Early Christian readings of Paul on moral regeneration by Rowse, P

The Antichrist tradition in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity by Kusio, MK

“…<p>My thesis, entitled “The Antichrist Tradition in Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity”, answers the following research question: in ancient Jewish and early Christian thought, what is the function of antimessianism in relation to messianism? …”

Combining gospels in early Christianity: the one, the many, and the fourfold by Rodriguez, JA

Inimica amicitia: friendship and the notion of exclusion in early Christian Latin literature by Brändli, A

“…<p>This thesis discusses the notion of <em>amicitia</em> in early Christian literature. By examining letters and normative texts ranging from the third to the early fifth century, the study illuminates not only how contemporary authors shaped friendship conceptually but also how these concepts relate to the actual social practice. …”

The exercise of authority in early Christianity from about 170 to about 270 by Pell, G, Pell, George

The representation of women in early Christian literature: Armenian texts of the fifth century by Zakarian, D

“…<p>In recent decades there has been a growing scholarly interest in the representation of women in early Christian texts, with the works of Greek and Latin authors being the primary focus. …”

Inscribed within the image: the visual character of early Christian mosaic inscriptions by Leatherbury, S

“…For the first time, this thesis assembles the foundations of a comprehensive catalogue of early Christian mosaic inscriptions, places them back into the physical spaces in which they were meant to be read, and analyzes how these texts functioned both verbally and visually for the late antique reader/viewer, against the backdrop of Graeco-Roman traditions. …”

1 Peter and Christ’s descent to the dead in its early Christian reception by Lei, C-K

“…Chapter 2 begins with a brief survey of twenty early Christian sources which speak about the <em>descensus</em> from a variety of traditions outside 1 Peter, ranging retrospectively from third-century Origen to first-century Paul. …”

"'As I said to you before': Paul's witness to formative early Christian instruction by Edsall, B

“…<p>This study addresses the question of formative early Christian preaching and teaching. Unlike previous approaches, I eschew synthesis across a broad range and focus instead on the earliest extant Christian source: the letters of Paul.…”

Early Christian scripture and the Samaritan Pentateuch: a study in hexaplaric manuscript activity by Marsh Jr, BJ

“…<p>EARLY CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE AND THE SAMARITAN PENTATEUCH is a study exploring Christian interaction with the Samaritan Pentateuch as evinced by hexaplaric sources. …”

'According to the wisdom given to Him' : the use of the Pauline Epistles by early Christian writers before Nicaea by Strawbridge, JR

“…On the basis of the analysis throughout this thesis, conclusions are drawn firstly, about the close connection between scriptural interpretation and theological doctrines; secondly, about early Christian formation, separate from scholarly attempts to recover early Christian catechesis, school teaching, and pedagogy; and finally, about early Christian identity and how it is formed and informed by early Christian use of these four passages.…”

Wrestling with angels : a study of the relationship between angels and humans in late Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity by Sullivan, K

“…<p>Much of the extant literature from the kte Second Temple and early Christian periods (200BCE 100CE) contains material about angels. …”

The memory of Ignatius of Antioch: the martyr as a locus of Christian identity, remembering and remembered by MacDiarmid, F

“…3) How was Ignatius in fact memorialised in early Christian history?</p> <p>This thesis spans three centuries and three distinct parts. …”

Wisdom in the Qur'an by Hussain, MS

“…The presence of this wisdom genre in the Bible encouraged Hellenistic Jews and early Christians to embrace the Greek philosophical notion of natural law, the idea that what is morally right and wrong is known innately, and confirmed through divine revelation. …”

Studies on the design of a room for worship by Spruill, Albert Westley

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Death, demons, and the medium of the message: exploring the exegesis of 1 Samuel 28:3-25 in the early church by James, O

“…The next chapter will consider those early Christian references to 1 Samuel 28 which believe that it was the real Samuel that was raised (namely Justin Martyr, Eusebius of Caesarea, Apollinaris of Laodicea, Diodore of Tarsus, Zeno of Verona, Ambrose of Milan, and Sulpicius Severus). …”

'All is pure for the pure’: redefining purity and defilement in early Greek Christianity, from Paul to Origen by Blidstein, M

“…<p>This thesis examines the meanings of purification practices and purity concepts in early Christian culture, as they were articulated and formed by Greek Christian authors of the first three centuries, from Paul to Origen. …”

Contest and community: wonder-working in Christian popular literature from the second to the fifth centuries CE by Schwartzman, L, Lauren J. Schwartzman

“…I suggest that the texts present a model for how one could decide what the ‘true faith’ was and how one could practice it in the turbulent environment that early Christians faced both before and after Constantine.…”

Repentance in Christian late antiquity, with special reference to Mark the Monk, Barsanuphius and John of Gaza, and John Climacus by Torrance, A

“…It will be argued that this framework provides a new and significant hermeneutical lens through which not simply the early Christian concept of repentance in itself can be better understood, but also through which the development of early Christian self-identity and self-perception, particularly in an ascetic context, can be gauged.…”

Humanism, English Literature, and the Translation of Greek, c.1480–1560 by Colley, J

“…Chapter 6 examines translations of early Christian Greek works in Edwardian and Marian England, scrutinizing the relationship between humanism and confessionalization. …”