Roanoke Campus
Spring 2020 // Systematic Theology III
Systematic Theology III
Dr. Duncan Rankin
Class Details
Tuesday Evenings, 6:30pm-8:30pm, beginning January 28.
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, Roanoke
Course details: Course syllabus available HERE.
Course description:
This course explores biblical doctrine from a systematic perspective. Topics include Soteriology and Eschatology (the Doctrine of Salvation and the Doctrine of the Last Things).
Summer 2020 // Ugaritic
This course serves as an introduction to the basic foundational elements of Ugaritic. The format of the class is a communal learning experience, led by a moderator, where students will keep one another accountable to continue studying throughout the class. The class will meet to watch a video lecture before discussing the content together. No prior knowledge of ancient Semitic languages is necessary for this class.
Course Syllabus available HERE.
Location: Westminster PCA in Roanoke
Time: TBD, based on student interest and availability.
Interested in joining BRITE for Ugaritic this coming summer? Email kyleferguson@westpca.org for more information.
Spring 2020 // Church History II
Church History 2
Rev. Sean Morris
Class Details
Thursday Evenings, 6:30pm-8:30pm, beginning January 30.
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, Roanoke
Course details: Course Syllabus available HERE
Course Description:
Church History 2 is a continuation of Church History 1 (HT502), concentrating on great leaders of the church in the modern period of church history from the Reformation to the 19th century.
Winter 2020 // Winter Seminar: The Life and Theology of Paul
Winter Seminar 2020: The Life and Theology of Paul (Pauline Epistles)
Dr. Guy P. Waters
Class Details
This year, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Guy Waters for our Third Annual Winter Seminar, January 16-18 of 2020. Dr. Waters is the James M. Baird, Jr. Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. Dr. Waters also serves as the Academic Dean of RTS-Dallas and RTS-Houston. You can learn more about Dr. Waters and his published works via the RTS website here.
In partnership with our friends at the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, this year’s conference/course will be on the theme “No Other Gospel: The Life and Theology of Paul.”
Come to the Blue Ridge mountains this winter and join Dr. Waters as he identifies key moments in Paul’s life and considers the essence of Paul’s God-centered theology.
Course Description:
This course and conference is exposition of Paul’s epistles in chronological order that emphasizes the application of Paul’s theology to the pastoral needs of the churches of his day and ours.
Course Objectives
(1) To understand and critically to evaluate academic research in the Pauline Epistles.
(2) To understand issues of special introduction pertaining to the Pauline Epistles.
(3) To understand the letters of Paul in their first-century context.
(4) To understand the implications of Paul’s writings for the contemporary church, and to understand Paul as a model of applying theology to the life of the church.
(5) To understand with greater clarity and precision key questions and issues in the Pauline Epistles: the person and work of Christ, the nature and condition of man, covenant and law, the application of redemption (justification by faith alone, sanctification, union with Christ, etc.).
Date and Time: Thursday (6:00 PM–9:00 PM), Friday, (6:00–9:00 PM), and Saturday (9:00–5:00 PM), January 16-18
Location: Green Ridge Baptist Church (5521 Green Ridge Rd), Roanoke
Course details: Course Syllabus available HERE.
Radford Campus
Spring 2020 // Systematic Theology II
Systematic Theology 2 (Doctrine of Christology)
Dr. Duncan Rankin
Class Details
Monday Evenings, 6:30pm-8:30pm, beginning January 27.
Location: 6226 University Park Drive, Radford | Suite 2215 — Christ Church Radford
Course details: Course Syllabus available HERE
Course Description:
This course explores biblical doctrine from a systematic perspective. Topics include Christology (the Person and Work of Christ).
Spring 2020 // Greek III
Greek 3/Greek Exegesis
Rev. Timothy Decker
Class Details
Monday Mornings 7AM-9AM, beginning January 27.
Location: Christ Church Radford
Course details: Course Syllabus available HERE.
Course Description:
NT506: Greek Exegesis is a three-credit course that delves deeper into NT Greek as well as unpacks the process to do exegesis for study and sermon preparation. By studying the text of selected passages, students learn grammatical and syntactical analysis, apply hermeneutical principles, and develop exegetical skills for the use and benefit for the administration of the Word in the local church.
Course Learning Objectives (CLOs)
By the end of the course, the you the student will:
- Sharpen your understanding and recognition of elementary Greek grammar by reading relevant sources and continuing translation exercises.
- Diagram a Pauline epistle so as to ascertain the inner logic and structural dynamics that lead to accurate interpretation and conclude in sermon and teaching outlines.
- Compose more interpretively accurate translations and interpretations through the acquisition and application of Greek syntax and discourse analysis.
- Develop a method by which to perform Greek exegesis upon the NT utilizing the 3 worlds of a text.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of Greek grammar, syntax, and other exegetical tools by submitting translations, syntactical diagrams, and a commentary paper.
Lynchburg Campus
Spring 2020 // Greek III
Greek 3/Greek Exegesis
Rev. Timothy Decker
Class Details
Monday Evenings, 6:30pm-8:30pm, beginning January 27.
Location: Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg.
Course details: Course Syllabus available HERE.
Course Description:
NT506: Greek Exegesis is a three-credit course that delves deeper into NT Greek as well as unpacks the process to do exegesis for study and sermon preparation. By studying the text of selected passages, students learn grammatical and syntactical analysis, apply hermeneutical principles, and develop exegetical skills for the use and benefit for the administration of the Word in the local church.
Course Learning Objectives (CLOs)
By the end of the course, the you the student will:
- Sharpen your understanding and recognition of elementary Greek grammar by reading relevant sources and continuing translation exercises.
- Diagram a Pauline epistle so as to ascertain the inner logic and structural dynamics that lead to accurate interpretation and conclude in sermon and teaching outlines.
- Compose more interpretively accurate translations and interpretations through the acquisition and application of Greek syntax and discourse analysis.
- Develop a method by which to perform Greek exegesis upon the NT utilizing the 3 worlds of a text.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of Greek grammar, syntax, and other exegetical tools by submitting translations, syntactical diagrams, and a commentary paper.
Spring 2020 // Church History II
Church History 2
Dr. N. Scott Amos
Class Details
Tuesday Evenings, 6:30pm-8:30pm, beginning January 28.
Location: Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg.
Course details: Course Syllabus available HERE.
Course Description:
Church History 2 is a continuation of Church History 1 (HT502), concentrating on great leaders of the church in the modern period of church history from the Reformation to the 19th century.