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Attention is given to a study of the issues involved in cross-cultural communication, contextualization, and social transformation in evangelism and church planting in cross-cultural settings. A doctoral seminar focusing on the theology of mission in the Old and New Testaments with special attention to the operation of the Trinity, the missio Dei, the purpose and tasks of mission, church and mission, the nature and necessity of evangelism, historical developments in theology of mission, and current theological issues in Christian mission.
This course teaches various qualitative methods oriented towards intercultural mission and congregational ministry: participant observation, interviewing, how to write field notes, the use of audio and video in field settings, how to 'code' verbal data, and so on. Other topics include ethical issues in research, the place of theory in qualitative research, proposal writing for qualitative research, and recent controversies over how one 'represents' others in one's writings.
An introduction to the principles and practices of historical research within the discipline of missiology. The course with focus on historical methodology, the use and evaluation of primary and secondary sources including oral history , and the planning and execution of a mission-historical research project.
This course teaches methods of quantitative social science research. This includes topics such as survey design and execution; data collection, management and analysis; use of statistical tools and computer software.
The course also addresses the theoretical foundations and ethical guidelines for quantitative research, its application to missiological inquiry, and dissertation proposal writing. This course is taught as a workshop addressing the purpose, expectations and methodology of preparing for the comprehensive exam, dissertation proposal, and dissertation writing. It includes class instruction, reading of exemplary field statements and proposals, and active participation in the various oral hearings.
Counts as full-time student status when concurrently enrolled for 2 hours of ME or 6 regular course credit hours, affirms that a total minimum of thirty-five hours per week are invested in study, and the requisite form has been completed at the time of registration in the Academic Doctoral Office. Counts as half-time student status when the student is concurrently enrolled for 1 hour of ME or 3 credit hours of regular course work, the registrant affirms that a total minimum of fifteen hours per week are invested in study, and the requisite form has been completed at the time of registration in the Academic Doctoral Office.
Introduction to phonology, morphology, and grammar of New Testament Greek, with readings in the Johannine literature or the Thessalonian correspondence and vocabulary development.
Designed for students with little or no background in beginning Greek. Further study in phonology, morphology, and grammar of New Testament Greek, with readings in the Johannine literature or the Thessalonian correspondence and vocabulary development. Prerequisite: NT Review of the elements of New Testament Greek, giving special attention to vocabulary, verbal forms and grammar.
Prerequisite: a minimum of one year of credible undergraduate Greek with a B average. Introductory survey of the New Testament, including the life and ministry of Christ, apostolic history, New Testament literature, principal critical issues, and the unity and diversity of New Testament theology. Elective credit in MDiv program.
Auditors are not permitted in General Comp courses unless they have taken previous undergraduate course work in the subject or are not intending to complete the MA program. Demonstration of inductive Bible study method and treatment of the special teaching of a particular book or books of the New Testament based on the English text. May be repeated for credit as the book studied changes. Study in the use of Greek for the interpretation of the New Testament. Students will review morphological paradigms, expand their Greek vocabulary, survey the theory and practice of lexical semantics, identify proper exegetical methodology, and understand intermediate Greek syntax and grammar.
Special attention will be given to the analysis of Colossians Students must register for the same section of NT each semester. Prerequisite: NT or NT or a pass on Trinity's Greek proficiency test usually reflecting two years of undergraduate Greek. Further study in the use of Greek for the interpretation of the New Testament. Students will review intermediate Greek grammar and syntax, survey the theory and practice of textual criticism, strengthen their Greek vocabulary, exegete 1 Peter , and develop phrasing diagrams of selected passages they exegete.
This course, taught by the NT and PT departments, develops skills for interpreting New Testament passages for sermon preparation. Students will review Greek vocabulary, exegete passages from various New Testament genres, relate exegetical analysis to the larger biblical narrative, and develop exegetical outlines and summaries of the biblical texts they study. Prerequisites: NT and NT Topics selected deal with significant issues related to New Testament studies. A study of the Synoptics and Acts with emphasis on developing the skills necessary to be effective interpreters of these texts.
