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Preaching For Discipleship In An Emerging Postmodern Culture, Paul D. Clines May 1999

Preaching For Discipleship In An Emerging Postmodern Culture, Paul D. Clines

ATS Dissertations

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Formed By The Word : Biblical Narrative Preaching As A Means Of Cultivating Holiness Of Heart And Life, Marshall Macclellan Mar 1999

Formed By The Word : Biblical Narrative Preaching As A Means Of Cultivating Holiness Of Heart And Life, Marshall Macclellan

ATS Dissertations

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Resurrection Strategies For Urban Neighborhood Churches In The Wesleyan Holiness Tradition, Howard L. Olver Feb 1999

Resurrection Strategies For Urban Neighborhood Churches In The Wesleyan Holiness Tradition, Howard L. Olver

ATS Dissertations

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Sf 840 Devotion, Balance, And Fire: Living The Heart Of It All, Stephen L. Martyn Jan 1999

Sf 840 Devotion, Balance, And Fire: Living The Heart Of It All, Stephen L. Martyn

Syllabi

Please read all four assigned texts. After working through each book go back over the whole and see where the Holy Spirit is speaking to you (see Mulholland on “Spiritual Reading” pp. 110-115). Remember, you are after “formational reading!” Take special note of how the Holy Spirit might be calling you to reform, go beyond, or include certain devotional habits in your daily life. Make just a few pages of notes on each text (these notes will help facilitate your integration paper), and hand these into me on the first morning of class. In addition, I want you to keep …


Nt 602 Intermediate Greek Ii, Joseph S. Wang Jan 1999

Nt 602 Intermediate Greek Ii, Joseph S. Wang

Syllabi

Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament


Pr 610 Servant Proclamation, Donald E. Demaray Jan 1999

Pr 610 Servant Proclamation, Donald E. Demaray

Syllabi

A. Progress toward the preparation of the preacher himself/herself with special reference to: 1. The call to preach. 3. Spiritual formation. 2. Disciplines. 4. Theology of preaching. B. The preparation of the sermon with particular reference to: 1. Homiletics. 5. Structuring the body of the sermon. 2. Speech. 6. Finding apt illustrations. 3. Gathering and filing materials. 7. Producing the conclusion. 4. Making the introduction. C. The preparation for delivery with specific focus on: 1. Pulpit communication. 3. Actual sermon presentation. 2. Getting ready for delivery. 4. Cultural identification.


Pr 730 Expository Preaching, Donald E. Demaray Jan 1999

Pr 730 Expository Preaching, Donald E. Demaray

Syllabi

1. John R. W. Stott, Between Two Worlds. 2. Haddon W. Robinson, Biblical Preaching. 3. Donald E. Demaray, Preacher Aflame!


Nt 520 New Testament History And Criticism, M. Robert Mulholland Jan 1999

Nt 520 New Testament History And Criticism, M. Robert Mulholland

Syllabi

New Testament Introduction, Donald Guthrie (G) Hearing the New Testament, ed. Joel Green (JG)


Ch 751 Readings In Western Spirituality, Kenneth J. Collins Jan 1999

Ch 751 Readings In Western Spirituality, Kenneth J. Collins

Syllabi

1) Holt, Bradley P. Thirsty for God: A Brief History of Christian Spirituality. Minneapolis: Augsburg Press, 1993. ISBN 0-8066-2640-2 2) Hanson, Bradley C. Modern Christian Spirituality: Methodological and Historical Essays. Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, 1990. ISBN 1-55540-558-4. 3) Plato, The Dialogues of Plato. The Phaedo (Only this particular dialogue) New York: Bantam Books, 1986. ISBN 0-553-21170-6 4) Benedict, St. The Rule of St. Benedict. Translated by Anthony C. Meisel and M.L. Del Mastro. New York: Doubleday, 1975. ISBN 0-385-00948-8 5) Clairvaux, Bernard. The Steps of Humility and Pride. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Publications, 1989. ISBN 0-87907-115-X 6) Hughes, Serge. Catherine of …


Pr 810 Preaching As Spiritual Discipline, Charles D. Killian Jan 1999

Pr 810 Preaching As Spiritual Discipline, Charles D. Killian

Syllabi

Speaking From the Heart, Richard Ward. Student will select an additional 500 pages of reading, growing out of their own needs and interests as it relates to preaching and spiritual formation. Attached are two forms, The Sermon Analysis Grid and Sermon Listener's Response Guide. Working the Angles, Eugene H. Peterson. Eerdmans, 1987.


Nt 401 A Comprehensive Greek, Mark J. Hatcher Jan 1999

Nt 401 A Comprehensive Greek, Mark J. Hatcher

Syllabi

Black, David Alan. Learning to Read New Testament Greek, rev. ed. (Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994) The Greek New Testament (United Bible Societies, 4th edition).


