Master of Arts, Miami University, 2004, History

This paper investigates the figure of Joseph the patriarch in early Christian interpretation, demonstrating the importance of such figures in articulating a Christian reading of the history of Israel, and the importance of this reading in the identity formation of early Christianity. The paper also illumines the debt of this Christian reading of Israel's history to the work of Hellenistic Judaism. The figure of Joseph the patriarch is traced through early Christian interpretation, primarily from the Eastern Church tradition up to the 4th century C.E. The key methodological approach is an analysis of how the early church employed typological, allegorical, and moral exegesis in its construction of Joseph as a “Christian saint of the Old Testament.” A figure who, to borrow Justin Martyr's phrase, became in the Christian identity “much more ours than yours.”

Committee: Edwin Yamauchi (Advisor) Subjects:

Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1922, Graduate School

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Honors Theses, Ohio Dominican University, 2017, Honors Theses

Joseph Heller's Catch-22 (1961) is so famous that the title has become a part of our everyday speech and is often listed as one of the best American novels of all time. This, of course, is untrue of the six works of fiction that Heller wrote after Catch-22. This project explores Heller's six works following Catch-22, with a focus on his second novel, Something Happened. This project not only seeks to redeem Heller's works, discussing them independently of Catch-22 and discovering their individual value, but explains exactly why Heller's career failed; because he became immediately associated with comedy, and his works, no matter the genre, were advertised as such, his readers never felt as if they had read what they expected to read – and not in a positive, surprising way. After Something Happened, Heller tried to return to comedy, but his audience grew tired of the familiarity very quickly. Understanding why this happened to Heller could help improve the publishing world as a whole and save future authors from failing in the same way.

Committee: Kelsey Squire Ph.D. (Advisor); Jeremy Glazier M.F.A. (Other) Subjects: American Literature; Literature

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1967, Graduate School

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Master of Humanities (MHum), Wright State University, 2014, Humanities

Joseph F. Smith (1838-1918) was the father of modern Mormonism. Nephew of the founding Prophet, President Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844), Joseph F. Smith was the sixth president of the Mormon Church. During his presidency (1901-1918), he redefined Mormonism. He helped change the perception of what a Mormon was, both inside and outside the faith. He did so by organizing the structure of the faith theologically, historically, ideologically, and institutionally. In doing this, he set the tone for what Mormonism would become, and set a standard paradigm for the world of what a Mormon is. Joseph F. Smith became the second founder of Mormonism. The founding president and prophet of the faith, Joseph Smith Jr., developed the doctrines and concepts of Mormonism; Joseph F. Smith organized these concepts into a set Mormon identity.

Committee: Ava Chamberlain Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Jacob Dorn Ph.D. (Committee Member); Nancy Garner Ph.D (Committee Member); Robert E. W. Fyffe Ph.D. (Other) Subjects: Religion; Religious History

Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1969, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1970, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1925, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1965, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1923, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1920, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1923, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1905, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1968, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1986, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1970, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1955, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1923, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1924, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 2008, Graduate School

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