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A BEGINNER’S “SCHOOL” of THEOLOGICAL STUDIES “Faculty”: Bernard T. Adeney, V.S. Azariah, Paul Beasley-Murray, F.F. Bruce, Paul Burgess, Colin Chapman, H.E .Ellison, Walter A. Elwell, Gordon Fee, J. Foster, Ken Gnanakam, Graeme Goldsworthy, Stanley J. Grenz, Tony Lane, Lois E. LeBar, Alister McGrath, Stephen Motyer, Roger E. Olsen, I. Myers Briggs, J.I. Packer, Scott B.Rae, Haddon Robinson, Erich Sauer, J. Oswald Sanders, Donald K Smith, Douglas Stuart, John Stott,Derek Tidball, Stephen Travis, Evelyn Underhill, David Watson 30 theological authors of the 20th century, through a study of over 30 key books covering the major fields of theological study, provide a basic foundation for all future learning in the world of Christian thought, faith and practice. Students of this “school”, by reading the books listed below, can “listen in” on the teachers selected above for clear and succinct presentation of their subjects.

FIELD 100 BIBLICAL STUDIES

Reference Manual Origins & Interpretation Bible Study Old Testament New Testament 200 CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE Biblical Theology: NT OT Systematic Theology 300 APOLOGETICS 400 CONTEMPORARY STUDIES Islam 500 COMMUNICATION Homiletics Missiology 600 CHURCH HISTORY The Church in Pakistan Historical Theology 700 PRACTICAL THEOLOGY Individual Development Christian Ethics Study Methods Christian Education 800 PASTORAL THEOLOGY Worship (Doxology) Christian Leadership

Classifi ca -tion No.

103 104 115 117 123 163 200 204 210 360 401 459 500 522 550 600 620 634 691 710 713.1 729.4 750 770 773 800 800 716.3 841 844 848 850

TITLE of BOOK The Bible as a Whole – Stephen Travis (D) The Students/Pocket Bible Handbook – W.A.Elwell How the Bible comes to us – Paul Burgess*(M) How to Read the Bible for all its Worth – Fee/Stuart (D) The Message of the O.T. – H.E. Ellison (D) The Message of the N.T. - F.F. Bruce (D) /(D) Men with a Message – John Stott (Reviser: S Motyer) Who needs Theology? – Grenz & Olson (M) According to Plan – Graeme Goldsworthy (M) The Dawn of World Redemption - Erich Sauer (M) The Triumph of the Crucified – Erich Sauer (M) Knowing God – J.I. Packer (M) Bridge-building – Alister McGrath (L) The Contemporary Christian – John Stott (L) The Cross and the Crescent – Colin Chapman (M) Creating Understanding – Donald Smith(M) Expository Preaching - Haddon Robinson (M) Kingdom Concerns – Ken Gnanakam (L) Beginning from Jerusalem - J. Foster (D) To all the Nations – J. Foster (M) - - - - -(D) Christian Thought – Tony Lane (L) Discipleship – David Watson (D) Gifts Differing – I. Myers Briggs (L) Moral Choices – Scott B Rae (M) Strange Virtues – Bernard T. Adeney (L) How to Study – Paul Burgess*(D) Education that is Christian – Lois E. LeBar I want to be a Christian – J.I. Packer (D) Skilful Shepherds – Derek Tidball A Call to Excellence - Paul Beasley-Murray (L) Worship – Evelyn Underhill (M) Spiritual Leadership – J. Oswald Saunders (L) A Passion for Faithfulness – J.I. Packer (L) Christian Giving – V.S. Azariah (D) - - - - - (L) * in preparation LEVELS: D: Discipleship M: Ministry L: Leadership

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The “Programme” The books for study are laid out below as “text-books” to be followed over a nine-term period. The three levels of study are indicated as follows: 1st Year: Discipleship course. This course lays a basis for future study. 2nd Year: Ministry course. This prepares for local ministry in the congregation. 3rd Year: Leadership course. This is intended for potential church leaders. Most of the books listed are accessible, in the sense of currently being in print, but also, more importantly, in the sense of being reasonably easy to study. The majority are by popular authors, written with a view to the layman but at some depth. Numbers refer to the PROGRESSIVE CLASSIFICATIOIN arrangement of courses for a Theological Curriculum.

Disc.

Term 1

Lead.

Term 3

773 I want to be a Christian

117 How to read the Bible for all it’s worth

710 Discipleship

750 How to Study

123 The Message of the Old Testament 600 Beginning from Jerusalem 720 Moral Choices

163 Men with a Message OR 163 The Message of the New Testament 848 Christian Giving

103 The Bible as a whole

Min.

Term 2

Term 1 200 Who needs theology? 115 How the Bible comes to us 500 Creating Understanding 204 According to Plan

Term 1 800 Skilful Shepherds 550 Kingdom Concerns 401 The Contemporary Christian 844 A Passion for Faithfulness 691 Christian Thought

Term 2 522 Expository Preach -ing 204 The Dawn of World Redemption 620 To all the Nations 716.3 Worship

Term 2 800 A Call to Excellence 360 Bridge-building 719.4 Gifts Differing 720 Strange Virtues: Ethics in a Multicultural World

691 Christian Thought (continued)

Term 3 210 Knowing God 204 The Triumph of the Crucified 634 The Church in Pakistan 770 Education that is Christian

Term 3 841 Spiritual Leadership 850 Church Government 459 The Cross and the Crescent 800 Skilful Shepherds (continued) 691 Christian Thought (continued)

METHOD of STUDY: Each of the above books may be studied by analyzing each chapter as follows: Chapter Title:…………………………………….. SUBJECT – What the chapter is about KEY POINTS – Significant FACTS given – EVENTS described – IDEAS presented – ISSUES raised INSIGHTS GAINED – New understandings gained – previous understandings clarified APPLICATION – Any ways in which the lessons of the chapter apply to us today EVALUATION (After reading the whole book) – Would you recommend this book to a friend? If so, why? If not, why not?