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NT 614 Exegesis of the Gospel of Mark

Emerson B. Powery

1. Greek New Testament (preferably, a Nestle/Aland 26th or 27th or a UBS 3rd or 4th edition) 2. Horsley, Richard A. Hearing the Whole Story: The Politics of Plot in Mark’s Gospel. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. 3. Witherington III, Ben. The Gospel of Mark: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2001.
MI 605 The Making of a Missionary in the Post Colonial Era

Kay F. Rader

Read the biographical study of E. Stanley Jones and at least three others found in Mission Legacies, Biographical Studies of Leaders of the Modern Missionary Movement, New York, Orbis, 1993. (On reserve in Library) A one-page summary of the subject’s life and legacy and lessons to be learned is to be submitted by November 10. These readings may not be counted in with the required readings of 300 pages of material selected from the Recommended Reading list or Bibliographical Resource List.
MS 685 The Church Abroad: Cuba

Lawrence A. Rankin

Braum, Theodore A., (1999), Perspectives on Cuba and its People, Friendship Press, National Council of Churches, NY. 138 pages. 800/889-5733. Cañizares, Raúl. Cuban Santería. Inner Traditions Intl Ltd; ISBN: 0892817623. 160 pages Updated edition (March 1, 1999). Cuba/Florida Covenant Task Force, Florida Conference United Methodist Church (revised 2003) Guidelines for the Cuba/Florida Covenant Task Force, 73 pages. Available for purchase in the bookstore in Wilmore and from James Loftin’s assistant in Florida. GO Prepared. Videotape training program produced by Teams Commissioned for Christ International, Inc. 1999. Six thirty-minute sessions count as 150 pages of reading. On reserve in the Wilmore and Orlando libraries. Jatar-Hausmann, Ana Julia (1999), The Cuban Way: Capitalism, Communism and Confrontation, Kumarian Press, 184 pages. Lanier, Sarah A. Foreign to Familiar. Hagerstown, MD: McDougal Publishing, 2000. 128 pages. 800/962-3684. Open Doors. Cuba for Christ: The Amazing Revival. A Sovereign World International Booklet published in co-operation with Open Doors, 1999. 40 pages. 800/659-5965. Russell, Gary. The Role of the Short-term and Church-based Ministries. 40 minute audio tape counts as 30 pages of reading. On reserve in ATS libraries in Kentucky and Florida. Wingeier-Rayo, Philip Douglas (1998), Masters Thesis-- A Comparative Analysis Between the Wesleyan Revival in 18th Century England and the Revival in the Methodist Church in Cuba. Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary Library. Evanston, IL. 92 pp. Available for purchase in the bookstore in Wilmore and from James Loftin’s assistant in Florida.
NT 520 Introduction to the New Testament

Ruth Anne Reese

The New Testament (RSV or NRSV; however, the use of multiple translations is recommended) DeSilva, David A. Honor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture. Downers Grove: IVP, 2000. Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 1995. Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Writings of the New Testament: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999. Longenecker, Bruce W. The Lost Letters of Pergamum. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. Theissen, Gerd. The Shadow of the Galilean. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1987. Veyne, The Roman Empire. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997.
NT 641 Exegesis of Hebrews

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: Greek New Testament (Nestle-Aland for comprehensive students or an interlinear for concise students). Coljin, Brenda, "Let Us Approach" (in the "Readings" folder in the Course Center). DeSilva, David. Despising Shame: The Social Function of the Rhetoric of Honor and Shame in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1995. Lindars, Barnabas. The Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Buy TWO of the following commentaries (Hints below) Attridge, Harold W. Hebrews. Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1989. Bruce, F. F. The Epistle to the Hebrews. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. DeSilva, David. Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle 'to the Hebrews.'" Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. Lane, William L. Hebrews 1-8. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1991. —. Hebrews 9-13. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1991.
NT 641 Exegesis of Hebrews

