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OT 631 Book of Jeremiah

Lawson G. Stone

John A. Thompson, The Book of Jeremiah. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980. Phillip J. King, Jeremiah: An Archaeological Companion. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993. McCarter, P. Kyle. Textual Criticism: Recovering the Text of the Hebrew Bible. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986.
OT 711 Exegetical Studies in the Historical Books

Lawson G. Stone

Solid Translation, with all words accurately analyzed Textual apparatus and it's implications for interpretation Syntactical features identified and assessed Key words or phrases identified (maybe even check a reference lexicon) The appropriate sections of the two commentaries assigned should be read. Some days will be given over to instructor presentations covering specific aspects of exegetical method
NT 500 Concise Greek

J. Christian Stratton

1. Black, David Alan. It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. 2. Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. London: S.P.C.K.; Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity, 1989. 3. Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1990. 4. NT500X Course Packet
NT 500 Concise Greek

J. Christian Stratton

1. Black, David Alan. It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. 2. Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. London: S.P.C.K.; Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity, 1989. 3. Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1990. 4. NT500X Course Packet
CO 715 Assessment Inventories

Stephen P. Stratton

Kaplan, R. M. & Saccuzzo, D. P. (2000). Psychological testing: Principles, applications, and issues, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Heitzman, C. A. (2000). Workbook for Kaplan & Saccuzzo’s Psychological Testing, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Zuckerman, E.L. (2001). Clinician’s thesaurus: The guidebook for writing psychological reports, 5th Ed. New York: The Guilford Press.
CO 715 Assessment Inventories

Stephen P. Stratton

Kaplan, R. M. & Saccuzzo, D. P. (2000). Psychological testing: Principles, applications, and issues, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Heitzman, C. A. (2000). Workbook for Kaplan & Saccuzzo’s psychological testing, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Zuckerman, E.L. (2001). Clinician’s thesaurus: The guidebook for writing psychological reports, 5th Ed. New York: The Guilford Press.
CS 601 Christian Ethics

James R. Thobaben

Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Miles, Rebekah L. The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999).
CS 637 Rural Community and Moral Concerns

James R. Thobaben

Required Texts: Caudill, Harry M., Night Comes to the Cumberlands Ashland, KY: Jesse Stuart Foundation, 2001 (republication) Gillespie, Paul F., et al. Foxfire: 7 New York: Anchor Books, , Random House, 1982. Jones, Loyal, Faith and Meaning in the Southern Uplands Urbana IL: University of Illinois Press, 1999. Logsdon, Gene, The Contrary Farmer White River Junction VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1994. Kline, David, Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer’s Journal Pappas, Anthony G. Inside the Small Church Alban Institute, 2002 Poage, Ben The Tobacco Church II: A Manual for Congregational Leaders Richmond, KY: Kentucky Appalachian Ministries, 1995
CS 640 Sociology of Religion

James R. Thobaben

McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics
CS 640 Sociology of Religion

James R. Thobaben

McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics (Cliff Notes Quick Review)
CS 654 Morality at the End of Modernity

James R. Thobaben

Beowulf, More, Thomas Utopia OR Bunyan, John A Pilgrim’s Progress,Voltaire, Candide OR Shelley, Mary Frankenstein, Sinclair, Upton The Jungle OR Orwell, George Animal Farm, Orwell, George Nineteen Eighty-four OR Golding, William Lord of the Flies, Stevenson, R.L. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde OR Conrad, J. The Heart of Darkness OR Bradbury, Ray Something Wicked This Way Comes, Capek, Karel R.U.R. OR Huxley, Aldous Brave New World, Kafka, Franz “Metamorphosis” OR Steinbeck, John Of Mice & Men, Baldwin, James GoTell It on the Mountain Speare, Elizabeth George The Witch of Blackbird Pond, MacDonald, G. “Gifts of the Child Christ” OR Tolstoy, L. The Death of Ivan Ilych, Abbott, Edwin A. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions OR Dostoyevski, Fyodor Notes From Underground OR Lewis, C.S. The Great Divorce, Miller, Walter A Canticle for Leibowitz
CS 665 Bioethics: Christian Care and Clinical Ethics

