Courses | Master of Arts (Old 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 Old 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.
- Students must include one Semitic language course ( or ) and one Old Testament Seminar ().
- 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 Old 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.
Hebrew 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 the qualifying examination, the student should take an equal number of Hebrew or Semitic language credits in the Old 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 | 0 | |
| Talbot Spiritual Direction II | 0 | |
| Theology I: God, Scripture, Creation | 3 | |
| Theology II: Christ, Humanity, Sin, Salvation | 3 | |
| Theology III: Spirit, Church, Last Things | 3 | |
| Old Testament Specialization Courses | ||
| Elements of Hebrew I | 3 | |
| Elements of Hebrew II | 3 | |
| Introduction to Hebrew Exegesis | 3 | |
| Critical Issues in Old Testament Studies | 3 | |
| Hebrew Exegesis 1 | 2 | |
| World of the Old Testament | 3 | |
| Old Testament Capstone | 1 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Old Testament elective courses | 9 | |
| General elective courses | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
- 1
Must be taken for 2 credits, may be taken for 3 credits with the remaining credit counting toward electives.