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OT 501 Survey of Biblical Hebrew
Christina Bosserman
Texts & Software 4.1 Required texts [abbreviations in brackets, cf. Course Outline below] Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Guide] Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. [BHS] Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1971. [HALOT] Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, Calif.: BIBAL, 1987. [SG] Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. [Seow] 4.2 Optional texts Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford, 1907; reprint, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1979. • An acceptable substitute for Holladay above. For those going on to OT502, this lexicon might be preferable. • The lexicon of choice for nearly 100 years. Still useful, though out-dated in some respects. • Arranges words on by their root, instead of in strict alphabetical order (thus making it more difficult for the beginning student to use). Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition: A Practical Guide to Using Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. [FEE] • Helps to make the move from reading Biblical Hebrew to preaching, teaching, etc. Long, Gary A. Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Hebrew. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2002. • Introduces Hebrew concepts by first introducing the concept in English.
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OT 502 Grammar and Readings in Biblical Hebrew
Christina Bosserman
Course Texts 4.1 Required texts [abbreviations in brackets] Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. [Guide, Arnold & Choi] Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. [BHS] Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1971. [Holladay] Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, Calif.: BIBAL, 1987. [Scott] Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. [Seow]
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WO 510 Worship Leadership in the Church
Daniel Boyd
Required texts: James F. White, INTRODUCTION TO WORSHIP [ICW] Rob L. Staples, OUTWARD SIGN AND INWARD GRACE [OSIG]
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IT 501 Technology in Ministry
Kenneth A. Boyd
Required Readings Schultze, Quentin. High-Tech Worship: Using Presentational Technologies Wisely. Grand Rapids, Baker, 2004. Wilson, Len. Digital Storytellers: The Art of Communicating the Gospel in Worship. Nashville. Abingdon Press, 2002.
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CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline
Robert Bushong
Required Texts The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2004 The Book of Resolutions of the United Methodist Church, 2004 Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church, 2006 Edition *Henri Nouwen, Can You Drink the Cup? William Willimon, Calling and Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life
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CH 500 Turning Points in Church History
Meesaeng Lee Choi
REQUIRED TEXTS: Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Books, 2000. Olson, Roger E. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999. St. Athanasius. On the Incarnation. St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000. St. Benedict. The Rule of St. Benedict in English, ed. Timothy Fry. Liturgical Press, Hattaway, Paul and als. Back to Jerusalem: Three Chinese House Church Leaders Share Their Vision to Complete the Great Commission. Gabriel Publishing, 2003. CH500 Course Packet (ATS bookstore)
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CH 501 Church History I
Meesaeng Lee Choi
REQUIRED BOOKS � Dale T. Irvin and Scott W. Sunquist, History of the World Christian Movement, vol. 1: Earliest Christianity to 1453 (Orbis Books, 2001). � John W. Coakley and Andrea Sterk, Readings in World Christian History, vol. 1: Earliest Christianity to 1453 (Orbis Books, 2004). � Roger E. Olson, The Story of Christian Theology (InterVarsity Press, 1999). � St. Athanasius, On the Incarnation (St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000). � St. Benedict, The Rule of St. Benedict (The Liturgical Press, 1982). One of Two � Brother Yun and Paul Hattaway, The Heavenly Man (Grand Rapids, MI: Monarch Books, 2002) or Paul Hattaway, Brother Yun, Peter Su Yongze and Enoch Wang, Back to Jerusalem: Three Chinese House Church Leaders Share Their Vision to Complete the Great Commission (Gabriel Publishing, 2003).
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CH 502 Church History II
Meesaeng Lee Choi
REQUIRED TEXTS 1. Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity: The Reformation to the Present Day, vol. 2. San Francisco: Harper/Collins Publishers, 1985. (390p) 2. Olson, Roger E. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform. InterVarsity Press, 1999 (Beginning from Part VII, 369-613). (240p) 3. Noll, Mark A., ed. Confessions and Catechisms of the Reformation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1991. (200p) 4. Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: the Coming of Global Christianity. Oxford University Press, 2002. (70p)
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CH 502 Church History II
Kenneth J. Collins
Texts: The following texts are appropriate materials, in conjunction with class lectures, through which the student can actualize the course goals: Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2. San Francisco: Harper/Collins Publishers, 1985. Collins, Kenneth J. The Evangelical Moment: The Promise of an American Religion. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2005. Kerr, Hugh T. ed. Readings in Christian Thought. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989. Walton, Robert C. Chronological and Background Charts of Church History. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1986.