Students will evaluate various critical approaches to the Gospels and to the life of Christ, recognize the historical reliability of the Synoptics and Acts, analyze central theological themes, exegete selected Greek passages, and further refine the methodological skills they learned in NT A study of Paul and the General Epistles with emphasis on developing the skills necessary to be effective interpreters of these texts. Students will examine the life, mission, and theology of the Apostle Paul, evaluate the individual letters in their relationship to apostolic history and the life of the church, analyze central theological themes, exegete selected Greek passages, and further refine the methodological skills they learned in NT A study of the Johannine literature with emphasis on developing the skills necessary to be effective interpreters of these texts.
Students will evaluate the differences between the Fourth Gospel and the Synoptics, assess the different hermeneutical approaches to Revelation, analyze the theological contribution of each Johannine writing, exegete selected Greek passages, and further refine the methodological skills they learned in NT Stress on the theology of Paul, with consideration of the distinctive emphases of the epistle: Paul's teaching on Judaism, salvation history, the power of sin, righteousness, the Holy Spirit, and the future of Israel.
Prerequisites: NT , NT , or concurrent enrollment. Historical background and principal theological emphases of these letters addressed to a first-century Gentile church. The science of biblical interpretation with examination and explanation of the various systems of such.
Using selected passages of Scripture, the disciplines necessary in biblical interpretation come to be understood and developed. MA thesis writers register for NT in the department of their concentration. A total of three semesters extension for NT may be granted when progress is being made on the thesis. Examination of the structure and theology of Matthew, with special attention to exegesis of specific passages. Stress on the technique and method of book study. The distinctive emphases of the book are considered: the person and work of Christ, the philosophy of history, and the use of the Old Testament.
History of the period from the close of the Old Testament canon in the fifth century B. Prerequisites: NT or or concurrent enrollment.
Introduction to primary sources and recent literary finds in Judaism, the Hellenistic religions, and the social history of the early Roman Empire; provides a background for the study of the ministry of Jesus and the life and mission of the early church. Issues of importance in New Testament history, criticism, interpretation, and theology discussed in a seminar setting.
History and theology in the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. Special attention is given to narrative structure. Passages are selected from both books for study in depth. This course seeks to study the Book of Revelation from four perspectives: antecedents the meaning and use of 'apocalyptic' in the ancient world , models Jewish and Hellenistic apocalyptic works , exegesis the study of individual texts , and biblical theology the study of themes in the Book of Revelation.
Seminar in the contemporary literary and historical approaches to the Gospel narratives and the formulation of a constructive position regarding the synoptic problem, the structure of the Gospel narratives, the composition of the fourth Gospel, and the relation of faith and history.
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in NT A survey of the history of criticism of the New Testament primarily from the late eighteenth century to the present. Particular emphasis on the development of critical methodologies, relationships between critical approaches and worldview, and evangelical responses to the key movements. Prerequisites: NT or or current enrollment. This course works through representative quotations and allusions from different corpora in order to probe difficult questions surrounding the relationships between the Testaments.
Interest centers not only on questions of text and form but on the manner in which earlier texts are handled in later texts and on the diversity of ways in which texts are interpreted, the appropriation of techniques involved, and especially the hermeneutical axioms and warrants that explicitly or implicitly underlie such appropriation.
An attempt is made to relate such findings to selected larger issues of biblical and systematic theology, in short, how Christians can have a unified canon, preaching, and teaching from the entire Bible. Study in the methods and content of Jesus' teaching with collateral reading in the modern interpreters of Jesus.
Study in the theology of the Johannine literature, including critical appraisal of representative modern works. Analysis and synthesis of Paul's letters and related documents e. Includes evaluation of the New Perspective. Study of the major themes of New Testament theology, the distinctive contributions of the biblical authors, and the issue of unity and diversity within the canon of the New Testament. Intensive exegetical study of a selected book usually Acts, 2 Corinthians, the Pastoral Epistles, or Hebrews or series of texts, evaluating the methods and conclusions of representative commentaries in light of recent studies in grammar and textual criticism.
