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MA Biblical Studies

University of St Andrews

Institution
University of St Andrews
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Biblical Studies
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
V641
Typical offer
A-level AAA

Entry requirements

A level: AAA IB: 36 (HL 6,6,5)

About this course

MA (Honours) in Biblical Studies, a theology and religion degree focused on the scriptural foundations of Western civilisation through the study of the Old and New Testaments. The course includes a compulsory dissertation in the final year. The first year covers foundational language and textual study through Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language, New Testament Greek 1, Jesus and the Gospels, and The Art of Biblical Literature: Introducing the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. The second year advances linguistic and textual analysis via modules such as Christ, Paul, and the Origins of Christianity A (English Texts), Christ, Paul, and the Origins of Christianity B (Greek Texts), Reading the Women of the Old Testament A (English Texts), and Reading the Women of the Old Testament B (Hebrew Texts). Further study spans topics from canon history to comparative religion through unassigned modules such as The Bible Through the Ages: History, Theology, and Hermeneutics, Prophetic Books, Hebrew Readings, and Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue.

Modules

  • The Bible Through the Ages: History, Theology, and Hermeneutics : takes students through the history of the Bible and its interpretation from the formation of the canon to postmodernism considering, for each time period, what the Bible was for the people of the time, and how people encountered and interpreted the Bible
  • Readings in Early Christian Greek Texts
  • Johannine Literature and Theology: English Text
  • Johannine Literature and Theology: Greek Text
  • Epistle to the Hebrews: English Text
  • God and Morality: Faith and Philosophy in the Scottish Enlightenment
  • Prophetic Books
  • Hebrew Readings
  • Creation and Chaos in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
  • Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue
  • Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language
  • Hebrew 2
  • Jesus and the Gospels
  • New Testament Greek 1
  • New Testament Greek 2
  • The Art of Biblical Literature: Introducing the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
  • Christ, Paul, and the Origins of Christianity A (English Texts)
  • Christ, Paul, and the Origins of Christianity B (Greek Texts)
  • Reading the Women of the Old Testament A (English Texts)
  • Reading the Women of the Old Testament B (Hebrew Texts)