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Faculty of Science 0207022d / The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a country that has developed rapidly over the past thirty years. Future development is going to be hampered by the enormous shortage of fresh water in the country. It is critically important that a strategic management plan for water resource management be developed to avoid a water crisis for the population and environment. The first step in managing water resources is to understand the sources and sinks of fresh water. Clearly, one of the most important sources of water to any environment is precipitation and the atmospheric processes and characteristics that promote or diminish the likelihood of rainfall over an area. The synoptic circulation of a region, as well as the thermodynamic structure of the atmosphere, are important for both frontal and convectively activated rainfall. In the past little detailed research has been conducted over the UAE and surrounding regions to classify and characterise atmospheric processes. This study represents the first attempt to develop a synoptic circulation climatology for the region. Synoptic circulation patterns have been classified at both the surface and 500 hPa layer over a period of seven years (1995-2001). In addition, the UAE is located under the descending limb of the Hadley circulation. As in other parts of the globe, this has severe implications for the vertical thermodynamic structure of the atmosphere. Atmospheric stability over the UAE has been evaluated for the period of seven years. The implications of descending air have been determined with respect to the thermodynamic structure of the atmosphere as a function of time and space. Vertical Radiosonde data collected over the same seven year period at the Abu Dhabi International Airport have been analysed to determine the frequency of occurrence and nature of absolutely stable layers in the atmosphere. Six circulation patterns that dominate the flow at both the surface and in the upper atmosphere at 500 hPa have been identified from the synoptic climatology. The dominant circulation pattern at the surface and upper atmosphere are the Siberian high and the Subtropical high, respectively. The Siberian high occurs at the surface predominantly during the winter season with a maximum frequency of occurrence in January (48%). The Subtropical high occurs in the upper atmosphere throughout the year, however, it is dominant during the summer months occurring 80 % of the time in August. Absolute stable layers are a permanent feature of the atmosphere over the UAE. A maximum of six layers have been identified in the atmosphere at a given time. Surface inversions occur throughout the year. Absolute stable layers have been identified at 850, 700, 600, 500 and 400 hPa. The surface inversions as well as the layers at 850 and 700 hPa have a distinctly seasonal pattern of occurrence. The absolute stable layers at the remaining pressure layers do not vary significantly with season. The surface and 600 hPa layers are by far the most dominant in the atmosphere and certainly have the most important control on vertical movement and accumulation of pollutants in the atmosphere.

This thesis examines how the Fourth Gospel and the Synoptic Gospels depict exchanges between Jesus and certain of his fellow Jews, with the goal being to further our understanding of the relationship between them. Halliday's concept of register is applied to analyze a certain portion oftheir conversations, including independent clause analysis, Subject analysis, and dependent clause analysis. This research illustrates that the relevant exchanges in John and the Synoptic Gospels are similar in terms of interpersonal meaning, are different in terms of experiential meaning, and are different in terms of clause complexing. Some possible explanations are also discussed at the end of the thesis. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Divinity School, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, 2010. / Title from dissertation title page (viewed May 20, 2010). Includes abstract. "Dissertation presented to the Faculty of the Brite Divinity School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biblical Interpretation." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--St. Bernard's Institute, Childs, NY, 1997. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 142-146).

Thesis (M. A.)--Southern California College, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-116).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Notre Dame, 2005. / Thesis directed by David E. Aune for the Department of Theology. "April 2005." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 386-420).

Thesis (D.D.(New Testament Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2001. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-229).