May be repeated as the instructor varies, register as NT Studies in Greek grammar and syntax as they inform New Testament exegesis with special reference to standard grammars and contemporary linguistic discussion.
History of the version; translation of representative passages; consideration of the Septuagint's influence on New Testament grammar, lexicography, and theology; interaction with past and current Septuagint scholarship. Prerequisites: NT ; and OT or consent of the department chair. Analysis of the materials, history, and principles of New Testament textual criticism with application to selected passages.
Prerequisites: NT , NT , or or current enrollment. An introduction to the primary sources, the secondary literature, and the major issues related to doctoral level New Testament studies. Students will become familiar with the scholarly editions of Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin, and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament as well as of the contemporary literature of the Hellenistic and Greco-Roman period, and with the lexicons, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and commentaries which scholars use in order to translate and interpret these texts.
The major issues and methods of New Testament research are introduced in a discussion of the Synoptic Gospels, the Gospel of John, the Book of Acts, Paul's Letters, the Catholic Epistles, and revelation, the history of New Testament research, the history of the early church in the first century, and the theology of the New Testament.
Students are expected to read at least Hebrew and Greek, preferably also Aramaic and Latin, as well as French or German. Required course for entering students does not count as a seminar. ThM participants completing the two capstone research paper option must register for NT in their department concurrent with registration for the advanced elective course in which they are writing a ThM capstone research paper. Both the course and the paper must be graded "C-" or better to receive credit for the paper.
ThM thesis writers register for NT in the department of their concentration. An introduction to the literature of the Old Testament, the history of Israel, critical issues of Old Testament formation, method in Old Testament study, and the theology of the Old Testament.
Examination of the geography of Bible lands, including an analysis of the physical topography of natural regions and ancient sites, an assessment of political and territorial subdivisions, and a diachronic unfolding of those events that have transpired in the land that lend themselves to geographic explanation. The course will suggest and illustrate how some large blocks of biblical material, as well as several entire canonical books, can be significantly nuanced with historical and theological texture as a result of discerning the spatial dimensions embedded in the text.
The relationship between archaeological data and the Old Testament is investigated with special interest in current problems in the field of biblical archaeology, such as the origins of Israel and the United Monarchy. The science of archaeology, fieldwork, and research methods are introduced. Demonstration of inductive Bible study method and treatment of the special teaching of a particular book or books of the Old Testament based on the English text.
Essentials of biblical Hebrew grammar with emphasis on morphology, phonology, syntax, and vocabulary. OT is taught in a sequence. Students must register for the same section both semesters. Cap Further consideration of Hebrew grammar and vocabulary with a focus on the Hebrew weak verb. Designed to prepare the advancing Hebrew student for exegetical study by a detailed consideration of Hebrew syntax and the reading of selected texts. Prerequisite: OT passed with a C- or better.
Students will learn how to use Biblical Hebrew for exegetical study of Old Testament texts. Attention will be given to semantics, as well as syntax and structure. The course will focus primarily on the poetics of biblical narrative. The course will introduce the student to basic types of discourse and lay a foundation for the analysis of both narrative and poetry, equipping the student to move from observation and analysis to synthesis.
The course will address strategies for moving from text to sermon and making the transition from exegesis to exposition. The course will establish the exegetical foundation for OT May not be audited.
Topics selected deal with significant issues related to Old Testament studies. Students will apply learned exegetical methodology to various genres within these books. Working in selected narrative and legal texts, students will examine key structural, contextual, thematic, critical, and theological issues.
Course must be taken in sequence. Utilizing skills acquired in OT , students will further develop exegetical competence in the Hebrew text of the Latter Prophets Isaiah through Ezekiel, the Twelve, and Daniel.
The course will advance the student's understanding of Hebrew poetry, its forms and techniques. Working in selected poetic and narrative texts, students will examine key structural, contextual, thematic, critical, and theological issues.
Advanced consideration of Hebrew poetry will facilitate work in selected poetic and narrative texts. Students will examine key structural, contextual, thematic, critical, and theological issues. A study of the approaches to the theology of the Old Testament in the last century in an effort to engage critically with recent proposals and develop skills for reading the Old Testament theologically.
