Examines different ways in which the Christian tradition generally and Pentecostal theology specifically have understood the sources, norms, and criteria for the development of church doctrine including the prolegomena as the nature, method, and sources of theology.
A preliminary engagement in systematic and historical theology but will mainly focus in-depth in either systematic or historical theology. Must be completed during the semester in which the student enrolls in the course.
Covers the exegesis, hermeneutical methodologies, and the understanding of the Bible from the period of the early church to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Selected church fathers, theological movements, and the church councils will be considered.
Covers the exegesis, hermeneutical methodologies, and the understanding of the Bible from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the present. Selected influential exegetes and theologians, and theological movements will be considered.
Studies areas of special interest in the disciplines of historical and systematic theology. Course content is determined by the instructor.
