South Florida Center for Theological Studies Miami Campus. Dr. Doreen McFarlane (954)

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1 South Florida Center for Theological Studies Miami Campus Dr. Doreen McFarlane (954) SSl02 Scriptural Studies III (6 credits) spring quarter Introduction to the Gospel of John. the Epistles. and Revelation Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-9 p.m., beginning March 5, 2002 Course Description (This third course in Scriptural Studies [SS 1 02] will complete the series of Scriptural Studies SSI00, 101, and 102). The three constitute an introduction to the basic elements of Hebrew and Christian scriptural studies, the developments and complexities of scripture and intertestamental texts and history. The course will follow an integrational approach relating such topics as history, biblical and critical interpretation, hermeneutics, sociological and ethical systems, Christian education and biblical theology. This course will include lectures, group discussion and participation. Students will continue the practice of biblical exegesis and will engage in research. By the time students have completed this third of the three courses, they will have an understanding of the biblical material and the history of its writing. They will also be familiar with the scholarly background of biblical criticism, and be able to choose and engage in appropriate methods of exegesis. Course Requirements 1. Attendance, motivation, assiduity in class preparation, enthusiasm for the tasks. (10% offinal grade) 2. One concise exegetical paper (2-3 pages) on one pericope from the Gospel of John. (20% of final grade) Due March One paper of 5-8 pages on the Epistle of your choice; its possible dating, background, themels etc. (40% of final grade) Due April 25thl One presentation to class (10-20 minutes in length) discussing a message. about the person of Jesus that is found in one of the Epistles or Letter to the Hebrews that is not common to the synoptic gospels. (30% of final grade) - To be presented the last week of the quarter. (Only the bibliography need be handed in - and shared with the class.) It is undentood that inclusive language will be used in both writing and class participation. Plagiarism will not be accepted. Papers must be written in accordance with Turabian' s A Manual for Writers of Teml Papers, 771eses, and Dissertations, listed below, and available in the SFCTS library. Topics of papers and presentations will be agreed upon by the end of the second week of class, and topics of class presentations by the sixth week. Both papers and class presentations will include a bibliograpby with at least three books (aside from required texts and Bibles). and at least one journal article.

2 Required Reading Brown, Raymond, E., An Introduction to the New Testament, New York: Doubleday, Read the chapters in Brown that pertain to each week's study. Commentaries of your choice. Handbook for Writing Papers Turabian, Kate 1., A Mamtalfor Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, sixth edition, revised by John Grossman and Alice Bennett, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, It is required that this handbook be followed in writing of all papers. About Library Use It is expected that students will make regular use of library resources. Increasing your ability to use theological libraries to enhance study and research is a vital and integral part of seminary education. Our library contains a good percentage of the books listed below and much more. Books not available in our library can usually be accessed through inter-library loan. Required Reading Students are required to read the chapters related to each of the topics (books of the bible) listed below for each day of class, from Raymond Brown's Introduction to the New Testament. It is also required to read Bruce Metzger's Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1993) in advance of the classes on Revelation. Class Schedule March 5 The Gospel of John: A Very Different Gospel Dating, Authorship, Context and Content March 7 Exegesis of the Gospel of John March 12 - Introduction to The Pauline and other Epistles, Romans March 14 - Romans cont'd March 19 - First and Second Thessalonians March 21 - Galatians March 26 - no school (break) March 28 - no school (break) Maundy Thursday April 2 - no school (break continues) April 4 - no school (break continues) April 9 - Philippians, Philemon April II -First and Second Corinthians April 16 -First and Second Timothy, and Titus April 18- Ephesians April 23 - Colossians April 25 - Letter to the Hebrews, James April 30 - First and Second Peter May 2 - First, Second, Third John May 7 - Jude May 9 - Revelation May 14 - Revelation cont'd

