Essays about: "exegesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word exegesis.

1. 1. “Whaddaya Mean Biblical?” Apocalypticism and Apocalypse in Ghostbusters (1984)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Jack Roempke Andersson; [2024-03-06]
   Keywords : Ghostbusters; apocalypticism; intertextuality; exegesis; reception history; apocalyptic hermeneutic;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the sci-fi horror comedy film Ghostbusters (1984) from an exegetical perspective of reception history with a focus on questions of apocalypticism and apocalypse. This splits the study in two, with the first question being what the four ghostbusters of the movie mean when they talk about the end of the world in a biblical context: their apocalyptic hermeneutic. READ MORE

3. 2. John the Baptist Through the Lens of Generative AI : A Narrative and Reception-Historical Analysis of Mark 1

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Wettervik; [2023]
   Keywords : John the Baptist; Gospel of Mark; biblical art; visual exegesis; narrative criticism; Late Ancient Christian Sources; phenomenology; generative artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence; Midjourney; Johannes döparen; Markusevangeliet; biblisk konst; visuell exegetik; narrativ tolkning; patristik; fenomenologi; generativ artificiell intelligens; artificiell intelligens; Midjourney;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the intersection of reception history in biblical studies, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and phenomenology. Three images, from text prompts using different English translations of Mark 1:1–8 (KJV, NRSV and NIV) have been generated by GAI. READ MORE

4. 3. A Case for Generative Linguistics in New Testament Exegesis : Surveying the Current Theoretical Landscape and Possible Applicability to Biblical Studies

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi

   Author : Per Kristiansson; [2022]
   Keywords : Koine Greek; biblical Greek; syntax; generative linguistics; generative grammar; functional grammar; dependency grammar; transformational grammar; lingual hallmark; modern linguistics; parsing; compilation; minimalist program; New Testament text;

   Abstract : This essay surveys the current theoretical landscape of modern linguistics, asking whethe generative and possibly transformational linguistics can be applied to syntactic analysis of New Testament texts written in Koine Greek to find lingual hallmarks in the form of personal usage of syntactic rules that uniquely identify the authors of the texts. The conclusion is that there seems to be evidence that an application of a minimalist approach could make the detection of such lingual hallmarks possible. READ MORE

5. 4. Olympiodoros the Deacon on Baruch : Introduction, Text, Translation and Commentary

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Miriem Smensgård; [2019]
   Keywords : Olympiodoros the Deacon; Baruch; Patristic Exegesis; Septuagint; Manuscript Studies; Translation;

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6. 5. Race and Religion : The Construction of Race in a Pro-Nazi Christian Association in Interwar Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Gustaf Forsell; [2019]
   Keywords : Sweden; interwar period; pro-Nazism; race; Christianity; liberal theology; völkisch ideology; Sveriges Religiösa Reformförbund;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to scrutinize how Sveriges Religiösa Reformförbund (Swedish Association of Religious Reform), a pro-Nazi Christian association in interwar Sweden, constructed the concept of race during the years 1929–1940. Using hermeneutic content analysis and a theoretical approach based on “biopolitics” and “political theology,” I examine the construction during three identified periods: 1929–1933, 1934–1937, 1938–1940. READ MORE