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: Greek New Testament (Nestle-Aland for comprehensive students or an interlinear for concise students). DeSilva, David. Despising Shame: The Social Function of the Rhetoric of Honor and Shame in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996. Lindars, Barnabas. The Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Required: Purchase One Attridge, Harold W. Hebrews. Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1989. Bruce, F. F. The Epistle to the Hebrews. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. DeSilva, David. Preserverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. Lane, William L. Hebrews 1-8. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1991. —. Hebrews 9-13. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1991.
IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

Ruth Anne Reese and Ronald R. Crandall

Donovan, Vincent. Christianity Rediscovered. Orbis Books, 2003. Hart, Trevor. Faith Thinking: The Dynamics of Christian Theology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1995. Hauerwas, Stanley and William Willimon, Resident Aliens, Abingdon, 1989. McLaren, Brian D. The Story We Find Ourselves In. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. Snyder, Howard. Kingdom, Church, and World. Wipf and Stock, 2001. Wesley Reading Packet available at Cokesbury
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Sandra Richter

Required 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) WJ Dumbrell, The Faith of Israel: A Theological Survey of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002) Recommended Jon Levenson, Sinai & Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1985) Brevard S. Childs, OT Theology in a Canonical Context (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1985)
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Sandra Richter

REQUIRED: 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). WJ Dumbrell, Covenant and Creation: A Theology of OT Covenants (Paternoster Press, 2000 [1984]).
OT 752 Biblical Archaeology

Sandra Richter

Required Textbooks: Currid, John D. Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible: A Basic Guide. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Books, 2000. Mazar, Amihai. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: 10,000-586 BCE. The Anchor Bible Reference Library. New York: Doubleday, 1990. Hoerth, A.J. and G. L. Mattingly, E. Yamauchi, eds. Peoples of the Old Testament World. Grand Rapids: Baker books, 1994. The HarpersCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible, ed. James B. Pritchard. HarperSanFrancisco, 1997. The Ancient Near East, vol. 1, ed. James B. Pritchard. Princeton University Press, 1958/Arnold, B. and Beyer, B. Readings from the ANE. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002 Recommended Textbooks: Borowski, Oded. Daily Life in Ancient Israel/Stager, L. and King, P. Life in Biblical Israel. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001 Dever, Wm. G. What Did the Biblical Writers Know & When Did They Know It? Grand Rapids:Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2001. King, Philip and Lawrence Stager, Life in Biblical Israel. Library of Ancient Israel. Westminster: John Knox Press, 2001. Redford, Donald B. Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times. Princeton University Press, 1992. Stern, Ephraim. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, vol. 2. The Anchor Bible Reference Library. New York: Doubleday, 2001.
OT 753 Summer Archaeology Program

Sandra Richter

James Monson, Regions on the Run: Introductory Map Studies in the Land of the Bible. Biblical Backgrounds, Inc. 1998 ($19.95) Israel. Insight Guide Series. American Map Company. 2000 (ISBN #0887291570) ($22.95) The Bible (most translations are acceptable, paraphrases are unacceptable)
CO 625 Recognizing and Treating Addictive Disorders

George R. Ross

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: (1) list eight fundamental elements of an effective program for treating addictive disorders, (2) explain a sound rationale for conceptualizing the problem of an addictive disorder (3) depict a framework for addressing an addictive disorder, (4) list goals and objectives for treating an addictive disorder, (5)identify strategies for treating an addictive disorder, (6) define an addictive disorder from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, (7) list the four stages of an addictive disorder, (8) identify the attitudes underlying the personality structure of an addictive disorder, (9) identify the elements of an effective clinical assessment of an addictive disorder, (10) explain three important aspects of a healthy treatment environment , (11) list four distinct plateaus of recovery, (12) describe the change process, (13) define co-dependent enabling behavior, (14) outline the attributes and requisite skills of an effective addiction's counselor, (15) list the steps and principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and explain their Christian origin. (16) evaluate secular and Christian treatment approaches (17) apply spiritual growth principles and procedures to their own lives.
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Brian D. Russell