3 Class Schedule continued May 16 - Short Introduction to Apocrypha and Gnostic gospels May 21 - Apocrypha and Gnostic gospels continued May 23 - Review of Scriptural Studies 1, II, III May 28 - Class Presentations May 30- Class Presentations - Review of Scriptural Studies Bibliography Gospel of John Culpepper, R. Alan, Anatomy of the Fourth Go.lpel, A Study in Literary Design, Philadelphia, P A: Fortress Press, Culpepper, R. Alan, The Gospel and Letters of John, Interpreting Biblical Texts series, Nashville, TN, Abingdon Press Haenchen, Gospel of John, v.i & 2, Hermeneia commentaries, Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. Kysar, Robert, John, The Maverick Gospel, Atlanta: John Knox Press, Kysar, Robert, Preaching John, Fortress Resources for Preaching, Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, Sloyan, Gerard. S., What Are They Saying About John? NY: Paulist Press, Smith, D. Moody, John, Abingdon New Testament Commentaries, Nashville, TN: Abingdon, Smith, D. Moody, John Among the Gospels, The Relationship in Twentieth Century Research, Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, The Apostle Paul den Heyer, C.1., Paul, Man of Two Worlds, Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press Int'!. Horsley, Richard, A, ed., Paul and the Empire: Religion and Power ill Roman Imperial Society, Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press lnt'l, Neyrey, Jerome H., Pau In Other Words, A Cultural Reading of his Letters, Louisville, KY: Westminster/lohn Knox Press, ' Pagels, Elaine, The Gnostic Paul, Gnostic ExegesiS of the Palllille Letters, Harrisburg, PA: Trinti Press lnt'!. Roetzel, Calvin, Palll, The Man and the Myth, Personalities of the New Testament Series,Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, Stendahl, Krister, Paul Among Jews and Gentiles, Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1976, I and II Corinthians Snyder, Graydon F., First Corinthians, A Faith Community Commentary, Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, Talbert, Charles H., Reading Corinthians, A Literary and Tehological Commentary Of! I and II CorilllhiallS, NY: Crossroad, Wan, Sze-kar, Power in Weakness, The Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians, Harrisburg, P A: Trinity Press In!,J, '

4 Bibliography continued Romans Grenholm, Cristina lind Patte, Daniel, eds., Reading Israael in Romans, Legitimacy and Plausibility of Divergel1lIl1Ielpretations, Harrisburg, P A: Trinity Press Int'l, Hume, C.R., Reading Through Romans, Harrisburg, P A: Trinity Press Int'l Walters, James c., Ethnic Issues in Paul's Letter to the Romans, Changing Self-Definitions in Earliest Roman Christianity, Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press Int'!., Revelation Blevins, James L. Ed., Revelation, Knox Preaching Guides, Atlanta, GA: John Knox Press, 1984 Metzger, Bruce, Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation, Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, Prevost, Jean-Pierre, How To Read the Apocalypse, New york: Corssroad, Apocrypha Hanington, Daniel J., Illvitatioll to the Apocrypha, Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Other "Gospels" Miller, Robert J., ed., The Complete Gospels, Sonoma, CA: Polebridge Press, Pagels, Elaine, The Gnostic Gospels, NY: Vintage Books, a division of Random House, The Early Church Branick, Vincent, The HOllse Church in the Writings of Palll, Zaccaeus Studies, NT, Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, Brown, Raymond E., The Churches the Apostles Left Behind, NY: Paulist Press, Hills, Julian v., ed., Common Life ill the Early Church, Essays Honoring Graydon F Snyder, Harrisburg, P A: Trinity Press Int'l, 1998.

5 HISTORICAL STUDIES 102 [4 credits1 SPRING 2003 Marcos Antonio Phones: (Home) (Office) (Fax) (eel. ) Ramos Sr Eleven Tuesdays, beginning March 11, 2003, P.M. I. COURSE DESCRIPTION The third part of a year-long study of the struggle, growth, controversy and faith of the Church. This term will cover primarily the characters, issues and movements of the modern period. PRE REQUISITES: HS 100, 101 [or permission of professor]. II. PLAN OF THE COURSE The course will deal with the Modern period emphasizing the Protestant Reformation of the xvrth century taking into consideration national aspects, that is, the German, Swiss, French, Bohemian, Eastern European, Scandinavian, English and Scottish reformations and emphasizing the development of Protestant and Catholic theology after the Reformation, leading personalities of the period, the creation of modern denominations, the missionary expansion of the Church, the effect of Enlightenment and democracy upon institutional Christianity in the West and the development of Christian thought, the theological controversies of the XIXth and XXth Century, significant developments in North and Latin American Church History emphasizing the African American religious experience in the United States, Churches of the East, Third World developments and autoctonous churches, women and their role in the contemporary Church and the influence of both experiential religion and liberation theologies in the XXth Century and their outlook at the beginning of the XXlth Century. This year we will emphasize some of the lesser known aspects of Calvin's reformation. III. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES a. To introduce the student to the study of the Modern Church. b. To discuss the impact of the Enlightenment and contemporary secularism upon the Christian Church. c. To understand the reaction of the church in a changing world.

