GST 520 DISPENSATIONALISM and DISPENSATIONAL HERMENEUTICS Summer Dr. Larry R. Oats

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1 GST 520 DISPENSATIONALISM and DISPENSATIONAL HERMENEUTICS Summer 2017 Dr. Larry R. Oats This course is a study of the dispensations and covenants, the relationship between law and grace, and dispensationalism as a hermeneutical method. The course includes a study of the history, theory, and practical use of grammaticalhistorical interpretation. (3 credit hours) COURSE OBJECTIVES The purpose of this course is to study dispensationalism, both as a history of God s redemptive work and as a hermeneutical system. Several aspects of dispensationalism will be addressed: its historical development, its interpretation of biblical history, the relationship of covenants to dispensations, arguments raised against dispensationalism, the hermeneutics of dispensationalism as they relate to pretribulational and premillennial eschatology, the relationship of law and grace, major events that unfold in particular dispensations, and current trends in dispensational theology. MBU INSTITUTIONAL OUTCOMES supported by this course: 1. Communication Skills: Students will demonstrate competence in written, oral, and aesthetic communication. 2. Critical Thinking: Students will apply a framework for logical decisionmaking in various contexts. 3. Biblical Knowledge: Students will acquire skills related to biblical study methods, interpretation, and doctrine. 4. Biblical World View: students will articulate a world view that will tie all fields of study to the Scriptures to the praise of His glory.

2 STUDENT OUTCOMES. By the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. Understand and appreciate dispensationalism, both as a view of history and as a method of interpretation of Scripture. 2. Have a better exposure to dispensational literature. 3. Demonstrate critical theological thinking from a dispensationalism framework. Critical theological thinking involves the ability to formulate comprehensive theological description, definitions, and argumentation based on accurate analysis and scholarly synthesis of Scripture (exegesis and Biblical theology), with the goal of understanding theological tradition and present day theological views. 4. Have a better understanding of general hermeneutical principles. 5. Be introduced to the dangers in modern approaches to hermeneutics. TEXTBOOK READING: Required: Charles C. Ryrie. Dispensationalism. Chicago: Moody Press, (Entire book) Alva J. McClain. Law and Grace. BMH Books. (Entire book) Robert Thomas. Evangelical Hermeneutics: The New Versus the Old. Grand Rapids: Kregel, Chaps 1-3, 5-7, 12. Henry A. Virkler and Karelynne Ayayo. Hermeneutics: Principles and Processes of Biblical Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker, Chapters 1-7. Recommended: Herbert W. Bateman, ed. Three Central Issues in Contemporary Dispensationalism. Kregel, Witherington, Ben III. The Problem with Evangelical Theology. Waco, TX: Baylor Univ Press, (Pages , especially please note that Witherington is opposed to dispensationalism; this reading is one of the better examples of the opposition to dispensational hermeneutics) READING REPORT All required reading, reading done in the course of research for your paper and personal reading in areas of interest in the field of dispensationalism should be recorded and reported. Report your reading by submitting a list of books and the pages read in each book, along with a total number of pages read. The grand total should be at least 1200

3 pages. An Excel reading report and a PDF reading report can be found in the Research Module. Use either one. DISPENSATIONALISM OUTLINE A course outline prepared by the Professor is required for the course. Class lectures and discussion will be based on the textbooks, syllabus and other notes that may be presented in class. HERMENEUTICS SUMMARIES Your hermeneutics summaries will consist of two elements. 1. Read Henry A. Virkler and Karelynne Ayayo, Hermeneutics: Principles and Processes of Biblical Interpretation, according to the class calendar on my.maranatha. Summarize the key points of each chapter in bullet format (at least 5 main points per chapter); each bullet should consist of 2-3 sentences. 2. Then read Robert Thomas, Evangelical Hermeneutics: The New Versus the Old, according to the class calendar. Summarize the key points of each chapter in bullet format (at least 5 main points per chapter); each bullet should consist of 2-3 sentences. DEVOTIONALS Each student will write two devotionals based on some dispensational truth, not connected to the research paper. Follow the template in the Research Module. The first draft of these will be posted to MyMaranatha. Critique at least two of your fellow students devotionals, identifying their strength and weaknesses, and suggesting ways to improve the devotional. See the Class Chart for due dates. RESEARCH PAPER A scholarly theological research paper on some topic or problem within Dispensationalism is required. The student is free to choose his own topic. Check with the Professor regarding your choice of topic. Follow the Maranatha Guide. The paper should be pages of text, with footnotes. The grade will be based on: (1) Intellectual content (including a clear declaration of the issue under discussion, a fair representation of the various approaches to the issue, a biblical, exegetical and theological solution to the problem, and an explanation of the impact on the current

