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63 SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF COURSES Master of Arts (New Testament) 50 hours (56 without first year Greek) Summer NT 501, 502 New Testament Greek I, II (if needed) 6 FIRST YEAR Fall Semester Course # Course Name Hours GS 500 Thinking Biblically & Theologically 2 NT 511 Gospels & Acts 3 NT 611 Using Greek in NT Exegesis 3 OT 511 Israel's Early History & Poetry 3 TM 500 Intro to Mentored Formation 1 12 Spring Semester Course # Course Name Hours NT 512 Epistles & Revelation 3 NT 601 NT Theology 3 NT 612 Greek Exegesis of James 3 NT 796 Thesis proposal 1 OT 512 Kingdom of Israel & Prophets 3 TM 501 Mentored Formation 1 14 SECOND YEAR Fall Semester Course # Course Name Hours CH 500 History of the Christian Movement 3 NT 798 Thesis continuation 0 OT 501 Hebrew I 3 TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I 3 TM 601 Mentored Formation 1 ELECT NT elective 2 12 Spring Semester Course # Course Name Hours NT 670 Modern Methods of NT Study 2 NT 799 Thesis 3 OT 502 Hebrew II 3 TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine II 3 TM 604 Mentored Formation Summative Exp 1 EX NT Comprehensive exam 0 12 Master of Arts (Old Testament) Program Goal The Master of Arts program with a major in Old Testament provides students with necessary competence in the Hebrew of the Old Testament and an introduction to biblical Greek, 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 Greek I & II NT 501, 502 6 Old Testament exegesis OT 701, 745 6 Old Testament theology and religion OT 661 3 OT thesis proposal & thesis OT 796, 799 4 OT electives 1 4 Comprehensive Exam EX OT 0 Total hours for degree: 50 1 Must be Hebrew exegesis elective if desirous of ThM or PhD preparation.