Pisteuomen - πιστευομεν - T. Michael W. Halcomb

This week (May 7-11, 2012) is National Teachers Appreciation Week, and I would like to introduce you to and say a few words about, some of the teachers who have influenced me. Now, I'm not going to become a holiday blogger who issues thanks to someone every holiday, but these teachers, fourteen in sum, are folks who, at some point and in some way, have contributed to my journey of becoming a teacher. Now, I must say, there are countless folks who have taught me things, whom I have not listed here. That is because they are not, in the formal sense, teachers. In other words, the people mentioned here are persons from academic settings. Indeed, there are many people who have played formative roles in my life, that were not teachers in an academic institution. However, in keeping with the theme of National Teachers Appreciation Week, I will focus on those in academic institutions. Lance Robinson : "Mr. Robinson" or "Coach Robinson" as we called him ...

So, I just registered for my last 3 courses (+ 1 audit) of PhD work and on the one hand, it's a relief but on the other hand, I kind of feel lost. Essentially, I've been in higher education for 12 years and by the time I finish the PhD, it will have been 14-15 years, which is longer than the time I spent in K-12!!! Anyway, I am looking forward to my classes, here's what I'm taking: * Summer: Historical Geography of Israel : (Studying in Israel at Jerusalem University College; proctored by Lawson Stone) * Summer: Socio-Rhetorical Criticism of the New Testament (Ben Witherington, III) * Fall (audit): Acts of the Apostles (Ben Witherington, III) * Fall: Revelation (Craig Keener)

Here's a list of my summer and fall courses that are coming up, all of which I'm looking forward to with great anticipation!!! * Summer - Interpretation of Mark - Dr. David Bauer * Fall - Exegesis of Romans - Dr. Ben Witherington * Fall - Exegesis of 2 Corinthians - Dr. Fred Long * Fall - Exegesis of Deuteronomy - Dr. Lawson Stone * Fall - Old Testament Research Methods - Dr. Lawson Stone

For my independent study with the great David Bauer this summer, I have designed a course titled The Interpretation of Mark. I just received some of my books for that class in the mail, here are four of them (with a 5th added, Through Mark's Eyes , just for fun and not necessary for class):

Here's the Hebrew & German schedule that I begin tomorrow. I devised it for myself as a quick refresher before I start my PhD work in the fall. Hebrew and German Schedule pisteuomen The Hebrew & German schedule I'm trying to keep before I start my PhD work in the fall of '09.