T. D. Alexander. From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch. 2nd ed. Carlisle and Grand Rapids: Paternoster Press and Baker Academic, 2002. FPPL Dillard, R. B. and Trempor Longman, An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. IOT Iain Provan, V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman III. A Biblical History of Israel. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2003 BHI James B. Pritchard, ed. The HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997). ATLAS
OT 611 Exegesis of Exodus

Brian D. Russell

A. Required specifically for OT 611. John I. Durham. Exodus. WBC. Waco: Word, 1987. Terrence E. Fretheim. Exodus. Interpretation. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1991. Michael Walzer. Exodus and Revolution T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. Downer’s Grove: InterVarsity, 2002. B. Required in previous courses (OT 501). Arnold, Bill and John Choi. Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge University Press, 2003. If you don’t have this text, you definitely need to purchase it. Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995.
OT 611 Exegesis of Exodus

Brian D. Russell

John I. Durham. Exodus. WBC. Waco: Word, 1987. Terrence E. Fretheim. Exodus. Interpretation. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1991. Michael Walzer. Exodus and Revolution T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. Downer’s Grove: InterVarsity, 2002. B. Required in previous courses (OT 501). Arnold, Bill and John Choi. "Guide for the Perplexed": Hebrew Syntax for Pastors and Students. Unpublished text but forthcoming through Oxford University Press. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament Based upon the Lexical Work of Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1971. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, Calif.: BIBAL, 1987. Seow, C. L. A Grammar
OT 612 Psalms

Brian D. Russell

1. RSV, NRSV, NIV, or some other non-paraphrased version of the Bible. The best Bible for IBS is one that contains only the text without paragraph headings, study notes, etc. I found it profitable to buy a completely unmarked "pew" bible to use exclusively for IBS. 2. David L. Thompson. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994 or Robert A. Traina, Methodical Bible Study. Purchase whichever text you have not previously read. 3. Patrick D. Miller, Jr. Interpreting the Psalms. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. 4. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching from the Old Testament. Louisville: WJK, 1989.
OT 612 Psalms

Brian D. Russell

Required Texts 1. RSV, NRSV, NIV, or some other non-paraphrased version of the Bible. The best Bible for IBS is one that contains only the text without paragraph headings, study notes, etc. I found it profitable to buy a completely unmarked "pew" bible to use exclusively for IBS. 2. David L. Thompson. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. 3. Patrick D. Miller, Jr. Interpreting the Psalms. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. 4. James Luther Mays. Psalms. Interpretation. Louisville: WJK, 1994. 5. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching from the Old Testament. Louisville: WJK, 1989. 6. Richard J. Clifford. Psalms 1-72 and Psalms 73-150. Nashville: Abingdon, 2002-03.
OT 612 Psalms

Brian D. Russell

Required Texts 1. RSV, NRSV, NIV, or some other non-paraphrased version of the Bible. The best Bible for IBS is one that contains only the text without paragraph headings, study notes, etc. I found it profitable to buy a completely unmarked "pew" bible to use exclusively for IBS. 2. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson . 3. William W. Klein, Craig Blomberg, and Robert Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Word, 1993) 4. James Luther Mays. Psalms. Interpretation. Louisville: WJK, 1994. 5. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching from the Old Testament. Louisville: WJK, 1989.
OT 612 Psalms

Brian D. Russell

Required Texts 1. RSV, NRSV, NIV, or some other non-paraphrased version of the Bible. The best Bible for IBS is one that contains only the text without paragraph headings, study notes, etc. I found it profitable to buy a completely unmarked "pew" bible to use exclusively for IBS. 2. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson . 3. William W. Klein, Craig Blomberg, and Robert Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Word, 1993) 4. James Luther Mays. Psalms. Interpretation. Louisville: WJK, 1994. 5. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching from the Old Testament. Louisville: WJK, 1989.
WO 515 Sacramental Theology: Christ in the Church

