參政的意識 --- p.p.139 / Chapter （丁） --- 上帝的子民是應該有開放的國族意識 --- p.p.141 / Chapter （戊） --- 上帝的子民是被揀選的也是被棄絶的 --- p.p.144 / Chapter 第六章 --- 今日香港教會的回應 --- p.p.147 / Chapter （甲） --- 申命記學派的訊息告訴給香港教會些什麼 --- p.p.147 / Chapter （乙） --- 教會為何有責任去宣告上帝的Torah --- p.p.149 / Chapter （丙） --- 教會如何履行Torah --- p.p.152 / 注釋 --- p.p.157 / 書目 --- p.p.220

by Chow Wai Yin. / Thesis (M.Div.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-81). / Acknowledgments / Abstract / Introduction --- p.1 / Section 1 / Chapter Chapter 1 --- A brief history of biblical interpretation development --- p.5 / Chapter 1. --- A brief historical development of biblical interpretation --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1. --- Biblical interpretation in the early church: Hermeneutics of Tradition / Chapter 1.2. --- Biblical interpretation in the modern age: Hermeneutics of Understanding / Chapter 1.3. --- Biblical interpretation in the contemporary world: Hermeneutics of Existence / Chapter 2. --- The development of the notion of textuality from the early church to contemporary discussion --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1. --- Author is the only meaning of the text / Chapter 2.2. --- Readers are part of the texts / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Ricoeur's theory of text --- p.14 / Chapter 1. --- Background to Ricoeur's philosophy --- p.14 / Chapter 1.1. --- Garbriel Marcel / Chapter 1.2. --- German philosophy / Chapter 2. --- Phase I: Symbols and Hermeneutics --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1. --- The starting point of Ricoeur's hermeneutics: Hermeneutics of Suspicion and Hermeneutics of Retrieval / Chapter 2.2. --- The structure of symbol: Symbol and Hermeneutics / Chapter 3. --- Phase II: Texts and Hermeneutics --- p.19 / Chapter 3.1. --- Sassure's language system / Chapter 3.2. --- Opposed language system by Discourse / Chapter 3.3. --- The traits of a text / Chapter 4. --- The interpretative process of the text --- p.25 / Section 2 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Contributions of Ricoeur's 'referentiality' to protestant evangelical's understanding of revelation --- p.28 / Chapter 1. --- Protestant evangelical's understanding of revelation --- p.28 / Chapter 1.1. --- Protestant evangelical's understanding of revelation is in relation to the bible / Chapter 1.2. --- Criticism of the propositional of revelation / Chapter 2. --- Ricoeur's understanding on revelation --- p.30 / Chapter 2.1. --- The nature of biblical texts / Chapter 2.2. --- Can revelation through biblical texts include the notion of inter- personal address from God? / Chapter 2.3. --- Truth is embedded in poetic language / Chapter 3. --- Religious language Vs poetic language --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Contributions of Ricoeur's theory of text to Historical-critical approach --- p.40 / Chapter 1. --- The Historical-critical approach --- p.40 / Chapter 2. --- Ricoeur's view of history --- p.43 / Chapter 2.1. --- History is the work of emplotment / Chapter 2.2. --- The nature of historical narrative / Chapter 3. --- Ricoeur's view of historical narrative in the bible --- p.48 / Chapter 4. --- The discrepancy between Ricoeur's understanding of the role of the reader and that in historical-critical approach --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Contributions of Ricoeur's theory of text to Bultmann's demythologization --- p.52 / Chapter 1. --- Bultmann's general interpretation --- p.52 / Chapter 2. --- From general hermeneutics to specifically theological hermeneutics --- p.53 / Chapter 3. --- Bultmann's view of myth and demythologization --- p.53 / Chapter 3.1. --- Bultmann's view of myth / Chapter 3.2. --- The role