4 scene); (2) Literary excellence; (3) Structural layout and form; and (4) Bibliography of sources consulted. Possible Topics: The Content of Saving Faith in the Dispensation of. Where are the Heathen Dispensationally? The Efficacy of Animal Sacrifices in the Old Testament The Purpose of Animal Sacrifices in the Millennial Kingdom The Status of Israel as a Theocracy Between the Captivity and Christ The Relationship Between Prayer and Priesthood in the Dispensation of Law The Theological Meaning and Chronological Development of Spirit Baptism Resurgent Postmillennialism Spirit Indwelling in the Old Testament The relationship of Law vs. Grace. Has the law been abolished, fulfilled, or abrogated? What is the New Covenant and what is its relationship to the church? An Analysis of the Concept of the Covenant of Grace The Nature of Near Eastern Covenants and Their Bearing on Biblical Covenants The Christian s Relationship to the Ten Commandments What is the dispensational view of the kingdom? How is the church related to the kingdom? The Olive Tree Analogy of Romans 11 What is the relationship of the throne of David and the Davidic Covenant to the church and to the millennium The Relationship of the Millennial Kingdom to the Eternal Kingdom The Spiritual and Dispensational Status of the Disciples in Acts 19:1-5 The Dispensational Significance of the Various Kinds of Gospel Social Responsibilities of the Church Dispensationally Considered Missionary and Soulwinning Obligations in the Dispensation of Law The Dispensational Significance of the Various Kinds of Baptism in the Bible The Sermon on the Mount and its Dispensational Setting The Dispensational Considerations of Fasting The Dispensational Significance of the Mysteries of the Kingdom in Matthew 13 A Dispensational Understanding of the Israel of God in Galatians 6:16 Biblical Criteria for Civil Government in the present Dispensation

5 A Critique of a particular article or chapter in a significant book on Dispensationalism (Check with the Professor first) FINAL EXAM A final exam will be placed on our MyMaranatha class site. LATE WORK: You are now studying at a graduate level; expectations are, therefore, high. The Seminary expects you to perform your academic work in a timely fashion. The development of time management skills while in Seminary will greatly benefit you in the future, both in your personal life and in your ministry. Ministry involves managing numerous activities at one time. You are preparing for a life ministry which will focus primarily on serving people. This demands a serious consideration of your own schedule and the schedules of those whom you serve. To encourage you in the development and strengthening of your time management skills, the Seminary has established a Late Academic Work Policy. This policy is the minimum penalty for work not turned in on time. The professor may impose a greater penalty, but not a lesser. Work not turned in on the day it is due will have its grade reduced 4% for each calendar day that it is late. The Seminary realizes that serious extenuating circumstances, such as a lengthy illness or a death in the family, may prevent some students from completing class projects on time. Requests for appropriate extensions for these types of serious circumstances may be made to the Seminary Academic Senate, via a written petition submitted to the Seminary Office. Extensions will only be given for valid excuses. Everyone is busy; therefore, being busy is not an excuse for an extension. Projects turned in under an allowed extension will not be graded higher than a B. ADA Statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, the law requires that all students with disabilities be given a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Learning Assistance Program Director, in Old Main Room 207, (ph. 920/ ) or learningassistance@mbu.edu.