6 (2) d. To discuss some of the main personalities and the meaning of their work. e. To relate historical information to the development of Christian theology. f. To contribute to a better understanding of today's religious events and prepare for a post denominational age. By the time he/she completes this course he/she is expected to be able to integrate his/her knowledge of modern and contemporary church history and his understanding of the history of Christian thought to the rest of his/her theological career and to his/her ministry. IV. TEXTBOOKS Justo Gonzalez. A History of Christian Thought. Vol III. New York: Random House, Owen Chadwick. The Reformation. London: Penguin Books, V. BIBLIOGRAPHY Armstrong, Brian. Calvinism and the Amyraut Heresy. Madison: University of Wisconsin, Bangs, Carl. Arminius. Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Asbury Press, 1985 Benedict, Philip. Christ's Churches Purely Reformed. New Haven: Yale University Press, Bouwsma, William J. John Calvin: A Sixteenth Century Portrait. New York: Oxford, 1988 Bastian, Jean-Pierre. Historia del Protestantismo en America Latina. Mexico: UPSA, Calvin, John. Come Out From Among Them: Anti Nicodemite Writings. Dallas: Protestant Heritage Press, Carter, Stephen L. The Culture of Disbelief. New York: Harper/Collins, Conkin, Paul K. American Originals: Homemade Varieties of Christianity. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1997.

7 Drummond, Andrew L. The Kirk and the Continent. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, Emerson, Michael 0., and Smith, Christian. Divided by faith: evangelical religiona nd the problem of race in America. New York: Oxford University Press, Harvey, Van A. The Historian & The Believer. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, Gutjahr, Paul C. An American Bible. Stanford: Stanford University, Hastings, Adrian. A History of English Christianity London: Trinity Press, 1991, Herklots, H. G. G. The Church of England and the American Episcopal Church. London: A. R. Mowbray, Kosrnin A. Barry., Lachman, Seymour P. Religion in Contemporary American Society One Nation Under God: New York: Harmony Books, Lambert, Frank. Inventing the "Great Awakening". Princeton: Princeton University Press, Latourette, Kenneth Scott. A History of the Expansion of Christianity, 6 vol, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Leonard, Bill J. Dictionary of Baptists in America. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, Linwood, Urban, A Short History of Christian Thought. London: Oxford, University Press, McNair, Philip. Peter Martyr in Italy. Oxford: Clarendon, Marsden, George M. Fundamentalism and American Culture. London: Oxford University Press, Marty, Martin E. Modern American Religion, vol. 1. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, Oberman, Heiko A. Luther: Man Between God and the Devil. New York: Doubleday, McGrath, Alister. In The Beginning. New York: Doubleday, Norwood, Frederick A. The Story of American Methodism. Nashville; Abingdon, 1974.

8 (4) Pawley, Bernard & Margaret. Rome and Canterbury: Through Four Centuries. New York, Seabury Press, Robbins, John W. (ed). The Effiminate Church. Unicoi: Trini t y, 200l. Runciman, Steven. The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Great War of Independence. Cambridge: University Press, VI. REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS COURSE The student will prepare a term paper using as the form guide Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Any evidence of plagiarism would invalidate your work and grade. You will have to communicate to the professor, well in advance, about incornpletes and follow his instructions. The student will be required to visit the library and use its resources for the term paper and other research. He/she will also provide a written reaction to the assigned book about the Reformation and a book report on one of the books from the bibliography. Attendance and participation 20% Term Paper 35% Written reactions to book about the Reformation l5% Book Report 20% Reading of the Textbook lo% A 90-l00 B = C D = VII. ATTENDANCE Class meets as specified with one ten minute break. Students are expected to be in attendance for the duration of the class. If

9 (6) Week 5. Loyola and the Jesuits Reactions to Calvinism The Synod of Dort Arminianism The Thirty Year War Reading: Gonzalez Reaction to Chadwick's due Week 6. Lutheran Scholasticism Pietism Moravian missions Catholic missions The Modern Missionary movement Reading: Gonzalez Week 7. The English Bible English Church History after the Reformation The Elisabethan Settlement Puritanism Quakers Reading: Gonzalez Week 8. Radical Reformation Part II Quakers Wesley and the Methodists The Rise of Catholic modernism Gonzalez Week 9. American Church History from the Pilgrims to the Civil War Latin American Church History beginning with the conquistadores Latin American Theology & The Rise of Latin American Pentecostalism Reading: Gonzalez Week 10. Latin American Theology & The Rise of Latin Amnerican Pentecostalism The First and Second Vatican Council Missions and the Church in the Third World The Rise of the Pentecostal/Charismatic mov~ment Reading: Gonzalez

10 ( 7 ) Unit 11. New Theologies Women in the church Post denominationalism TERM PAPER DUE x

11 SOUTH FLORIDA CENTER FOR THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Spring 2003 Dr. Marcos Antonio Ramos Sr. Phones (Home) (0) (Office) (Fax) Classes: Eleven Thursdays P.M. beginning March 13, 2002 HS 306 EARLY CHRISTIAN LITURGY AND HISTORY (3 credits) I. INTRODUCTION The development of worship and ecclesiastical forms during the church's first eight centuries. PRE-REQUISITE: HS 101 and HS 102 (or permission of professor). II. PLAN OF THE COURSE This course will survey the origins of Christian Worship in the context of the history of the Church in the first eight centuries. Special attention will be given to the development of eclessiastical forms and a Christian ministry. The sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion will be emphasized and all other ceremonies will be studied. The student will be introduced not only to sources for the study of these matters but also for the variety of interpretations offered by different Christian traditions.

