strengt h of the premillennial sys tem; consideration of the leading amillennial writings. A dera iled analysis of the four pos itions rela tive to the time of the rapture; a bibli ca l and theol ogica l defense of the pretribul at ional view, with exegesis of crucial passages of Script11re. Prerequisite: T H 6 14. E lec ti ve for Th.M. students; oth ers by de partmental permission . TH 806 Theology Seminar (1-4) Selec ted probl ems in the fields of systematic or bibli ca l theology . E lective for Th.M. students; oth ers by departmental permi ss ion. TH 810 Johannine Theology (2) T he theology of the Johan nine writings, with emphasis upon the concepts char the writer himself emphasizes. Prerequisite: NT 501-502. F, lective for Th .M. st11- d en rs ; oth e rs by departmental permission. (Cross listed with NT823). TH 815 Advanced Ecclesiology (2) An intensi ve S[lldy of significant aspens of the c hurch related to its na[ll re, purpose and organi za tion. Particular a tt en ti o n directed to c urrent problem areas. Prerequisite: T H 614 or the equivalent in ecclesiology. E lect ive for 'T'h.M. students; o th ers by depamnental permission.
TH 827 The Doctrine of the Kingdom (2) An investi gat ion inrn the mean ing and purpose of th e Kingdom of God and its progressi ve devel opm en r within histor y . T he course includes discussion of his torical and contemporary rheolog ica l positions with emphasis upon the bibli ca l reaching in its hiswri ca l framework . E lec ti ve for T h.M. S[lldents; other by depart mental permission. TH 880 Directed Research (1-3) Supe rvis ed resea rch in se lec ted a reas o f theology. E lect ive for T h.M. s[lldents. TH 891-892 Research Seminar (3,2) Discussion and application of the central areas of rheology research a nd related fi e ld s of study. I nstru crion in research met hodol ogy , including th e identifi cation of a problem, the steps taken to reso lve it and writing the results. Hequired for th e firs t semester of th e T h.M . (Systematic Theol ogy} program. A second semester ma y b e taken to co ntinue research in the area of interest.
TH 730 Pauline Theology (2) The main themes of Paul 's doc trine from the bibli ca l th eo log ical pe rspect iv e. (Cross listed with NT 759). Prerequisite: NT 501- .'iOZ. E lecti ve. TH 740 The Doctrine of the Atonement (2) A study of the biblical meaning and sign ificance of the atoning work of Christ including a survey of the sig nificant hisroric.-al interprerations of the doctrine. E lect ive. TH 751 Theology of Mission (3) An introdu ct io n to theology of missions that focuses on the bib li ca l basis for missi on. This s tud y seeks to examine the moti ves , aims a nd met hods o f mi ss io n from bot h the Hebrew Bibl e and the New Tes tament. TH 761 Directed Study (1-4) Supervised read ing and research in sel ected areas of svstematic or bibli ca l theology. E lect ive. TH 771 Theology Seminar (1-4) T he study of selected areas of svstematic or biblical theol ogy. May be repeated for credit with different content. E lec ti ve. TH 802 Millennial Views (2) A ca re ful and inte nsive study of the three main eschatological views re lati ve to th e mill e nnium; the historical and biblical
TH 724 Eschatological Problems (2) Typi cal exegeti ca l and doctrinal probl e ms in th e a re a of Bibl e prophecy. Lecwres , assigned probl ems with written and c lass roo m repo rts, dis c us s ion and
library research. E lecti ve. TH 725 The Dispensational System (2)
An intensi ve study of that system of bibli ca l interpretati o n known as dispensationalism; its historica l background , mod e rn form and objections. Emphas izi ng primary theological and exegetical issu es or disagreement between dispen sational and no n-di spen sa tional positions. E lecti ve. TH 728 Theological Systems (2) Severa l major theolog ica l svstems of thought e mphasi z in g those within the Protest ant perspec tive, but a lso inc ludin g signifi cant Ruma n Ca tholi c and Jewish systems. Elective. TH 729 The Theology of the Gospels (2) An examinat ion of the t heologica l teaching of Jesus as recorded in the four gospel narratives. Special attenti on is paid to the chronologi cal development of themes taught by C hrist in the light of His pr~s e n tation a nd re j ec ti o n. (Cros s listed with NT 729). Elective.
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