6 GRADING: The final grade will be calculated based on the following: Research Paper: 30% Reading: 15% Final Exam: 25% Hermeneutic Summaries 25% Devotionals 5% Grading Scale A A B B B C C C D 63-0 F CONTACT INFORMATION: PROFESSOR: Dr. Larry R. Oats Office: Oats@mbu.edu Feel free to drop by the prof s office or schedule an appointment in the Bible Office.

7 Week of: May 7 Week 1 May 14 Week 2 May 21 Week 3 May 28 Week 4 June 4 Week 5 June 11 Week 6 June 18 Week 7 June 25 Week 8 July 23 Monday Wednesday Friday Read Ryrie, Chap 1 and 10 Read Class Notes Week 2 Read Ryrie, Chapters 2-3 Read Class Notes Week 3 Read Ryrie, Chapters 4-5 Read Class Notes Week 4 Read Ryrie, Chapter 6 Read Class Notes Week 5 Read Ryrie, Chapters 7-8 Read Class Notes Week 6 Read Ryrie, Chap 9 and 11 Read Ryrie, Chapter 12 Read Class Notes Week 8 Syllabus and Course Chart Submit Virkler Chapters 1-2 Summaries Discussion Forum Initial Answer Submit Virkler Chapters 3-4 Summaries Discussion Forum Initial Answer Submit Virkler Chapters 5-7 Summaries Discussion Forum Initial Answer Discussion Forum Initial Answer Research Paper and Devotional Topics Choice Submit Thomas Chapters 1-3 Summaries Discussion Forum Initial Answer Submit Thomas Chapters 5-7 Summaries Post the initial drafts of your two devotionals Submit Thomas Chapter 12 Summary Discussion Forum Initial Answer Discussion Forum Discussion Forum Responses Discussion Forum Responses Discussion Forum Responses Discussion Forum Responses Discussion Forum Responses Devotional Responses Discussion Forum Responses Submit your Reading Report indicating the total reading for the entire course, including required reading. Submit Research Paper and Final Devotionals by Friday of this week FINAL EXAM must be completed by Friday at 5:00 PM. You have two hours to take this test. You may only open this test once. Once you open the test, the clock will start running; I suggest that when you open the test, that you immediately copy the questions into Word, answer the questions one by one, and post each answer as you finish into my.mbu. my.mbu has been known to close on its own and not allow you to finish your test. This is an open book and open notes test.

8 DISPENSATIONALISM Reading List (Asterisk indicates a non-dispensational stance) BOOKS Bahnsen, Greg L., et al. The Law, the Gospel, and the Modern Christian.* Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Bahnsen, Greg L. and Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. House Divided: The Break-Up of Dispensational Theology.* Tyler, Tex.: Institute for Christian Economics, Baker, Charles F. A Dispensational Theology. Grand Rapids: Grace Bible College Publications, Barndollar, W. W. The Validity of Dispensationalism. Clarks Summit: Baptist Bible Seminary, Bass, Clarence. The Backgrounds to Dispensationalism.* Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Bateman, Herbert W., IV, ed. Three Central Issues in Contemporary Dispensationalism.* Grand Rapids: Kregel, Beasley-Murray. G. R. Jesus and the Kingdom of God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Blaising, Craig A., and Darrell L. Bock, eds. Dispensationalism, Israel and the Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Boettner, Loraine. The Millennium.* Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, Bruce, F. F. The New Testament Development of Old Testament Themes.* Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, The Time is Fulfilled.* Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Campbell, Don and J. Townsend. The Case for Premillenialism. Chicago: Moody, Campbell, Don K., ed. Walvoord: A Tribute. Chicago: Moody, Chafer, C. A. God's Plan Through the Ages. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Chafer, Lewis Sperry. Dispensationalism. Dallas: Dallas Seminary, Clouse, Robert, ed. Meaning of the Millennium. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, Crenshaw, Curtis and Grover Gunn. Dispensationalism: Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow.* Memphis: Footstool Press, nd. Decker, Rodney J. Contemporary Dispensational Theology. Kansas City, MO: Calvary Theological Seminary, Ehlert, Arnold D. A Bibliographic History of Dispensationalism. Grand Rapids: Baker, Erickson, Millard. Contemporary Options in Eschatology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1977.

