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PR 610 The Servant as Proclaimer

W. Thomas Pope

Required Texts: • Fred B. Craddock. Preaching • Donald E. Demaray. Introduction to Homiletics (Revised) • Michael Duduit, editor. Communicate with Power
PR 610 The Servant as Proclaimer

W. Thomas Pope

Required Texts: • Fred B. Craddock. Preaching • Donald E. Demaray. Introduction to Homiletics (Revised) • Michael Duduit, editor. Communicate with Power
PR 610 Servant as Proclaimer

David L. Rambo

Craddock, Fred. PREACHING. Nashville: Abingdon, 1985. Willhite, Keith and Gibson, Scott, Ed. THE BIG IDEA OF BIBLICAL PREACHING. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998.
PR 610 Servant as Proclaimer

David L. Rambo

Craddock, Fred. PREACHING. Nashville: Abingdon, 1985. Willhite, Keith and Gibson, Scott, Ed. THE BIG IDEA OF BIBLICAL PREACHING. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998. Note: You will be asked at the December interview if you have read these books. Chapell, Bryan. CHRIST-CENTERED PREACHING. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books Inc., 1994. Robinson, Haddon. BIBLICAL PREACHING. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1980. Sine, Tom. MUSTARD SEED s. McWORLD. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998. Troeger, Thomas H. IMAGINING A SERMON. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990.
OT 520 Foundations for Old Testament Study

Sandra Richter

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). WJ Dumbrell, Covenant and Creation: A Theology of OT Covenants (Paternoster Press, 2000 [1984]).
OT 520 Foundations for Old Testament Study

Sandra Richter

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). WJ Dumbrell, Covenant and Creation: A Theology of OT Covenants (Paternoster Press, 2000 [1984]).
OT 651 Hebrew Readings

Sandra Richter

BHS Rudolph, W. and H.P. Ruger, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, 2nd edition. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1984. BDB Brown, Francis. The New Brown-Driver-Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew-English Lexicon. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1979. Lambdin/Seow EITHER Seow, C.L., A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995 OR Lambdin, Thomas O., Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1971. Landes, George M. A Student’s Vocabulary of Biblical Hebrew. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1961. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkeley, CA: BIBAL Press, 1987. Wurthwein, Ernst. The Text of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1979.
OT 704 Akkadian

Sandra Richter

John Huehnergard. A Grammar of Akkadian. HSM 45. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1997.
OT 711 Archaeological Discoveries in Palestine

Sandra Richter

Currid, John D. Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible: A Basic Guide. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Books, 2000. Mazar, Amihai. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: 10,000-586 BCE. The Anchor Bible Reference Library. New York: Doubleday, 1990. The Ancient $ear East, vol. 1, ed. James B. Pritchard. Princeton University Press, 1958. The HarpersCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible, ed. James B. Pritchard. HarperSanFrancisco, 1997.
OT 501 Concise Hebrew

Brian D. Russell

Required Texts Spring: Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. 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. Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. Ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. Bible Works 4.0 (BW) Fall: Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1971. 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.
OT 502 Comprehensive Hebrew II

Brian D. Russell

Required Texts Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. 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. Mitchel, Larry A. A Student's Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984. Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. Ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. Bible Works 4.0
OT 520 Foundations for Old Testament Study

Brian D. Russell

Required Texts Spring: F.F. Bruce, Israel and the Nations: The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple, Revised by David F. Payne (Downers Grove: IVP, 1997). Raymond B. Dillard and Tremper Longman III, An Introduction to the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994). W. W. Klein, C. L. Blomberg, and R. L. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Waco: Word, 1993). Victor H. Matthews and Don C. Benjamin, Social World of Ancient Israel: 150-587 BCE (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1993). June: William S. Lasor, et al. Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996. Richard E. Friedman. Who Wrote the Bible? 2nd ed. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1997. H. Shanks, ed. Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple. Rev. ed. Biblical Archaeology Society and Prentice Hall, 1999. James B. Pritchard, ed. The HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997).
OT 610 Pentateuch