Lester Ruth

What the Student Needs for This Course: Required “Texts” and Other Items •A CD set (two CDs) which should already be sent to you. Please contact the ExL office immediately if you do not have these CDs. Contact the ExL office (type that in the address line of an email in First Class) if you have any difficulties running these. If you have trouble running the digitized video on the CDs, make sure you have you have Quicktime 6 or higher installed on your computer. It is available on the CDs. When running the CDs, turn up the sound on your computer’s speakers beforehand. The sound quality on some videos is marginal. CD #1 contains the material for Fellowship Methodist Church, which we will call our Touchstone Church. It also contains the materials for module #1 (Christ, the Sacrament of God’s Presence). This church is a semi-fictitious congregation that we will use for assignments and discussion. See below for more information. CD #2 contains the material for modules #2 (Christ’s fundamental ministries), #3 (Discerning the Presence of Christ), and #4 (Further ministries of Christ). Please note that these CDs are the property of the seminary and must be returned at the end of the semester. Copyrighted materials on the CDs are only for your use as a student in this course. They should not be distributed more widely. Please note, too, that the sound quality on some of the video worship segments is not good. Turn up the sound on your computer’s speakers before playing. For the worship service of the Touchstone Church, a complete transcript of the service can be found in the course center in the class folder in First Class. •A book and a course packet bought from the bookstore: The only book to buy is Holy Communion (Abingdon, 2003). (This is a book of prayers, called Great Thanksgivings, for the Lord’s Supper. Note that Holy Communion need not be bought if the United Methodist Book of Worship is already owned.) You should also buy the course packet with additional readings that will be available from the Cokesbury bookstore. •Something to keep as a journal as you devotionally use Charles Wesley’s Hymns for the Nativity of our Lord (available on the course website) and the book entitled Holy Communion. More information on the assignment is given below. •Materials to practice baptism and Communion or to do the alternative exercises if one is not on a track for ordination as an elder/presbyter. To practice baptism and Communion it would be best to do so with some sort of congregation, if at all possible, and in a space regularly used for worship. Baptism must include the baptism of an adult and a child. These exercises (sacramental or not) are to be tape recorded and sent to the professor by standard mail at this address: Asbury Theological Seminary, SPO 937, 204 N. Lexington Ave., Wilmore, KY 40390. More information on this assignment is given below. If at all possible, please send the tapes as standard VHS tapes. Due dates are given below.
WO 525 Time and Remembrance in Christian Worship

Lester Ruth

--Hickman, Hoyt, et al. The New Handbook of the Christian Year. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992. ISBN 0-687-22760-4 --Blain, Susan A. et al., editors. Imaging the Word: An Arts and Lectionary Resource, volume 2. Cleveland: United Church Press, 1995. ISBN 0-8298-1033-1 The Asbury Seminary
WO 525 Time and Remembrance in Christian Worship

Lester Ruth

What the Student Needs for This Course: Required “Texts” and Other Items •A CD set (three CDs) to be checked out from the library reserve desk for the semester. Contact ExL support (type that in the address line of an email in First Class) if you have any difficulties running these. If you have trouble running the digitized video on the CDs, make sure you have Quicktime 6 or higher installed on your computer. It is available on the CDs. When running the CDs, turn up the sound on your computer’s speakers beforehand. The sound quality on some videos is marginal. CD #1 contains the material for the two Touchstone Churches. These churches are semi-fictitious congregations that we will use for assignments and discussion. See below for more information. CD #2 contains the material for modules #1 (Story) and #2 (Week). The materials for module #1 are all short lecture segments. #2 has lectures and a video clip of a worship service. CD #3 contains the material for modules #3 (Year), #4 (Day), and #5 (Pastoral Rites). The first two modules have both lecture and worship videos. The last only has lecture video. Please note that these CDs are the property of the seminary and must be returned at the end of the semester. Copyrighted materials on the CDs are only for your use as a student in this course. They should not be distributed more widely. •Two books and one course packet to be purchased. These are available in the Cokesbury bookstores serving the respective campuses: --Hickman, Hoyt, et al. The New Handbook of the Christian Year. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992. ISBN 0-687-22760-4 --Blain, Susan A. et al., editors. Imaging the Word: An Arts and Lectionary Resource, volume 2. Cleveland: United Church Press, 1995. ISBN 0-8298-1033-1 --course packet The bookstore should also have available a very nice artistic poster representing the entire Church year. It is called the Year of Grace Poster Calendar 2004. The ISBN is 1-56854-416-2. This is a recommended acquisition, not a required one. •Something to keep as a journal as you devotionally use Charles Wesley’s Hymns for the Great Festivals (available on the course website) and the book entitled Imaging the Word. More information is given below. •Clean paper and writings instruments in each class will also be helpful. A laptop might be as useful. Sometimes we might stop during class so that I can have you write out a short reply to a prompt before we continue in discussion. •Materials for practicing Communion and baptism in class: Plate and cup, a white cloth approximately 1.5 feet by 1.5 feet, a baby doll, towel, a large and small bowl
WO 525 Time and Remembrance in Christian Worship