12 (2) III. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES a. To introduce the student to the sources for the study of Christian worship in the Early Church and the beginning of the Medieval period. b. To analyze different interpretations about the development of ecclesiastical forms and Christian ministry in the first eight centuries. c. To discuss the impact of the development of doctrine on worship and ministry. d. To relate historical information to the liturgies of the historic churches. e. To prepare the student for further study of Christian worship in more recent periods. By the time the student completes the course he/she is expected to be able to integrate his knowledge of the origins of worship and the development of ecclesiastical form to the rest of his/her theological career and ministry. IV. TEXTBOOKS Bradshaw, Paul F. The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship. Oxford: Oxford University Press, McKechnie, Paul. The First Christian Centuries: Perspectives on the Early Church. Downers Grove: Intervarsity, 2001.

13 (3) V. BIBLIOORAPHY Beasley-Murray, G. R. Baptism in the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Campbell, R. Alastair. The Elders: Seniority within earliest Christianity. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, Chadwick, Henry. The Early Church. London: Penguin, Davies, J. G. The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, Dulles, Avery. Modes of the Church. New York: Doubleday, Eusebius: The History of the Church. London: Penguin, Fiorenza, Elisabeth S. A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins: In Memory of Her. New York: Crossroads, Hauke, Manfred. Women in the Priesthood: A Systematic Analysis in the Light of the Order of Creation and Redemption. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, Muller, Richard A. Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms. Grand Rapids; Baker, Peliskan, Jaroslav. Mary through the centuries. New

14 (4 ) Haven: Yale, Rodorf, Willy. The Eucharist of the Early Christians. New York: Pueblo Publishing, Salliers, Don E. Worship as Theology: Foretaste of Glory Divine. Nashville: Abingdon, Turian, Max & Wainwright, Geoffrey. Baptism and Eucharist: Ecumenical Convergence in Celebration. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Warrentin, Marj orie. Ordination. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, VI. REQUIREMENTS Your final grade for this course will be determined by several different factors. Each student will prepare a five page typed book review of the two textbooks. Second, the student will prepare a project under the leadership of the professor. Through this project the student will apply some of his learning about ancient and medieval liturgies to his/her liturgical activities. He/She will chosse a sacrament or ceremony and compare the present day practice to the early Christian experience. Third, the student will attend all classes and participate in them. Fourth, the student is required to follow all of the reading assignments.

15 (5 ) Fifth, the student is required to make a presentation of his/her research methodologies the last day of class. Sixth, the use of our library's resources for the preparation of the project will have to be documented. VII. GRADING Book reviews 50% Project 30% Class attendance 10% Class presentation 10% VIII. SCHEDULE Unit I. Bradhaw I McKechnie I Unit II. Bradshaw II McKechnie II Unit III. Bradhaw III MacKechnie III Unit IV. Bradshaw IV Mackechnie IV Unit V. Bradshaw V Mackechnie V Unit VI. Bradshaw VI Mackechnie VI Unit VII. Bradhsaw VII Mackechnie VII Unit VIII. Bradshaw VIII Mackechnie VIII Unit IX. Bradshaw IX Mackechnie IX Unit X. Bradshaw X Mackechnie X Introduction to the course Roots of Christian Ministry Sources for the study of ancient Christian worship Liturgy and Church History Baptism Communion Ordination Other sacraments Worship services Women in liturgy Music Unit XI. Class presentation of research

