New NETS Website

Our domain name has changed to www.nazarethseminary.org.

Recent Staff Publications: Scott Bridger and Alex Miller

The most recent issue of Saint Francis Magazine has just come out and three articles in it are from members of our NETS staff:

Take up and read: Kenneth Cragg's call for Muslims to engage the Biblical Christ
Kenneth Cragg called Muslims to engage with the Biblical Christ. J. Scott Bridger discusses Cragg’s views in this article. >>Download the article

Reappropriation: an accomodationist hermeneutic of Islamic Christianity
Alex Miller writes about how Muslims who have become followers of Jesus Christ, sometimes adopt new hermeneutical methods for reading the Qur’an. What does Alex mean with this word ‘reappropriation’? >>Download the article

Cracks in the foundation of Islam?
Mr. Miller wonders whether it is justified to say that there are presently cracks in the foundation of Islam. This is suggested by many mission publications, but is it true? >>Download the article

Bryson Arthur: A Theology of Sexuality and Marriage

The director of our seminary, the Rev. Dr. Bryson Arthur, has published a number of books.

One of them is A Theology of Sexuality and Marriage (Uzima 2001). You can read a limited preview of it HERE.

NETS News

At the faculty meeting on May 19th, Alex Miller was voted to be the head of the NETS Publications Committee.

'Magic and Redemption' by Brent Neely

Our NT Lecturer, the Rev. Brent Neely, has recently published the article 'Magic and Redemption' at Saint Francis Magazine.

The entire article can be accessed HERE.

Summer Schedule: Preaching Yesterday and Today

Year Two Students:

The schedule below will be your schedule for complete Preaching Yesterday and Today with Phil. Classes are from 5pm to 8pm.

Tuesday, June 2nd: Three hours
Thursday the 4th: Three hours
Tuesday the 9th: Three hours
Thursday the 11th: Three hours
Tuesday the 16th: Three hours

Taught by the Rev. Phil Hill

Intro to Paul, Summer Schedule

Intro to Paul, 1st Year Students
NETS, Summer 2009

5-9 PM
Tuesday June 16th
Wednesday June 17th
Thursday June 18th
Tuesday June 23th
Wednesday June 24th

Taught by the Rev. Brent Neely.

Happy Easter!

Latin Easter this year is on April 12th, and Orthodox April is on April 19th. Happy Easter (or Pesach) everyone!

Paper Schedule, 2nd Sem. 2008-09

Paper Schedule, 2nd Sem. 2008-09

1st Yr Students, Lecturers BA, TJ, and NS

• March 27: Tony’s 1st
• April 10: -----
• April 24: Bryson’s 1st
• May 8: Tony’s 2nd
• May 22: Nabil’s 1st
• June 5: Bryson’s 2nd
• Late August: Nabil’s 2nd

2nd Yr Students, Lecturers BA, AM, SB-JW, and TJ

• March 15: Alex's 1st
• March 27: Bryson’s 1st
• April 10: SB-JW’s 1st
• April 24: Tony’s 1st
• May 8: Bryson’s 2nd
• May 22: SB-JW’s 2nd
• June 5: Tony’s 2nd
• June 19: Alex’s 2nd

Revised Schedule

Sem 2. of 2008-09 Academic Year
NETS

Year One Students:

Monday:
5:15 Basic Preaching Skills
7:00 Basic Preaching Skills

Tuesday:
5:15 OT Prophetic Texts
7:00 Leadership

Thursday:
5:15 Doctrine of God and Ethics of Relatedness
7:00 Chapel

Year Two Students:

Tuesday:
5:15 Leadership
7:00 Pentateuch

Thursday:
5:15 Jesus and the Mission of God
7:00 Chapel


Friday:
3:00 Doctrine and Practice of the Early Church
5:00 Doctrine of Christ and Ethics of Humanness

Staff publications

The head of our intercultural studies department, Scott Bridger, has recently had an article on the great Raymond Lull published at SFM.

Alex Miller, our tutor in church history and academic dean, has reviewed the book Protestant Missionaries to the Middle East, also through SFM, you can read download the review here.

We have a Facebook Group

It is for our students, staff, friends. (Eventually, it will be for our alumni too, but we don't have any yet!)

NETSwork

Check it out.

Class Schedule for Spring of 2009

Sem 2. of 2008-09 Academic Year
NETS

Year One Students:

Tuesday:
5:15 OT Prophetic Texts
7:00 Leadership

Thursday: (to be taught every two weeks)
5:15 Basic Preaching Skills
7:00 Basic Preaching Skills

Friday:
5:15 Doctrine of God and Ethics of Relatedness
7:00 Chapel

Year Two Students:

Tuesday:
5:15 Leadership
7:00 Pentateuch

Thursday:
5:15 Jesus and the Mission of God
7:00 Doctrine of Christ and Ethics of Humanness

Friday:
5:15 Doctrine and Practice of the Early Church
7:00 Chapel

Welcome to Nazareth Evangelical Theological Seminary!

More to come soon. For now, please check out our website at Nazareth Center.