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IR 700 Senior Reflection

H. O. Thomas
PM 604 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

H. O. Thomas

Book of Discipline (1996) Polity, Practice and the Mission by Thomas Frank.
SM 701 Supervised Ministries

H. O. Thomas

Handbook/ Syllabus
DM 802 Biblical Interpretation for Life and Ministry

David Loren Thompson

Adam, A. K. M. What is Postmodern Biblical Criticism? Guides to Biblical Scholarship: New Testament Series. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1995. 81 pp. Bauer, David R. The Structure of Matthew’s Gospel: A Study in Literary Design. Sheffield: The Almond Press, 1989.180 pp. Felder, Cain Hope. Troubling Biblical Waters: Race, Class, and Family. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1989. 233 pp. Grant, Robert M., and Tracy, David. A Short History of the Interpretation of the Bible. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1984. 213 pp. Hays, Richard B. The Moral Vision of the NT. HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. 508 pp.
NT 530 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. 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.). Biblical Resources for Ministry. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1995.
OT 620 Pentateuch

David Loren Thompson

Required Texts 1. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or some other contemporary, standard (non-paraphrasing) version with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. NASB, NRSV, and NIV are fine. 2. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson
OT 630 Minor Prophets

David Loren Thompson

Required Texts and Materials 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.
PM 700 The Servant as Leader

Thomas F. Tumblin

The Management of Organizational Behavior, 7th ed. by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard (627 pgs. – especially attend to chapters 4, 8, 9, 19, 21) The Making of a Leader by Robert Clinton (272 pgs.) Christian Chaos: Revolutioning the Congregation by Tom Bandy (336 pgs.) Leadership That Works: Hope and Direction for Church and Parachurch Leadership in Today’s Complex World by Leith Anderson (224 pgs.) The Ascent of a Leader by Bill Thrall et al. (195 pgs.)
PM 700 The Servant as Leader

Thomas F. Tumblin

Readings The required texts for our experience are below. The course schedule will help define when you should have the readings done to match the topics of the course. You can purchase these books at the Asbury Bookstore. The Management of Organizational Behavior, 7th ed. by Paul Hershey and Ken Blanchard The Making of a Leader by Robert Clinton The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell The Ascent of a Leader by Bill Thrall and others (collateral reading)
PH 501 Philosophy of Christian Religion

Jerry L. Walls

TEXTS A. William Hasker, Metaphysics. B. Michael Peterson et al., Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, 2nd edition. C. Michael Peterson et. al., Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings (Readings)
PH 785 Postmodernism and Pop Culture

Jerry L. Walls

TEXTS 1. Stuart Sim, ed., The Routledge Critical Dictionary of Postmodern Thought. 2. William Romanowski, Pop Culture Wars. 3. Reading packet.
PH 785 Seminar in Philosophy: C.S. Lewis

Jerry L. Walls

The Abolition of Man Mere Christianity Miracles The Four Loves The Great Divorce A Grief Observed Burson and Walls, C.S. Lewis and Francis Schaeffer
NT 602 Intermediate Greek II

Joseph S. Wang

Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament
NT 660 Exegesis of Ephesians

Joseph S. Wang

Essential tools recommended for purchase: Moulton and Geden: Concordance to the Greek Testament Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich-Danker: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature
MU 620 Composition

Albin C. Whitworth

Words and Music Jimmy and Carol Owens Word, Inc. Grace, Noted Jane Marshall Hope Publishing Co. Choral Arranging Howley Ades Shawnee Press, Inc. The Christian Songwriter’s Guide How To Write Songs and Get Them Published Eddie Smith Tempo Music Publications, Inc. Organ Improvisation For Beginners Jan Bender Concordia Publishing House A Guide to Improvisation An Introductory Handbook for Church Organists James Conely Abingdon Press
MU 626 Music Ministry to Youth and Adults

Albin C. Whitworth

Creating Four Part Harmony “Effective Ideas For Ministers of Music” Lois and Fred Bock (Hope Publishing Company). Church Music in the Real World “A Church Musician’s Handbook for the Rest of Us” Bob Burroughs (Tempo Music Publications, Inc.) Building The Youth Choir “Training and Motivating Teenage Singers” John Yarrington (Augsburg Fortress Press)
CE 740 How to Teach for Transformation

David Wilkinson and Daryl Smith

Course Readings The following are the required text and should be purchased at the beginning of the first class: • Wilkinson, Bruce. H., The 7 Laws of the Learner Textbook. Portland, Oregon- Multnomah Press, 1992. • Wilkinson, Bruce-, H., Almost E very Answer for Practically Any Teacher! Portland, Oregon: Multnomah Press, 1992.
BS 400 Bible Survey

Ryan R. Winter

The Bible! Preferably NRSV or RSV. NIV allowable. Anderson, Bernhard W. The Unfolding Drama of the BIBLE. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988. Marshall, Celia Brewer. A Guide Through the Old Testament. Louisville: Westminster/ John Knox, 1989. Marshall, Celia Brewer. A Guide Through the New Testament. Louisville: Westminster/ John Knox, 1994.
OT 501 Concise and Comprehensive Hebrew 1

Ryan R. Winter

Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, CA: BIBAL, 1987. 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. Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. Braun, Frank X. English Grammar for Language Students. Ann Arbor: Ulrich, 1947.
OT 501 Concise and Comprehensive Hebrew I

Ryan R. Winter

Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, CA: BIBAL, 1987. 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
BT 661 Pauline Theology

Ben Witherington

1) Ben Witherington, Jesus, Paul and the End of the World (Downer’s Grove: I-V Press, 1992). 2) Ben Witherington, The Paul Quest (Downer’s Grove: I-V Press, 1998). 3) C. K. Barrett, Paul (Westminster: 1994). 4) B. Witherington, III, Paul’s Narrative Thought World: The Tapestry of Tragedy and Triumph (Louisville: Westminster, 1994).
NT 520 New Testament Introduction

Ben Witherington

1. E. Ferguson, Backgrounds of Early Christianity, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993 2nd ed. (pb) 2. J. B. Green et al. eds., Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993 (hb) 3. J. B. Green, Hearing the New Testament, Grnad Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995 (pb) 4. J. Drane, Introducing the New Testament, San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990 (pb) 5. B. Witherington, III, Jesus the Seer. The Progress of Prophecy, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1999).
NT 650 Exegesis of the Captivity Epistles

Ben Witherington
DO 610 The Emotions, Feelings, and Passion

Lawrence W. Wood

Frank Lake, Clinical Theology (out of print and available in xerox form) Paul Tillich, Courage to Be
DO 745 Contemporary Continental Theology

Lawrence W. Wood

Paul Tillich, A History of Christian Thought (Part II), (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972) 2. A Companion Volume to the Theology of Jürgen Moltmann, The Asbury Theological Journal, 55.1 (Spring 2000). 3. Wolfhart Pannenberg, Theology and the Kingdom of God (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1969), Chapter I, "Theology and the Kingdom of God" and Chapter IV, "Appearance as the Arrival of the Future." (On the Reserve shelf)