I’m all settled up for my classes next quarter. With the Greek waiver exam behind me, I can move on to more advanced classes in Greek. I will be taking:
- NE502: Exegetical Method and Practice taught by Love Sechrest
- LG517: Greek Reading taught by David E. Kiefer (Fuller’s Registrar)
- NS525: The Cross in the New Testament taught by Marianne Meye Thompson
- FE501C: Part-Time Church Internship (final quarter of three)
Dr. Thompson’s class will be my third class fulfilling the MDiv’s New Testament Theology requirement (the others have been Early Judaism with James VanderKam and Paul and the Law with Donald Hagner). Dr. Sechrest is a recent graduate of Duke’s New Testament PhD program and I’m looking forward to her class. I also like talking to recent PhD grads. I like to hear about their experiences, but I also just seem to click with them. Go figure. I’m really looking forward to diving into Greek and getting much better at sight reading the New Testament. I’ve got to work on my vocabulary base some more.
The internship at Pasadena Mennonite Church has been going great. It is a fascinating time to be an intern too! We’re going through a big transition and we’ve got budget problems. We’re trying to figure out where we’re going as a community and it is a great learning opportunity. This quarter, I finally get my two lousy units for a whole school year of interning. Three quarters of part-time work and I only get 2 units. Oh well. I wouldn’t want it to take up more electives, so I guess that’s okay.