Nt 401 And 402 Introduction To New Testament Greek, J. Christian Stratton Jan 1999

Nt 401 And 402 Introduction To New Testament Greek, J. Christian Stratton

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Dana, H. E. and Mantey, J. R. A Manual Grammar of the Greek "ew Testament. (New York : MacMillan, 1955). Trenchard, Warren C. Student’s Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek "ew Testament, rev. ed. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1992) Wallace, Daniel. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. (Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996).


Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, Joel B. Green Jan 1999

Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, Joel B. Green

Syllabi

Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1995. Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Writings of the New Testament: An Introduction. 2d ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999). Malina, Bruce J. The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology. 2d ed. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993. Theissen, Gerd. The Shadow of the Galilean. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1987. Veyne, Paul. The Roman Empire. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1997.


Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, Joseph S. Wang Jan 1999

Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, Joseph S. Wang

Syllabi

Guthrie, Donald, New Testament Introduction. Revised Edition Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament


Nt 604 Study Of Selected Passages., Joseph S. Wang Jan 1999

Nt 604 Study Of Selected Passages., Joseph S. Wang

Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Pm 730 Research Seminar: Theory And Design, Virginia Todd Holeman Jan 1999

Pm 730 Research Seminar: Theory And Design, Virginia Todd Holeman

Syllabi

Goals: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: 1. Define research vocabulary. 2. Describe various types of research. 3. Write using APA format. 4. Compute simple descriptive statistics. 5. Interpret descriptive and inferential statistics based on research data. 6. Understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative research 7. Find, read, comprehend and apply published articles.


Pm 650 Women In Ministry, Catherine Stonehouse Jan 1999

Pm 650 Women In Ministry, Catherine Stonehouse

Syllabi

Women in Ministry: Four Views, Bonnidell Clouse and Robert G. Clouse, Eds., Pages 9 – 123. Women in the Church, Stanley J. Grenz with Denise Muir Kjesbo. Equal to Serve, Gretchen Gaebelein Hull. "Learning from Gender Differences" by Catherine Stonehouse. Or, if you have read the Stonehouse article for another course, review it and read two chapters from You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, Deborah Tannen.


Nt 664 Exegesis Of Colossians, M. Robert Mulholland Jan 1999

Nt 664 Exegesis Of Colossians, M. Robert Mulholland

Syllabi

Novum Testamentum Graece (Nestle-Aland Version) Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, Klein, Blomberg, Hubbard (KBH) Opening the Bible, Thomas Merton


Nt 620 The Book Of Acts, David R. Bauer Jan 1999

Nt 620 The Book Of Acts, David R. Bauer

Syllabi

1. New Revised Standard Version of the Bible or Revised Standard Version. 2. Biblical Resources for Ministry, by David Bauer 3. What Are They Saying About Acts? by Mark A. Powell.


Nt 740 Seminar On The Passion And Birth Narratives, Ben Witherington Jan 1999

Nt 740 Seminar On The Passion And Birth Narratives, Ben Witherington

Syllabi

1) R. E. Brown, The Birth of the Messiah, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1977 (pb). 2) R.E. Brown, The Death of the Messiah, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1994 (hb). 3) B. Witherington III, Women in the Earliest Churches, Cambridge: Cambridge U. Press, 1991 (pb). 4) J.B. Green, et al.eds., Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993, (hb).


Pm 740 Forgiveness In The Counseling Process, Virginia Todd Holeman Jan 1999

Pm 740 Forgiveness In The Counseling Process, Virginia Todd Holeman

Syllabi

Augsburger, D. (1995). Helping People Forgive. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. Enright, R. D., & North, J. (1998). Exploring Forgiveness. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. Jones, G. (1995). Embodying Forgiveness. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans. McCullough, M.E., Sandage, S.J., & Worthington, E.L., Jr. (1997). To Forgive Is Human: How to Put Your Past in the Past. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Worthington, E. L., Jr. (Ed.). (1998). Dimensions of Forgiveness: Psychological Research and Theological Perspectives. Philadelphia, PA: Templeton Foundation Press. Course Packet – purchase at Cokesbury Bookstore


Pm 704 Marriage And Family Counseling, Virginia Todd Holeman Jan 1999

Pm 704 Marriage And Family Counseling, Virginia Todd Holeman

Syllabi

Friedman, E. H. (1985). Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue. New York: Guilford Press. This is the foundation text for this course. You may find this challenging reading if family systems terms are new to you. Friedman's insights into the processes of family and church are worth the price of the book - especially chapters 8 & 9. Guerin, P.J., Jr., Forgarty, T. F., Fay, L.F., Kautto, J. G. (1996). Working with Relationship Triangles. New York: Guilford Press. Guerin, et al. adds some meat and bones to many of Friedman's principles. I found this book very engaging, …


