ST502
Brown
ST502: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY II. Colin Brown.
DESCRIPTION:
This course examines what Christians believe about the identity of Jesus
Christ, his redemptive death, and the fundamental questions of justification,
sanctification, election, grace, and the life of faith.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
The course provides opportunity to think through fundamental issues of faith as
a basis for Christian living and ministry. The assignments enable students to
develop their own theology in a form which may serve as a basis for their
future teaching.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lectures and discussion.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE MATERIAL:
There are no set texts. Students are encouraged to draw on a wide variety of
material, including the following:
Brown, C. That You May Believe: Miracles and Faith--Then and Now. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985; reprint, Pasadena: Archive Bookstore, 1996.
________. Jesus in European Protestant Thought, 1778-1860. Paperback
reprint Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1988.
________. "Person of Christ," in G. W. Bromiley, ed. The International
Standard Bible Encyclopedia 3 (1986): 781-801.
________. "Trinity and Incarnation: In Search of Contemporary Orthodoxy," Ex
Auditu 7 (1991): 83-100.
________. "Historical Jesus, Quest of," in Joel B. Green, Scott McKnight, I.
Howard Marshall, eds. Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. Downers
Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1992, pp. 326-341.
________, ed. The New International Dictionary of New Testament
Theology. 4 vols. Revised edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986.
________. "Christology and the Quest of the Historical Jesus." in D. Lewis and
A. McGrath, eds., Doing Theology for the People of God. Downers Grove:
InterVarsity Press, 1996, 67-86.
Carroll, J. T. and J. B. Green et al. The Death of Jesus in Early
Christianity. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1995.
Charlesworth, J. H., ed. Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls. New York:
Doubleday, 1993.
Charlesworth, J. H. and W. P. Weaver, eds. Images of Jesus Today. Valley
Forge, PA: TPI, 1994
Chilton, B. and C. A. Evans, eds. Studying the Historical Jesus. Leidon:
E. J. Brill, 1994.
Dunn, J. D. G. Christology in the Making. 2nd ed.London: S. C. M.,
1989.
Ferguson, S. B and Wright, D. F., eds. New Dictionary of Theology.
Downers Grove: IVP, 1988.
Jewett, P. K. Election and Predestination. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985.
Meier, J. P. A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. 2 vols.
New York: Doubleday, 1991, '94.
Montague, G. T. The Holy Spirit: Growth of a Biblical Tradition. New
York: Paulist Press, 1976.
Schaff, P. The Creeds of Christendom, 3 vols., 1877. Reprint. Grand
Rapids: Baker Book House, 1983.
Witherington, B. The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of
Nazareth. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995.
ASSIGNMENTS:
A written paper and submission of notes, with critical responses. Students
completing their Systematic Theology courses may choose to write a Credo in
lieu of these assignments.
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
Meets M.Div. core requirement in Systematic Theology "b" (STB).
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.