9 Feinberg, C. Jesus the King is Coming. Chicago: Moody, Millennialism: The Two Major Views. 3rd Edition. Chicago: Moody, Israel: At the Center of History and Revelation. Portland: Multnomah, Millennialism: Two Major Views. Chicago: Moody, 1980 Feinberg, John S. and Feinberg, Paul D., ed. Tradition and Testament: Essays in Honor of Charles Feinberg. Chicago: Moody, Feinberg, John S., ed. Continuity and Discontinuity: Essays in Honor of S. Lewis Johnson, Jr. Westchester: Crossway Books, Fruchtenbaum, Arnold. Israelology: The Missing Link in Systematic Theology. Tustin, CA: Ariel Ministries, Fuller, Daniel P. Gospel and Law: Contrast or Continuum?* Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Gentry, Kenneth L. Jr., He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology.* Tyler, Tex.: Institute for Christian Economics, Gerstner, John H. Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth.* Brentwood, TN: Wolgemuth & Hyatt, Hoekema, Anthony. Bible and the Future. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Ice, Thomas and Timothy Demy, ed. When the Trumpet Sounds. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, Ironside, Harry. The Mysteries of God. Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux, Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth. Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux, n.d. Johnson, S. Lewis. The Old Testament in the New. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Kaiser, Walter Jr. Back Toward the Future. Grand Rapids: Baker, Kaiser, Walter. The Uses of the Old Testament in the New. Chicago: Moody, Karleen, Paul S. The Pre-Wrath Rapture of the Church: Is it Biblical? Langhorn, PA: BF Press, Kevan, E.F. The Grace of Law.* Grand Rapids: Baker, Kraus, Norman. Dispensationalism in America.* Louisville: John Knox, Mason, Clarence E., Jr. Dispensationalism Made Simple. Arnold, MO: Shield Press, Prophetic Problems with Alternative Solutions. Chicago: Moody, McComiskey, Thomas E. The Covenants of Promise.* Grand Rapids: Baker, Pentecost, J. Dwight. Things to Come. New London, NH: Dunham, Poythress, Vern. Understanding Dispensationalists.* Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Radmacher, Earl D. The Nature of the Church. Chicago: Moody, Radmacher, Earl. Understanding Contemporary Dispensationalism. Portland: Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, Ryrie, Charles C. Dispensationalism Today. Chicago: Moody, 1965.

10 . The Grace of God. Chicago: Moody, The Basis of the Premillennial Faith. Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux, Saucy, Robert. The Case for Progressive Dispensationalism. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Sauer, Erich. The Dawn of World Redemption. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, From Eternity to Eternity. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, The Triumph of the Crucified. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Schreiner, Thomas R. The Law and Its Fulfillment: A Pauline Theology of Law. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, Scofield, C. I. Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth. New London, NH: Dunham, Showers, Renald E. There Really is a Difference. Bellmawr, NJ: Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, Inc., Stam, Cornelius. Acts Dispensationally Considered. Germantown, WI: Berean Bible Society, (Hyper-dispensational). The Fundamentals of Dispensationalism. Germantown, WI: Berean Bible Society, (Hyper-dispensational). Things That Differ. Germantown, WI: Berean Bible Society, (Hyper-dispensational) Strickland, Wayne G. Editor. The Law, the Gospel, and the Modern Christian: Five Views. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Tan, Paul Lee. Interpretation of Prophecy. Winona Lake: BMH Books, Thielman, Frank. Paul and the Law: A Contextual Approach. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, Toussaint, Stanley and Dyer, D. H. Essays in Honor of J. Dwight Pentecost. Chicago: Moody: Van Gemeren, Willem. The Progress of Redemption. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Weber, Timothy P. Living in the Shadow of the Second Coming: American Premillennialism Enlarged Edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Weber, Timothy P. On the Road to Armageddon: How Evangelicals Became Israel s Best Friend.* Grand Rapids: Baker, Westerholm, Stephen. Israel's Law and the Church's Faith.* Eerdmans, ARTICLES - PAMPHLETS - UNPUBLISHED PAPERS Aldrich, Roy. Has the Mosaic Law Been Abolished? Bibliotheca Sacra (1959).. The Mosaic Ten Commandments Compared to Their Restatement in the New Testament. Bibliotheca Sacra (1961). Barrick, William D. The Mosaic Covenant. The Master s Seminary Journal 10 (1999): Battle, J. R., Jr. Paul s Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9: Grace Journal 2 (1981):

