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OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Lawson G. Stone

conservative) OT criticism as well as evangelical scholars. Some readings are difficult and not always obviously relevant to, say, sermon preparation or youth ministry. Dillard, R. B. and Trempor Longman, An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. A traditional OT introduction written by two evangelical scholars. An “introduction” to the OT is not a guide to the uninformed, but is a summary of current scholarly opinion about the authorship, date, origins, and composition of each OT book and the issues involved in their interpretation. It follows the book-by-book order of the OT. John Drane. Introducing the Old Testament. Fortress. 2001. Not redundant at all with Dillard-Longman, this book follows the history of Israel chronologically and includes discussions of the material as it fits that pattern. The last chapters are a very nice introduction to the faith of the OT. W. W. Klein, C. L. Blomberg, R. L. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpreatation. Waco: Word, 1993. Introduces essential issues involved in biblical interpretation and the methods employed with specific types of material. Our assignments skip sections dealing explicitly with the New Testament. Several articles are in electronic form and will be in the Course Conference icon which will appear in your ATS e-mail window during the first 2 days of class. Recommended Bibliographical Resource: Bauer, David. Biblical Resources for Ministry. Wilmore, Revised 2nd Edition, 1995.
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Lawson G. Stone

Basic Textbook: Dillard, R. B. and Trempor Longman, An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. A traditional OT introduction written by two evangelical scholars. An “introduction” to the OT is not a guide to the uninformed, but is a summary of current scholarly opinion about the authorship, date, origins, and composition of each OT book and the issues involved in their interpretation. Required Supplementary Texts: Three additional textbooks are required for this course W. W. Klein, C. L. Blomberg, R. L. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpreatation. Waco: Word, 1993. Introduces essential issues involved in biblical interpretation and the methods employed with specific types of material. Our assignments skip sections dealing explicitly with the New Testament. F. F. Bruce, Israel and the Nations : The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple. InterVarsity, 1998. This is a very fine short presentation of the history of biblical Israel that will supplement and complement the "Tapestries" portion of the class lectures. V. H. Matthews, D. C. Benjamin, Social World of Ancient Israel: 150-587 BCE. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1993. This book expounds the cultural and ethnic heritages represented in the OT, particularly in their divergence from or tension with modern expectations. It takes a culturalanthropological and sociological perspective to cover the world of the OT from the perspective of social settings and institutions. Several articles are in electronic form and will be in the Course Conference icon which will appear in your ATS e-mail window during the first 2 days of class.
OT 631 Book of Jeremiah

Lawson G. Stone

John A. Thompson, The Book of Jeremiah. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980. Phillip J. King, Jeremiah: An Archaeological Companion. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993. McCarter, P. Kyle. Textual Criticism: Recovering the Text of the Hebrew Bible. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986.
OT 711 Exegetical Studies in the Historical Books

Lawson G. Stone

Solid Translation, with all words accurately analyzed Textual apparatus and it's implications for interpretation Syntactical features identified and assessed Key words or phrases identified (maybe even check a reference lexicon) The appropriate sections of the two commentaries assigned should be read. Some days will be given over to instructor presentations covering specific aspects of exegetical method
NT 500 Concise Greek

J. Christian Stratton

1. Black, David Alan. It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. 2. Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. London: S.P.C.K.; Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity, 1989. 3. Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1990. 4. NT500X Course Packet
NT 500 Concise Greek

J. Christian Stratton

1. Black, David Alan. It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. 2. Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. London: S.P.C.K.; Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity, 1989. 3. Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1990. 4. NT500X Course Packet
CO 715 Assessment Inventories

Stephen P. Stratton

Kaplan, R. M. & Saccuzzo, D. P. (2000). Psychological testing: Principles, applications, and issues, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Heitzman, C. A. (2000). Workbook for Kaplan & Saccuzzo’s psychological testing, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Zuckerman, E.L. (2001). Clinician’s thesaurus: The guidebook for writing psychological reports, 5th Ed. New York: The Guilford Press.
CO 715 Assessment Inventories

Stephen P. Stratton

Kaplan, R. M. & Saccuzzo, D. P. (2000). Psychological testing: Principles, applications, and issues, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Heitzman, C. A. (2000). Workbook for Kaplan & Saccuzzo’s Psychological Testing, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Zuckerman, E.L. (2001). Clinician’s thesaurus: The guidebook for writing psychological reports, 5th Ed. New York: The Guilford Press.
CS 601 Christian Ethics

James R. Thobaben

Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Miles, Rebekah L. The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999).
CS 637 Rural Community and Moral Concerns

