COURSE CATALOG

BL5001 Biblical Hebrew I

This is the first quarter of a three quarter sequence in the study of biblical Hebrew

Biblical Languages  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BL5002 Biblical Hebrew II

This is the second quarter of a three quarter sequence in the study of biblical Hebrew.

Biblical Languages  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BL5101 Koine Greek I

This is the first quarter of a three-quarter sequence of introductory study of Koine Greek (NT Greek). This course will focus on the mastery of vocabulary and the basic rules of Koine Greek syntax and grammar.

Biblical Languages  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Divinity

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BL5102 Koine Greek II

This is the second quarter of a three-quarter sequence of introductory study of Koine Greek (NT Greek). This course will continue focus on the mastery of vocabulary and the basic rules of Koine Greek syntax and grammar.

Biblical Languages  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry

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BLH6000 Biblical Hebrew Exegesis

This is the third of a three quarter sequence in the study of biblical Hebrew. Having mastered the basics of Hebrew vocabulary, syntax, and grammar, we will continue to study the Hebrew verbal system and apply our learnings to biblical texts. Throughout the course, we will work on a translation of either the book of Ruth or the book of Jonah, focusing on what our knowledge of Hebrew adds to our understanding of the text.

Biblical Languages  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BLK6100 Biblical Greek Exegesis

This is the third quarter of a three-quarter sequence of introductory study of Koine Greek (NT Greek). This course will focus on the details and nuances of biblical exegesis by reading in Greek an entire NT epistle, Ephesians, from beginning to end.

Biblical Languages  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry

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BS5000 Biblical Hermeneutics

This course provides students with a general introduction to the academic study of the Bible, with a focus on exegetical practice and methodology, and is intended to prepare students for BS5100: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible and BS 5200: Introduction to the New Testament, as well as other biblical studies courses.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Divinity

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BS5100 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (OT)

This is a general introductory course to the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). By making use of the results of current archaeological and comparative studies, significant attention is placed on the surrounding cultures of the ancient Near East and their impact on the development of the Hebrew Bible.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BS5200 Introduction to the New Testament

This is a general introductory course to the New Testament with an emphasis on the historical contexts and unique theological perspectives of the individual New Testament texts.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BS6101 Second Temple Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls

A basic survey course of Jewish literature from the Second Temple period with an examination of intertextual relationships with the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BST7002 The Apocalypse, from Daniel to the Walking Dead 

This course is an elective course in the ETS M.Div., MAPM, and academic MA curriculum. It provides a survey of apocalyptic literature, beginning with Second Temple Jewish texts and continuing through the New Testament book of Revelation. In addition, the course will explore how these apocalyptic ideas have been repackaged, re-interpreted, and re-imagined by contemporary popular culture in film and television.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BS7004 The Prophetic Tradition

This course is the second general course in Old Testament and is required at most of the cooperating seminaries.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BS7005 Psalms

The importance of the Psalms in defining the religious thought of the Old Testament is emphasized with particular reference to contemporary scholarship that lays bare the origins and development of the Psalms within their religious and cultural setting.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BS7006 Book of Job

During this course, we will undergo a study of the book of Job.  We will focus on its theological message through a close examination of structure and literary techniques.  Through careful readings and the use of an array of scholarly tools and approaches, we will consider the book’s message as it applies to the question of suffering, God’s justice, the proper role of lament, and creation theology. Special attention will be paid to the book of Job’s use within liberation theology and in non-first world contexts.

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BS7101 Paul the Apostle

This course offers a historical study of Paul’s life and letters with special emphasis on Paul the Jew and the extraordinary matrix of Jewish traditions of the Second Temple period as context for Paul’s intellectual and theological engagement.

 Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BS7102 Gospel of Mark

This course offers a detailed historical study of the Gospel of Mark and its presentation of Jesus as the suffering messiah.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BS7103 Gospel of Matthew

This course offers a detailed historical study of the Gospel of Matthew with its unique emphasis on the Jewishness of Jesus as the son of David messiah, descendant of Abraham, and the Jewishness of Jesus’ earliest followers.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BS7104 Luke-Acts

This course offers an in-depth historical critical reading of the two-part New Testament text known as Luke-Acts. Special attention will be given to the author’s unique perspective on justice issues, such as racism, the subversion of cultural expectations of the roles of women, and exploitation of the economically marginalized by the wealthy elite.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BS7105 Johannine Tradition

This course offers a detailed historical analysis of the Johannine Tradition. The focus of this course is an in-depth study of the Gospel of John, the Letters of John, and the Apocalypse of John.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry

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BST7103 Empire, Wealth, and Poverty in the New Testament

This course will examine issues of Roman dominance in the Mediterranean world from the second century BCE to the second century CE. Special attention will be given to issues of empirical ideologies of power, wealth, exploitation, and economic marginalization, as these important social and political realities were a concern for conquered peoples enslaved under Roman political and social dominance in this period.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity, Certificate in Theological Studies

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BST7201 Biblical Theology

From the various “theologies” of the Bible, you will explore options in developing a holistic understanding of the biblical message from the biblical text itself.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BST7203 The Bible and Film

This course will explore the history of biblical interpretation in film, including silent film, technicolor epics, and modern interpretations. Attention will be paid to the ideological construct of biblical adaptations, and how the selection and presentation of the material contributes to particular interpretations. The course will also explore the Bible and Film, in which the film is not a direct adaptation of a biblical narrative, but nonetheless has resonance with biblical narratives, characters, or themes.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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BST7500 Women and the Bible

This seminar explores the importance of women, gender issues and cultural constructs regarding women in the Bible and its ancient contexts.