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DO 690 Theology of John Wesley
Kenneth J. Collins
Texts: Required: Burwash, Rev N. Wesley's Fifty Two Standard Sermons. Salem, Ohio: Schmul Publishing Co., 1967. Note: All Sermons Must Be Read. Collins, Kenneth J. John Wesley: A Theological Journey. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 2003. Collins, Kenneth J. The Scripture Way of Salvation: The Heart of John Wesley’s Theology (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997). Collins, Kenneth J., and John H. Tyson. Conversion in the Wesleyan Tradition. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001. Collateral: Collins, Kenneth J. A Faithful Witness: John Wesley’s Homiletical Theology (Wilmore, Kentucky: Wesley Heritage Press, 1993). Coppedge, Allan. John Wesley in Theological Debate (Wilmore, KY: Wesley Heritage Press, 1988). Lindstrom, Harald, Wesley and Sanctification: A Study in the Doctrine of Salvation (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Francis Asbury Press, 1982), Reprint of 1950 edition. Oden, Thomas C. John Wesley's Scriptural Christianity: A Plain Exposition of His Teaching on Christian Doctrine (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1994). Wood, Laurence W. The Meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism, Rediscovering John Fletcher as John Wesley's Vindicator and Designated Successor. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2002.
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NT 500 A Concise Greek
Paul M. Cook
Required Texts Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1993. Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
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NT 500 A Concise Greek
Paul M. Cook
Required Texts Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1993. Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
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OT 501 A Survey of Biblical Hebrew
Paul M. Cook
Required Texts 4.1 Required texts [abbreviations in brackets, cf. Course Outline below] Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. [Guide, Arnold & Choi] Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. [BHS] Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1971. [HALOT] Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, Calif.: BIBAL, 1987. [Scott] Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. [Seow] 4.2 Optional texts Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford, 1907; reprint, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1979. [BDB] • An acceptable substitute for Holladay above. • For many, the lexicon of choice for nearly 100 years. Still useful, but in desperate need of updating. • Arranges words by their root, instead of in strict alphabetical order (thus making it more difficult for the beginning student to use). Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition: A Practical Guide to Using Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. [Chisholm] • Designed as a 2nd year textbook. • Helps the student to make the move from reading Biblical Hebrew to preaching, teaching, etc. Long, Gary A. Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Hebrew. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2002. • Introduces Hebrew concepts by first introducing the concept in English. • Helpful for students who struggle with English grammar.
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OT 502 Grammar and Readings in Biblical Hebrew
Paul M. Cook
Course Texts 4.1 Required texts [abbreviations in brackets] Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. [Guide, Arnold & Choi] Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. [BHS] Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1971. [Holladay] Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, Calif.: BIBAL, 1987. [Scott] Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. [Seow]
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DO 501 Basic Christian Doctrine
Allan Coppedge
TEXTBOOKS 1. Required: Thomas Oden, The Living God. ________, The Word Of Life. ________, Life In The Spirit. John Oswalt, Call To Be Holy. Mildred Wynkoop, Foundations of Wesleyan-Arminian Theology. 2. Recommended: Copies of all these are available through the Barnabas Foundation Allan Coppedge, Portraits of God. Allan Coppedge, The Promise of Something More. Allan Coppedge, When the Holy Spirit Comes. Allan Coppedge, “Triune Theism” (in mss. form). Allan Coppedge, “Relational Life,” (in mss. form). 3. Requested in class: The Holy Bible: English Standard Version recommended.
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DO 660 The Christian Doctrine of Holiness
Allan Coppedge
Textbooks 1. Available from bookstore: Allan Coppedge & William Ury, In His Image: A Workbook of Scriptural Holiness Allan Coppedge, Portraits of God John Oswalt, Call to be Holy Dennis Kinlaw, Let’s Start with Jesus. 2. Available from the Barnabas Foundation: Allan Coppedge, Holy Living (ms) Allan Coppedge, Relational Life (ms) 3. The Holy Bible in every class. The English Standard Version is recommended. The student should count themselves present for class when accompanied by the hard copy (as opposed to computer copy).