16 UNIT I: The Church in the World March 8 COURSE OUTLINE Introductions. Explain syllabus and course objectives. Discuss the biblical, theological and historic bases for servant ministries and the social gospel. Discuss the relationship of religion and secularism to specific nations in today's world. Provide an overview of Reinhold Niebuhr's Moral Man and Immoral Society. Make assignments from Christ and Culture. March 15 Hear student presentations on Christ and Culture (chapters 2 through 6). Provide an overview of Phil Wogaman's Christian Perspectives on Politics (Part 2, pp ) - different perspectives on a Christian's involvement in society from evangelical, neo-conservative, liberal and liberationist points of view. March 22 (Paper on Christ and Culture due) Discuss separation of church and state. View tapes from American United... and "The Daily Show (Jon Stewart). Discuss the Barmen Confession and "Letter from the Birmingham Jail. The role of religion in the lives of U.S. presidents from Carter through George W. Bush (with an aside re: AI Smith and JFK). UNIT II: The church as community and the church in community March 29 Tribal loyalties and collective self-consciousness in the Hebrew Bible and in the infant Christian community. Discuss Peck's The Different Drum. Student presentations of A Servant's Manual: Christian Leadership for Tomorrow. Guest lecturer. Fred Morris: Dom Helder Camara and "the church alive" in Brazil. (Assignments for extra credit from Reitz, etc.) April 5 (paper on Foss and Peck due) Overview of Carl Dudley's Basic Steps Toward Community Ministry. Discuss particular churches cited by Dudley, as well as Broadway In Indianapolis ("The Church That Refuse to Die"), East Harlem Protestant Parish, Church of the Savior, Washington, D.C., Foundry UMC in Washington. D.C. and toclay's megachurches.

17 COURSE OUTLINE: p. 2 Unit III: The church as a prophetic community; the pastor as "prophef April 12 Student presentations on servant churches. Discussion of Glide Memorial UMC in San Francisco (see: No Hiding Place). Can a local church be a prophetic community? Where should the lines by drawn? Can a Christian leader be prophetic" in ways a congregation cannot? (Excerpts from Don Messer's Christian Ethics and Political Action and Jim Wallis' Agenda for A Political People - cite Sojourners Community in D.C.) April 26 (Paper on program development due) Papers on "program development and community need due. n Discuss. Preaching in the prophetic/servant community. Discussion of controversial issues: how to address them; how to develop them; how to provide essential biblical, theological and historic background. On being reasonable. Pastoral priorities and servant churches as agents of reconciliation. May 3 (Extra credit papers due) Recap course. The servanvprophetic calling at the dawn of the 21st century. Closing Worship (led by Prof. Armstrong) Break Final Exam

18 SYLLABUS SOUTH FLORIDA CENTER FOR THEOLOGICAL STIJDIES SPRING 2003 TH202 - THEOLOGICAL STIJDIES Dr. David Gasperson - Office hours - Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00-3:30 or by or phone. SFCTS (305) home: (561) ; church (561) gaspersond@aol.com Class meets online March 10 - June 9, 2003 except for Easter holidays April Mail papers and other ground mail to SFCTS, III NE 1st St, 8th floor; Miami FL I. COURSE DESCRJPTION This core seminar seeks to provide an introduction to the basic tenets of the Christian faith. While systematic in coverage, attention will also be given to the history of the development of dogma. Students will receive a strong background in basic Christian theology and will be involved in an integrative forum on theological questions emerging from the modern world aod applications of Christiao theology to contemporary ministry. II. COURSE PLAN This course wili include lectures by the professor aod discussion by the class. III. COURSE FORMAT Theology will be presented in this course using a "systematic" framework in which the major topics of theological concern are addressed individually. Within the systematic framework discussion will also include importaot observations from historical aod contemporary theology as well as practical and ministerial issues. This term the subjects for emphasis within the systematic framework will include Salvation, The Church, The Holy Spirit and Eschatology IV. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Overview: Requirements for this course include regular class attendance, reading of all assigned texts, two examinations, completion of a research paper on an approved topic aod brief summary of the conclusions from that research to the class. 2. Grading: Grade for the class will be based on the following: examinations 20 % each participation 20 % research paper 30 % presentation to class 10 % 3. Examinations: Students will be tested on class notes and readings assigned at each of two scheduled testing times. Tests are equally weighted and non-cumulative. 4. Absences: Class attendaoce is essential to achieve mastery of the course. More than two absences may result in the professor requesting the student withdraw from