Afrikaans: Die doel van hierdie studie is om deur die gebruikmaking van die insigte van Q¬navorsing die tradisioneel aanvaarde uitgangspunt dat Jesus se etiese uitsprake in terme van 'n apokalipties-eskatologiese raamwerk verstaan moet word, te bevraagteken en daarteenoor te stel dat ons eerder 'n eties-eskatologiese vertrekpunt behoort te veronderstel. Die studie bespreek eerstens die standpunte van etici wat by Jesus 'n apokalipties-eskatologiese perspektief identifiseer en sy etiese uitsprake in terme van so 'n perspektief verstaan. In die navorsing word die temas wat verband hou met tempel, Seun van die Mens, Johannes die Doper en Koninkryk van God (aspekte wat sentraal in die prediking van Jesus staan) gebruik om die standpunte van hierdie tradisionele etici te beskryf en te verduidelik. Die standpunte van Nuwe-Testamentici wat meen dat Jesus se etiek geen eskatologiese konnotasies het nie, word in hoofstuk 3 bespreek. Dieselfde temas wat hierbo gemeld is, word gebruik om die standpunte van die nie¬eskatologiese denkers te verwoord. Hoofstuk 4 fokus op die Spreuke-Evangelie Q. Die ondersoek in hierdie verband bou voort op die navorsing van J S Kloppenborg oor die stratifikasie van Jesus¬tradisies in Q. Die studie toon dat daar in die eerste laag van Q (die stratum die naaste aan die historiese Jesus), nie apokaliptiese trekke aanwesig is nie. Hierdie bevinding bevestig die grond vir die twyfel rakende die tradisionele etici se oortuiging dat 'n apokaliptiese eskatologie die perspektief vorm van waaruit Jesus sy etiese onderwysings uitgespreek het . Vervolgens word 'n alternatiewe perspektief in die plek van die apokalipties¬eskatologiese voorgestel. Jesus se verwysing na die "Koninkryk van God" word verstaan as verwysende na 'n alternatiewe lewenstyl in die teenswoordige lewe van Jesus se volgelinge. In hoofstuk 6 word geargumenteer dat daar wel by Jesus van 'n eskatologie sprake is, maar dan gedefinieer as 'n etiese eskatologie. Die inhoud van so 'n etiese perspektief word verduidelik met behulp van die resultate van die navorsing van J S Kloppenborg, J D Crossan en R A Horsley. In hoofstuk 7 word twee gedeeltes, te wete Q 13:18-19 ) die gelykenis van die mosterdsaad) en Q 17:18-20, 31-35 (die metaforiese uitspraak oor die kinders op die markplein an aanleiding van ‘n navraag deur Johanes die Doper), eksegeties bespreek. Die doel van hierdie bespreking is om aan te toon hoe hierdie uitsprake van Jesus vanuit ‘n eties-eskatologiese perspektief gelees kan word en hoe so ‘n interpretasie verskil van ‘n etiek wat Jesus se uitsprake in terme van ‘n apokalipties-eskatologiese raamwerk verstaan. In die laaste hoofstuk word die insigte van hierdie studie eietyds toegepas deur Jesus se etiek te beskryf as ‘n subversiewe wysheid wat heelwat hedendaagse kerklike konvensies en gebruike krities bevraagteken. English: Drawing on the insights of Q research, the purpose of this study is to question the traditionally accepted position that Jesus' ethical sayings are to be understand in terms of an apocalyptic framework. It is argued that an ethical-eschatological point of departure is rather to be discerned in Jesus' teachings. The study first sketches the positions of those ethicists whose readings discern in Jesus' teachings an apocalyptic-eschatological point of departure and who understand his ethical sayings in terms of the latter. The themes temple, Son of Man, John the Baptist and Kingdom of God (aspects central to the preaching of Jesus) are used to spell out the positions of these traditional ethicists. Then, in chapter 3, the study outlines positions - opposed to the above¬mentioned ones - of New Testament scholars who view Jesus' sayings as not being eschatological at all. The study, again, makes use of the themes mentioned above in order to spell out the positions of non-eschatological thinkers. In chapter 4, which deals with the Sayings Gospel 0, J S Kloppenborg's research on the stratification of the Jesus tradition in 0 is considered. The findings indicate that no apocalyptic traits are apparent in the first layer of 0, the layer closest to the historical Jesus. The research shows that these findings form the basis for doubting the traditional ethicists' position that Jesus' ethics is apocalyptically-eschatologically grounded. An altemative perspective in place of the apocalyptical-eschatological one is suggested. Jesus' reference to the Kingdom of God is understood as referring to an altemative lifestyle in the here and now of the life of Jesus' followers. In chapter 6, it is argued that there may indeed be an eschatological perspective in Jesus' teachings, but that this would be an ethical-eschatological perspective. What this might entail is articulated with reference to the insights of J S Kloppenborg, J D Crossan and R A Horsley. In chapter 7, the study concludes with an exegetical discussion of two passages from 0, viz. 0 13:18-19 (the parable of the mustard seed) and 0 7:18-20,31-35 (the metaphorical discourse about the children on the market square, ensuing from an enquiry by John the Baptist) in order to indicate how these sayings of Jesus may be read ethically-eschatologically. In the last chapter the insights derived from this study are applied to the present-day situation of the church by describing Jesus' ethics as subversive wisdom which challenges many conventional practices. / Thesis (DD (New Testament Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / New Testament Studies / unrestricted