A comparative study of religions of the ancient Near East, with special treatment of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Levantine and Israelite traditions. Various religious studies methodologies will be introduced, and sources for studying Ancient Near Eastern religions will be examined.
An investigation of the theories and issues related to the origins of Israel with particular emphasis on the textual sources, archaeological evidences, and anthropological models relevant to the question of historical reconstruction.
Warfare in the Old Testament and Ancient Near East is examined from ideological, religious, strategic, and tactical perspectives by investigating various textual, artefactual, architectural and iconographical sources. Theological and ethical issues will also be raised by study of pertinent biblical passages. An investigation of the study of the history of Israel from the origins of the nation to the end of the period of the Hebrew Bible.
An orientation in the world of the ancient Near East which surveys the social, economic, and political history of that region with emphasis on its relation to the Old Testament. Integrated with this material will be geography, archaeology, and the study of institutions as these contribute to an understanding of ancient Near Eastern history. A study of select readings from the Dead Sea Scrolls in Hebrew alongside the archaeological finds from Qumran and first century Palestine.
Particular attention is given to the contributions that this corpus makes to biblical studies, textual criticism, and the beliefs and practices of intertestamental and New Testament Judaism, as well a early Christianity. Prerequisite: OT MA thesis writers register for OT in the department of their concentration. A total of three semesters extension for OT may be granted when progress is being made on the thesis.
Guided reading in selected passages to develop facility with Hebrew vocabulary and modes of expression, provide continued review of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, and improve reading comprehension. Reading of the Aramaic portions of Daniel and Ezra and comparison of Aramaic phonology, morphology, and syntax with Hebrew.
Reading of Aramaic papyri and inscriptions from the first seven centuries of the first millennium B. Comparison of phonology, morphology, and syntax with biblical Aramaic.
Introduction to the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script of ancient Babylonia and Assyria and inductive study of the essentials of the grammar. Continuation of OT Guided reading in selected Ugaritic texts. Study of Ugaritic vocabulary, morphology, and syntax. Linguistic comparison of the language and texts with reference to points of contact with the Hebrew Bible. Introduction to Syriac grammar with limited reading of the Peshitta text of the Old Testament. An introduction to the early cuneiform script and a study of the Sumerian language and literature in its historical context.
A substantial part of the course is devoted to reading selected Sumerian texts from royal inscriptions and other genres. A study of selected extra-biblical Hebrew, Moabite, Philistine, Ammonite and Phoenician inscriptions according to their epigraphic contexts.
Particular attention will be given to issues of genre, culture, religion and history as related to the Hebrew Bible. Prerequisite: OT or consent of the department chair. This is an introductory course on the Egyptian language from the period B. The student will learn to read, transcribe and translate hieroglyphs. The grammar and syntax of Middle Egyptian will be covered as well. A study of literature from the Ancient Near Eastern world with special emphasis on literature that is important for reading the Old Testament in its context.
The course will include an informed reading in translation of selected texts in representative genres of literature from the various Ancient Near Eastern cultures. The student will develop a methodology for sound comparison with the corresponding biblical genres. Offered every other year. Prerequisites determined by seminar topic.
The course provides an introduction to critical issues, secondary literature, and methods for advanced biblical and theological study of the Old Testament and its world. The course will prepare students for the research and writing of a master? No auditors. A study of the textual evidence and theories regarding the compositional growth, progressive canonical development and recognition, and manuscript transmission of the books of the Old Testament from the 15th century B.
The course will also consider the issue of intertextual reference and interpretation within the Old Testament and its contribution to our understanding of the historical growth and development of the Hebrew Bible. Consideration of the historical, historical-critical, interpretative, and theological issues in Genesis in the context of careful exegesis of selected passages. Overview of the Psalter's structure, major genres, themes, theology, and exegesis of representative psalms.
A text-linguistic study of selected portions of the Hebrew text of Isaiah. Exegesis of selected texts with special attention to relevant theological issues. Attention to the book's structure, central themes, and historical, cultural, and literary contexts may also be included.
