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A biblical theological approach will be used to analyze and synthesize scriptural teaching about the rewards of wise living as it benefits the community of the people of God as seen by the results of living wisely in the use of the words אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי, and μακάριος."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"related_url_tesim":["https://www.covenantlibrary.org/etd/2024/Gooch_Cynthia_MABTS_2024.pdf"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["admin_set/default-default-approving","admin_set/default-default-depositing","admin_set/default-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Default Admin Set"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["public","work_editor"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["library@covenantseminary.edu"],"_version_":1829685565783539712,"timestamp":"2025-04-17T21:08:51.186Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2024-12-06T22:59:43Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-12-06T22:59:44Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"bcbdf912-1088-4dfa-b8ce-94a833e87c74","accessControl_ssim":["d2f28876-968d-4902-a634-91e8bce7a562"],"depositor_ssim":["library@covenantseminary.edu"],"depositor_tesim":["library@covenantseminary.edu"],"title_tesim":["Paul's caricature of elders : Titus 1.5-9 as a rhetorical depiction of the ideal wise person"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2024-12-06T22:59:42Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-12-06T22:59:42Z","isPartOf_ssim":["admin_set/default"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["efc17ea5-8cea-4865-9442-5352ec31fa89"],"hasLease_ssim":["52bb2388-dc95-47a8-8a46-dc6c3516fde0"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Master of Arts in Exegetical Theology"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Covenant Theological Seminary"],"year_tesim":["2023"],"resource_type_tesim":["Thesis"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Soyars, Nick"],"subject_tesim":["Bible. 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