Summer 2017 Class Schedule – Now Available

DBTS is offering three courses this summer in a module format. The following is a list of which courses will be offered, the weeks involved, and the professors who will teach.

First Session: May 16–26 (8:00–11:50 AM)

NT734    Greek Exegesis of 1 Thessalonians (2 hours), Dr. Compton
Room 101

An exegesis of 1 Thessalonians using a grammatical-historical hermeneutic. Attention is given to the translation, interpretation, and theology of the epistle. The intent is to identify the author’s theme, trace the argument, and apply the message of the letter to the church.

Required Textbooks:
The Letters to the Thessalonians (The Pillar New Testament Commentary (PNTC))
UBS 5th Revised Edition – Greek New Testament
A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd Edition
1 and 2 Thessalonians, Volume 45 (Word Biblical Commentary)
The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians (The New International Commentary on the New Testament)
1 & 2 Thessalonians, Hiebert
1, 2 Thessalonians: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (The New American Commentary)
A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament (Ancient Greek Edition)
1 and 2 Thessalonians (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (IVP Numbered))
1 and 2 Thessalonians (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
The Epistle to the Thessalonians (The New International Greek Testament Commentary)
1-2 Thessalonians (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)

First Session (One-Week Module): May 23–26 (8:00 AM–3:50 PM)

MI535    Cross-Cultural Church Planting (2 hours), Missions Director
Room 202

An analysis of biblical principles and effective strategies for church planting and development in a cross-cultural setting. Emphasis is placed on methods for starting churches committed to church planting. It also includes a study of practical and effective steps and models.

Required Textbooks: 
Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours?
Church Planting Movements: How God Is Redeeming A Lost World
The Indigenous Church and the Indigenous Church and the Missionary
The Planting and Development of Missionary Churches
Global Church Planting: Biblical Principles and Best Practices for Multiplication

Recommended Textbooks:
Planting Churches Cross-Culturally: North America and Beyond
Understanding Church Growth
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader (Perspectives)

Second Session: May 30–June 9 (8:00–11:50 AM)

PT527     Marriage & Family Counseling (2 hours), Dr. Doran
Room 101

An examination of specific topics related to marriage and family. Topics covered include the purpose of marriage, divorce and remarriage, roles of husband and wife, physical intimacy within marriage, communication and conflict resolution, spouse and child abuse, stewardship of time and priorities, preventing adultery and rebuilding after it, parenting, and family counseling.

Required Textbooks: 
God, Marriage, and Family (Second Edition): Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation
Help! I can’t forgive (Living in a Fallen World)
Peacemaking for Families (Focus on the Family)

Click here for a PDF list of required textbooks.

Each of these courses can be taken for Th.M. credit, contingent upon the completion of additional requirements.