Introduction to the textual critical study of the Old Testament and its relationship to other areas of Old Testament study. Consideration is given to the goals and methodology of Old Testament textual criticism and the ancient versions as translations. Analysis of selected texts, comparing the readings of the Masoretic Text with selected ancient versions. Study of linguistic, methodological, and historical issues related to the Hebrew language. The course will survey the cultural, social, economic, and political history of the various regions based on primary source material with special emphasis on relationships to the Old Testament.
The course will integrate textual, archaeological, geographical, and institutional resources as these contribute to an understanding of Ancient Near Eastern history and culture. Offered every even year in the fall semester. The course will integrate textual, archaeological, geographical, and institutional resources as these contribute to an understanding of ancient Near Eastern history and culture. Offered every odd year in the spring semester.
Offered each fall. Offered each spring. ThM participants completing the two capstone research paper option must register for OT in their department concurrent with registration for the advanced elective course in which they are writing a ThM capstone research paper. ThM thesis writers register for OT in the department of their concentration. This course will focus on the problems of general historiography and consider biblical historiography.
Questions of selectivity, literary artistry, point of view, purpose, use of sources, and the author's theology that emerges from these will be studied. Course content will focus on biblical historiography in Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles. Theological foundations for preaching and sermon preparation with emphasis on biblical integrity and structural soundness.
Lecture sessions-must be taken concurrently with HM Only offered online. Lab sessions-must be taken concurrently with HM This course offers the basics of preaching and encouraging those who preach. Not applicable toward the MDiv degree.
Topics selected deal with significant issues related to homiletics. This course lays the biblical and theological foundations for preaching and develops preaching skills with an emphasis on faithfulness, contextualization, clarity, and spiritual power. Successful students will be able to defend a biblical theology of preaching and learn strategies to overcome common pitfalls in preaching. Students will expound two preaching portions from the epistles and receive informed feedback from a professor and peers.
Offered Quad B. Homiletics laboratory to provide students with opportunities to preach from narrative texts. Introductory lectures will focus attention on the hermeneutical and homiletical demands of that genre.
Prerequisite: HM or HM Homiletics laboratory to provide students with opportunity to preach from poetic or prophetic texts. Introductory lectures will focus attention on the hermeneutical and homiletical demands of those genres. Homiletics laboratory to provide students with opportunity to preach from the parables of Jesus.
Procedures for the preparation and presentation of sermons based on biblical doctrine. Study of the principles of hermeneutics in the context of the task of sermon preparation. Special attention given to the interpretation and appropriate application of the various biblical genre. Focus on the hermeneutical and homiletical skills needed to develop biblical sermons with relevance to the urban setting.
Offered only at the South Chicago Regional Center. This course, team taught by a member of the Old Testament and Pastoral Theology departments, helps students engage in careful exegesis of preaching portions from distinct genres so that the fruit of that careful study can foster faithful exposition. Students review salient characteristics of each genre, read each preaching portion in Hebrew and expound one text, having submitted a detailed exegesis of it.
Procedures for handling a biblical book as a unity and planning and presenting a series of sermons on that book. Prerequisite: HM Preparation and presentation of sermons for various evangelistic and conference occasions.
Using advanced methods, sermons on personal, community, and world problems are prepared and delivered. This course provides a teaching space and laboratory to give students tools, models, and opportunities integrating the disciplines of Biblical Theology and preaching.
It includes viewing online content delivered by the Charles Simeon Trust and participating in discussions on the content, which are then supplemented with additional readings that focus attention on the exegetical demands of Biblical Theology, specifically concerning how to study for teaching and preaching.
This course provides a teaching practice and laboratory to give students tools, models, and opportunities integrating the disciplines of Systematic Theology and preaching.
It includes viewing online content delivered by the Charles Simeon Trust and participating in discussions on the content, which are then supplemented with additional readings that focus attention on the exegetical demands of Systematic Theology, specifically concerning how to study for teaching and preaching.
