Tracing Calvin's concept of idolatry in light of the Roman Churches apostasy in the 16th Century,... more Tracing Calvin's concept of idolatry in light of the Roman Churches apostasy in the 16th Century, and the reasons for the Reformed Churches withdrawal from her.
The methodologies of ideological criticism and canonical criticism was combined to read Jeremiah ... more The methodologies of ideological criticism and canonical criticism was combined to read Jeremiah 7 within the political situation of the text, wherein two competing ideologies were pitted against each other. Conclusions were drawn concerning the Canonical text and the shaping of reality within the life if Israel and the Church.
In this mini-thesis I attempt to place Paul in the context of his Jewish background, and through ... more In this mini-thesis I attempt to place Paul in the context of his Jewish background, and through this understand his concept of idolatry shaped around Jesus as the image and wisdom of God, and will argue from this that Paul's tirade against Gentile idolatry in Romans 1:18-23 necessarily includes Judaism with the significant allusion to Jeremiah 2:5 and Psalm 105 in Romans 1:23, and his use of Wisdom of Solomon turns the argument presented against the Gentiles in Wisdom against the Jewish interlocutor of Romans 2:1-5.
Tracing Calvin's concept of idolatry in light of the Roman Churches apostasy in the 16th Century,... more Tracing Calvin's concept of idolatry in light of the Roman Churches apostasy in the 16th Century, and the reasons for the Reformed Churches withdrawal from her.
The methodologies of ideological criticism and canonical criticism was combined to read Jeremiah ... more The methodologies of ideological criticism and canonical criticism was combined to read Jeremiah 7 within the political situation of the text, wherein two competing ideologies were pitted against each other. Conclusions were drawn concerning the Canonical text and the shaping of reality within the life if Israel and the Church.
In this mini-thesis I attempt to place Paul in the context of his Jewish background, and through ... more In this mini-thesis I attempt to place Paul in the context of his Jewish background, and through this understand his concept of idolatry shaped around Jesus as the image and wisdom of God, and will argue from this that Paul's tirade against Gentile idolatry in Romans 1:18-23 necessarily includes Judaism with the significant allusion to Jeremiah 2:5 and Psalm 105 in Romans 1:23, and his use of Wisdom of Solomon turns the argument presented against the Gentiles in Wisdom against the Jewish interlocutor of Romans 2:1-5.
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