Concentration in New Testament (MA/NT)

MA/NT Concentration Purpose

The Master of Arts concentration in New Testament (MA/NT) provides specialized study in the New Testament.  The MA/NT is academic rather than professional in focus, preparing participants in knowledge and practice for teaching or researching in Christian secondary schools, or higher education where a doctorate may not be needed; or as an intermediate step toward doctoral study in a related area.

MA/NT Concentration Objectives and Student Learning Outcomes

1. Student will acquire a reasonable level of competency in reading, translating, and exegeting the Greek text of the New Testament (as well as the Greek and Hebrew Old Testament where called for).
2. Student will be able to conduct research in the field of New Testament (and cognate) Studies and present research results in both oral and written form.
3. Student will demonstrate in‑depth knowledge and understanding of major scholars, publications, methodologies, and dominant ideas of contemporary biblical scholarship.
4. Student will be able to grasp, articulate, and appropriate Scripture's gospel message understood within the framework of God's eternal Triune being and His redemptive‑historical work.
5. Student will be able to appropriate such gospel message in his or her own ministry and personal life.

MA/NT Prerequisites

1. 6 semester hours of Bible including Old and New Testament surveys; or TEDS OT 5000 and NT 5000
2. an undergraduate major in Bible or its equivalent that includes a minimum of 30 hours in Bible/Greek/theology (12 or more in Bible; beginning languages are not considered Bible courses)
3. proficiency in biblical Greek at a level equivalent to completion of TEDS NT 4031 (two years of undergraduate Greek; testing for placement)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Bible and Theology Core
ID 5000	Biblical Theology and Interpretation	3
ST 5201 & ST 5202	Theology I: The God of the Gospel and Theology II: The Gospel of God	6
Concentration Core		24
ID 7900	Theological Research Methods	2
or NT 8911	New Testament Research
NT 5251	Greek Exegesis I	2
NT 5252	Greek Exegesis II	2
Elective Studies in New Testament 1		18-20
The following courses in other departments may be completed in the Concentration Core 2
ST 7695	Hermeneutics
Field Education
Select one option from the following:		0
Option 1:
PT 5090	Field Education (2 semesters)
Option 2:
ID 5080	Formation Group (2 semesters)
PT 5090	Field Education (1 semester)
MA/NT Capstone		1-3
NT 7477	MA Major Comprehensive Exam	1
Option 1:
NT 7485	MA Thesis
Option 2:
NT 7980 & 7980	MA Major Research Paper and MA Major Research Paper
Total Hours		36

¹

One course may be an OT course

²

NT 5000, NT 5100, OT 5000, and OT 5100 are not applicable in the MA program.