11 Blaising, Craig. Contemporary Dispensationalism. Southwestern Journal of Theology 36 (1994): Developing Dispensationalism. Bibliotheca Sacra 145 (1988): , Doctrinal Development in Orthodoxy, Bibliotheca Sacra (1988). Bock, Darrell L. Current Messianic Activity and OT Davidic Promise: Dispensationalism, Hermeneutics, and NT Fulfillment. Trinity Journal 15 (1994): Evangelicals and the Use of the Old Testament in New. Bibliotheca Sacra 142 (1985): , Why I Am a dispensationalist with a Small d. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 41 (1998): Book, Mitchell. James Use of Amos 9:11-12 in Acts 15: Th.M. Thesis, Grace Theological Seminary, 1981 (TREN, # ). Brashear, Robert. Cornerstone, Stumblingstone: Christian Problems in Viewing Israel. Union Seminary Quarterly Review 38 (1983): Brown, Harold O. J. Covenant and Dispensation. Trinity Journal 2 (Spring 1981): Brown, Wesley H. Christian Understanding of Biblical Prophecy, Israel and the Land, and the Christian-Jewish Encounter. Immanuel 18 (Fall 1984): Busenitz, Irvin. Introduction to the Biblical Covenants: The Noahic Covenant and the Priestly Covenant. The Master s Seminary Journal 10 (1999): Cooper, Charles. The Use of Amos 9:11, 12 in Acts 15: Th.M. Thesis, Capital Seminary, 1985 (TREN, # ). Crutchfield, Larry. The Doctrine of Ages and Dispensations As Found in the Published Works of John Nelson Darby. Ph.D. Dissertation, Drew University, Rudiments of Dispensationalism in the Anti-Nicene Period. Bibliotheca Sacra 144 (1987): , Dekar, Paul. Does the State of Israel Have Theological Significance. Conrad Grebel Review 2 (1984): Dixon, Larry. Have the Jewels of the Church Been Found Again? The Irving- Darby Debate on Miraculous Gifts. Evangelical Journal 5 (Fall 1987): Dorsey, David A. The Law of Moses and the Christian. Journal of Evangelical Theological Society 34 (Sept. 1991).* Esser, H. Law. The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. Ed. Colin Brown. Essex, Keith H. The Abrahamic Covenant. The Master s Seminary Journal 10 (1999): Feinberg, John S. Truth, Meaning and Inerrancy in Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Journal of Evangelical Theological Society 26 (March 1983):

