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Christian Scholarship...For What?, Susan Felch, Joel A. Carpenter, John Hare, Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, John Polkinghorne, Tite Tienou, Marilynne Robinson, Richard Mouw

Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship

On September 27-29, 2001 Calvin College concluded its 125th anniversary celebrations with an international, interdisciplinary conference centered on the topic, "Christian Scholarship ... for What?" The title, a variation on Robert Lynds provocative address to the American social science establishment in 1938, acknowledged that faith-based scholarship has come of age. It is no longer a question of whether we will produce, publish, and read Christian scholarship. Rather, we must turn our attention to improving such scholarship and thinking deeply about the purposes to which it is directed. The conference, with its seven plenary and forty-seven concurrent sessions, attracted nearly 500 …

Nt 511 The Gospel Of Mark, Joseph R. Dongell

Syllabi

A. Bibles: Any assortment of (at least three) modern English translations (not paraphrases), with the Greek New Testament used according to the level of one’s ability. B. Bibliography: Biblical Resources for Ministry. Second Edition, revised (especially useful for locating worthy commentaries) C. Secondary Resources (recommended for use as needed, but not required; see BRM above for a wider listing of resources for Biblical study.) Achtemeier, Paul J. Mark. 2nd ed. Proclamation Commentaries. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. 2 Anderson, Hugh. The Gospel of Mark. New Century Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976. Cotterell, Peter and Turner, Max. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. Downers …

Ot 620 Pentateuch, Joseph R. Dongell

Syllabi

A. Bibles: Any assortment of (at least three) modern English translations (not paraphrases), with the Greek New Testament used according to the level of one’s ability. B. Bibliography: David R. Bauer. Biblical Resources for Ministry. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Publishing House, 1995 C. Required Texts: Durham, John I. Exodus. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco, TX: 1987. Sailhamer, John H. The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.

Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, Joseph S. Wang

Syllabi

Achtemeier, Paul J.; Green, Joel B.; Thompson, Marianne M., Introducing the New Testament, Its Literature and Theology Green, Joel B., Hearing the New Testament, Strategies for Interpretation

Cl 610 Theology Of Servant Leadership, Daryl L. Smith

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1. The Power of Servant Leadership: Essays by Robert Greenleaf, edited by Larry Spears (San Francisco: Berett Koehler, 1998) ISBN: 1576750353 (181 pages used for this class). 2. Journey to the East by Herman Hesse (NY: Noonday Press, 1956) ISBN: 0374500363 (118 pages). 3 3. Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002) ISBN: 031024823X (253 pages). 4. Wesleyan Leadership in Troubled Times by David L. McKenna (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 2002) ISBN: 0834119579 (139 pages). 5. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri Nouwen (NY: Crossroad/Herder & Herder, 1993) ISBN: 0824512596 (81 pages). …

Ot 612 Psalms, Brian D. Russell

Syllabi

1. RSV, NRSV, NIV, or some other non-paraphrased version of the Bible. The best Bible for IBS is one that contains only the text without paragraph headings, study notes, etc. I found it profitable to buy a completely unmarked "pew" bible to use exclusively for IBS. 2. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson . 3. William W. Klein, Craig Blomberg, and Robert Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Word, 1993) 4. James Luther Mays. Psalms. Interpretation. Louisville: WJK, 1994. 5. J. Clinton McCann and James C. Howell. Preaching the Psalms (Abingdon, 2002)

The 'P'-Word: Conversion In A Postmodern Environment, Brad Kallenberg

Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Allow me to write frankly about the “P”-word. There is great concern about the proliferation of the “P”-word. In the past decade, over 1,500 articles and 2,000 books have come into print bearing the "P"-word in their titles. Nearly 1,000 of these books are still in print. Everywhere we turn we find that we have been inundated with the “P”-word. And so we have come to fear for our culture. The "P"-word? “Postmodernism.”

