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Master of Divinity

Purpose
This three-year program provides professional graduate training for the Christian ministry. It is designed to give sound academic preparation without forfeiting genuine spiritual life. There is a careful balance between quality education and practical instruction under qualified supervision. A thorough training in theology and the biblical languages is central to this curriculum so that the minister might be an able expositor of God’s Word. Thus the program has been structured for men called of God to the gospel ministry in various capacities.
Admission Requirements
A student must possess a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from a recognized college or university.

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Master of Theology

Purpose
This program is offered for those desiring advanced training beyond the Master of Divinity level. It offers specialized biblical training, and is designed for those, such as teachers, whose calling requires advanced graduate work.

Academic Requirements
The student entering this program must demonstrate superior ability and maturity and must have earned a Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent from a recognized seminary. A 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) must have been achieved in Master of Divinity work. (A rare exception may be granted by the faculty in case of extremely mitigating circumstances.) Graduates of DBTS who apply for the Th.M. program should fill out a special application form. Those new to the Seminary must go through the normal application procedure.

Postgraduate Seminars
Each student enrolled in the Master of Theology Program is required to take at least two postgraduate seminars (maximum of four) during the resident training. Within the field of study being considered for a given semester, the student is assigned a specific topic on which to do independent research and to report the results of his research to the class. Grades are determined by the faculty on the basis of the student’s reading, research, writing, classroom presentation, and response to and interaction with other class presentations and discussion. Seminars are offered one each semester on a rotating basis at the option of the Academic Dean.

741      Seminar in Old Testament Theology
742      Seminar in New Testament Theology
743      Seminar on the Intertestamental Period
744      Seminar on Old Testament Problem Texts
745      Seminar on Problems in Dispensationalism
746      Seminar on Contemporary Theology
747      Seminar on Theological Issues in Bibliology
748      Seminar in Hermeneutics
749      Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Ethics
751      Seminar in Historical Theology
752      Seminar in Eschatology
753      Seminar in New Testament Problem Texts
754      Seminar in Systematic Theology
755      Seminar in Soteriology
756      Seminar in Pneumatology
757      Seminar in Contemporary Doctrinal Issues
758      Seminar in Apologetics

Transfer of Credits

Up to six semester hours of credit may be transferred from an acceptable postgraduate program elsewhere.

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