New Testament ConcentrationCATS Home | Church History and Historical Theology | Christian Ethics | Old Testament | Theology | Philosophical Theology and Philosophy of Religion | Practical Theology | Theology and Culture | Worship and Culture Major Concentration in New Testament PhD students with a major concentration in New Testament are required to take:
These foundational seminars should be taken during Stage One prior to taking Comprehensive Examinations. ThM students majoring in New Testament must take
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During the first half of their program. In addition to the required seminar, majors must complete eight (8) units in New Testament studies (at either the 800 or 500 level) as well as eight (8) units in writing a New Testament thesis (NT893). The remaining 24 units may be at either the 800 or 500 level so long as half the total units (= 24) are at the 800 level. Minor Concentration in New Testament (PhD only) Students who major in another discipline, but who wish New Testament to constitute their minor field of study (and thus one comprehensive examination), should complete two seminars in the field of New Testament. Normally both of these will be taken during Phase One of the program and will constitute preparation for the minor field comprehensive examination (see below). Comprehensive Examinations (PhD only) Students majoring in New Testament without a minor concentration are required to take Comprehensive Exams in four of the following subject areas. Students who elect a minor outside of New Testament are required to choose three of the following subject areas for their major field comprehensive examinations. Students whose minor field is New Testament are required to select one of the following.
This selection requires the agreement of the primary mentor. A Greek New Testament (bound with or without a dictionary) may be used in all New Testament comprehensive exams. All New Testament comprehensives are set by individual faculty of the department, some of whom also provide a study guide for each comprehensive examination. These study guides are available from the CATS Office. Research Languages PhD Three research languages (i.e., in addition to the biblical languages - Greek, Hebrew) are required to be completed prior to sitting for the comprehensive examinations. If completed by coursework, four (4) units of each at the master's level are required. Completion by examination or by external study is also possible (see section below on Languages).
Two languages are to be modern languages, and will normally be German and French. Substitutions may be allowed if certified in writing by the primary mentor as a bona fide research language for the student's research project and if approved by the CATS Committee upon petition. The third research language must be an ancient language, normally either Aramaic or Latin. ThM One research language is required and should be chosen with the approval of the primary mentor. This will normally be chosen from among German or French, although substitutions may be petitioned to the CATS Committee with the agreement of the primary mentor. New Testament Seminars
Greek New Testament Translation Examination (PhD) New Testament PhD majors must pass a translation examination with their Mentor on selected texts from the New Testament prior to taking Comprehensive Examinations. Students accepted for an academic year prior to Fall Quarter 2001 may still elect New Testament Greek Translation as one of the Comprehensive Examination subjects in their major field. Students accepted into the PhD program for Fall Quarter 2001 and thereafter will no longer have the option of taking New Testament Greek Translation as a Comprehensive Examination subject. The student may elect to take the exam either in a written (90 minute time limit) or oral form. Students are responsible to arrange for this examination with their Mentor, bringing along the official approval form for the Mentor to sign (obtained from the CATS Office). Students may take this examination at any point in the program prior to taking Comprehensive Examinations. Should a student fail this examination, it may be retaken as many as two more times. Each year's entering class will have a new set of texts. The examination will consist of one passage from each of the three texts; each passage would be about four to five verses in length. No aids will be permitted for the student (although students whose first language is not English may use a dictionary of their language and English during the examination). For this exam, students should also be familiar with the textual apparatus in the critical editions of the Greek NT (UBS and Nestle-Aland). Note that the UBS should have a superscript 4 after it and Nestle-Aland a superscript 27 (signifying the 4th and 27th edition of each, respectively). The pass/fail decision of the Mentor is final. For those taking this exam during the 2004-2005 academic year, the texts for the exam will be as follows: Luke 10-18, 1 Corinthians, James. Formatting requirements Papers, theses, etc. for the New Testament department are to conform to style requirements in The SBL Handbook of Style for Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies (ed. Patrick H. Alexander, et al.; Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1999). For issues not covered here, see Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th edition revised by John Grossman and Alice Bennett (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1996). On matters not covered by Turabian see The Chicago Manual of Style 15th edition (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2003). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||