MA in Biblical Studies

MAAward

Full-time/ Part-time,

Blended learningMode of study

YesTier 4 visa

2.2Previous degree

required

12 monthsDuration

Sept/JanStart date

An invitation to you to develop high quality skills, understanding and thoughtfulness in interpreting the Bible.

www.stmarys.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses-london/biblical-studies

Overview The MA in Biblical Studies offers world class scholars to help you learn and refl ect about interpreting the Bible today. You will engage with Scripture in ancient and modern contexts, reading in conversation with high quality scholarship and in relation to a wide range of issues.

Teaching and assessment‘Taught’ modules focus on a weekly three-hour seminar led by our outstanding team of scholars. Each semester, full time students take two modules, and part time students take one module. Seminars include input from the lecturer, discussion and debate, group work, and student presentations with discussion.

Reading and refl ection prepares you for seminars, with access to our good library on campus, including many electronic resources.

You dig in depth into an area you choose in the dissertation, with high-quality supervision.

ModulesCore modules:

º Aspects of Biblical Interpretation

º Dissertation Optional modules:

º Old Testament/Hebrew Bible Texts

º New Testament Texts

º Jesus and the Gospels

º Second Temple Judaism: Texts and Traditions

º The Bible in the Life of the Church

º The Bible, Society and Politics

º Gender, Identity and the Bible

º Introduction to Biblical Hebrew

º Introduction to New Testament Greek

º Special Subject (based on an ‘intensive’ two-week teaching period with a visiting scholar)

N.B. Not all modules will be available every year – see our webpage for more information.

Entry requirementsBachelor’s degree in Theology, Biblical Studies or similar at 2.2 level or higher.

Programme CoordinatorProfessor James CrossleyT: +44 (0) 20 8240 1028E: james.crossley@stmarys.ac.uk

Contact usT: +44 (0) 20 8240 4000F: +44 (0) 20 8240 4255E: student.recruitment@stmarys.ac.uk www.stmarys.ac.uk

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2018 entryInformation accurate at the time of printing, November 2017. For most up-to-date information please see our website.