Curriculum

The M.A. in New Testament is a 54-hour thesis program. Students who have extensive preparation at the undergraduate level may apply the following upper-division courses (maximum of 18 hours) toward the 54-hour degree: Church History (3 hours), Philosophy or Theology (3 hours), Greek (6 hours), and Hebrew (6 hours).

1. Core courses (27 hours)
       BIBD 610 Advanced Introduction to the Old Testament
       BIBL 620 Advanced Introduction to the New Testament
       BGRK 611, 612 Elementary New Testament Greek I, II
       BHEB 671, 672 Introduction to Hebrew I, II
       BIBH 651 History of Christianity
       BIBD 660 Introduction to Systematic Theology
       BIBL 627 Biblical Exegesis
   
2.  Specialized courses (15 hours)
       BGRK 621 Intermediate Greek
       BIBL 662 Backgrounds of the New Testament and Early Christianity
       BGRK 623 Seminar in the Gospels or BGRK 624 Exegetical Seminar in Acts
       BGRK 625 Exegetical Seminars in the Epistles
       BGRK 628 Seminar in New Testament Textual Criticism
   
3. New Testament (6 hours)
   
4. Thesis (6 hours)
   
5. English Bible exam
   
6. Oral exam