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Ot 611 Historical Books Of The Old Testament, David R. Bauer

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Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Biblical Resources for Ministry by David R. Bauer Biblica Hebraica Stuttgartensia,or Interlinear Hebrew/English Old Testament.

Ot 610 Pentateuch, David Loren Thompson

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Revised Standard Version of the Bible or some other contemporary, standard (nonparaphrasing) version with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. NRSV, NASB, and NIV are also fine. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson

Ot 620 Pentateuch, David Loren Thompson

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1. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or some other contemporary, standard (non-paraphrasing) version with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. NRSV, NASB, and NIV are also fine. 2. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson

Ot 630 Minor Prophets, David Loren Thompson

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1. Revised Standard Version of the Bible, or some other contemporary, standard (non-paraphrasing) version such as The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, New American Standard Bible, with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. 2. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson 3. Biblical Resources for Ministry, edited by David R. Bauer. Second edition. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1995

Ot 620 Pentateuch, Joseph R. Dongell

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A. Bibles: At least three (3) modern versions of the Bible. Among the most useful are these: New Revised Standard Version; New Living Translation; New Jerusalem Bible; Revised English Bible; New American Standard Bible; Tanakh. B. Bibliography: David R. Bauer. Biblical Resources for Ministry. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. Nappanee, Ind.: Evangel Publishing House, 1995. This resource will serve as a broad bibliography for recommended commentaries, geographical atlases, historical surveys, theologies, word study resources, grammars, concordances, etc. Familiarity with this tool should be a high priority of the student during this course, throughout one’s seminary career, and in years to …

Ot 630 Minor Prophets , David R. Bauer

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1. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible 2. Biblical Resources for Ministry, by David R. Bauer

Ot 720 Psalms, David Loren Thompson

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1. New American Standard Bible, Revised Standard Version, or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible or some other modern, standard (non-paraphrasing) version with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. 2. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson 3. Biblical Resources for Ministry. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1995. David R. Bauer

Ot 610 Pentateuch, David Loren Thompson

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A. Required Texts Revised Standard Version of the Bible or some other contemporary, standard (nonparaphrasing) version with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. NRSV, NASB, and NIV are also fine. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson B. Library Reserve Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching from the Old Testament. Westminster/John Knox, 1989. Brueggemann, Walter. Texts Under Negotiation: The Bible and Postmodern Imagination. Fortress, 1993. _______. Cadences of Home: Preaching Among Exiles. Westminster/John Knox, 1997. Craddock, Fred B. Preaching. Abingdon, 1985. Holbert, John C. Preaching Old Testament: Proclamation and Narrative in the Hebrew Bible. Abingdon, 1991.Long, Thomas G. …

Ot 502 Concise Hebrew (And Comprehensive Hebrew I)Delete, Michael D. Matlock

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1. Seow, C.L. A Grammar For Biblical Hebrew. Rev. Ed. (Nashville: Abingdon, 1995). Along with class lectures, you will be asked to read selected portions and complete selected exercises. 2. 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. Even though this dictionary or lexicon was published around the beginning of this century, it still provides a wealth of information per the expense. You will probably agree its format needs revising. We will learn how to use BDB throughout the course. I have …

Ot 630 Minor Prophets , David R. Bauer

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A. Required Texts: 1. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible 2. Biblical Resources for Ministry, by David R. Bauer B. Collateral Texts: 1. Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture, by Brevard Childs 2. The Old Testament: An Introduction, by Rolf Rendtorff C. Recommended Texts: 1. A History of Israel, 3rd ed., by John Bright 2. A History of Prophecy in Israel, by Joseph Blenkinsopp 3. Methodical Bible Study, by Robert A. Traina

Nt 715 Textual Criticism Of The New Testament, M. Robert Mulholland

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Texts: Novum Testamentum Graece, Nestle-Aland, 27th Edition. The Text of the New Testament, Metzger (M) The Text of the New Testament, Aland and Aland (A)

Ot 501 Concise Hebrew, Michael D. Matlock

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1. Bornemann, Robert A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1998. Along with the materials created by the instructor, this text will supplement knowledge for the course. We will do some of the exercies from this text as noted below on the "Course Outline." It contains lessons which will help us to know all the essentials of Biblical Hebrew grammar. The text is written in a personal dialogical way. 2. 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. …

Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter

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LaSor, Hubbard & Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form and Background of the OT, 2nd edition (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996). James B. Pritchard, ed. The HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997). Roland de Vaux, Ancient Israel Its Life and Institutions in the Biblical Resource Series (Grand Rapids: Wm B Eerdmans/Livonia: Dove Book Sellers, 1997). Jon Levenson, Sinai & Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1985).

