The purpose of the Ph.D. degree is to prepare religious leaders to work at advanced levels in a variety of teaching, counseling, research, ministry and administrative positions. Students come from across North America and around the world to study with our Ph.D. faculty. We offer concentration in Bible, Culture and Hermeneutics (Jewish & Christian scriptures).The programs reflect the transformative commitments of our Vision Statement. The program...
Degrees Offered: Ph.D.; Th.D. Study includes the entire biblical corpus, with a specific concentration in either
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible or New Testament. In addition to the canonical, deuterocanonical,
and extra-canonical materials, courses are also available in the background and
literature of early Israel, biblical and post-biblical Judaism, and early Christianity.
Objectives
Students who complete the degree achieve competence...
The program presupposes a reading knowledge of Greek and competence in the Greek New Testament. In addition, students are required to be proficient in other ancient research langugages: Hebrew, Latin, and Aramaic and/or Coptic. Students also must demonstrate competence in reading German and French, though students may in certain circumstances appeal to substitute another modern modern language. Aramaic and/or Coptic usually are studied in credit...
The Challenge: How to Form a Community Spiritually
People must find several things for spiritual formation to happen, including:
Finding a Community Though spiritual formation involves individual experiences, it is typically a community activity. Environments of grace where people feel safe are essential for them to be open and transparent so they can receive support for growth. The many ’one another“ passages require mutual support.Without community...
UMUC offered its first distance education courses in 1972. Today, more than 30 percent of our students are enrolled in courses that do not require on-site class attendance. The Internet serves as their link to the university.
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