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  OT 501 Concise Hebrew (and Comprehensive Hebrew I)

  J. Christian Stratton

  1. Bornemann, Robert A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1998. 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. 4. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, CA: BIBAL, 1987. 5. Williams, Ronald J. Hebrew Syntax: An Outline. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1976.

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  OT 501 Concise Hebrew (and Comprehensive Hebrew I)

  J. Christian Stratton

  1. Bornemann, Robert A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1998. 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. 4. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, CA: BIBAL, 1987. 5. Williams, Ronald J. Hebrew Syntax: An Outline. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1976.

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  OT 521 Introduction to the Prophets and Writings

  B. A. Strawn

  Main text: The OT/HB in a standard, modern translation suitable for study purposes. I have recommended The HarperCollins Study Bible (NRSV), eds. W. Meeks et al. (New York: HarperCollins, 1993). Another excellent translation is Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures: The ew JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 5748/1988). Not suitable are LB, NLT, KJV, NKJV, Message, etc. • Bernhard W. Anderson, Understanding the Old Testament, 4th abridged ed. (Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1998). [UOT] • Richard D. Nelson, The Historical Books, IBT (Nashville: Abingdon, 1998). [Nelson] • Joseph Blenkinsopp, A History of Prophecy in Israel, rev. and enlarged ed. (Louisville: Westminster John Knos, 1996). [Blenkinsopp] • James L. Crenshaw, Old Testament Wisdom: An Introduction, rev. and enlarged ed. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1998). [Crenshaw] • Patrick D. Miller, Interpreting the Psalms (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986). [Miller] • John J. Collins, The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to the Jewish Matrix of Christianity, 2d ed. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998). [Collins]

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  OT 604 Hebrew Readings: Rhetoric and Poetics

  B. A. Strawn

  Terry A. Armstrong, Douglas L. Busby, and Cyril F. Carr, A Reader’s Hebrew-English Lexicon of the Old Testament: Four Volumes in One (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989). [On reserve] Page H. Kelley, Daniel S. Mynatt, and Timothy G. Crawford, The Masorah of Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: Introduction and Annotated Bibliography. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. [On reserve] Larry A. Mitchell, A Student’s Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic: Frequency Lists with Definitions, Pronunciation Guide, and Index (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984).

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  CS 635 Medical Dilemmas and the Church

  James R. Thobaben

  Beauchamp & Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics

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  CS 635 Medical Dilemmas and the Church

  James R. Thobaben

  Beauchamp & Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics

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  DO 504 Formation for United Methodist Ordained Ministry

  H. O. Thomas

  Hunt, Richard, Christian As Minister: Ministry Inquiry Process: The United Methodist Church (Nashville: General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, 1997). Hunt, Richard A., Candidacy Guidebook: For Deacons, Elders, and Local Pastors: The United Methodist Church, 1997-2000 (Nashville: General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, 1997).

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  DO 504 Formation for United Methodist Ordained Ministry

  H. O. Thomas

  Hunt, Richard, Christian As Minister: Ministry Inquiry Process: The United Methodist Church (Nashville: General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, 1997). Hunt, Richard A., Candidacy Guidebook: For Deacons, Elders, and Local Pastors: The United Methodist Church, 1997-2000 (Nashville: General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, 1997).

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  PM 604 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

  H. O. Thomas

  The Book of Discipline (1996) (United Methodist Publishing House) Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church (Nashville: Abingdon, 1997) Tuell, Jack M., The Organization of the United Methodist Church, Abingdon, 1997

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  PM 604 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

  H. O. Thomas

  The Book of Discipline (1996) (United Methodist Publishing House) Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church (Nashville: Abingdon, 1997) Tuell, Jack M., The Organization of the United Methodist Church, Abingdon, 1997

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  BS 630 Minor Prophets

  David Loren Thompson

  A. 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.

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  BS 750 Ezekiel

  David Loren Thompson

  1. Revised Standard Version of the Bible, or some other contemporary, standard (nonparaphrasing) 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.

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  NT 530 X The Gospel of Mark

  David Loren Thompson

  A. Required Texts 1. Revised Standard Version. Any edition that gives an uncluttered text, without paragraph titles or other interpretive comments is recommended. Similar formats of the NASB, NRSV, and NIV are also acceptable. 2. Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994 (=BSTW). This non-technical book will give us a quick overview of the terrain we will explore more precisely throughout the semester. I require it to help pay my youngest daughter’s college tuition and recommend purchasing multiple copies if you wish, perhaps for your family and friends (though, of course, I do not want to be informed of this). B. Required Access to Resources In order to function in this class you must have ready access to 1. A Bible dictionary or Bible encyclopedia (See BSTW, 59) 2. Two respected, contemporary commentaries on the Gospel of Mark (See the bibliography for suggestions). Full length, critical commentaries such as those by Lane, Mann, Hooker, Guelich and others are much preferred here over various homiletical or applicational commentaries. Students will find Matthew Henry and other such works common in “out of copyright” computer resources not fully satisfactory for the work being required in this course. So plan not to rely on them. 3. An exhaustive concordance or (preferably) an “Englishman’s” concordance that allows you to track original language words (See BSTW, 55) You do not have to purchase these books, but you will need to have access to them in a way that will not hinder your work. This will be increasingly true as the semester proceeds.

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  OT 620 Pentateuch

  David Loren Thompson

  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 3. Biblical Resources for Ministry, edited by David R. Bauer. Second edition. Evangel Press, 1995.

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  PM 654 The Counseling Relationship: Process and Skills

  Frederick C. Van Tatenhove

  Egan, Gerard. The Skilled Helper, 6th ed. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1998. . Exercises in Helping Skills. 6th ed. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1998. Meier, Scott. The Elements of Counseling, 2nd ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1993. Seamands, David. Healing for Damaged Emotions, Wheaton, IL: Victor Publishing, 1991.

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  PM 654 The Counseling Relationship: Process and Skills

  Frederick C. Van Tatenhove

  Egan, Gerard. The Skilled Helper, 6th ed. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1998. . Exercises in Helping Skills. 6th ed. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1998. Meier, Scott. The Elements of Counseling, 2nd ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1993. Seamands, David. Healing for Damaged Emotions, Wheaton, IL: Victor Publishing, 1991.

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  PH 501 Philosophy of Christian Religion

  Jerry L. Walls

  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)

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  PH 701 Systematic Apologetics

  Jerry L. Walls

  1. Metaphysics by William Hasker. 2. Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion by Michael Peterson, et. Al. 3. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings (Marked as Readings in the listing of daily assignments) by Michael Peterson, et. Al.

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  PH 701 Systematic Apologetics

  Jerry L. Walls

  1. Metaphysics by William Hasker. 2. Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion by Michael Peterson, et. Al. 3. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings (Marked as Readings in the listing of daily assignments) by Michael Peterson, et. Al.

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  PH 785 Seminar in Philosophy: C.S. Lewis

  Jerry L. Walls

  1. The Abolition of Man 2. Mere Chstianity 3. Miracles 4. The Four Loves 5. The Great Divorce 6. A Grief Observed 7. Burson and Walls, C.S. Lewis and Francis Schaeffer

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  NT 520 New Testament Introduction

  Joseph S. Wang

  Guthrie, Donald, New Testament Introduction. Revised Edition Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament

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  NT 520 New Testament Introduction

  Joseph S. Wang

  Guthrie, Donald, New Testament Introduction. Revised Edition Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament

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  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

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  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

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  NT 604 Study of Selected Passages.

  Joseph S. Wang