Brian D. Russell

Required Texts 1. RSV, NRSV, NIV, or some other non-paraphrased version of the Bible. 2. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson or Methodical Bible Study. Zondervan, 1982. Robert Traina. 3. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching from the Old Testament. Louisville: WJK, 1989. 4. Walter Brueggemann. Genesis. Interpretation. Westminster John Knox, 1982. 5. John I. Durham. Exodus. WBC. Word, 1987. 6. Patrick D. Miller. Deuteronomy. Interpretation. Westminster John Knox, 1990.
OT 620 Pentateuch

Brian D. Russell

Required Texts 1. RSV, NRSV, NIV, or some other non-paraphrased version of the Bible. 2. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson or Methodical Bible Study. Zondervan, 1982. Robert Traina. 3. Biblical Resources for Ministry, edited by David R. Bauer. Second edition. Evangel Press, 1995. 4. Walter Brueggemann. Genesis. Interpretation. Westminster John Knox, 1982. 5. John I. Durham. Exodus. WBC. Word, 1987. 6. Patrick D. Miller. Deuteronomy. Interpretation. Westminster John Knox, 1990.
WO 510 Worship Leadership in the Church

Lester Ruth

This course will seek to equip the student to: 1) glorify God and edify the church; 2) provide gracious worship leadership; 3) develop ability to make sound worship decisions based on historical, theological, and pastoral concerns; 4) explore ways to enrich congregational worship in prayer, word, and sacraments/ordinances; and 5) put herself or himself in context, gaining perspective on her or his own present practice of worship within the diversity of approaches to Christian worship.
WO 510 Worship Leadership in the Church

Lester Ruth

Long, Thomas G. Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship (The Alban Institute, 2001). [to be tested on midterm] Mulder, Timothy J. So You've Been Asked To Lead in Prayer (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1996). [to be tested on final] Webber, Robert E. Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old & New (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998). [to be tested on midterm] White, James F. A Brief History of Christian Worship (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993). [to be tested on final] Witvliet, John D. So You've Been Asked To Plan a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999). [to be tested on midterm] Witvliet, John D. So You've Been Asked To Lead a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999; ISBN 1-52212-392-0 [to be tested on final]
WO 601 Worship Design: Study-Discussion-Practicum

Lester Ruth

Frankforter, A. Daniel. Stones for Bread (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 2001). Long, Thomas G. Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship (The Alban Institute, 2001). Webber, Robert E. Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old & New (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998). Wright, Timothy and Jan, editors. Contemporary Worship: A Sourcebook (Nashville: Abingdon, 1997)
WO 740 The Road to Revival: The Origins of the Second Great Awakening and Camp Meetings

Lester Ruth

Ruth, Lester. A Little Heaven Below: Worship at Early American Methodist Quarterly Meetings Nashville: Kingswood Books, 2000. Schmidt, Leigh Eric. Holy Fairs: Scottish Communions and American Revivals in the Early Modern Period. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989.
CO 602 Theoretical Approaches to Assessment and Treatment Planning

Carol B. Saenger

Berman, Pearl S. (1997). Case conceptualization and treatment planning. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
PM 731 732 733 734 Practicum Seminar

Carol B. Saenger

Text: Berman, Pearl S. (1997). Case conceptualization and treatment planning. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
DO 501 Basic Christian Theology

Stephen A. Seamands

Thomas Oden, The Living God, The Word of Life, Life in the Spirit Ed Miller and Stanley Grenz, Fortress Introduction to Contemporary Theologies
DO 501 Basic Christian Theology

Stephen A. Seamands

Thomas Oden, The Living God; The Word of Life; Life in the Spirit Ed Miller and Stanley Grenz, Fortress Introduction to Contemporary Theologies
DO 650 The Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Stephen A. Seamands

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Discipleship; Life Together; Ethics; Letters and Papers from Prison John DeGrunchy, ed., The Cambridge Companion to the Study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
DO 670 United Methodist Theology

Stephen A. Seamands

William Abraham, Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia Ted Campbell, Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials Thomas Langford, Practical Divinity, vol 1. Thomas Schmidt, Straight and Narrow: Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate By Water and the Spirit (on reserve in library)
DO 670 United Methodist Theology

Stephen A. Seamands

William Abraham, Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia Thomas Langford, Practical Divinity, Vol 1. Ted Campell: Methodist Doctrine Thomas Schmidt, Straight and Narrow: Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate By Word and Spirit (on reserve in library) 2000 United Methodist Discipline