Courses | Master of Arts (New Testament)
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. For more program details, including graduation requirements and learning outcomes, .
Specialization Requirements
Competency Requirement
Students must pass , , and with a C- or better to progress to any course for which , , or is a prerequisite or receive approval from the department chair.
Program Structure
The academic program leading to the degree Master of Arts with a specialization in New Testament is comprised of 49 credits, including:
- Biblical and theological foundations.
- Spiritual Formation Focus (SFF).
- Academic specialization in one of four disciplines requiring biblical language studies, or general studies in which biblical languages are not required.
- Additional elective courses determined by the student in consultation with the advisor.
Students may complete this specialization online, on-campus, or by a combination of those two modalities.
Combined B.A. - M.A. Program
Students in 51ÂÜÀò's Bachelor of Arts in Bible, Theology, and Ministry with a concentration in New Testament may take graduate courses in their senior year, allowing the completion of a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in an accelerated format. See the for the undergraduate portion of the accelerated B.A. - M.A. program.
Advanced Standing
Applicants who have taken undergraduate courses in biblical or theological studies may request advanced standing based on collegiate work. See Talbot Admissions Requirements for details. Note: if master's level courses are given advanced standing based on undergraduate coursework, some Ph.D. programs may require additional graduate courses in order to meet doctoral program requirements.
Greek Language Requirement
The language courses listed below are required. Qualifying examinations to test out of or are available to all interested students. Depending on exam results, a student may enroll directly into or . For any language courses waived by a qualifying examination, the student should take an equal number of Greek language credits in the New Testament department (3 or 6).
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite Courses | ||
| Old Testament Survey | ||
| New Testament Survey | ||
| Program Courses | ||
| Hermeneutics and Bible Study Methods | 3 | |
| Introduction to Spiritual Theology and Formation | 3 | |
| Personal Foundations for Spiritual Formation | 3 | |
| Spiritual Formation, Vocation, and the Disciplines | 1 | |
| Talbot Spiritual Direction I 1 | 0 | |
| Talbot Spiritual Direction II 1 | 0 | |
| Theology I: God, Scripture, Creation | 3 | |
| Theology II: Christ, Humanity, Sin, Salvation | 3 | |
| Theology III: Spirit, Church, Last Things | 3 | |
| New Testament Specialization Courses | ||
| Beginning Greek I | 3 | |
| Beginning Greek II | 3 | |
| Introduction to Exegesis | 3 | |
| Exegesis in the Gospels | 3 | |
| Exegesis in the Epistles | 3 | |
| Readings in New Testament Greek | 2 | |
| The World of the New Testament | 3 | |
| New Testament Capstone | 1 | |
| New Testament Elective Courses 2 | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
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Co-Curricular Requirement
- 2
With approval from the department chair, students are allowed 3 credits of electives taken from TTBE, TTOT, or TTTH courses.