Thesis (M.A.B.S.)--Multnomah School of the Bible, 1986. / Bibliography: leaves 56-64.

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Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 280-284).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2007. / Document formatted into pages; contains v, 117 p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 280-284).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 280-284).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on October 29, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Social media are technological media (websites) that create a digital environment for networking between network users who interface and share information with each other. Social media network users use these media on different platforms, such as social networking sites – to share information and network with offline and online friends; wikis – to share, modify, create and disseminate information; and blogs – to create content and interface with network followers. These three platforms of social media disseminate information that influences the self-identity formation of young people. The self-identity formation of young people is both discovered and developed. The discovery of self-identity entails an understanding of humanity as God’s created being – created for His purpose and mission. The developed identity entails that young people go through different phases of life that shape their self-identity formation. These different phases are influenced by different social institutions such as social media. Social media as a source of information dissemination influence young people’s self-identity by creating a digital continent where all sorts of uncensored information is disseminated. This digital continent is used for whatsoever purpose. This fact – that social media create a complex digital continent that influences self-identity formation – is what led to this research study to investigate how do social media influence the self-identity formation of young people? To investigate this research question, this research employed conceptual analysis to give conceptual clarity of words and concept. In situating this research study within the field of practical theology, Osmer’s theological framework was adopted to understudy the research title, social media as a source of self-identity formation: Challenges and opportunities for youth ministry. Youth ministry guides young people to discover their self-identity in God and equips them to influence their friends (offline and online friends) and fellow network users. Social media as a digital continent also creates platforms for youth ministry to incarnate and influence young people’s self-identity by disseminating biblical and theological information that has the potential to help young people create a healthy self-identity formation. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Sosiale media is tegnologiese media (webblaaie) wat ’n digitale omgewing skep vir netwerking tussen netwerkgebruikers wat ’n koppelvlak skep vir hulle om met mekaar inligting te deel. Sosiale netwerkgebruikers gebruik hierdie media op verskillende platforms, soos sosiale netwerkingsruimtes – om met aflyn- en aanlynvriende inligting te deel en met hulle te netwerk; wiki’s – om inligting te deel, te modifiseer, te skep en te versprei; en webjoernale (blogs) – om inhoud te skep en netwerkvolgers van ’n koppelvlak te voorsien. Hierdie drie sosiale media platforms versprei inligting wat die selfidentiteitsvorming van jong mense beïnvloed. Die selfidentiteit van jong mense word beide ontdek en ontwikkel. Die ontdekking van selfidentiteit behels ’n begrip van mensheid as God se geskape wese – geskep vir Sy doel en missie. Die ontwikkelde identiteit behels dat jong mense deur verskillende lewensfases gaan wat hulle selfidentiteitsvorming vorm. Hierdie verskillende fases word deur verskillende maatskaplike instellings, soos sosiale media, beïnvloed. Die sosiale media as ’n bron van inligtingsverspreiding beïnvloed jong mense se selfidentiteit deur ’n digitale vasteland te skep waar ’n groot verskeidenheid van ongesensureerde inligting versprei word. Hierdie digitale vasteland word vir wat ook al doel gebruik. Hierdie feit – dat sosiale media ’n digitale vasteland vir invloed skep – is wat tot hierdie navorsing gelei het, naamlik om ondersoek in te stel na hoe jeugbediening jong mense se selfidentiteitsvorming op sosiale media as ’n bron van selfidentiteitsvorming: Uitdagings en geleenthede vir die jeugbediening. Die jeugbediening lei jong mense in die ontdekking van hulle selfidentiteit in God en rus hulle toe om hulle vriende (aflyn- en aanlynvriende) en medenetwerkgebruikers te beïnvloed. Die sosiale media as ’n digitale vasteland skep ook ’n platform vir die jeugbediening om jong mense se selfidentiteit te inkarneer en te beïnvloed deur Bybelse en teologiese inligting te versprei wat die potensiaal het om jong mense by te staan om ’n gesonde selfidentiteit te skep.

本文旨在探討《馬太福音》中的主角耶穌人性化的形象。我們發現這位角色在馬太筆下的故事世界中充滿挫折、掙扎、失望，然而，他仍然堅守他所相信的神旨意，直至生命的終結。然而，耶穌的故事並未因其死亡而終結，馬太以信仰的角度將之重新述說：(1) 在十字架斷氣的一刻，耶穌被確認為神兒子(太27:50-54)；(2) 詳細描述耶穌的復活及顯現(太28:1-20；對比可16:1-8)。耶穌成為了傳奇。 / 運用心理的視角分析《馬太福音》的敘事情節，我們探討耶穌在其傳道過程裏如何面對種種挫折事件。耶穌所遇到的外在挫折事件，包括不斷被質疑挑戰、甚至背叛出賣。與此同時，我們亦刻劃出馬太如何描述耶穌內在所持的兩個信念的破滅──人子快來及神兒子身份。 / 我們認為上述種種事件極有可能引致馬太筆下的耶穌對自己的身份有所疑惑，所以在凱撒利亞腓立比向門徒問「我是誰？」。本文透過「角色心理-敘事分析」的研究角度，呈現出《馬太福音》的敘事亦是一個描述耶穌「身份轉化」的過程。 / The present study aims at investigating the image of Jesus’ humanity as crafted in the Gospel of Matthew. We discover that this character Jesus in Matthew’s narrative is full of frustrations, struggles and disappointments in his ministry; however, he believes in God until he dies. Nevertheless, Jesus’ death is not the end. Matthew re-shapes Jesus’ story further from the perspective of faith, (1) affirming his sonship of God even right after his last breath on the cross (Mt 27:50-54); (2) clarifying details about the resurrection and Jesus appearance (Mt 28:1-20; cf. Mk 16:1-8). Jesus becomes legend up till now! / Focusing on the plot of the Matthean narrative, we shall see how the character Jesus faces critics, challenges, denials and even betrayals through out his whole ministry, which belongs to the external aspect of the narrative plot. At the same time, we also articulate that Matthew sophisticatedly paths the internal aspect of this Jesus, whose dual beliefs of the ‘imminent coming of Son of Man’ and ‘his identity of Son of God’ become vanished. / We suggest that all this contributes him to doubt about his own belief and identity. And therefore it is Jesus’ question, "Who am I?" at Caesarea Philippi. With this perspective, perhaps we may call it ‘the psycho-narrative analysis of character’; we further suggest that Matthew’s narrative is the process of the identity transformation of Jesus. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / 周東妮. / Thesis (Ph.D.) Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 360-377). / Abstracts also in English. / Zhou Dongni.