Ot 520 Foundations For Old Testament Study, Lawson G. Stone

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Basic Textbook: Dillard, R. B. and Trempor Longman, An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. This text is a traditional OT introduction written by two evangelical scholars. An “introduction” to the OT is not a guide to the uninformed, but is a summary of current scholarly opinion about the authorship, date, origins, and composition of each OT book and the essential issues and problems involved in their interpretation. This book is to be read through the term and completed by the end of term. Supplementary Required Texts: Two additional textbooks are required for this course: W. W. …

Nt 710 Faith And Wealth In New Testament Perspective, Joel B. Green

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Hamel, Gildas. Poverty and Charity in Roman Palestine, First Three Centuries C.E. University of California Press: Near Eastern Studies 23. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Wheeler, Sondra Ely. Wealth as Peril and Obligation: The New Testament on Possessions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1995. Wuthnow, Robert. Poor Richard’s Principle: Recovering the American Dream through the Moral Dimension of Work, Business, and Money. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1996.

Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, Lawson G. Stone

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Sailhammer, John. H., Introduction to Old Testament Theology: A Canonical Approach. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995. This book reviews the history and achievements of OT Theology, but does so with a thematic and methodological concern that goes beyond a mere bibliographic survey. Eichrodt, Walther, The Theology of the Old Testament, 2 Vols, Westminster, 1961ff.

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

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Required Texts 1. Seow, C.L. A Grammar For Biblical Hebrew. Rev. Ed. (Nashville: Abingdon, 1995). Along with class lectures, you will be asked to read selected portions and complete selected exercises. 2. 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. Even though this dictionary or lexicon was published around the beginning of this century, it still provides a wealth of information per the expense. You will probably agree its format needs revising. We will learn how to use BDB throughout the course. …

Ot 630 Minor Prophets, David R. Bauer

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1. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible 2. Biblical Resources for Ministry, by David R. Bauer

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

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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. …

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 625 Historical Books Of The Old Testament, David R. Bauer

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Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible Biblical Resources for Ministry by David R. Bauer

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

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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).

Bt 606 Theology Of The New Testament, Ben Witherington

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1. B. Witherington, The Christology of Jesus. Minnesota: Fortress, 1990. (hb) 2. B. Witherington, Jesus the Sage. Minnesota: Fortress, 1994. (hb) 3. B. Witherington, Paul’s Narrative Thought World. Louisville: Westminster, 1994. (pb) 4. R. E. Brown, An Introduction to New Testament Christology. NY: Paulist, 1994. (pb) 5. B. Witherington, The Jesus Quest I-V Press, 1995 (hb) (extra-credit reading) Recommended 6. B. Witherington, The Many Faces of the Christ Crossroads, 1998 (pb) This is the main textbook for the course.

Utilization Of The Old Testament By The Author Of The Fourth Gospel In The Book Of Signs, Richard Weston Mcrae

ATS Dissertations

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Paul And The Septuagint, David M. Deems

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A Study Of The Role Of The Old Testament Sabbath In The New Testatment, Chris Roy Downey

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John's Use Of The Absolute Εγω Eimi As A Reflection Of The Theology Of The Prologue To The Fourth Gospel, John Upton

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The investigation will center on John's intended meaning of έγω είμι as the phrase relates to the unique Prologue which prefaces the Fourth Gospel. It is hoped that, in approaching the Prologue as the thematic key to the Gospel, it will provide guidance in ascertaining the relative purpose of the έγω είμιs as they reflect the purpose of the Gospel as a whole; the Prologue should provide a direction for drawing some conclusions as to John's intent in the use of this phrase.

The Influence Of The Jewish Apocalyptic Writers Upon New Testament Messianism, Mark Robin Fairchild

ATS Dissertations

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A Contemporary Application Of The Parables Of Growth, Victor Raj

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The purpose of our study is to look at the canonical text of the four parables of growth; namely, the Sower, the Mustard Seed, the Weeds among the Wheat, and the Automatic Action of the Soil. We will do so in order to interpret them for their application for us today. The second chapter is devoted to a textual exposition of these parables. In the third chapter some basic motifs from the parables of growth receive some further discussion with a view to finding the significance of these parables for the growth of the Church.

The point of the fourth …

A Study Of The Messianic Concepts In The Apocrypha And Pseudepigrapha, Wesley Edward Vanderhoof

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No abstract provided.