Pr 610 The Servant As Proclaimer, Donald C. Boyd Jan 1999

Pr 610 The Servant As Proclaimer, Donald C. Boyd

Syllabi

Haddon W. Robinson. BIBLICAL PREACHING (R) A. Duane Litfin. PUBLIC SPEAKING, 2nd ed. (L) Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart. HOW TO READ THE BIBLE FOR ALL ITS WORTH (H) + Collateral Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. TOWARD AN EXEGETICAL THEOLOGY [K]) Resources Webb B. Garrison. CREATIVE IMAGINATION IN PREACHING David Lambeth, et al. THE GOLDEN BOOK ON WRITING Mortimer J. Adler. HOW TO READ A BOOK


Nt 740 James And 1 Peter: The New Testament, Theology, And Ethics, Joel B. Green Jan 1999

Nt 740 James And 1 Peter: The New Testament, Theology, And Ethics, Joel B. Green

Syllabi

On questions of style, especially with regard to paper organization and references, see Carole Slade, Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses, 10th ed. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997). For James Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Letter of James. Anchor Bible. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1995. Wall, Robert W. The Community of the Wise: The Book of James. The New Testament in Context. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Trinity, 1997. For 1 Peter Achtemeier, Paul J. A Commentary on First Peter. Hermeneia. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996. Davids, Peter H. The First Epistle of Peter. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. …


Nt 530 X The Gospel Of Mark, David Loren Thompson Jan 1999

Nt 530 X The Gospel Of Mark, David Loren Thompson

Syllabi

A. Required Texts 1. Revised Standard Version. Any edition that gives an uncluttered text, without paragraph titles or other interpretive comments is recommended. Similar formats of the NASB, NRSV, and NIV are also acceptable. 2. Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994 (=BSTW). This non-technical book will give us a quick overview of the terrain we will explore more precisely throughout the semester. I require it to help pay my youngest daughter’s college tuition and recommend purchasing multiple copies if you wish, perhaps for your family and friends (though, of course, I do not want …


Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, John N. Oswalt Jan 1999

Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, John N. Oswalt

Syllabi

Child, B.S., Old Testament Theology in Canonical Context, Minneapolis, 1985. Hasel, Gerhard, Old Tcstament Theology: Basic Issues in the Current Debate. 4th ed., Grand Rapids, 1993 [all]. Martens, E.A., God’s Design: A Focus on Old Testament Theology. Grand Rapids, 1982. Wright, Christopher J. H., Knowing Jesus through the Old Testament, Downers Grove, IL: 1992.


Pm 654 The Counseling Relationship: Process And Skills, Frederick C. Van Tatenhove Jan 1999

Pm 654 The Counseling Relationship: Process And Skills, Frederick C. Van Tatenhove

Syllabi

Egan, Gerard. The Skilled Helper, 6th ed. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1998. . Exercises in Helping Skills. 6th ed. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1998. Meier, Scott. The Elements of Counseling, 2nd ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1993. Seamands, David. Healing for Damaged Emotions, Wheaton, IL: Victor Publishing, 1991.


Ot 710 Text And Canon Of The Old Testament, John N. Oswalt Jan 1999

Ot 710 Text And Canon Of The Old Testament, John N. Oswalt

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Brotzman, Ellis R., Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction, Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994. Bruce, F. F., The Canon of Scripture, Downers Grove, IL: IVP, Vanderkam, James, The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994. Wise, Michael, et. al., The Dead Sea Scrolls: A ew Translation, San Francisco: Harper/Collins, 1996.


Ot 501 Concise Hebrew (And Comprehensive Hebrew I), Michael D. Matlock Jan 1999

Ot 501 Concise Hebrew (And Comprehensive Hebrew I), Michael D. Matlock

Syllabi

Spring: Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford, 1907; reprint, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1979. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, CA: BIBAL, 1987. Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. Williams, Ronald J. Hebrew Syntax: An Outline. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1976.


It 627 Computers In Ministry, Jeff Groeling Jan 1999

It 627 Computers In Ministry, Jeff Groeling

Syllabi

A packet of required readings will be provided for purchase in class. OTHER SOURCES Lochhead, David, Shifting Realities: Information Technology and the Church. WCC Publications, 1999 Johnson, Ruth and David Baumgart, The Novice Notebook; Getting Started with Personal Computers, Auburn, WA, 1988. Trammel, David, Help There's a Computer in My Church; Practical Advice for Using Computers in Ministry, Nashville, Broadman Press, 1990. The following magazines are available: Christian Computing, Church Bytes, MacWorld, PC Magazine, PC Novice, PC World. In addition, we have manuals, workbooks, audio cassettes, and video cassettes dealing with various programs available in the Computer Laboratory.