of kerygma / Chapter 4. --- A critique of Bultmann's demythologization from Ricoeur's theory of text --- p.58 / Chapter 4.1. --- The distanciation of the kerygma / Chapter 4.2. --- Understanding without explanation / Chapter 4.3. --- The problem of mythological and nonmythological language / Chapter 5. --- The role of myth in Ricoeur's hermeneutical theory --- p.61 / Chapter 6. --- General hermeneutics or theological hermeneutics? --- p.63 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.66 / Chapter 1 --- A conclusion of Ricoeur's theory of text --- p.66 / Chapter 2. --- Contributions of Ricoeur's theory of text to biblical interpretation --- p.74 / Bibliography --- p.78

by Ho Lai Han. / Thesis (M.Div.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-85). / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.iv / ABBREVIATIONS --- p.v / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- EGALITARIAN PAULINE PASSAGES --- p.6 / Chapter A. --- In General (Gal 3:28) --- p.6 / Chapter 1. --- Equality through Baptism --- p.8 / Chapter 2. --- Casting off Gnostic Influence --- p.8 / Chapter a. --- Traces of Alteration --- p.8 / Chapter b. --- The Myth of Androgyne --- p.10 / Chapter 3. --- Assertion of Sexual Equality --- p.14 / Chapter 4. --- Social-ecclesial Implication --- p.17 / Chapter B. --- In Social-ecclesial Contexts --- p.21 / Chapter 1. --- In Marriage (1 Cor 7:1-7) --- p.21 / Chapter a. --- Sexual Abstinence in Marriage --- p.21 / Chapter b. --- Mutual and Equal Rights --- p.24 / Chapter 2. --- In Worship (1 Cor 11:3-16) --- p.25 / Chapter a. --- Insistence on Proper Head Attire --- p.27 / Chapter i. --- Jewish Argument --- p.27 / Chapter a) --- "Meaning of k∈φαλn (""head"")" / Chapter b) --- "Implication of k∈φαλn (""head"")" / Chapter ii. --- Stoic Arguments --- p.31 / Chapter iii. --- Argument of Church Practice --- p.32 / Chapter b. --- Meaning of Proper Head Attire --- p.33 / Chapter i. --- Proposal of Bound Hair --- p.33 / Chapter ii. --- Proposal of Veil --- p.34 / Chapter iii. --- Conclusion about Meaning of Proper Head Attire --- p.36 / Chapter c. --- Prevalence of Pagan Cults --- p.39 / Chapter d. --- Assertion of Sexual Equality --- p.41 / Chapter i. --- Repudiating Connotation of Woman's Subordination --- p.41 / Chapter ii. --- Correcting Jewish Thought of Woman's Subordination --- p.42 / Chapter C. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.44 / Chapter III. --- MALE CHAUVINIST DEUTERO-PAULINE PASSAGES --- p.45 / Chapter A. --- In General (1 Tim 2:11-15) --- p.45 / Chapter B. --- In Social-ecclesial Contexts --- p.48 / Chapter 1. --- In Marriage --- p.48 / Chapter a. --- Col 3:18 --- p.48 / Chapter b. --- Eph 5:22-33 --- p.49 / Chapter c. --- Tit 2:4-5 --- p.51 / Chapter 2. --- In Worship --- p.52 / Chapter a. --- """1 Cor 14:33b-35""" --- p.53 / Chapter b. --- 1 Tim 2:8-10 --- p.56 / Chapter C. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.56 / Chapter IV. --- FACTORS LEADING TO REGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMAN'S STATUS --- p.58 / Chapter A. --- Insufficient Consolidation in Pauline Churches --- p.60 / Chapter 1. --- Situational Nature of Pauline Passages --- p.60 / Chapter 2. --- Prominence of Women Leaders Reflected in Pauline Epistles --- p.61 / Chapter B. --- Conformity to Sitz im Leben in Deutero-Pauline Churches --- p.64 / Chapter 1. --- Conformity in Form --- p.65 / Chapter 2. --- Conformity in Content --- p.66 / Chapter C. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.68 / Chapter V. --- CONTEXTUAL REFLECTION --- p.70 / Chapter A. --- Christian Authority --- p.71 / Chapter 1. --- Literal Interpretation of Bible --- p.71 / Chapter 2. --- Abuses in the Church --- p.72 / Chapter B. --- Sustaining Convictions --- p.75 / Chapter C. --- To Christianize or Be Paganized? --- p.76 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSION --- p.78 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.82

