Master of Arts in Biblical Studies
The Master of Arts in Biblical Studies offers a specialization in Bible, biblical interpretation, and theology. Central to the program are a student's abilities to work with original language tools and to research theological topics. The MA(BS) emphasizes the production of scholarly biblical and theological research projects.
Students without substantial undergraduate work in biblical and theological studies must enroll in the standard track, completing the program in two years.
Graduates of an accredited Bible college or Christian liberal arts college with a Bible major or thirty-six credit hours in Bible and theology may enroll in the advanced track and complete the program in one calendar year. Advanced track students complete their program with an exegetical or theological thesis project.
The objectives of the program is to produce students able to:
- Defend and articulate their ethical and theological system
- Solve interpretative problems in the biblical text
- Use the best available exegetical tools for biblical study
- Perform scholarly independent research
- Produce and defend scholarly research papers and/or a thesis
This program of concentrated biblical and theological study prepares students for vocations related to Bible education including:
- The missionary candidate who needs a degree in Bible to qualify for evangelical missionary agencies and/or entrance into certain foreign lands as a missionary
- The teacher who wants to instruct in biblical and theological areas for Christian educational institutions
- The writer who wishes to be conversant with biblical and theological subjects
- Those involved in parachurch organizations who desire a broader expertise in support of teaching and discipleship activities
Students in this program may elect to study at Jerusalem University College through the Jerusalem track.
For further details and information on admission and graduation requirements, please visit our catalog.
