Browsing Theses by Supervisor "Batten, Alicia"
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"If You Believed Moses, You Would Believe Me": The Portrayal of Jesus as Interpreter of Scripture in John's Gospel
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-17)The use of scripture in John’s Gospel has been explored extensively by scholars. Less scholarly attention has been paid to the features and significance of the Fourth Gospel’s narrative depiction of Jesus himself as ... -
The Jewish Mother of the Gentiles: Paul and Maternal Imagery in Galatians 4
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-25)In Gal 4:19, Paul likens himself to a mother who is “again in the pain of childbirth until Christ is formed” within the Galatian congregation. Paul then follows this maternal self-declaration with an extended allegory ... -
Mary's Honour in The Protoevangelium of James
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-26)This thesis will argue that the Protoevangelium of James was an apologetic text written to demonstrate Mary’s ascribed and acquired honour. By establishing Mary’s honour the text also defends the honour of Jesus and early ...