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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

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

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 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
PR 610 The Servant as Proclaimer

W. Thomas Pope

Required Texts: • Donald E. Demaray. Introduction to Homiletics (Revised) • Calvin Miller. Spirit, Word, and Story
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.
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

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). Jon Levenson, Sinai & Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1985).
OT 604 Hebrew Readings

Sandra Richter

Books: The required and recommended texts are on reserve in the library or are in the library’s reference section. They are also available for purchase at the bookstore. Required 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, The Text of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1979.
PM 740 Tutorial in Pastoral Ministry: Treating Addictive Disorders

George R. Ross

Ross, G.R. (1994). Treating adolescent substance abuse: Understanding the fundamental elements, Boston: Allyn & Bacon. McGee, R.S. (1985). The search for significance, Pasadena, TX: Robert S. McGee. McGee, R.S. & McCleskey, D. W. (1994) Conquering chemical dependency: A Christ-centered 12 step process, Roashville, TN: Lifeway Press. Weinberg, J.R. & Kosloske, D. (1977) Fourth step guide: Journey into growth, Minneapolis, MN: Comp Care Publishers.
NT 662 Exegesis of Philippians

Brian D. Russell

David Alan Black. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998 Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. Toward an Exegetical Theology: Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1981.
OT 501 Concise Hebrew

Brian D. Russell

Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. (BHS) 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. (BDB) Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. (Chisholm)
PR 610 The Servant as Proclaimer

Lester Ruth

Fred Craddock, Preaching (Nashville: Abingdon, 1990). Henry H. Mitchell, Black Preaching: The Recovery of a Powerful Art (Nashville: Abingdon, 1990). Thomas H. Troeger, Imagining a Sermon (Nashville: Abingdon, 1990). On reserve: Charles L. Bartow, Effective Speech Communication in Leading Worship (Nashville: Abingdon, 1988).