Goals

Students who successfully complete the requirements for the Master of Arts [Biblical and Theological Studies] should be able to:

• Engage in competent research and writing at the graduate level


• Be conversant in significant matters related to theological prolegomena and biblical hermeneutics


• Articulate the distinction between the biblical and theological disciplines as well as their interrelationships


• Discuss matters related to the nature, content, and method of biblical and historical theology


• Pursue further research in particular biblical books and/or theological topics


• Think critically about contemporary issues and developments from a biblical-theological perspective


• Integrate biblical-theological considerations with their particular field of ministry


• Develop a biblical-theological basis for Christian maturity, ethics and service.