Master of Arts - Bible Concentration
Outcomes:
Biblical Hermeneutics: Graduates, together with others in community, will read the Scriptures faithfully, critically, and imaginatively.
Systematic Theology: Graduates will articulate and confess the character, identity, and work of the Triune God in the world from diverse biblical, historical, and theological perspectives.
History of Christianity: Graduates will demonstrate the ability to understand the origins and spread of Christianity and the ways this history continues to shape persons and communities.
Scholarship: Graduates will demonstrate the ability to critically engage an area of biblical, historical, or theological scholarship using appropriate research practices and methods of written and oral communication.
Signature Courses:
course number | course title | Number of courses required |
|---|---|---|
SG 0610 | Christian Public Leader | 1 course |
SG 0401 | Thinking Theologically and Confessing Publicly | 1 course |
SG 0620 | Capstone Course | .5 course |
SG 0621 | Structured Conversation for Research Capstone | .5 course |
Total number of Signature courses | 3 courses |
Concentration Courses:
course number | course title | Number of courses required |
|---|---|---|
LG 0110 | Biblical Hebrew | 1 course |
LG 0220 | New Testament Greek | 1 course |
OT 0115 | Law and Narrative | 1 course |
OT 0120 | Prophets and Poetry | 1 course |
NT 0214-0218 | Gospels | 1 course |
NT 0230-0254 | Epistles | 1 course |
SG 0705 | Scripture and Its Witnesses | 1 course |
HC 0305 | History of Christianity I | 1 course |
Bible elective | 1 courses | |
Total number of Concentration courses | 9 courses |
Elective Courses:
course title | Number of courses required | |
|---|---|---|
Open electives | 2 courses | |
Total number of Elective courses | 2 courses |
Course Descriptions for All Courses