Drafts by John Fredrick David
The Central objective of this passage is to persuade audiences to maintain their focus on Christ,... more The Central objective of this passage is to persuade audiences to maintain their focus on Christ, the correct person. No other supposed divine or eminent powers, whether cosmic or human, in fact have the pre-creational existence, the preeminent position, or the divine power to do what the son/Christ does, namely rescue, reconcile, and provide a foundation for people, in relation with God.
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This paper aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the books of Colossians and Ephesians ... more This paper aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the books of Colossians and Ephesians and to provide a comprehensive analysis of the relation between Colossians and Ephesians. The study will begin with an examination of the authorship, date, and purpose of these letters. We will then move on to analyse the literary nature of the text, including language and style, literary structure, and the relation between Colossians and Ephesians. The major theological themes present in these letters will be examined in depth, shedding light on the beliefs and practices of the early Christian communities.
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This short study material assess the arguements made for and against any literary and theological... more This short study material assess the arguements made for and against any literary and theological unity between the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts
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The Present study uses postnormal times approach to analyse the theological conundrum that the Co... more The Present study uses postnormal times approach to analyse the theological conundrum that the Covid-19 pandemic engendered and In-depth Interviewing technique for assessing the association of theological enterprise3 with the church. To gather insights for doing theology in PNT, we translate the categories of Postnormal Science to theological enterprise. We read Luke 10:25-37 from a PNT perspective, with the employment of relevant socio-historical critical tools, as a model of Extended Peer Community and draw some proposals for theological enterprise in PNT.
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This paper shall endeavour to understand the intricate features of the synoptic problem and to as... more This paper shall endeavour to understand the intricate features of the synoptic problem and to assess the literary dependency and order among the synoptic gospels. The Paper begins with a description of the synoptic problem and then proceeds on to discuss the arguments for Markan Priority and finally will look at various hypotheses that have been offered as probable solutions.
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There are totally nine healing miracles, four exorcisms and five nature miracles in the Gospel of... more There are totally nine healing miracles, four exorcisms and five nature miracles in the Gospel of Mark. They present a wide variety of interesting challenges and theories regarding their place in the AWA milieu, their plausibility and historicity, and the literary and theological functions they perform in the text of the Markan Gospel. We shall survey the same in this paper.
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This study about the last book of the New Testament, Revelation, shall begin with the genetic que... more This study about the last book of the New Testament, Revelation, shall begin with the genetic questions such as who wrote the book? When and to whom it was written? Here, the paper seeks to describe the historical context of the book. It progresses ahead to look at the literary nature of the text concerning the genre and structure. And finally the history of interpretation will be dealt with so as to understand the various methods of interpreting the enigmatic text at hand.
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This paper endeavours to present a compilation of creation myths in various religious traditions ... more This paper endeavours to present a compilation of creation myths in various religious traditions so as to precipitate an understanding of God as Creator among different people groups.Beginning with definitions of essential terms and phrases, the study shall look at the creation myths of Ancient West Asia and then, the Indian major religious traditions of Islam and Hinduism. Finally, the concept of God as creator among the presented religious texts shall be reflected upon and assessment be made.
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Keeping in mind that the Gospel of Mark was written during the hey days of one of the biggest emp... more Keeping in mind that the Gospel of Mark was written during the hey days of one of the biggest empires of history, This paper shall explore prevalence of the idea of Empire in Mark.This exploration, with an eye on Post-colonial Theory, shall survey the manner in which the Gospel negotiated with and resisted the Empire and. First the Imperial context of Mark will be described followed by explicit resistance in Mark and finally implicit resistive forms
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In the conventional perspective, Exorcisms and Healings in Mark narrative are understood purely i... more In the conventional perspective, Exorcisms and Healings in Mark narrative are understood purely in terms of spiritual and psychological sense, overlooking their sociali mplications. Here in this paper, we shall take a rather different direction to discuss primarily how the miraculous acts of Jesus had far reaching repercussions in the social, political andeconomic aspects of the First century Palestinian community.
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This study searches within Pauline Theology, Christology, Cosmology and Eschatology for resources... more This study searches within Pauline Theology, Christology, Cosmology and Eschatology for resources and seeks to answer how a faith articulation that addresses the question of value of creation in the light of the impending massive ecological destruction is to be made. Based on this theological foundation, Missional insights shall be discussed. The study seeks to conclude with some practical ecological imperatives fromPauline thought
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Constructing a relevant contextual Theology of the reign of God, taking into serious consideratio... more Constructing a relevant contextual Theology of the reign of God, taking into serious consideration the Jewish and Hellenistic background of the concept and the history of the interpretation of the reign of God, using evidence from the Bible and concepts that are analogous to the reign of God in Tamil Context.
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Journal of Social and Economic Statistics, 2020
In this research work, rotating savings and credit association (ROSCA) effect on the growth of mi... more In this research work, rotating savings and credit association (ROSCA) effect on the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and identification of a factor supporting the continuity of ROSCAs is studied. A well-designed questionnaire with a reliability value of 0.957 was distributed to 400 entrepreneurs in Wukari through snowball sampling technique. After validity check, 368 valid questionnaires were used for the research. Firstly, a paired t-test was applied to know if entrepreneurs achieve significant positive growth in their business before and after 5 years of joining ROSCAs. At 5% level of significance, entrepreneurs achieved significant positive growth in their businesses 5 years and above of joining ROSCAs. Secondly, a one sample proportion Z-score test was used to identify the major factor responsible for ROSCAs continuity. At 5% significance level, flexibility was identified as the major factor responsible for ROSCAs. It was concluded based on the results obta...
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