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63 SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF COURSES Master of Arts (Christian Studies) 50 hours FIRST YEAR Fall Semester Course # Course Name Hours CH 500 History of the Christian Movement 3 GS 500 Thinking Biblically & Theologically 2 NT 511 Gospels & Acts 3 OT 511 Israel's Early History & Poetry 3 TM 500 Introduction to Mentored Formation 1 12 Spring Semester Course # Course Name Hours NT 512 Epistles & Revelation 3 OT 512 Kingdom of Israel & Prophets 3 TM 501 Mentored Formation 1 ELECT General theological or leadership courses 1 6 13 SECOND YEAR Fall Semester Course # Course Name Hours TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I 3 TM 601 Mentored Formation 1 ELECT Evangelism course 2 2 ELECT General theological or leadership course 1 4 ELECT Open elective 2 12 Spring Semester Course # Course Name Hours CS 790 Christian Studies Summative Paper 2 TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine II 3 TM 604 Mentored Formation Summative Exp 1 ELECT General theological or leadership courses 1 4 ELECT Open elective 3 13 1 Courses that meet the general theological course requirement begin with the prefix AE, CH, MJ, NT, OT, and TH. Courses that meet the leadership course requirement begin with the prefix CF, CHP, CO, EM, HOM, HS, IM, JM, LD, OL, PME, and YFS. 2 Choose either MJ 603 Missiological Themes for Jewish Evangelism, PME 603 Evangelism and the Mission of God or YFS 601 Evangelism and Discipleship in Adolescent Culture Master of Arts (New Testament) Program Goal The Master of Arts program with a major in New Testament provides students with necessary competence in the Greek of the New Testament and an introduction to biblical Hebrew, hermeneutics, exegesis, history, culture, theology, critical methods, and diverse readings in order to teach, minister, and write in a variety of church, parachurch, and other educational contexts, and to equip students interested in pursuing doctoral studies. Curriculum Course # Sem. Hrs. MA core 27 Hebrew I & II OT 501, 502 6 New Testament theology NT 601 3 New Testament exegesis NT 611, 612 6 Advanced hermeneutics and criticism NT 670 2 NT thesis proposal & thesis NT 796, NT 799 4 NT elective 1 2 Comprehensive Exam EX NT 0 Total hours for degree: 50 1 Must be Greek exegesis elective if desirous of ThM or PhD preparation.