ASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Degree Completion Program Springfield Missouri BTHD 533 THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH February 14 21 March 6 13 20 Thursday evenings 6 00 10 00 p m 3 Credits Edgar R Lee S T D elee agts edu or edgarrlee mchsi com Home 417 887 9204 Spring 2008 COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE DESCRIPTION An investigation of the role of the Holy Spirit in the primitive Christian community The ministry of the Spirit in the worship and interpersonal relations of Christians will be stressed Includes a special unit on the theology of the Church COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course the student should have demonstrated in class discussions presentations examinations and written papers 1 An understanding of the New Testament witness to the work of the Holy Spirit in the earliest Christian church 2 An understanding of the Pentecostal doctrine of baptism in the Holy Spirit in the light of the biblical witness and contemporary theological analysis 3 An understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit in gifting the church and its members for service 4 An understanding of the activity of the Holy Spirit in the worship of the church 5 An understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit in sanctifying and maturing the church and its members 6 A sound methodology for biblical theology 7 Growth in personal faith and the practice of ministry TEXTBOOKS Fee Gordon D Paul the Spirit and the People of God Peabody MA Hendrickson 1996 PSPG BNTD 533 The Holy Spirit in the New Testament Church Edgar R Lee S T D 2 Horton Stanley M What the Bible Says About the Holy Spirit Rev ed Springfield MO Gospel Publishing House 2005 WBSHS Menzies William W and Robert Menzies Spirit and Power Foundations of Pentecostal Experience Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000 S P Palma Anthony D The Holy Spirit A Pentecostal Perspective Springfield MO Logion Press 2001 HSPP COURSE OUTLINE AND SCHEDULE UNIT OUTLINE ASSIGNMENTS UNIT 0 Plan topics for papers Unit 1 Feb 14 The Birth of the Church Pentecost Proclamation Glossolalia Luke s Charismatic Theology Unit 2 Feb 21 The Spirit of Promise The Old Testament John the Baptist Jesus Horton WBSHS Chs 2 4 Palma HSPP Chs 2 5 Unit 3 Mar 6 The Believer s Life and Ministry Conviction Regeneration Sanctification Baptism in the Holy Spirit Fee PSPG pp vii 151 Horton WBSHS Chs 8 9 Palma HSPP pp Chs 5 6 Unit 4 Mar 13 The Church s Life and Ministry The Fellowship of the Spirit Worship in the Spirit Gifts of the Spirit Unit 5 Mar 20 A Theology of Spirit Baptism Nomenclature Subsequence Initial Evidence Theological Formulation Fee PSPG pp 152203 Horton WBSHS Chs 10 11 Palma HSPP pp 5565 181 258 Menzies S P pp 9211 Palma HSPP pp 91178 Complete all texts METHODOLOGY Lectures dialogues and peer presentations critiques Read ahead in the texts Palma HSPP Ch 1 Horton WBSHS Ch 7 Read ahead BNTD 533 The Holy Spirit in the New Testament Church Edgar R Lee S T D COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1 Reading The student is expected to begin reading before the first session and by the end of the class to complete and report on a form to be supplied by the instructor the following reading assignments a All textbooks in entirety b Any additional readings including research for papers c New Testament books of Acts and 1 Corinthians emphasize chs 12 14 A final reading report attesting the reading of not less than 1 000 pages is to be submitted on the last day of class 2 Presentation Papers The student is expected to prepare one 2 3 page reflection paper for each Unit numbers 2 5 total of four papers The topic should be chosen with the professor s permission from materials to be covered in each specific session Papers should be double spaced may be informal and may use parenthetical references for documentation Time permitting each student will present one or more of their papers to the class Due at beginning of each class 3 Research Paper The student is expected to expand one of the four presentation papers into a 10 page research paper that 1 utilizes multiple scholarly sources not less than ten try to include books journals and Internet 2 is carefully documented with footnotes endnotes and bibliography 3 carefully identifies direct quotes with quotation marks or indentation and 4 conforms to Turabian 7th edition Counseling students only may use APA form Due at last class session GRADING The course grade will be determined as follows Presentation papers 50 Final Paper 50 Participation Reading 10 The participation grade may be employed in evaluating the quality of readings care and time expended and class participation in discussions questions and presentations Grades will be averaged using the following scale F 1 D 2 D 3 D 4 C 5 C 6 C 7 B 8 B 9 B 10 A 11 A 12 Grade reporting is based on the AGTS scale SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Biblical Theology Ellis E Earle Pauline Theology Ministry and Society Grand Rapids Wm B Eerdmans 1989 Dunn James D G The Theology of Paul the Apostle Grand Rapids Wm B Eerdmans 1998 Guthrie Donald New Testament Theology Downers Grove IL Intervarsity Press 1981 Ladd George E A Theology of the New Testament Grand Rapids Wm B Eerdmans 1974 3 BNTD 533 The Holy Spirit in the New Testament Church Edgar R Lee S T D Marshall I Howard New Testament Theology Downers Grove IL InterVarsity 2004 and D Peterson eds Witness to the Gospel The Theology of Acts Grand Rapids Eerdmans 1998 Ridderbos Herman Paul An Outline of His Theology Trans John Richard De Witt Grand Rapids Wm B Eerdmans 1975 Schreiner Thomas R Paul Apostle of God s Glory in Christ A Pauline Theology Downers Grove IL Leicester England InterVarsity Apollos 2001 Whiteley D E H The Theology of St Paul Philadelphia Fortress 1966 Williams J Rodman Renewal Theology Vol 2 Salvation the Holy Spirit and Christian Living Grand Rapids Zondervan 1990 Commentaries Arrington French L The Acts of the Apostles Peabody MA Hendrickson 1988 Divine Order in the Church A Study of 1 Corinthians Grand Rapids Baker Book House 1978 and Roger Stronstad eds Life in the Spirit New Testament Commentary Grand Rapids Zondervan 1999 F F Bruce The Book of the Acts NIC Rev ed Grand Rapids Eerdmans 1988 Carson D A Showing the Spirit A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12 14 Grand Rapids Baker 1987 Fee Gordon The First Epistle to the Corinthians NIC Grand Rapids Eerdmans 1987 Horton Stanley M Acts A Logion Press Commentary Springfield MO Logion Press 2001 Marshall I Howard The Acts of the Apostles Grand Rapids Eerdmans 1980 Martin Ralph P The Spirit and the