Biographical and sermonic survey of homiletical and rhetorical theory and of Christian preaching from apostolic times through lectures and research with application to the improvement of preaching in our own time. Seminar discussion and advanced individual research on topics dealing with significant issues in homiletics. Pre or co-requisite HM Designed to assist in personal assessment of character temperament, learning style, talents, abilities and gifts, ministry and relational skills, and other traits relevant to ministry.
Based on these assessments, students will develop a personal plan to accomplish their goals through course work and an integrative paper. Should be taken during first or second semester of enrollment. A materials fee will be charged for this course. Specific subject sections noted below or as arranged with the Director of Field Education. Contact the Field Education Office, or review the online materials for current descriptions of these areas.
Prerequisite: Completed Field Education Orientation a one-hour session offered during the first week of the fall and spring semester; contact the Field Education Office for dates or have passed the Field Education Orientation Quiz. Once completed, students are cleared for course enrollment in a Field Education course. Repeatable as needed in the program. Contact the Field Education Office, or review the online materials for current description.
For fruitful Christian ministry, it is vital both to know oneself and to know God. This course helps students gain a biblical-theological understanding of how one grows in the knowledge and grace of God through Christ. This course also helps students understand themselves better so as to reflect on their vocational goals. Specifically, students will : 1 understand and engage in a biblical-theology of spiritual formation and sanctification centered on the "means of grace," 2 explore the importance of self-care in ministry in regard to oneself and one's family, 3 with the help of assessment instruments and a personal narrative, reflect on their own strengths, weaknesses and personalities as they pertain to vocational ministry and, 4 develop a Personal and Professional Development Plan.
A fee for assessments will be charged for this course. An examination of the history of urbanization with special attention to recent urban trends. Analysis of urban systems in the metropolitan context, with focus on the dynamics, problems, and opportunities in the central city.
Students are challenged to reflect on the implications for ministry and the mission of the church in an urban environment. This course will provide the student with an overview of the theology, theory, and practice of a church-planting ministry.
Special attention will be given to a model of evangelism for church planting, to the Pauline cycle, and to contemporary models of church planting. A preliminary assessment component for church planters is also included. Church Planting Bootcamp provides an introduction to the major start-up issues the planter faces. The objective is to provide a theological foundation and practical ministry skills that will enable the planter to start healthy, growing, reproducing churches.
Four stages of church planting: preparation, conception, development, and birth stage are explored. Offered each May. Topics selected deal with significant issues related to pastoral theology. Students will investigate church planting from a practitioner's point of view.
Particular attention will be given to leadership styles and skills, recruitment and training of leaders, and the integration of church growth principles with the practice of church planting.
Prerequisite: PT An exploration of the culture and dynamics of spiritual life, with special attention given to the nurture of the inner life through spiritual disciplines and participation in Christian community. The course is designed to promote the leading of an exemplary Christian life amid the pressures of school and ministry. The course will assist participants in exploring and evaluating various chaplaincy options as full or part-time ministry vocations.
Though primary emphasis will be given to military and institutional chaplaincies hospital, hospice, prison, etc. This course helps students, ministry staff and pastors grow in sensitivity and knowledge about how to navigate financial challenges common in a variety of ministry settings.
The course is designed to be flexible and developmental in nature, since each participant will come to the course with varying levels of financial knowledge, experience, and competency.
The goal is to build upon the different foundations each participant will be bringing to the course, and tailor assignments in a variety of ways to help each participant grow in understanding and wisdom. In recent years the issue of leadership has occupied a great deal of our thinking and attention. There is no shortage of resources and seminars on the subject. To be sure, there needs to be the infusion of fresh, godly, biblical leadership who are filled with the compassion of Christ and who are committed to advancing His Cause.
But what is distinctively Christian leadership? What does the Bible teach about leadership? What is the relationship between leadership and our effectiveness in ministry? These and other questions will be addressed in the course.
An introduction to Christian worship and the practices of pastoral ministry particularly in the liturgical leadership and pastoral care of the church. The course includes attention to the biblical theology and history of Christian worship, an examination of the interplay between worship and culture, worship styles, worship planning and leadership. Prerequisite; PT Diversity and Inclusion. President's Office.
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