All are welcome to take this course.
This is a required course for CMCs in Block 4.
Class dates are: February 17, March 16, & April 20, 2024, with an introductory Zoom call on January 11 @ 7 PM
Biblical Interpretation for Preaching: Genesis
Spring 2024
Saturdays February 17, March 16, April 20, 10am-4pm
In-person sessions at Northgate FMC in Batavia
Instructor: Chris Landon
Phone: 585-343-4011
E-mail: chris@northgatefmc.com
Required Texts:
- Galambush, Julie. Reading Genesis: A Literary and Theological Commentary. Reading the Old Testament. Macon, GA: Smyth & Helwys, 2018.
- Walton, John H. The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2015.
- Other reading material will be distributed by the instructor via email.
- Students will also need a gender-inclusive translation of the Bible, such as: NRSV (1989), NCV (1991), NLT (1996), TNIV (2005), CEB (2011), NIV (2011).
- Recommended Texts:
- Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers, Third Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2020.
- Oden, Thomas. Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry. New York: Harper Collins, 1983.