Chan Tsz-on. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-78). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract / Acknowledgement / Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 1. --- (Auto) biographical Reconstruction as Indicator of Religious Conversion: The Sociology of Conversion and its Implication on Pauline Studies --- p.5 / Introduction --- p.5 / (Auto) biographical Reconstruction as Indicator of Religious Conversion --- p.5 / Was Paul a typical convert? --- p.11 / Summary --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Romans 7.14-25 as Paul's autobiographical account: A Survey of Scholarly Interpretations 7:14-25 --- p.28 / Introduction --- p.28 / 7:14-25 as Paul's autobiographical account of pre-conversion past --- p.29 / 7:14-25 as Paul's autobiographical account of Christian struggle with Sin --- p.33 / 7:14-25 as Paul's autobiographical account of his pre-conversion past from Christian perspective --- p.40 / Summary --- p.43 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- 7:14-25 as Paul's (auto) biographical reconstruction --- p.45 / Introduction --- p.45 / The significance of 7:5 as elaboration of 7:14-25 --- p.45 / Why was the divine commandment an opportunity for sin? Paul's pre-conversion sin as zealous persecutor in 7:7-13 --- p.45 / Paul's pre-conversion past under reconstruction in 7:14-25 --- p.50 / Paul' s (auto) biographical reconstruction and his current experience --- p.55 / The impact of Paul's religious experience on his (auto) biographical reconstruction --- p.58 / Summary --- p.66 / Conclusion --- p.67 / Bibliography --- p.70

Liu Fung-chi. / Thesis (M.Div.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-71). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter A. --- Background information on 226}0´ببHaustafeĺح --- p.1 / Chapter B. --- Significance of Haustafeln and that of the family institution --- p.2 / Chapter C. --- Aims and approach of thesis --- p.6 / Chapter I. --- "The hinge of the Haustafel: ""submit to one another in the fear of Christ""" --- p.8 / Chapter A. --- The fear of Christ --- p.8 / Chapter B. --- Mutual submission --- p.10 / Chapter II. --- Appeal to wives and husbands --- p.11 / Chapter A. --- exhortation to wives --- p.13 / Chapter - --- duties of wives --- p.13 / Chapter - --- basis/reasons for the duties --- p.15 / Chapter B. --- exhortation to husbands --- p.17 / Chapter - --- duties of husbands --- p.18 / Chapter - --- basis/reasons for the duties --- p.21 / Chapter C. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.24 / Chapter III. --- Appeal to children and parents --- p.25 / Chapter A. --- exhortation to children --- p.27 / Chapter - --- duties of children --- p.27 / Chapter - --- basis/reasons for the duties --- p.31 / Chapter B. --- exhortation to parents --- p.32 / Chapter - --- duties of parents --- p.32 / Chapter - --- basis/reasons for the duties --- p.39 / Chapter C. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.39 / Chapter IV. --- Appeal to slaves and masters --- p.41 / Chapter A. --- exhortation to slaves --- p.43 / Chapter - --- duties of slaves --- p.44 / Chapter - --- basis/reasons for the duties --- p.46 / Chapter B. --- exhortation to masters --- p.47 / Chapter - --- duties of masters --- p.48 / Chapter - --- basis/reasons for the duties --- p.50 / Chapter C. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.51 / Chapter V. --- Contemporary reflection in relation to Hong Kong Context --- p.52 / Conclusion --- p.63 / Bibliography --- p.66