12 . Salvation in the Old Testament. Tradition and Testament. Ed. John S. and Paul D. Feinberg. Freeman, Hobart E. The Efficacy of Old Testament Sacrifices. Grace Journal 4 (1963). Gade, Ralph M. Is God Through With the Jews? Grace Journal 11 (1970): Greenburg, Gershon. Fundamentalists, Israel, and Theological Openness. Christian-Jew Relations 19 (1986): Gridley, Barry W. The Offer of the Kingdom: A Defense of the Dispensational Interpretation. Th.M. Thesis, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1984 (TREN, # ). Grisanti, Michael A. The Davidic Covenant. The Master s Seminary Journal 10 (1999): Gromaki, Gary. A Critique of the Use of Galatians 3 in the Theological Systems of A. Pieters, D. Fuller and A. Hoekema. Th.M. Thesis, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1984 (TREN, # ). Hagelberg, David. The Designation The Kingdom of Heaven. Th.M. Thesis, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983 (TREN, # ). Harbin, Michael. The Hermeneutics of Covenant Theology. Bibliotheca Sacra 143 (1986): Hoch, Carl. The Significance of the Sny-Compounds for Jew-Gentile Relations in the body of Christ. Journal of Evangelical Theological Society 25 (1982): Holt, Michael. The Millennial Sacrificial System of Ezekiel Th.M. Thesis, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983 (TREN, # ). Houghton, George. Some Issues Relating to Law and Grace in Dispensationalism. Unpublished paper presented to the American Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries. Kansas City, KS, Houghton, G. G. Lewis Sperry Chafer, Bibliotheca Sacra 128 (1971): Howard, Tracy. The Use of Hosea 11:1 in Matthew 2:15. Th.M. Thesis, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1984 (TREN, # ). Ice, Thomas. A Critical Examination of Progressive Dispensationalism. Biblical Perspective 5 (1992): 1-6. Jeremiah, David. The Principle of Double Fulfillment in Interpreting Prophecy. Grace Journal 13 (1972): Johnson, Elliott. Hermeneutics and Dispensationalism, in Walvoord: A Tribute. Ed. Donald K. Campbell. Johnston, Robert. Does Scripture Teach Millennialism: An Exegetical- Expositional Study of the Passages of Scripture Which Are Used to Support the Millennial Doctrine. S.T.M. Thesis, Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 1983 (TREN, # ). Kaiser, Walter C. God's Promise Plan and His Gracious Law. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (1990).*

13 . The Eschatological Hermeneutics of Evangelicalism : Promise Theology. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (1970).. Davidic Promise and the Inclusion of the Gentiles (Amos 9:9-15 and Acts 15:13-18): A Test Passage for Theological Systems. Journal of Evangelical Theological Society 20 (1977): The Promised Land: A Biblical-Historical View. Bibliotheca Sacra 138 (1981): The Promise to David in Psalm 16 and Its Application in Acts 2:25-33 and 13: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 22 (1980): Karleen, Paul S. Understanding Covenant Theologians. Grace Journal (1989). Kline, Meredith G. The Covenant of the 70th Week in The Law and the Prophets. Edited by John H. Skilton. Nutley, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, Kurtanek, Nickolas. Excellencies of Dispensationalism. Grace Journal, Spring (1962). Lightner, Robert. Theological Perspectives on Theonomy. Bibliotheca Sacra 143 (1986): 26-36, , Lincoln, Charles F. The Development of the Covenant Theory. Bibliotheca Sacra (1943). Longenecker, Richard. The Pedagogical Nature of the Law, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (1982).* Martin, Brice L. Paul On Christ and the Law. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (1983).* Martin, John A. Dispensational Approaches to the Sermon on the Mount. Essays in Honor of J. Dwight Pentecost. Ed. Toussaint & Dyer. Merrill, Eugene N. Covenant and the Kingdom: Genesis 1-3 as Foundation For Biblical Theology. Criswell Theological Review (1987). McCune, Rolland. Is Prophecy Being Fulfilled Today? Central Testimony (1981).. An Investigation and Criticism of Historical Premillennialism from the Viewpoint of Dispensationalism. Th.D. Dissertation, Grace Theological Seminary, 1972 (TREN, # ).. The Hermeneutics of Dispensationalism, or, What is Literal Interpretation? Unpublished paper presented to the American Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries. Kansas City, Kansas, Moo, Douglas. Law, Works of the Law,' and Legalism in Paul. Westminster Theological Journal (1983).. Paul and the Law in the Last Ten Years. Scottish Journal of Theology, 40. Nichols, Stephen J. The Dispensational View of the Davidic Kingdom: A Response to Progressive Dispensationalism. The Master s Seminary Journal 7 (Fall, 1996):