Lester Ruth

•A CD set (three CDs). Contact ExL support (type that in the address line of an email in First Class) if you have any difficulties running these. If you have trouble running the digitized video on the CDs, make sure you have you have Quicktime 6 or higher installed on your computer. It is available on the CDs. When running the CDs, turn up the sound on your computer’s speakers beforehand. The sound quality on some videos is marginal. CD #1 contains the material for the two Touchstone Churches. These churches are semi-fictitious congregations that we will use for assignments and discussion. See below for more information. CD #2 contains the material for modules #1 (Story) and #2 (Week). The materials for module #1 are all short lecture segments. #2 has lectures and a video clip of a worship service. CD #3 contains the material for modules #3 (Year), #4 (Day), and #5 (Pastoral Rites). The first two modules have both lecture and worship videos. The last only has lecture video. •Two books to be purchased. Both are available in the seminary’s bookstore: --Hickman, Hoyt, et al. The New Handbook of the Christian Year. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992. ISBN 0-687-22760-4 --Blain, Susan A. et al., editors. Imaging the Word: An Arts and Lectionary Resource, volume 2. Cleveland: United Church Press, 1995. ISBN 0-8298-1033-1 The Asbury Seminary bookstore will also have available a very nice artistic poster representing the entire Church year. It is called the Year of Grace Poster Calendar 2004. The ISBN is 1-56854-416-2. This is a recommended acquisition, not a required one. •Something to keep as a journal as you devotionally use Charles Wesley’s Charles Wesley’s Hymns for the Great Festivals (available in the course center in the class folder on ExL and on the course website) and the book entitled Imaging the Word. More information is given below. •Clean paper and writings instruments in each class. You will be asked to do quite a few immediate, in-class responses.
WO 602 Public Worship: Practicum

Lester Ruth

Texts and materials: --instructional practicum video by the professor --Schmit, Clayton J. Public Reading of Scripture: A Handbook. Nashville: Abingdon, 2002. --Schmit, Clayton J. Too Deep for Words: A Theology of Liturgical Expression. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 2002. --Stookey, Laurence Hull. Let the Whole Church Say Amen! A Guide for Those who Pray in Public. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001.
WO 700 Creative Preaching on the Sacraments

Lester Ruth

Textbooks: --Satterlee, Craig and Lester Ruth, Creative Preaching on the Sacraments, Discipleship Resources. --Yarnold, Edward, The Awe-Inspiring Rites of Initiation, The Liturgical Press. Additional reading from materials on reserve might include sections from the following: --Augustine, The First Catechetical Instruction, Homilies on the Gospel of John, Later Works. --Cyril of Jerusalem, The Works of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem. --Danielou, Jean, The Bible and the Liturgy, Univ. of ND Press. --Harkins, Paul W., St. John Chrysostom: Baptismal Instructions, Ancient Christian Writers 31. Westminster, Maryland: The Newman Press. --Harmless, William, Augustine and the Catechumenate.