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Master of Divinity Degree

 

Years ago the normal practice, when a man felt led of the Lord to enter the ministry, was to go to college and earn a secular liberal arts undergraduate degree, then go to seminary for three years for his ministerial training.  He was then awarded the Bachelor of Divinity degree.  Today, however, with the advent of the Bible College offering undergraduate degrees in Biblical Studies and Pastoral ministry, more men seek the Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry or the Master of Theology degree for their advanced studies.  These advanced degrees presuppose previous Bible training at the undergraduate level.

Trinity believes that there is still a place for the The Master of Divinity degree.  The Master of Divinity program is essentially the old Bachelor of Divinity degree and is designed for the man with a secular undergraduate degree who now believes that God has called him into the ministry.

The Master of Divinity program requires 96 credit hours of study above the Bachelor level.  Listed below is a sample program of study.  Individual requirements vary depending on the applicant's previous education, degrees, and ministry experience.

     

Course No.

Credit Hours

Course Name

BI 500

3

Old Testament Survey

BI 502

6

Old Testament Analysis

BI 505

3

New Testament Survey

BI 506

6

New Testament Analysis

BI 510

3

Introduction to New Testament Greek

BI 515

6

Studies in the Life of Christ

BI 520

3

Exposition of Romans

TH 500

3

Christian Apologetics

TH505

3

Biblical Inerrancy

TH 510

6

Systematic Theology

TH 515

3

Biblical Theology – Old Testament 

TH 520

3

Biblical Theology – New Testament 

TH 525

3

Hermeneutics

TH 530

3

Premillennial Dispensationalism

TH 535

3

Biblical Eschatology

BH 500

3

Baptist History

PT 500

6

Homiletics

PT 505

3

Pastoral Theology

PT 510

6

Principles of Biblical Counseling - 1

“Self-Confrontation”

PT 515

3

Methods of Personal Bible Study

 

3

Evangelism

PH50O

3

Introduction to Philosophy

(Or Bible Book Elective)

PH505

3

Introduction to Logical Thinking

(Or Bible Book Elective)

PH510

3

Christian Ethics

ED 500

3

History of Christian Education

(Or Bible Book Elective)

ED 505

3

Christian Education of Children

 

96

Total Hours

 

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