19 SYLLABUS - page 2 the course. Withdrawal is the responsibility of the student. Online attendance is verified by completion of assignments, attendance in chats and responses to 5. Scores: Numerical scores and their letter equivalents for this course are: o F D C C C B B B A A 6. Research: Each student will submit a research paper of no less than ten (10) typed, double-spaced pages on a topic approved by the professor and preferably from within the immediate scope of the theological topics of this term. The paper should be researched and show adequate footnotes and bibliography to indicate sources. Turabian form guidelines required by the Center will be enforced on this paper. Bibliography should show at leastten (10) entries of which at least three (3) should be journal articles. Papers should be submitted by surface mail or through an attachment to using a program specified by the professor so the format can be checked. In addition, students will provide a brief, oral report to the class on the research and the conclusions of the paper. V. REQUIRED READING The following texts will be provided through the Center's bookstore at the administrative desk: C. J. Den Heyer. Jesus and the Doctrine of the Atonement. Harrisburg: Trinity, 1998 ISBN George E. Ladd. The Blessed Hope. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, ISBN Rebecca Button Prichard. Sensing the Spirit The Holy Spirit In Feminist Perspective. S!. Louis: Chalice, ISBN Letty M. Russell. Church in the Round' Feminist Interpretation of the Church. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, ISBN X Kate 1. Turabian. A Manual for Writers oftenn Papers. Theses and Dissertations 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago, VI. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Though not a part of the required readings the following volumes are recommended for additional reading and research. Numbers following some entries indicate location of the volume within the SFCTS library. Not all library holdings have been noted here and additions are made to the library all the time. Don't assume that the book is nnavailable just because a reference number is not listed. Check the catalog.

20 TH202 SYLLABUS - page 3 SALVATION Bartlett, Anthony W. Cross Pur:poses The Violent Grammar of Christian Atonement. Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, BT B THE CHURCH Beasley-Murray, G. R. Baptism in the New Testament Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, BV806.B Berrigan, Daniel. The Bride Images of the Church. Maryknoll: Orbis, BX 4661.B Giles, Kevin. What On Earth is the Church? Downers Grove: Intervarsity, BS2545.C5.G Hinson, E. Glenn. The Church Triumphant. Macon: Mercer, BRI62.2.H ce:=-:-:-. The Integrity of the Cburch. Nashville: Broadman, BV600.2.H Kung, Hans. The Church. New York: Sheed & Ward, BX1746.K Structures of the Church. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, Moltmann, Jurgen. The Church jn the Power of the Spirit. Minneapolis: Augsburg, BV600.2.M Regele, Mike. Death of the Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, BR526.R Russell, Letty M. Church in the Round Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, BV600.2.R Stagaman, David 1. Authority in the Church. Collegeville: Liturgical, BX 1746.S Watson, David C. I Believe in the Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, BV600.2.w THE HOLY SPIRIT Green, Michael. I Believe in the Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, BTI21.2.G

21 TH202 SYLLABUS - page 4 Holl, Adolf. the Left Hand of God: A Biography of the Holy Spirit. New York: Doubleday, BT 123.H Montague, George T. The Holy Spirit" Growth of a Biblical Tradition. New York: Paulist, BS680.H56.M Moody, Dale. Spirit ofthe Living God Nashville: Broadman, Prichard Rebecca Button. Sensing the Spirit The Holy Spirit In Feminist Perspective. S!. Louis: Chalice, Snook, Lee E, What in the World Is God Doing? Minneapolis: Fortress, BT124.S Stagg, Frank. The Holy Spirit Today' Biblical Teaching Applied to Present Needs, Macon: Smyth Helwys, 1994, Turner, Max. The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts: In the New Testament Church and Th.da}::, Peabody: Hendrickson, 1998 BS2545,G47 T ESCHATOLOGY Abanes, Richard, End-time visions' The Doomsday Obsession, Nashville: Broadman & Holman, BT 876.A Bauckham, Richard. The Fate of the Dead' Studies on the Jewish and Christian Apocalypses. Boston: Brill, BL 501.B Bauckham, Richard and Trevor Hart. Hope Against Hope' Christian Eschatology in Contemporary Context. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, BV 4638,B Bremmer, Jan N, The Rise and Fall ofthe Afterlife, New York: Routledge, 2001 BL 535. B Farley, Margaret A. and Serene Jones. Liberating Eschatology, Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, BT 823,L Johns, Loren 1. Apocalypticism and Millennialism' Shaping a Believer's Church Eschatology for the 21st Century. Kitchener, Ontario: Pandora, 1999 BT 823.A Koester, Craig R. Reyelation and the End of All Things. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, BS K