James R. Thobaben

Lammers & Verhey, On Moral Medicine (2nd edition) [Chapters: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,14,15,16,19] Thobaben, JR DRAFT CHAPTERS FROM: Christian Life and Bioethics (distributed in January; no charge to students; not to be distributed beyond class) Hawthorne, Nathaniel, “The Birthmark” (a copy may be found at: [http://www.bioethics.gov/meetings/200201/birthmark.html] Poe, Edgar Allan, “The Premature Burial” (a copy may be found at: [http://eserver.org/books/poe/premature_burial.html] Tolstoy, Death of Ivan Ilych (also a good translation may be found at: [http://www.geocities.com/short_stories_page/tolstoydeath.html] Aries, Phillipe, The Hour of Our Death (selections) [on reserve] Kübler-Ross, On Death & Dying (selections) [on reserve] Lewis, C.S. A Grief Observed (selections) [on reserve] Thobaben, JR "A United Methodist Approach to End-of-Life…" Christian Bioethics (3)3:222-248 [on reserve] Thobaben, JR "The Impact of Managed Care…" Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (12)1:10-20 [on reserve] Various court cases and laws [on reserve]
CS 750 Bioethics: Creation and the Environment

James R. Thobaben

Barkey, M. (ed) Environmental Stewardship in the Judeo-Christian Tradition [a very short book, easy to read] Bradie, M. The Secret Chain: Evolution and Ethics [a fairly difficult book; try to pick up arguments without excessive concern on exactly who said what; the major “players” will be discussed in class] Moreland, J.P. & Reynolds, J., editors Three Views on Creation and Evolution [an accessible book covering three Christian positions] Ruse, M. (ed.) Philosophy of Biology (scan Chapters 12 – 15, 19 - 20, 26 – 27; read remainder) [this is a difficult book that assumes, in some chapters, a knowledge of biology; scan and try to understand, but do not be excessively concerned as basic concepts will be covered in class] Santmire, H.P. , Nature Reborn: The Ecological and Cosmic Promise of Christian Theology [introduces major theological themes, though not from a particularly evangelical position; be able to respond sympathetically to the issues raised, even if not the specific expressions in the text]
CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

H. O. Thomas

a) The Book of Discipline (2000 edition) (United Methodist Publishing House). The 2000 Edition of The Book of Discipline is now available. That is the version we will be using for the class. All page numbers for your Discipline assignments reflect the 2000 edition. b) Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church (Nashville: Abingdon, 1997). This is required reading. Please refer to the Module Overview in the syllabus for due dates for the reading of each chapter. 8 c) Tuell, Jack M., The Organization of the United Methodist Church, Abingdon, 1997. You are not required to read this book for this course. However, you will want to have this book for reference and for a clearly organized presentation of our polity from an experienced bishop with a legal background.
SM 601, 602, 603 Supervised Ministry Handbook

H. O. Thomas

This SUPERVISED MINISTRY HANDBOOK is your working guide and textbook for two semesters of field education. It serves for SM 601, SM 602, and SM 603. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep it in a separate three-ring binder, since it is not a bookbound. STUDENT PASTORS who are enrolled in SM 601C will not use this handbook but will use the handbook titled, SUPERVISED MINISTRIES SM 601, SM 602 - STUDENT PASTOR. An addendum of this handbook is the EXTENDED CASE GUIDELINES (Some professors may also use the text CASE BRIEF GUIDELINES). The self- referent case study based on our EXTENDED CASE GUIDELINES format is the basic learning instrument for courses in supervised ministries. This addendum provides you with the model format and instruction for good case writing. This handbook can be purchased at the Cokesbury seminary bookstore or downloaded on the intranet. • Other required texts: SM 601, 602 The text Lay Leadership for Ministry Training is required for Courses SM 601 and 602. This text is needed for the Pastor and Local Church Lay Committee members of the local church where you serve. Request free copies via e-mail from the S.Min. office in Wilmore via e-mail to Claire Williams or you can download the material from the Intranet. If you obtain copies from the S.Min.office, these must be collected from the Lay Committee and returned to the S.Min. office at the end of the semester. The text Field Supervisors Handbook: Local Church should be distributed to your supervising pastor to familiarize him/her with the role of supervising and mentoring pastor. Copies are available from the S.Min. office or may be downloaded by clicking on “Intranet, Students, Class Syllabi, 2002-2003, Wilmore, Spring 2003, Smin 601, 602 FS Handbook.”
SM 701 Supervised ministry

H. O. Thomas

You have elected to fulfill one of your Supervised Ministry requirements in a full-time internship off-campus. This is a commitment that will involve you in continuing daily relationship with both supervisor and the people to whom you are ministering. You will find this a unique opportunity to “test the waters” of real ministry and help to confirm your call to ministry.
Supervised Ministry

