Morning
(9:30 am - 12:30 pm) |
This course focuses on the exegesis of the Epistle to the Hebrews. It places the book in its setting in the first century and as part of the New Testament and helps students to gain a thorough appreciation of its background, content, argument, and theology. The book’s relevance for and application to the twenty-first century church is investigated.
220.615/715
Special Topic: Hebrews
Phil Church
LR7
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(9:30 am - 1:15 pm)
This course surveys contemporary understandings of human development in conversation with Christian theological descriptions of human being.
857.515
Human Development
Amanda Perry
LR8
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From week 7 finishes at 1:00pm
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This course offers a survey of major developments in the history of Christianity from the early church through to the 21st century with attention to the life and thought of key individuals.
308.515
Christian History: Our Story
Stuart Lange
LR7
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This course aims to help learners reflect on personal and communal spiritual formation, through engagement with Scripture, theological understandings and a variety of Christian spiritual traditions. This reflection will include (1) evaluation of key aspects of their own formation, (2) evaluation of their experiences of personal and communal strategies intended to facilitate spiritual growth, and (3) the development of spiritual practices which will strengthen their contribution to enhancing human wellbeing within their own social and cultural contexts.
401.515
Formation
Maja Whitaker, Ryan Lang
LR7
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This course engages students in detailed exegesis of the English [or the Hebrew] text of selected parts of the Pentateuch, as well as studies in the theology of the Pentateuch with particular focus on the book of Deuteronomy.
122.615/715
Pentateuch
Richard Neville
LR7
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This course identifies the theological and global realities of suffering, injustice and need. It affirms the holistic nature of God’s mission to the world and the call to express mercy and justice, seeking to bring social transformation through community, national and international aid and development. This course seeks to develop creative approaches to holistic social transformation through engagement with theology, history and contemporary interventions.
617.615/715
Mercy, Justice, and Social Transformation
Ryan Lang
LR8
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Afternoon
(1:30 pm - 4:30 pm) |
This course explores questions about human suffering and the God who engages with humans at the level of their despair. It engages with how the scriptures acknowledge human suffering, and looks at hope from a biblical/theological/anthropological/relational perspective.
921.615/715
Theology of Suffering & Hope
Immanuel Koks
LR8
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(1:30 - 3:30 pm)
This course is a continuation of 108.515, a study of the grammar and vocabulary of New Testament Greek, and its application in translation and exegesis.
Note for 2025: For distance learning it is strongly encouraged that students attend the two weekly classes (as per the Henderson Theology timetable) via Zoom to get the most out of the course.
109.515
Greek 2
Julia van den Brink
Muriwai
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This course aims to develop and apply a broad understanding of Old Testament foundations, and their interpretation and application within church, mission, and community contexts.
120.515
Reading the Old Testament
John de Jong, Richard Neville
LR7
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This course examines traditional and contemporary theologies of the person and work of Christ, theology of revelation and Scripture.
202.615/715
Christology
Myk Habets
LR8
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(1:30 - 3:30 pm)
This course is a continuation of 108.515, a study of the grammar and vocabulary of New Testament Greek, and its application in translation and exegesis.
Note for 2025: For distance learning it is strongly encouraged that students attend the two weekly classes (as per the Henderson Theology timetable) via Zoom to get the most out of the course.
109.515
Greek 2
Julia van den Brink
Muriwai
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Evening
(6:30 - 9 pm) |
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Aim: To explore systematic theology and teach learners to think theologically. It examines God’s self-revelation, how that revelation can be understood, and why it is foundational for Christian faith. To then explore the arrangement of this revelation into a set of core beliefs and their application to everyday living.
201.515
Engaging Theology
Myk Habets
LR8
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This course helps prepare students to preach biblical sermons that witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Preaching is an event where we participate with the triune God in faithfully proclaiming the Gospel so that people may faithfully respond.
561.615/715
Introduction to Preaching
Reuben Munn
LR7
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