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  1. 1. First blood: Menarche as the foundation for women's self-realisation

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Elena Iacovou; [2023]
    Keywords : Parthenogenesis; goddess-worshipping; religion; religious studies; rites of passage; liminality; existential health.;

    Abstract : Goddess-based civilisations worshipped the divine as a parthenogentic primordial creative force. Parthenogensis a Greek word that derives from parthenos “virgin” and genesis “from the beginning” was the path of liberation or rebirth into one’s divine nature. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Footwashing a Syriac Orthodox liturgical setting : A comparative study between the Syriac orthodox rite and the Father Bar Salibi

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier

    Author : Isak Lahdo; [2020]
    Keywords : Liturgy; Footwashing; Minor rites; Dionysius Bar Salibi; Syriac Christianity;

    Abstract : In this thesis one can see footwashing from different perspectives even though the focus is from a liturgical and patristic perspective. Using the liturgical dialectical method, I put the liturgical text in a dialectical relationship with the wider patristic context. Footwashing in this thesis is approached from four angles. READ MORE

  5. 4. Why was Paul upset? (Gal. 2.11-14)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

    Author : Luka Hansen; [2014]
    Keywords : Paul; Peter; apostle; Antioch; church; Galatians; Zetterholm; Nanos; Dunn; Martyn; exegesis; Roman; Greek; Judaism; Gospel; new perspective on Paul; radical perspective on Paul; old perspective on Paul; Vestergaard; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The tension between Jews and Gentiles is a well-recorded and pregnant debate within the field of biblical exegesis today. One of the biblical passages that directly relates to this special situation, often labelled the ‘incident of Antioch’, is Gal 2.11-14. READ MORE