Granted, postmodernism is a slippery concept; there are many versions, many postmodernisms. But should Christians fear postmodernism? To be sure, the modern era proved to be no …

Ot 610 Pentateuch, Joseph R. Dongell

Syllabi

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. OT Text: Elliger, K. and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 1967. 3-438-05218-0 C. Secondary Resources for Required Usage: Students must have access to these resources for specific assignments during the semester: 1. Bauer, David R. Biblical Resources for Ministry. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. Nappanee, Ind.: Evangel Publishing House, 1995. 0-916035-62-X 2. Durham, John I. Exodus. Waco, TX: Word, 1987. 0-8499-0202-9 …

Nt 500 Concise Greek, Garwood P. Anderson

Syllabi

Black, David Alan. It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1998. Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1989. Douglas, J. D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale, 1993.

Nt 615 Exegesis Of The Gospel Of Luke, Garwood P. Anderson

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Gordon D. Fee. New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors. 3d ed. Louisville: WJKP, 2002. Joel B. Green. The Gospel of Luke. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. Craig A. Evans. Luke. NIBCNT. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1990 Mark Allan Powell. What Are They Saying About Luke? Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist, 1990.

Nt 635 Gospel Of John, Joseph R. Dongell

Syllabi

A. Bibles: Any assortment of (at least three) modern English translations (not paraphrases), with the Greek New Testament used according to the level of one’s ability. B. Bibliography: David R. Bauer. Biblical Resources for Ministry. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Publishing House, 1995. (especially useful for locating worthy commentaries) C. Required Texts: Ridderbos, Herman. John Vriend, trans. The Gospel according to John: A Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991. 2 Beasley-Murray, George R. John. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco, TX: Word, 1987.

Nt 620 Exegesis Of The Acts Of The Apostles, Ben Witherington

Syllabi

1) The Dictionary of the Later New Testament eds. R.P. Martin and P. Davids, (Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 1997) hb 2) B. Witherington, III, The Acts of the Apostles: a Socio-Rhetorical Commentary (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997) pb. 3) J. Jervell, The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles, (Cambridge: C.U. Press, 1996 ), pb. 4) B. Witherington, III History, Literature and Society in the Book of Acts (Cambridge: C.U. Press, 1996) [n.b. this volume is recommended not required and can provide extra credit reading or term paper material]

Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Lawson G. Stone

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conservative) OT criticism as well as evangelical scholars. Some readings are difficult and not always obviously relevant to, say, sermon preparation or youth ministry. Dillard, R. B. and Trempor Longman, An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. 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 issues involved in their interpretation. It follows the book-by-book order of the OT. John Drane. Introducing the Old …

Is 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, And World, Charles E. Gutenson

Syllabi

Required Texts: Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings. Brazos Press, 2000. Hauerwas, Stanley and Will Willimon. Resident Aliens. Donovan, Vincent. Christianity Rediscovered. Wright, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1999. Yoder, John Howard. The Politics of Jesus. Wm.B.Eerdmans, 1972 (or the second edition, 1994).

Building Your Library Strategically, Gregory A. Smith

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Seven principles of library development should enable readers to build effective collections while wasting minimal amounts of time, money, and shelf space. (1) Plan to spend money. (2) Resolve that bigger is not necessarily better. (3) Choose the media and formats that will make up your library. (4) Build your reference collection first. (5) Choose commentaries (and other sources) wisely. (6) Take advantage of local library resources. (7) Collect (and read) across a broad range of subjects.

Volume 45, Numbers 1 And 2, Restoration Quarterly

Restoration Quarterly

PDF of the cover of Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 45, Nos. 1 & 2.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Assessing Spiritual Development In Business Students: Lessons Learned And A Suggested Process, Monty Lynn, Tim C. Coburn, J. Vincent Swinney, Michael Winegeart

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

As Christian higher education institutions increasingly engage in continuous quality improvement and outcome measurement, research on spiritual development is filtering down to undergraduate business programs. This paper presents lessons learned from a pilot cross-sectional survey of Abilene Christian University undergraduate business students who completed the Faith Maturity Scale (Benson, Donahue & Erickson, 1993) and responded to other questions about faith development. Based on the results, a number of helpful observations were made for the ACU business program. A method and process for assessing spiritual development at multiple Christian colleges is proposed.

