TCH505‒ Historic Premillennialism : Description
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Many evangelical leaders and congregants‒ having learned the basics of eschatology from contemporary and popular sources‒ accept dispensational premillennialism, with its distinctive teachings about the timing of ecological events. But did you know that the concept of a pretribulation rapture, for instance, originated just short of 200 years ago?
There is great danger in accepting theologies without cross-examination. And confidence through study is especially called for in this question, because our beliefs can significantly affect our responses to each other and this tumultuous world. This course takes students deeper into the subject by examining the historical understanding of the end times and the return of Christ; that is, the view widely prevalent throughout 18 centuries of church history.
The contributors to this course (all respected scholars in their respective fields) suggest that classic premillennialism provides a coherent and viable approach to understanding eschatology. Their studies, which examine eschatology from biblical, theological, historical, and missiological approaches, provide a broadly credible argument for returning to the perspectives of historic premillennial eschatology.
Because a vast amount of material on the pretribulation rapture is publicly available, this course is included to provide students with a well-supported alternative that offers a fresh and less familiar perspective while fostering critical thinking.
REQUIREMENT DESIGNATION:
Bridge Requirement
MDiv Requirement
✓ MDiv Elective
DMin Requirement
✓ DMin Elective
✓ No Prerequisite
Prerequisite:
CREDIT HOUR DESIGNATION:
✓ 3 Credits
E‒ Easy
C‒ Comfortable
S‒ Sizable
✓ R‒ Rigorous
F‒ Formidable
✓ Textbook or Books
Video or PowerPoint Lessons
Video Intro or Commentary
Online Text Lessons
RETENTION & ASSESSMENT:
Study Guides
✓ Quizzes
Workbook
Forum Posting
Written Submission
EXPECTED
EXPENDITURES:
✓ Tuition
✓ Educational Materials
Admin or Instructional Support Fee
Optional Mailing Cost
Michael L. Brown, Craig S. Keener, Craig L Blomberg & contributing authors
DEPARTMENT: Theology & Church History
Michael L. Brown
Michael Brown, a Jewish believer, found Jesus as a heroin-shooting, LSD-using, hippie rock drummer. He holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from New York University, and has written more than 40 books including: Why So Many Christians Have Left the Faith, Breaking the Stronghold of Food, and Authentic Fire‒ a book challenges controversial theological statements made in the Strange Fire Conference. A speaker throughout America and in more than 30 countries; he hosts the nationally syndicated radio talk show The Line of Fire and serves as a visiting or adjunct professor at numerous seminaries.
SSS COURSES
TCH506‒ Historic Premillennialism
TEXTBOOK CO-AUTHOR: • Not Afraid of the Antichrist
RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTARY BOOK FOR CTSP501 :
Authentic Fire: A Response to the Book “Strange Fire”
DEPARTMENT:
Theology and Church History
Craig S. Keener
Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary, Dr. Craig Keener previously taught 15 years as professor of New Testament at Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University in Philadelphia, where he also served as Associate Pastor at an African-American Baptist church. He has authored numerous New Testament commentaries, 19 books in total. Ph.D. in New Testament Studies and Christian Origins, Duke University.
FOUNDATIONAL REFERENCE BOOK: • The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament
SSS COURSES
TCH505‒ Historic Premillennialism
TEXTBOOK CO-AUTHOR: • Not Afraid of the Antichrist
TCH601‒ The Women in Ministry Controversy
TEXTBOOK AUTHOR: • Paul, Women, and Wives: Marriage and Women’s Ministry in the Letters of Paul
DEPARTMENT: Theology & Church History
Craig L Blomberg
A distinguished professor of New Testament and Christian Theology at Denver Seminary, Blomberg holds a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Passionate about the historical reliability of the Scriptures; he is the author, co-author or co-editor of 15 books and more than 80 articles. Lecturing widely on six continents, he’s a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Tyndale Fellowship, the Institute for Biblical Research, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the Committee on Bible Translation for the NIV Bible. Editor of Christ the One and Only: A Global Affirmation of the Uniqueness of Jesus Christ. Author of Admiration and Challenge: Karl Barth’s Theological Relationship with John Calvin, The Historical Reliability of the New Testament: Countering the Challenges to Evangelical Christian Beliefs, The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, Jesus and the Gospels, Interpreting the Parables, Preaching the Parables: From Responsible Interpretation to Powerful Proclamation, and Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions.
SSS COURSES
TCH506‒ Historic Premillennialism
TEXTBOOK CO-AUTHOR: • A Case for Historic Premillennialism
BOOK FORWARD & SUGGESTED BY THIS AUTHOR: Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian: A Kingdom Corrective to the Evangelical Gender Debate‒ Michelle Lee-Barnewall