Biblical Studies  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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CG 100A Colleague Group First Week

An essential component of every DMin Emergent Week are the meetings with your Colleague Group. Colleague Group is the setting for the interactive learning that takes place in your small group of DMin colleagues.

Doctor of Ministry 

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CG 200A Colleague Group Second Week

An essential component of every DMin Emergent Week are the meetings with your Colleague Group. Colleague Group is the setting for the interactive learning that takes place in your small group of DMin colleagues.

Doctor of Ministry 

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CG 300A Colleague Group Third Week

An essential component of every DMin Emergent Week are the meetings with your Colleague Group. Colleague Group is the setting for the interactive learning that takes place in your small group of DMin colleagues.

Doctor of Ministry 

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CG 400A Colleague Group Fourth Week

An essential component of every DMin Emergent Week are the meetings with your Colleague Group. Colleague Group is the setting for the interactive learning that takes place in your small group of DMin colleagues.

Doctor of Ministry 

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CG 500A Colleague Group Fifth Week

An essential component of every DMin Emergent Week are the meetings with your Colleague Group. Colleague Group is the setting for the interactive learning that takes place in your small group of DMin colleagues.

Doctor of Ministry

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CG 600A Colleague Group Sixth Week

An essential component of every DMin Emergent Week are the meetings with your Colleague Group. Colleague Group is the setting for the interactive learning that takes place in your small group of DMin colleagues.

Doctor of Ministry 

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COR 820 Introduction to the Doctor of Ministry Program I

The purpose of this course is to orient the new students to each other, the seminary, the ETS DMin process, and prepare them for candidacy.

Doctor of Ministry

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COR 821 Introduction to the Doctor of Ministry Program II

The purpose of this course is to guide the students into the process of developing a proposal for the doctoral project, out of which will come their dissertation.

Doctor of Ministry  ⁄ 

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COR 822 Practical Research and Methodology

This required course will introduce some basic theories and accepted practices that are necessary to design an appropriate research study for one’s DMin dissertation.

Doctor of Ministry 

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COR 823 Theoretical Foundations of Ministry Events

This course is designed to aid you, the ministry practitioner, to better evaluate yourself and your ministry setting as you develop your theory for your DMin project.

Doctor of Ministry

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COR 824 Dissertation Process I

This course assists DMin candidates to finalize their dissertations as well as prepare their presentations.

Doctor of Ministry

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COR 825 Dissertation Process II

This course helps the DMin candidate consider and pursue the process of publication.

Doctor of Ministry 

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ETH6000 Church and Society

The foundational ethics course in the ETS curriculum, exploring issues of community and mission, critical historical topologies of the relationship between Christ and culture and models of the church, and an in-depth focus on the church in contemporary North America in relation to issues of economic justice, racism, patriarchy and the environment.

Ethics  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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ETH6100 Theoretical Foundations of Christian Ethics

This course explores the meaning of ethics, the principle sources of ethical wisdom and various systematic approaches dealing with ethical dilemmas.

Ethics  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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ETH7002 Human Sexuality and Ethics

Ethics  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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EWT 930 Thematic Course

Each DMin Emergent Week will have its own unique Thematic Course. These themes are designed to challenge your horizons and to enhance your practice of ministry.

Doctor of Ministry

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FE7001 Field Education (Fall Term)

This is the first of a required three-quarter (one-year) sequence. Field Education provides the student with the opportunity for experience-based learning in a supervised ministerial setting.

Field Education, General Courses  ⁄  Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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FE7002 Field Education (Winter Term)

This is the second of a required three-quarter (one-year) sequence. Field Education provides the student with the opportunity for experience-based learning in a supervised ministerial setting.

Field Education, General Courses  ⁄  Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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FE7003 Field Education (Spring Term)

This is the third of a required three-quarter (one-year) sequence. Field Education provides the student with the opportunity for experience-based learning in a supervised ministerial setting.

Field Education, General Courses  ⁄  Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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GEN5001 Introduction to Theological Writing and Research

This required course for first-year students explores the process of scholarly research and writing in theological disciplines.

General Courses  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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HIS6000 Church History I

The Church History I and Church History II courses identify and explore the fundamental theological questions of the Christian tradition and examine the various ways in which the church evolved in response to those questions.

History  ⁄  Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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HIS6100 Church History II

The Church History I and Church History II courses identify and explore the fundamental theological questions of the Christian tradition and examine the various ways in which the church evolved in response to those questions.

History  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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HIST7001 Life and Thought of Martin Luther

This course will give an overview of Martin Luther’s life and his major writings.

History  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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HIST7002 Theology and Legacy of John Calvin

This course engages in a systematic study of John Calvin’s theology, with particular focus on the development of the Reformer’s thought in the various editions of Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion.

History  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity

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