James R. Thobaben

Required Texts: Caudill, Harry M., Night Comes to the Cumberlands Ashland, KY: Jesse Stuart Foundation, 2001 (republication) Gillespie, Paul F., et al. Foxfire: 7 New York: Anchor Books, , Random House, 1982. Jones, Loyal, Faith and Meaning in the Southern Uplands Urbana IL: University of Illinois Press, 1999. Logsdon, Gene, The Contrary Farmer White River Junction VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1994. Kline, David, Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer’s Journal Pappas, Anthony G. Inside the Small Church Alban Institute, 2002 Poage, Ben The Tobacco Church II: A Manual for Congregational Leaders Richmond, KY: Kentucky Appalachian Ministries, 1995
CS 640 Sociology of Religion

James R. Thobaben

McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics (Cliff Notes Quick Review)
CS 640 Sociology of Religion

James R. Thobaben

McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics
CS 654 Morality at the End of Modernity

James R. Thobaben

Beowulf, More, Thomas Utopia OR Bunyan, John A Pilgrim’s Progress,Voltaire, Candide OR Shelley, Mary Frankenstein, Sinclair, Upton The Jungle OR Orwell, George Animal Farm, Orwell, George Nineteen Eighty-four OR Golding, William Lord of the Flies, Stevenson, R.L. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde OR Conrad, J. The Heart of Darkness OR Bradbury, Ray Something Wicked This Way Comes, Capek, Karel R.U.R. OR Huxley, Aldous Brave New World, Kafka, Franz “Metamorphosis” OR Steinbeck, John Of Mice & Men, Baldwin, James GoTell It on the Mountain Speare, Elizabeth George The Witch of Blackbird Pond, MacDonald, G. “Gifts of the Child Christ” OR Tolstoy, L. The Death of Ivan Ilych, Abbott, Edwin A. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions OR Dostoyevski, Fyodor Notes From Underground OR Lewis, C.S. The Great Divorce, Miller, Walter A Canticle for Leibowitz
CS 665 Bioethics: Christian Care and Clinical Ethics

James R. Thobaben

Lammers & Verhey, On Moral Medicine (2nd edition) [Chapters: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,14,15,16,19] Thobaben, JR DRAFT CHAPTERS FROM: Christian Life and Bioethics (distributed in January; no charge to students; not to be distributed beyond class) Hawthorne, Nathaniel, “The Birthmark” (a copy may be found at: [http://www.bioethics.gov/meetings/200201/birthmark.html] Poe, Edgar Allan, “The Premature Burial” (a copy may be found at: [http://eserver.org/books/poe/premature_burial.html] Tolstoy, Death of Ivan Ilych (also a good translation may be found at: [http://www.geocities.com/short_stories_page/tolstoydeath.html] Aries, Phillipe, The Hour of Our Death (selections) [on reserve] Kübler-Ross, On Death & Dying (selections) [on reserve] Lewis, C.S. A Grief Observed (selections) [on reserve] Thobaben, JR "A United Methodist Approach to End-of-Life…" Christian Bioethics (3)3:222-248 [on reserve] Thobaben, JR "The Impact of Managed Care…" Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (12)1:10-20 [on reserve] Various court cases and laws [on reserve]
CS 750 Bioethics: Creation and the Environment

James R. Thobaben

Barkey, M. (ed) Environmental Stewardship in the Judeo-Christian Tradition [a very short book, easy to read] Bradie, M. The Secret Chain: Evolution and Ethics [a fairly difficult book; try to pick up arguments without excessive concern on exactly who said what; the major “players” will be discussed in class] Moreland, J.P. & Reynolds, J., editors Three Views on Creation and Evolution [an accessible book covering three Christian positions] Ruse, M. (ed.) Philosophy of Biology (scan Chapters 12 – 15, 19 - 20, 26 – 27; read remainder) [this is a difficult book that assumes, in some chapters, a knowledge of biology; scan and try to understand, but do not be excessively concerned as basic concepts will be covered in class] Santmire, H.P. , Nature Reborn: The Ecological and Cosmic Promise of Christian Theology [introduces major theological themes, though not from a particularly evangelical position; be able to respond sympathetically to the issues raised, even if not the specific expressions in the text]
CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

