BTSOP Graduate Program Program Overview Several of our past graduates and current students have expressed their desire to continue their studies upon graduation from the BTSOP. There are various options available, some of them very expensive. Our students can transfer their credits to Heritage Christian University and Freed-Hardeman University, basically entering the bachelor s programs in those institutions as a Junior. The Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver offers a bachelors program at a cost of about $500, but also requires two trips to Denver for what is called blitz week. It is our intention to provide a quality, non-accredited program for a minimal cost and the opportunity to study from home or office. We will charge a one-time application fee of $75. This will help offset extra time spent in record-keeping and costs of diplomas. The primary expense in this program will be books, and this can be somewhat expensive. Each course will require reading three to five books. The student will be free to select used books or even Kindle format books (if available) to help cut those expenses. We will place an application on our school webpage. The interested student will download that application, fill it out and mail it in with their $75 fee. Interested students graduating from a school other than BTSOP need to provide a transcript with that application. Students having graduated from the Hispanic program at the BTSOP are welcome to enroll in this program if they have the capacity to do the workload with the English texts and submit their work in English. There will be no time limit for this program. The students will work at their own pace and can take the classes in any order they choose (list of courses provided below). The student can only enroll in one course at a time. Any questions need to be directed to Pat McIntosh. He can be contacted by phone at 254-592-2234 or by email at pmcintosh1957@gmail.com. Courses Advanced Hermeneutics Old Testament Theology Leadership Ethics The Church in a Postmodern Society Bible Geography and Archaeology Advanced Introduction to the Old Testament Advanced Introduction to the New Testament Advanced Church History Advanced Apologetics Each course will require a similar workload. As noted above, each course will have a required reading load of three to five books. There will be a booklist provided with the syllabus. If a book is unavailable, the student may substitute a book with the approval of the instructor. Each student will also submit a book critique/review, using the format provided in the syllabus. This critique will be some five to six pages in length. The student will write a 20-25 page paper on a topic provided by the instructor. If no topic is provided, the student will have the freedom to write on a topic of his choosing included in the subject matter. Outlines/Introductions may also be required, based on the desire of the instructor.
BTSOP Graduate Program Course Listing and Required Reading #501 Advanced Hermeneutics Kaiser, Walter. Toward an Exegetical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1981. ISBN: o-8010-5425-7 Kearly, F. Furman, Myers, Edward P. and Hadley, Timothy D., editors. Biblical Interpretation: Principles and Practice, Studies in Honor of Jack Pearl Lewis. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1986. ISBN: 0-8010-5472-9 Linnemann, Eta. Historical Criticism of the Bible: Methodology or Ideology? Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990. ISBN: 0-8010-5662-4. Fee, Gordon D. and Stuart, Douglas. How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1982. ISBN: 0-310-37361-1. Beals, George F. How Implication Binds and Silence Forbids. Ann Arbor: PC Publications, 1998. ISBN: 0-9669247-0-3. #502 Old Testament Theology House, Paul R. Old Testament Theology. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1998. ISBN: 0-8308-1523-6 Kaiser, Walter C. Jr. Toward An Old Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1978. ISBN: 0-310-37101-5. Sailhamer, John H. Introduction to Old Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. ISBN: 0-310-23202-3. Smith, Ralph L. Old Testament Theology. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1993. ISBN: 0-8054-1606-4.
#503 Leadership Dale, Robert D. Pastoral Leadership. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1986. ISBN: 0-687-30349-4. Maxwell, John C. Thinking For A Change. New York, Boston, Nashville: Center Street, 2003. ISBN: 0-446-69288-3. Maxwell, John C. The 360 Leader. Nashville: Nelson Business, 2005. ISBN; 0-7852-6097-7. Maxwell, John C. Becoming A Person Of Influence. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1997. ISBN: 0-7852-7100-7. #504 Ethics Smith, F. Legard. Sodom s Second Coming. Eugene: Harvest House Publishers, 1993. ISBN: 1-56507-154-9. Lewis, Jack P. Ethics of the Prophets. Henderson: Hester Publications, 2001. Kaiser, Walter C. Jr. Toward Old Testament Ethics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1983. ISBN: 0-310-37111-2. Wiker, Benjamin. Moral Darwinisn: How We Became Hedonists. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2002. ISBN: 0-8308-2666-1 Geisler, Norman L. Christian Ethics: Options and Issues. Grand Rapids: Baker Academics, 1989. ISBN: 0-8010-3832-4. #505 The Church in a Postmodern Society Veith, Gene Edward, Jr.
Loving God With All Your Mind: Thinking as a Christian in the Postmodern World. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2003. ISBN: 1-58134-512-7. Ham, Ken and Beemer, Britt. Already Gone: Why Your Kids Quit Church and What You Can Do To Stop It. Green Forest: Master Books, 2010. ISBN: 0-89051-529-8. Sanders, Phil. Adrift: Postmodernism in the Church. Nashville: Gospel Advocate Company, 2000. ISBN: 0-89225-382-7. Erickson, Millard J. Postmodernizing the Faith. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. ISBN: 0-8010-2164-2. Beckwith, Francis J. and Koukl, Gregory. Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. ISBN: 0-8010-5806-6. #506 Bible Geography and Archaeology Rushmore, Louis. Biblical Companions: Geography, Archaeology and Sacred History. Winona: J.C.Choate/Louis Rushmore Publications, 2010. Adams, J. McKee. Biblical Backgrounds. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1965, ISBN: 0-8054-1113-5. Hoerth, Alfred J. Archaeology and the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. ISBN: 0-8010-1129-9. McRay, John. Archaeology and the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1991. ISBN: 978-0-8010-3608-8. #507 Advanced Introduction to the Old Testament Allis, Oswald T. The Five Books of Moses. Nutley: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1949 (newer versions available from Amazon) Allis,Oswalt T.
The Unity of Isaiah. Nutley: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1974. Young, Edward J. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1964. Archer, Gleason L. A Survey of Old Testament Introduction. Chicago: Moody Press, 1994. #508 Advanced Introduction to the New Testament Shackelford, Don. New Testament Survey. Searcy: Harding University, 1987. Thiessen, Henry Clarence. Introduction to the New Testament. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1943 (reprinted 1989). ISBN: 0-8028-3259-8. Carson, D.A. An Introduction to the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005. ISBN: 0-310-23859-5. #509 Advanced Church History Sunshine, Glenn S. The Reformation for Armchair Theologians. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. ISBN: 0-664-22815-1. Bainton, Roland H. The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. Boston: Beacon Press, 1985. ISBN: 0-8070-1301-3. Ferguson, Everett. Backgrounds of Early Christianity. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993. ISBN: 0-8028-0669-4. Bruce, F.F. The Spreading Flame. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1964. #510 Advanced Apologetics Geisler, Normal L. Christian Apologetics.
Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1976. ISBN: 0-8010-3822-7. Jackson, Wayne, Butt, Kyle, Lyons, Eric. Surveying the Evidence. Montgomery: Apologetics Press Inc., 2008. ISBN: 1-60063-007-3. Craig, William Lane. Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics. Chicago: Moody Press, 1994. ISBN: 0-89107-764-2. Dickson, Roger E. The Fall of Unbelief. Winona: J.C. Choate Publications, 1982. (If this book is unavailable, choose another text of your liking with at least 200 pages of text)