22 TH202 SYLLABUS - page 5 Kyle, Richard. The Last Days Are Here Again' A History of the End Times. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, BT 876.K Ladd, George Eldon. The Blessed Hope. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988 BT885.L ,. Presence of the Future The Eschatology of Biblical Realism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, BT94.L MacPherson, Dave. The Incredible Coyer-Up' The True Story of the Pre-Trib Rapture. Plainfield: Logos, Moltmann, Jurgen. The ComiD!: of God. Minneapolis: Fortress, BT821.1.M Theology of Hope. New York: Harper & Row, BT821.2.M Papadopoulos, Gerasimos. At the End oftime' The Eschatological ExpectatioDs of the Church. Brookline, MA Holy Cross Orthodox Press, BT P Sauter, Gerhard. What Dare We Hope? Reconsidering Eschatology Harrisburg: Trinity International, BT S Wright, 1. Edward. The Early History of Heaven. New York: Oxford, BM645 H43 W In addition to these books on the specific subjects covered in this term, the following books may be of interest in general and special fields: HISTORY OF DOCTRINE Gonzalez, Justo. A History ofchristiao Thought. (3 vols) Nashville: Abingdon, BT21.2.G Placher, William C. A History of Christian TheolQgy. Philadelphia: Westminster, BT21.2.B VII. POLICIES 1. lncompletes: An incomplete grade may be given only to a student who has been attending classes on a regular basis and submitting assignments and tests promptly but who is unable to complete the course due to an emergency. The request to complete

23 SYLLABUS - page 6 'course work must be made by the student and agreed to by the professor. It is the student's responsibility to arrange for completion of the course and to submit to the professor all course work by the date published in the academic year calendar, All requests for incompletes must be submitted in writing using the "Request for Incomplete" form available from the Registrar. For incompletes, the professor is required to submit two grades for the course - an "I" for incomplete, followed by a slash and the letter grade that the student will receive ifno additional work is completed (for example: "IID"). If incomplete work is not finished by the deadline assigned by the Center, the second grade automatically becomes the grade for the course - frequently that means failure for the course. 2. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as the use, without proper acknowledgment, of the ideas, phrases, sentences, or larger units of discourse from another writer or speaker. SFCTS is committed to the highest standards of scholarly integrity and the Dean's office will deal appropriately with any incident of plagiarism. Depending on the seriousness of the offense, plagiarism can result in failure of the course or even expulsion. Avoid plagiarism by being sure proper footnotes and bibliography are included on all your papers. 3. Respect: We are a multi-cultural and diverse educational community. In this course we will strive for inclusive language. We will not accept intolerance and abuse of others in any form and we will seek to broaden our own experience by incorporating the broad experience of others. While words and ideas are our individuality and our freedom, they may also hurt others. Let us be cautious. FOR COMPLETE CATALOG LISTINGS INCLUDING CENTER POLICIES. VISIT THE CENTER'S WEBSITE AT SFCTS.ORG. VIII. COURSE OBJECTIVES At the close of this term students are intended to have achieved the following objectives: 1. To demonstrate an understanding of the historical development of the Christian doctrine( s) of salvation. 2. To grasp the development and modem manifestations of the sacraments and ordinances of the church, the leadership institutions of the church and the role of the church within society. 3. To comprehend the growth of the understanding of the Holy Spirit in the Judeo-Christian tradition and the role of the Holy Spirit in today's worship and ministry. 4. To develop an appreciation for the expectation of the Church as it finds manifestation in the various eschatological theories and beliefs current throughout history and today. IX COURSE OUTLINE Week 1 - March 10 Topics: Roles of Christ and Models of Salvation Other Matters: Overview of syllabus and texts; introductions Week 2 - March 17

24 TII202 SYLLABUS - page 7 Topics: The Nature and Development of the Church Required Reading: Heyer (through chapter 5) - reading assignments are due for completion by the date on which they are listed Continuing Education Lecture: Dr. Margaret Miles 10:00 AM - March 17 -Miami - 8thfloor Week 3 - March 24 Topics: Offices and Authority of the Church Required Reading: Heyer (finish) Other Matters: Last day for drop/add - March 24 Week 4 - March 31 Topics: Ordinances, Sacraments and Rites of the Church Required Reading: Russell (one-third) Other Matters: Term Paper Topics Finalized Last day to withdraw without penalty - March 31 Week 5 - April 7 Topics: One Church and Many Churches (Ecumenism) Required Reading: Russell (one-third) Week 6 - April 28 Topics: Biblical Insights on the Person and Role of the Holy Spirit Required Reading: Russell (finish) Other Matters: Please have a bibliography ready for your papers. Midterm Exam Week 7 -May 5 Topics: The Holy Spirit at Work Then and Now Required Reading: (none) Other Matters: Start of Summer registration - May 6 Week 8 - May 12 Topics: Death and the Christian Required Reading: Prichard (chapters 1, 2, 3) Other Matters: Please have an outline ready for your papers. ContillUing Education Lecture: Dr. Ada Jl1aria Isasi-Diaz 10:00 AM - May 5 - Miami - 8th floor Week9-Mayl7 Topics: Biblical Expectations of the End Required Reading: Prichard (finish) Week 10 - May 24 Topics: Millennial Theories and the Modem World Required Reading: Ladd (one-half) Other Matters: STUDENT PRESENTATIONS Incomplete grades for winter term changed to letter grade May 27 Week ll-may31 Topics: Theologies of Hope and Expectation (Moltmann & Pannenberg) Required Reading: Ladd (finish) Other Matters: FINAL EXAM TERM PAPERS DUE