H. O. Thomas

a) The Book of Discipline (2000 edition) (United Methodist Publishing House). The 2000 Edition of The Book of Discipline is now available. That is the version we will be using for the class. All page numbers for your Discipline assignments reflect the 2000 edition. b) Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church (Nashville: Abingdon, 1997). This is required reading. Please refer to the Module Overview in the syllabus for due dates for the reading of each chapter. 8 c) Tuell, Jack M., The Organization of the United Methodist Church, Abingdon, 1997. You are not required to read this book for this course. However, you will want to have this book for reference and for a clearly organized presentation of our polity from an experienced bishop with a legal background.
SM 601, 602, 603 Supervised Ministry Handbook

H. O. Thomas

This SUPERVISED MINISTRY HANDBOOK is your working guide and textbook for two semesters of field education. It serves for SM 601, SM 602, and SM 603. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep it in a separate three-ring binder, since it is not a bookbound. STUDENT PASTORS who are enrolled in SM 601C will not use this handbook but will use the handbook titled, SUPERVISED MINISTRIES SM 601, SM 602 - STUDENT PASTOR. An addendum of this handbook is the EXTENDED CASE GUIDELINES (Some professors may also use the text CASE BRIEF GUIDELINES). The self- referent case study based on our EXTENDED CASE GUIDELINES format is the basic learning instrument for courses in supervised ministries. This addendum provides you with the model format and instruction for good case writing. This handbook can be purchased at the Cokesbury seminary bookstore or downloaded on the intranet. • Other required texts: SM 601, 602 The text Lay Leadership for Ministry Training is required for Courses SM 601 and 602. This text is needed for the Pastor and Local Church Lay Committee members of the local church where you serve. Request free copies via e-mail from the S.Min. office in Wilmore via e-mail to Claire Williams or you can download the material from the Intranet. If you obtain copies from the S.Min.office, these must be collected from the Lay Committee and returned to the S.Min. office at the end of the semester. The text Field Supervisors Handbook: Local Church should be distributed to your supervising pastor to familiarize him/her with the role of supervising and mentoring pastor. Copies are available from the S.Min. office or may be downloaded by clicking on “Intranet, Students, Class Syllabi, 2002-2003, Wilmore, Spring 2003, Smin 601, 602 FS Handbook.”
SM 701 Supervised ministry

H. O. Thomas

You have elected to fulfill one of your Supervised Ministry requirements in a full-time internship off-campus. This is a commitment that will involve you in continuing daily relationship with both supervisor and the people to whom you are ministering. You will find this a unique opportunity to “test the waters” of real ministry and help to confirm your call to ministry.
Supervised Ministry

H. O. Thomas

This booklet is designed to provide guidance for the Local Church Lay Committee within your church. Near the beginning of the student’s internship and in consultation with the student, your pastor will select three to five persons which you feel would be committed and qualified to carry out the educational ministry described in these pages by meeting with the student at least once a month during the internship.
CS 601 Christian Ethics

Norman E. Thomas

Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Miles, Rebekah L. The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999). Packet (readings are not necessarily in order)
CS 601 Christian Ethics

Norman E. Thomas

Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Miles, Rebekah L. The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999). CS 601 Reading Packet (readings are not necessarily in order)
BS 501 Introduction to Biblical Studies

David Loren Thompson

Bauer, David R. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003. Dillard, Raymond B. and Tremper Longman III. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Klein, William W., Craig L. Blomberg and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New American Standard Bible Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994.
NT 511 The Gospel of Mark

David Loren Thompson

Required Texts 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.). Annotated Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003.
NT 511 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. Similar formatted editions of the NASB, NRSV, and NIV are also acceptable. 2. Either Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th rev. ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1993; Or J. D. Douglas (ed.). The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale Publishers, 1993, or its equivalent. 3. Either 1) Bauer, et. al. (eds.). A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000, And 2) a concordance that allows you to track original language words, either a regular Concordance of the Greek New Testament, or an ÒEnglishman’sÓ concordance (BSTW, 55) or, less preferably, an analytical concordance (e.g., Strongs, Youngs). Or Bible Works 5: Software for Biblical Exegesis and Research. Distributed by Hermeneutika (which incorporates allowable lexical information and concordance search capabilities). 4. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. Thompson, David L (=BSTW). This non-technical book will give us a quick overview of the terrain we will explore more precisely throughout the semester.
OT 610 Pentateuch

David Loren Thompson

A. Required Texts Revised Standard Version of the Bible or some other contemporary, standard (nonparaphrasing) version with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. NRSV, NASB, and NIV are also fine. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson B. Library Reserve Holbert, John C. Preaching Old Testament: Proclamation and Narrative in the Hebrew Bible. Abingdon, 1991. Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching. WJK, 1989. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching From the Old Testament. WJK, 1989.