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ANNOUNCING A NEW FIVE-WEEK  COURSE!!

Thursdays - 10AM-5PM - May 8 - June 5

Instructor -- Dr. Ayo Adewuya

Description -- An in-depth, exegetical study on Galatians (NT528)   Involves students completing special projects of a theological or research paper, sermon series or a lesson plan series based on Galatians.

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Seminary Professor Elected to SPS Office

At our 2008 annual meeting the Society for Pentecostal Studies elected Kimberly Alexander as our Second Vice President.  At our next meeting she will become first vice president and program chair for our 2010 meeting.  At the 2010 meeting she will become President and deliver the President’s address at the 2011 meeting.  From now until 2012 she will serve on the Executive Committee and have various responsibilities depending on her office.  She has been serving as the Interest Group Leader for our History Interest Group.

Dr. Alexander currently serves as Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at the Church of God Theological Seminary.

David Roebuck
Executive Director

Paul Elbert, COGTS Adjunct Professor in Scripture, Science and Theological German, Releases a New Book

Pastoral Letter to Theo: An Introduction to Interpretation and Women's Ministries
By Paul Elbert, M.S., M.A.

A Pastoral Letter to Theo addresses some of the fundamental concerns of recent research into biblical interpretation by Adele Berlin and Kenneth Archer. It also takes into account the communicative literary and rhetorical techniques that were prominent in the Greco-Roman world when the New Testament documents were composed. Elbert suggests that attention to levels of context, plot, repetition, and characterization or personification comprise a proper method for understanding a New Testament writer's original meaning and intent.

Generally, the potentially groundbreaking thesis in much of Elbert's work is for a literary link between the "Spirit" language in Paul's letters and the later narrative of Luke-Acts. Specifically, A Pastoral Letter to Theo reflects heartfelt, pastoral concerns based on detailed contextual study of early Christianity and Christian experience. The book contextually examines in detail several passages pertaining to the ministry of women in missionary-minded early Christianity and concludes that this ministry was thought to be vital for the evangelistic enterprise.

Note: This book is co-dedicated to COGTS students and to four pioneer Pentecostal women missionaries.

Retail Price: $15.00
ISBN 10: 1-55635-546-7; ISBN 13: 978-1-55635-546-2

Two previously authored books are:

• Faces of Renewal, Studies in Honor of Stanley M. Horton
  ISBN 10: 1-55635-250-6; ISBN 13: 978-1-55635-250-8
• Essays on Apostolic Themes, Studies in Honor of Howard M. Ervin
  ISBN 10: 1-55635-251-4; ISBN 13: 978-1-55635-251-5

All books are available through:

Wipf and Stock Publishers
Orders@wipfandstock.com

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