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DO 690 Theology of John Wesley
Allan Coppedge
Textbooks A. Required: John Wesley, Wesley’s Fifty-two Standard Sermons, ed. N. Burwash. (other editions acceptable) __________, A Plain Account of Christian Perfection. Kenneth Collins, The Scripture Way of Salvation. Harold Lindstrom, Wesley and Sanctification. Kenneth Collins, A Theological Journey. B. Recommended: Allan Coppedge, Shaping The Wesleyan Message. Kenneth Collins, A Faithful Witness. C. Requested: The Holy Bible (English Standard Version recommended) in class.
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DO 691 Readings in Wesley
Allan Coppedge
Textbooks A. Required: John Wesley, Wesley’s Fifty-Two Standard Sermons, ed. N. Burwash. __________, A Plain Account of Christian Perfection. Kenneth Collins, The Scripture Way of Salvation. Harold Lindstrom, Wesley and Sanctification. Richard Heitzenrater, Wesley and the People Called Methodist. B. Recommended: Thomas Oden, John Wesley’s Scriptural Christianity. Kenneth Collins, A Faithful Witness. C. If all the required and recommended readings have been completed, an additional reading list may be developed with the professor.
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DO 750 tutorial in Christian Doctrine: Theology of Discipleship
Allan Coppedge
TEXTBOOKS 1. Required: Allan Coppedge, The Biblical Principles of Discipleship Robert Coleman, The Master Plan of Evangelism Bill Hull, The Disciple Making Pastor Allan Coppedge, and William Ury, Following Jesus: A Guidebook for Mature Discipleship. 2. Recommended: Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciplemaking Betty Lee Skinner, Daws. 3. Requested: Holy Bible in class. A standard translation should be used: RSV, NKJ, NASB or the English Standard Version.
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ME 630 Planting New Churches
Ronald K. Crandall
READING REQUIREMENTS (25% of Grade) The following are required texts and a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page single spaced reading report must be completed on each: 1. 2. 2. Stuart Murray, Church Planting: Laying Foundations, 2001 (250 pages). Reading report due on October 3rd. Tom Jones, ed., Church Planting from the Ground Up, 2004 (350 pages). Reading report due on October 24th. Ed Stetzer, Planting Missional Churches, 2006 (350 pages). Reading report due on November 7th.
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MS 630 Ministry and Evangelism in the Small Church
Ronald K. Crandall
Required texts: 1. Lyle Schaller, Small Congregation, Big Potential, Abingdon (2003)—190 pages 2. Anthony Pappas, ed. Inside the Small Church, Alban (2002)—230 pages. 3. Steve Bierly, How to Thrive as a Small Church Pastor, Zondervan (1998)—190 pages. 4. Ron Crandall, Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church, Abingdon (1995)—160 pages. 5. Peter Steinke, Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach, Alban (1996)—110 pages.
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MS 630 Ministry and Evangelism in the Small Church
Ronald K. Crandall and Art McPhee
Required texts: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Lyle Schaller, Small Congregation, Big Potential, Abingdon (2003)—190 pages Anthony Pappas, ed. Inside the Small Church, Alban (2002)—230 pages. Steve Bierly, How to Thrive as a Small Church Pastor, Zondervan (1998)—190 pages. Ron Crandall, Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church, Abingdon (1995)—160 pages. Peter Steinke, Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach, Alban (1996)—110 pages.
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MM 601 Mentored Ministry
Mike Currans
Required Readings: Bill Hybles Courageous Leadership Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges The Servant Leader (Nashville: Countryman, 2003) Andy Stanley, Reggie Joiner and Lane Jones 7 Practices of Effective Ministry (Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah, 2004) Mentored Ministry Handbook: MM/SMin 601/602 purchased from the professor for $5, or downloaded from the ATS website
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CO 725 Research Seminar: Theory and Design
Janet B. Dean
Required Texts: • Kumar, R. (1996). Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. • Locke, L. F., Silverman, S. J., & Spirduso, W. W. (2004). Reading and understanding research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. • Course articles, available through library. • Course lecture outlines, available on ATS intranet (go to: Firstclass, Wilmore Campus, Student Info, Lecture Power Points, Dean, CO725) • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.).
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