14 Payne, J. Barton. The Goal of Daniel s 70 Weeks. The Springfielder 40 (Summer 1976): Peer, Peter. The Church and the New Covenant of Jeremiah 31: Th.M. Thesis, Grace Theological Seminary, 1982 (TREN # ). Pentecost, J. Dwight. The Purpose of the Law. Bibliotheca Sacra (1971). Poythress, Vern S. Response to Robert L. Saucy's Paper [an analysis of Understanding Dispensationalists by Poythress]. Grace Journal (1989).*. Response to Paul S. Karleen's Paper, Understanding Covenant Theologians. Grace Journal (1989).. The Crucial Issue Between Dispensational and Non-Dispensational Systems. Criswell Theological Review 1 (1986).. The Locus of the Church. Criswell Theological Review 1 (1987).. The Presence of the Kingdom and the Life of the Church, Bibliotheca Sacra (1988). Pettegrew, Larry D. The New Covenant. The Master s Seminary Journal 10 (1999): Radmacher, Earl D. The Current Status of Dispensationalism in its Eschatology in Perspectives on Evangelical Theology. Edited by Kenneth S. Kantzer and Stanley N. Gundry. Grand Rapids: Baker, Reiter, Richard R. A History of the Development of the Positions. The Rapture: Pre-, Mid-, or Post-. Richard Reiter, ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Richard, Ramesh. Methodological Proposal for Scripture Relevance. Bibliotheca Sacra 143 (1986): Premillennialism as a Philosophy of History. Bibliotheca Sacra 138 (1981): 13-21, , Rogers, C. The Davidic Covenant in Acts and Revelation. Bibliotheca Sacra 151 (1994): Ryrie, Charles C. Mystery in Ephesians 3. Bibliotheca Sacra 123 (1966): Sandeen, Ernest R. Toward a Historical Interpretation of the Origins of Fundamentalism. Church History 36 (March 1967): Schreiner, Thomas R. Is Perfect Obedience to the Law Possible? Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (1984).. Paul and Perfect Obedience to the Law. Westminster Theological Journal 47 (1985). Saucy, Mark. Exaltation Christology in Hebrews: What Kind of Reign? Trinity Journal 14 (1993): Saucy, Robert. Contemporary Dispensational Thought. TSF Bulletin 7 (1984): The Crucial Issue Between Dispensational and Nondispensational Systems. Criswell Theological Review 1 (Fall 1986): Dispensationalism and the Salvation of the Kingdom. TSF Bulletin 7 (May-Jun. 1984): The Locus of the Church. Criswell Theological Review 1 (Spring, 1987):

15 . The Presence of the Kingdom in the Life of the Church. Bibliotheca Sacra 145 (1988): A Rationale for the Future of Israel. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 28 (1985): Showers, Renald. New Testament Chronology and the Decree of Daniel 9. Grace Journal 1 (1970): Smith, Robert. The Kingdom of God in Luke with Special Reference to Luke 17:20, 21. M.A. Thesis, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1983 (TREN, # ). Thomas, Robert L. The Hermeneutics of Progressive Dispensationalism. The Master s Seminary Journal 6 (Spring, 1995): Thomas, Robert L. Literary Genre and Hermeneutics of the Apocalypse. The Master s Seminary Journal (1991). Toussaint, Stanley. A Biblical Defense of Dispensationalism. In Walvoord: A Tribute. Ed. Donald K. Cam`pbell.. The Kingdom in Matthew's Gospel. In Essays in Honor of J. Dwight Pentecost. Ed. Toussaint & Dyer. Turner, David. The Continuity of Scripture and Eschatology: Key Hermeneutical Issues. Grace Theological Journal 6 (1985): VanGemeren, Willem A. Israel as the Hermeneutical Crux in the Interpretation of Prophecy. Westminster Journal of Theology 6 (1985): Ware, Bruce A. Is the Church in View in Matthew 24-25? Bibliotheca Sacra 138 (1981): Witmer, John A. A Review of Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth. Bibliotheca Sacra (1992). Zens, John. Redemptive History and Will of God. Search Together 14 (1985): The student is also directed to these helpful websites: ntresources.com/dsg.html This is the repository of the Dispensationalism Study Group of the Evangelical Theological Society. This site focuses primarily on eschatological issues. This is the collection of papers from the Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics.