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OT 501 Concise Hebrew (and Comprehensive Hebrew I)

Michael D. Matlock

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. I have designed worksheets to accomplish this task. 3. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Referred to as BHS, this is the Hebrew Bible reproduced from the oldest complete manuscript of the Old Testament, Codex Leningradensis (ca. 1008 A.D.), without significant alteration. 4. Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. This book is designed to assist a person determine the significance of the Hebrew text and to craft a way to communicate its significance for ministry. We will read the portions of the book that relate to word study methodology, syntactical issues, and the narrative/poetry issues of the Hebrew Bible. 5. BibleWorks 4.0 Hermenuetika, Big Fork, MT. This software program will assist us in spotting grammatical forms of Hebrew words (also called parsing) which we could not otherwise understand and provides an abridged Hebrew dictionary (Brown, Driver, and Briggs) for quick reference. It is also a powerful tool for doing Hebrew word studies functioning as a concordance to find all usages of a word and providing a quick and easy way to see how the recurrence of a word functions in context. *WARNING: BWs is a tool for ministry, but if your desire is to take additional Hebrew based courses take some precautionary measures in using this resource. Always try to push yourself to parse and translate as much Hebrew as possible before going to BWs for parsing help.
OT 502 Comprehensive Hebrew II

Michael D. Matlock

A1. Seow, C. L. A Grammar For Biblical Hebrew. Rev. Ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. 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. 3. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. A4. Mitchel, Larry A. A Student's Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984. A5. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, CA: BIBAL, 1987. A6. Williams, Ronald J. Hebrew Syntax: An Outline. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1976.
OT 502 Comprehensive Hebrew II

Michael D. Matlock

January: 1. Bornemann, Robert. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1998. This is the foundation text for this course. We will systematically proceed through Part Two, "Continuing Biblical Hebrew" which involves translating 1 Kings 17-19 and reviewing key points of grammar and syntax as we plod along. We may also review some lessons in Part One. A major advantage of this text is that it 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. Even though this dictionary or lexicon was published around the beginning of this century, it still provides the most wealth of information per the expense. You will probably agree its format needs revising. We will enhance our skills to use BDB throughout the course. 3. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. This is the Hebrew Bible reproduced from the oldest complete manuscript of the Old Testament,Codex Leningradensis (ca. 1008 A.D.), without significant alteration. We will read it throughout the course gaining appropriate knowledge. 4. Mitchel, Larry A. A Student's Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984. Mitchel's book is arranged by frequency. He lists the word and definition(s) of some 2000 Hebrew words and all 648 biblical Aramaic words. We will be memorizing all the Hebrew words used 100 times or more. He groups nouns, verbs, and particles all together. 5. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, CA: BIBAL, 1987. This is a basic introduction to many of the peculiarities of the Hebrew Bible. Scott provides an English key to the Latin text critical notes at the very bottom of the page which were added by scholars this century who edited BHS and to the Aramaic side marginal notes (a.k.a. "massorah") which were put there by Medieval Jewish rabbis who created the vowel and accent system of the Hebrew Bible. Scott also explains many other features of the Hebrew Bible that will help you to understand how it has been put together through hundreds of years. Page 3 6. Williams, Ronald J. Hebrew Syntax: An Outline. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1976. This book is a brief introduction to Hebrew syntax (how words are put together). We will utilize this book throughout the course. Williams is too brief at many points, but the alternative books pertaining to syntax are of massive proportion or too expensive. Williams uses many terms for syntax that are now outdated; nevertheless, his text continues to be useful for beginning Hebrew students.
OT 502 Concise Hebrew (and Comprehensive Hebrew I)delete

Michael D. Matlock

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 designed worksheets to accomplish this task. 3. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Referred to as BHS, this is the Hebrew Bible reproduced from the oldest complete manuscript of the Old Testament, Codex Leningradensis (ca. 1008 A.D.), without significant alteration. 4. Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. This book is designed to assist a person determine the significance of the Hebrew text and to craft a way to communicate its significance for ministry. We will read the portions of the book that relate to word study methodology, syntactical issues, and the narrative/poetry issues of the Hebrew Bible. 5. BibleWorks 4.0 Hermenuetika, Big Fork, MT. This software program will assist us in spotting grammatical forms of Hebrew words (also called parsing) which we could not otherwise understand and provides an abridged Hebrew dictionary (Brown, Driver, and Briggs) for quick reference. It is also a powerful tool for doing Hebrew word studies functioning as a concordance to find all usages of a word and providing a quick and easy way to see how the recurrence of a word functions in context. *WARNING: BWs is a tool for ministry, but if your desire is to take additional Hebrew based courses take some precautionary measures in using this resource. Always try to push yourself to parse and translate as much Hebrew as possible before going to BWs for parsing help.
CE 620 Seminar Children’s Ministry

Scottie May

Offering the Gospel to Children by Gretchen Wolff Pritchard 7 Ways of Teaching the Bible to Children Barbara Bruce
PM 608 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

1. Dinkins, Burrell & Losoney. “Grief” 2. Frederic, Harold. The Damnation of Theron Ware. 3. Hunter Rodney, Gen. Ed. Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling: (On Reserve: See class dates for specific readings) Pastor, Pastoral Care of, pp. 830-832; Burnout, pp. 112-113; Prayer and worship life, Pastor’s, pp. 939-940; Identity, Pastoral pp. 567- 568; Pastoral Theology pp. 867-872; Pastoral Theological Methodology pp. 862-864; Pastoral Care and Counseling p. 845; Pastoral Care pp.832-836; Pastoral Counseling pp. 849-854; Clergy, Empirical studies of, pp. 171-175; Cross-Cultural Pastoral Care pp. 251-252; Cultural and Ethnic Factors in Pastoral Care pp. 253-254. 4 Headley Anthony, Achieving balance in ministry, 1999. 5. Kollar, Charles Allen: Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling 6. Kuenning, Delores. Helping People Through Grief. 7. Nichols, Michael P. The Lost Art of Listening 8. Steinborn, Melvin. The Lay Driven Church: How to Empower the People In Your Church to Share In the Task of Ministry. 9. Steinke, Peter. How Your Church Family Works.
PM 635 Practicum in Pastoral Care

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Read one book as assigned by supervisor and /or selected by the student. Suggestions: Biddle, Perry H. Hospital Manual – Abingdon Press, 1990. Holst, Lawrence. Hospital Ministry – The Role of the Chaplain Today. New York: Crossroad, 1989. Richmond, Kent D. & David L. Middleton. The Pastor and the Patient, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992.
NT 662 Exegesis of Philippians

M. Robert Mulholland

Novum Testamentum Graece (Nestle-Aland Version) Toward an Exegetical Theology, Walter C. Kaiser Opening the Bible, Thomas Merton
NT 666 The Book of Revelation

M. Robert Mulholland

G. K. Beale, The Book of Revelation (C and E – cf. 3 under PROCEDURES) Klein, Blomberg, Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (C) Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece (C and E)
NT 666 The Book of Revelation

M. Robert Mulholland

G. K. Beale, The Book of Revelation Klein, Blomberg, Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece
NT 666 The Book of Revelation

M. Robert Mulholland

G. K. Beale, The Book of Revelation (C and E – cf. 3 under PROCEDURES) Klein, Blomberg, Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (C) Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece (C and E)
NT 715 Textual Criticism of the New Testament

M. Robert Mulholland

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)
CH 724 Theological German

J. Steven O'Malley

1. Jannach, Hubert, German for Reading Knowledge, 3rd ed., 1980 (D. Van Nostrand Co.) 2. Die Bibel: (revised Luther ed.) (Deutsche Bibelstiftung, Stuttgart) 3. Cassell’s German-English Dictionary (unabridged ed.) 4. Ziefle, ed., Modern Theological German 1. Stutz, 501 German Verbs (paperback) (Barron’s Educational SVCS)
CH 728 Pietism in the Christian Tradition

J. Steven O'Malley

Peter Erb, ed., The Pietists; Classics of Christian Spirituality Series (Paulist Press) J. Steven O’Malley, Early German-American Evangelicalism (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow/University Press of America, l995). F. Ernest Stoeffler, Continental Pietism and American Christianity (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, l976). (reprint ed.) (=Stoeffler IV in reading list) T. Tappert, ed.and tr., P.J. Spener: Pia Desideria (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, l964)
PM 608 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Stuart L. Palmer

Required Readings: Benner, David G. (1992) Strategic Pastoral Counseling: A Short-term Structure Model. Baker Book House: Grand Rapids, MI. Frederic, Harold. (1960) The Damnation of Theron Ware. Edited by Everett Carter. (Belknap Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts). Headley, Anthony J. (1999) Achieving Balance in Ministry. Beacon Hill Press: Kansas City, Mo. Kuenning, Delores. (1987) Helping People Through Grief. Bethany House: Minneapolis, MN. Nichols, Michael P. (1995) The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships. Guilford: New York, NY. Steinbron, Melvin J. (1997) The Lay Driven Church: How to Empower the People in Your Church to Share the Task of Ministry. Regal: Ventura, CA Steinke, Peter L. (1993) How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems. Alban Institute: New York, NY.
PM 654 Counseling Relations: Process and Skills

Stuart L. Palmer

REQUIRED READI GS Egan, G. (1997). The Skilled Helper, 6th ed., Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Egan, G. (1994). Exercises in Helping Skills. 6th ed., Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
NT 500 Concise Greek

William J. Patrick

Required Texts Black, David Allen. It’s Still Greek to Me. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998). Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. (London: S.P.C.K.; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1989). Douglas, J.D., ed. The ew Greek-English Interlinear ew Testament. (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1993).
NT 500 Concise Greek

William J. Patrick

Black, David Allen. It’s Still Greek to Me. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998). Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. (London: S.P.C.K.; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1989). Douglas, J.D., ed. The ew Greek-English Interlinear ew Testament. (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1993).
NT 530 The Gospel of Mark

William J. Patrick

Fall: A. Revised Standard Version. Any edition that gives an uncluttered text will do. NRSV can also be used. Also, the GNT can be used according to the level of one’s ability. B. Traina, Robert A. Methodical Bible Study. Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Francis Asbury Press, 1985. C. Bauer, David R. (ed.). Biblical Resources for Ministry. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1995.
IT 626 Advanced Video Production

Douglas Penix

Shyles, Leonard. Video Production Handbook. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998
CS 740 Ethics of Hospitality and Contemporary Challenges

Christine Pohl

Sources for Assigned Readings: Available from the Asbury Bookstore Philip Hallie, Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed. NY: HarperCollins, 1979, 1994. Christine Pohl, Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999. Miroslav Volf, Exclusion and Embrace. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out. NY: Image, 1975. Brett Webb-Mitchell, Unexpected Guests at God's Banquet: Welcoming People with Disabilities into the Church. NY: Crossroad, 1994. Bernard Adeney, Strange Virtues: Ethics in a Multicultural World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. Other readings are in Ethics of Hospitality Packet also available in bookstore
PR 610 The Servant as Proclaimer

W. Thomas Pope

Required Texts: • Donald E. Demaray. Introduction to Homiletics (Revised) • Calvin Miller. Spirit, Word, and Story
PR 610 The Servant as Proclaimer

W. Thomas Pope
NT 520 New Testament Introduction

Ruth Anne Reese

The New Testament (RSV or NRSV) Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 1995. Jeffers, James. The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 1999. Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Writings of the New Testament: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999. Malina, Bruce J. The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology. 2nd ed. Louisville: Westminster, 1993.
NT 632 Exegesis of General Epistles

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: Hartin, Patrick J. A Spirituality of Perfection: Faith in Action in the Letter of James. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1999. Chester, Andrew and Ralph Martin. The Theology of the Letters of James, Peter, and Jude. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Articles on Reserve in the Library - 2 - Required to read but not to purchase (pick one for each epistle): James Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Letter of James. Anchor Bible. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1995. Martin, Ralph. James. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco, TX: Word, 1988. I Peter Achtemeier, Paul. A Commentary on First Peter. Hermeneia. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996. Michaels, J Ramsey. 1 Peter. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco, TX: Word 1988.