Master of Arts in Old Testament and Culture of Ancient Israel

I. Major Requirements - Credits: 21

• 1004 Intertestamental Literature: Qumran, Apocrypha, and Pseudepigrapha - 3
• 1015 Introduction to Archaeology I: Pre-classical Period - 3
• 1031 Survey of the Torah: The Five Books of Moses - 3
• 1032 Major and Minor Prophets - 3
• 1033 Hagiographa: Poetic and Wisdom Literature - 3
• 1040 History of Ancient Israel - 3
• 1082 Historical Geography of Israel* - 3

II. Thesis - Credits: 6

III. Language - Credits: 3

• 1060 Introduction to Greek - (4)
• 1062 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew - (3)
• 1063 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew - (3)
• 1072 Aramaic - 3

IV. General Requirements - Credits: 6

• 1086 Land, Nature, and Society in Biblical Times I* - 3
• 1087 Land, Nature, and Society in Biblical Times II* - 3

V. Research Seminars - Credits: 6

M.A. in Old Testament and Culture of Ancient Israel students must take the Graduate Seminar for credit in the Fall and Spring semesters of their second year of studies.

VI. Electives - Credits: 6

TOTAL Credits: 48

*Course will include additional field trip fees.

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