H. O. Thomas

This booklet is designed to provide guidance for the Local Church Lay Committee within your church. Near the beginning of the student’s internship and in consultation with the student, your pastor will select three to five persons which you feel would be committed and qualified to carry out the educational ministry described in these pages by meeting with the student at least once a month during the internship.
CS 601 Christian Ethics

Norman E. Thomas

Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Miles, Rebekah L. The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999). CS 601 Reading Packet (readings are not necessarily in order)
CS 601 Christian Ethics

Norman E. Thomas

Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Miles, Rebekah L. The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999). Packet (readings are not necessarily in order)
BS 501 Introduction to Biblical Studies

David Loren Thompson

Bauer, David R. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003. Dillard, Raymond B. and Tremper Longman III. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Klein, William W., Craig L. Blomberg and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New American Standard Bible Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994.
NT 511 The Gospel of Mark

David Loren Thompson

Required Texts 1. Revised Standard Version. Any edition that gives an uncluttered text, without paragraph titles or other interpretive comments is recommended. NASB, NRSV, and NIV are also acceptable. 2. Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994 (=BSTW). 3. Bauer, David R. (ed.). Annotated Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003.
NT 511 The Gospel of Mark

David Loren Thompson

1. Revised Standard Version. Any edition that gives an uncluttered text, without paragraph titles or other interpretive comments is recommended. Similar formatted editions of the NASB, NRSV, and NIV are also acceptable. 2. Either Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th rev. ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1993; Or J. D. Douglas (ed.). The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale Publishers, 1993, or its equivalent. 3. Either 1) Bauer, et. al. (eds.). A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000, And 2) a concordance that allows you to track original language words, either a regular Concordance of the Greek New Testament, or an ÒEnglishman’sÓ concordance (BSTW, 55) or, less preferably, an analytical concordance (e.g., Strongs, Youngs). Or Bible Works 5: Software for Biblical Exegesis and Research. Distributed by Hermeneutika (which incorporates allowable lexical information and concordance search capabilities). 4. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. Thompson, David L (=BSTW). This non-technical book will give us a quick overview of the terrain we will explore more precisely throughout the semester.
OT 610 Pentateuch

David Loren Thompson

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 Holbert, John C. Preaching Old Testament: Proclamation and Narrative in the Hebrew Bible. Abingdon, 1991. Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching. WJK, 1989. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching From the Old Testament. WJK, 1989.
OT 615 Minor Prophets

David Loren Thompson

1. A standard contemporary English translation. 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. A Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible. Either Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 4th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1990, or The NIV Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament. John Kohlenberger III, editor. Zondervan, 1993, or its equivalent. 3. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson. Do not use the 1982 edition for class! 4. An Annotated List of Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003. David R. Bauer. 5. A concordance of the Hebrew Bible Either Even-Shoshan, A New Concordance of the Old Testament, Baker, or G. V. Wigram , The New Englishman’s Hebrew Concordance, Hendrickson or BibleWorks5 with its concordance search capability 6. A lexicon of the Hebrew Bible Either M. E. J. Richardson, The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Brill, 1999. or William Holladay, A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Eerdmans, or BibleWorks5, with its lexical capabilities (outdated but OK for preliminary definition for this class). 7. A Syntax of Biblical Hebrew A Guide for the Perplexed or A Guide to the Syntax of Biblical Hebrew by Bill Arnold and John Choi, 2002
WO 510 Worship Leadership in the Church

Mark A. Torgerson

--Edited, Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1997; ISBN 1-56212-257-6). --Thomas G. Long, Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship (The Alban Institute, 2001; ISBN 1-56699-240-0). --Timothy J. Mulder, So You've Been Asked To Lead in Prayer (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1996.) --Robert Webber, Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old & New (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998; ISBN 0-687-03223-7). --James F. White, A Brief History of Christian Worship (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993; ISBN 0-687-03414-0). --John D. Witvliet, So You've Been Asked To Plan a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999; ISBN 1-56212-393-9). --John D. Witvliet, So You've Been Asked To Lead a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999; ISBN 1-52212-392-0). All are available from the Asbury Cokesbury bookstore. Contact them at exlbooks@asburyseminary.edu or (toll free) 866-855-8252. Note! Note! Note! Note! You will also need to purchase, if you don't already have them, your denomination's worship book (or book with services) and official hymnal.