Nt 510 The Gospel Of Matthew, David R. Bauer

Syllabi

A. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible B. Greek New Testament (UBS/Nestle; or Interlinear) C. Methodical Bible Study, Robert Traina D. Matthew, Proclamation Commentaries, Jack Dean Kingsbury E. Biblical Resources for Ministry, David R. Bauer

Nt 633 Colossians (And Philemon), Garwood P. Anderson

Syllabi

Garland, David E. Colossians and Philemon. NIVAC. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. ISBN: 0310484804 O'Brien, P. T. Colossians, Philemon. WBC Waco: Word, 1982. ISBN: 0849902436 Wallace, Daniel. The Basics of New Testament Syntax. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. ISBN: 0310232295 Fee, Gordon. New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Pastors and Students. 3rd ed. Louisville: WJKP, 2002. ISBN: 0664223168

The Rhetoric Of Ritual Instruction In Leviticus 1-7, James W. Watts

Religion - All Scholarship

Formal and structural features of Leviticus 1-7 distinguish these chapters as some of the most systematic texts in the Hebrew Bible. In a collection of literature otherwise noted for its sweeping narratives and urgent sermons, these methodical instructions for the performance of five kinds of offerings, presented twice in different arrangements, have suggested to many interpreters that they preserve examples of an ancient genre of ritual instruction. However, the identification of a ritual genre in these chapters (and elsewhere in the Pentateuch) has failed to account for all the features of this material. The present form of Leviticus 1-7 can …

Dictionary Of Contemporary Religion In The Western World: Exploring Living Faiths In Postmodern Contexts (Review), James F. Lewis

Biblical and Theological Studies Faculty Works

When Samuel Clemens heard that a journalist had reported his passing, he quipped: “Rumors of my death, have been greatly exaggerated.” In a similar vein, the Dictionary serves to lay to rest the antiquated but oft-believed claim of secular elites concerning the imminent demise of religion. In 100 articles, written by 61 gifted contributors (18 of whom are from North America) the reader is informed of the staggering breadth, growing profusion and zealous tenacity of religion in modern human culture and its ability to ever morph into new and creative expressions. The authors are committed to the Christian tradition but …

Asbury Theological Seminary Academic Catalog : 2003-2005, Asbury Theological Seminary

Academic Catalogs

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Nt 520 Introduction To The New Testament, Garwood P. Anderson

Syllabi

Achtemeier, Paul J., Joel B. Green, and Marianne Meye Thompson, Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Message. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2001 [heretofore INT]. Witherington, Ben, New Testament History: A Narrative Account. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 2001 [heretofore NTH].

Fundamentalism, William Vance Trollinger

History Faculty Publications

In America fundamentalism is a movement within Protestantism that was organized immediately after World War I in opposition to "modernism," which included liberal theology primarily, and also Darwinism and secularism. A subgroup of evangelicalism, fundamentalism staunchly affirmed with evangelicals "fundamentals of the faith," including the deity of Christ, his virgin birth, his bodily resurrection, and his substitutionary atonement. What distinguishes fundamentalists from other evangelicals is their strident opposition to modernism. They are, to quote George Marsden, "militant anti-modernist evangelicals."

Guide To Archives And Manuscript Collections At The Yale Divinity School Library, Martha L. Smalley, Joan R. Duffy

Yale Divinity Library Occasional Publications

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The Book Of Hosea As Visionary Prophecy: A Search For Genre, Laura Barge

The Asbury Journal

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Book Review: Testing The Claims Of Church Growth By Rodney E. Zwonitzer, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

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Have Lamb Will Martyr: Samson As A Rustic Christ-Figure In Cecil B. Demille's Samson And Delilah (1949), Anton Karl Kozlovic

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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Cecil B. DeMille [1] (1881-1959) was a seminal founder of Hollywood who helped turn a Californian orange grove into a world class centre that became the synonym for film making (DeMille & Hayne, 1960; Edwards, 1988; Essoe & Lee, 1970; Higashi, 1994; Higham, 1973; Koury, 1959; Ringgold & Bodeen, 1969). Not only was the affectionately known C. B. an important film pioneer, producer and director, but he also became known as the master of the American Biblical Epic, and was variously tagged King of the epic Biblical spectacular (Finler, 1985, p. 32), the high priest of the religious …

Review Of Bibleworks 6, Teresa Reeve

Faculty Publications

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Days Of Genesis 1: Literal Or Nonliteral?, Walter M. Booth

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.