25 SOUTH FLORIDA CENTER FOR THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Spring 2003 Dr. Marcos Antonio Ramos Sr. Phones (Home) (0) (Office) (Fax) Classes: Eleven beginning Thursdays 6.00 March 't P.M. HS 306 EARLY CHRISTIAN LITURGY AND HISTORY (3 credits) I. INTRODUCTION The development of worship and ecclesiastical forms during the church's first eight centuries. PRE-REQUISITE: HS 101 and HS 102 (or permission of professor). II. PLAN OF THE COURSE This course will survey the origins of Christian Worship in the context of the history of the Church in the first eight centuries. Special attention will be given to the development of eclessiastical forms and a Christian ministry. The sacraments of Baptist and Holy Communion will be emphasized and all other ceremonies will be studied. The student will be introduced not only to sources for the study of these matters but also for the variety of interpretations offered by different Christian traditions.

26 (2 ) III. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES a. To introduce the student to the sources for the study of Christian worship in the Early Church and the beginning of the Medieval period. b. To analyze different interpretations about the development of ecclesiastical forms and Christian ministry in the first eight centuries. c. To discuss the impact of the development of doctrine on worship and ministry. d. To relate historical information to the liturgies of the historic churches. e. To prepare the student for further study of Christian worship in more recent periods. By the time the student completes the course he/ she is expected to be able to integrate his knowledge of the origins of worship and the development of ecclesiastical form to the rest of his/ her theological career and ministry. IV. TEXTBOOKS Bradshaw, Paul F. The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship. Oxford: Oxford University Press, McKechnie, Paul. The First Christian Centuries: perspectives on the Early Church. Downers Grove: Intervarsity, 2001.

27 (3) V. BIBLIOGRAPHY Beasley-Murray, G. R. Baptism in the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Campbell, R. Alastair. The Elders: Seniority within earliest Christianity. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, Chadwick, Henry. The Early Church. London: Penguin, Davies, J. G. The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, Dulles, Avery. Modes of the Church. New York: Doubleday, Eusebius: The History of the Church. London: penguin, Fiorenza, Elisabeth S. A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins: In Memory of Her. New York: Crossroads, Hauke, Manfred. Women in the Priesthood: A Systematic Analysis in the Light of the Order of Creation and Redemption. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, Muller, Richard A. Dictionary ~f Latin and Greek Theological Terms. Grand Rapids; Baker, peliskan, Jaroslav. Mary through the centuries. New

28 (4 ) Haven: Yale, Rodorf, Willy. The Eucharist of the Early Christians. New York: Pueblo Publishing, Salliers, Don E. Worship as Theology: Foretaste of Glory Divine. Nashville: Abingdon, Turian, Max & Wainwright, Geoffrey. Baptism and Eucharist: Ecumenical Convergence in Celebration. Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, warrentin, Marjorie. Ordination. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, VI. REQUIREMENTS Your final grade for this course will be determined by several different factors. Each student will prepare a five page typed book review of the two textbooks. Second, the student will prepare a project under the leadership of the professor. Through this project the student will apply some of his learning about ancient and medieval liturgies to his/her liturgical activities. He/She will chosse a sacrament or ceremony and compare the present day practice to the early Christian experience. Third, the student will attend all classes and participate in them. Fourth, the student is required to follow all of the reading assignments.

29 (5 ) Fifth, the student is required to make a presentation of his/her research methodologies the last day of class. Sixth, the use of our library's resources for the preparation of the project will have to be documented. VII. GRADING Book reviews 50% Project 30% Class attendance 10% Class presentation 10% VIII. SCHEDULE Unit I. Bradhaw I McKechnie I Unit II. Bradshaw II McKechnie II Unit III. Bradhaw III MacKechnie III Unit IV. Bradshaw IV Mackechnie IV Unit V. Bradshaw V Mackechnie V Unit VI. Bradshaw VI Mackechnie VI Unit VII. Bradhsaw VII Mackechnie VII Unit VIII. Bradshaw VIII Mackechnie VIII Unit IX. Bradshaw IX Mackechnie IX Unit X. Bradshaw X Mackechnie X Introduction to the course Roots of Christian Ministry Sources for the study of ancient Christian worship Liturgy and Church History Baptism Communion Ordination Other sacraments Worship services Women in liturgy Music Unit XI. Class presentation of research