Thesis (M.A.)-- Vanguard University of Southern California, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2005. / Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 73 p. Includes bibliographical references.

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D.Litt et Phil. / Bauckham rightly observes that the “… theology of Revelation is highly theocentric. This, along with its distinctive doctrine of God, is its greatest contribution to New Testament theology. Our study of it must begin with God and will both constantly and finally return to God” (1993b:23). True knowledge of who God is, is inseparable from the worship of God (cf. John 4:22) (Bauckham 1993b:32). To worship God is for the people of God the ultimate display of a love relationship that has been impacted by true knowledge. Apart from the outward liturgical forms, stands an inward reality of the people of God offering themselves to God (Romans 12:2-3). This inward reality, thereafter finds its expression in liturgical forms and traditions. The cliché “Worship is a life-style” cannot be overstated. Corporate worship cannot exist without a life-style of individual worship. How does authentic individual worship express itself? Jesus, in Matthew‟s Gospel (cf. 13:24-30; 36-43), warned that the kingdom will consist of wheat that is Jesus‟ seed; and weeds that are the devil‟s seed. At the end of the age, the separation of the two will take place with the former being gathered as God‟s possession; and the latter, gathered for punishment. Our study investigates this concept within the context of the Church which belongs to the kingdom of God. The reality within the Catholic Church and the individual local congregations that make up the Catholic Church, finds a mixture of wheat and weeds. The Scriptures teach that great apostasy will come about in the latter days as evil extends its seductive influence over God‟s people. Many will be seduced. Many already are! The prostitute Babylon, in the book of Revelation, is a major symbol which contradicts everything that is godly, holy and sacred [as represented by the Holy city, the New Jerusalem which resembles a prepared bride beautifully dressed for her husband (Rev. 21:2)]. God‟s message to His people is that Babylon will fall and forever be destroyed. Revelation 17 and 18 presents Babylon as evil in two spheres (Manikam 2004:VIII). Firstly, evil is personified as a prostitute who seduces people away from God into idolatry. Idolatry is witnessed in organized religion and even unorganized religion. Every belief outside of the true worship of Christ revealed in the Scriptures, is idolatry. Idolatry finds its root in the Beast, or the Anti-Christ, symbolized by the prostitute‟s prominent position on the beast (Rev 17; cf. Rev. 13-14). She is described as “sitting” on the beast, signifying her unity with the beast and her representation of the beast on earth as his ambassador. The beast is identified as the great persecuting power that rules by brute force and is the supreme enemy of Christ and the Church. This beast of Rev. 13 is further described in Rev. 17 as the one who leads the inhabitants of the earth into idolatry through the prostitute. In Rev. 18, the beast is portrayed as the one who seduces people into commercialism, through the prostitute. The seducing of humanity into idolatry and commercialism is still the beast and prostitute of modern times. This beast prevents man from acknowledging God and entering into a relationship with Him. It is this beast of Idolatry and Commercialism that Revelation reveals as the seducers of mankind, pointing them away from the living God. Revelation 17-18 outlines the final judgment and destruction of the beast‟s evil system, which leads to the true worship of God.

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This thesis is an interpretation of Paul's citation of Genesis and Deuteronomy in Gal 3.8-10. The promise to Abraham to bless all nations and the curse of the covenant are sun/eyed in the Jewish scripture. We argue that blessing for the nations is an important part of God's covenant purpose for Abraham's descendants from the start and that the curse is consistently connected with the motifs of failure to do all the law and of the abandonment of the Lord for other gods. This thesis then identifies and analyzes the various strands of the postbiblical Jewish literature that cite the promise of blessing for the nations and the curse of the covenant. An interpretation of Gal 3.8-10 is argued, in which the importance for Paul's argument of blessing for the nations and the curse on those who are disloyal to the Lord is stressed. Paul's call to preach the gospel to the gentiles and his defense of the truth of the gospel provide the context for the connection between the gospel and the promise to Abraham of blessing for the nations in Gal 3.8, a blessing which has always been God's purpose for Abraham's descendants. The interpretation of Gal 3.10 then builds on this insight. Those who are of works of the law are identified as the troublemakers who have preached another gospel to the Galatians and thereby they have been disloyal to God and his purpose for Abraham's descendants. Paul cites Deut 27.26 to support this assertion that they have been disloyal to God and therefore are under the curse. This interpretation of Gal 3.8-10 is supported by other traces of the same perspective on the gospel and the curse in Galatians.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [49]-56).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [49]-56).

Abstract Since popular music spread from the Western in early time, its development has changed steadily with social and economic environment. For the influences of globalization, the structure of record industry faces the dramatic challenge, which push to adjust their local market strategy. Under this situation, most record corporations construct the ¡§star system¡¨, which is focused on formulating the singers¡¦ tastes, personalities, and their life styles, to reduce the risk of market uncertainty. At present, there are seldom related researches about the relationship between consumer behaviors and image of the singer in Taiwan with. Thus, the researcher tried to explore the above attributes with qualitative method in this research. With two cases studies of popular music mix F4 and S.H.E., the findings would be the following¡G 1. The ¡§image¡¨ which the record corporations tend to impress is mostly matched with the consumer cognition. But for the consumer, the personal image of singers is more obvious than the music image. 2. Due to the highly involvement on their favorite singers, the consumer behaviors is characterized by identifying the singers¡¦ image but not imitating, searching for and collecting the information of the singers actively, and purchasing those products which they can afford. 3. The opinion and attitude of the reference group, including schoolmates, friends, relatives and parents, will have influence on consumer behavior, especially on their cognition and behavior aspects.

Thesis (D. Min..)--St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood, N.Y., 2008. / Abstract. Description based on microfiche version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 337-339).