Purpose
The Master of Arts in New Testament Studies offers a specialization in biblical interpretation, hermeneutics and New Testament issues.
Central to the program are a student's abilities to work with original language tools and to research biblical topics. The MA emphasizes the exegetical and expositional teaching and preaching of God’s Word.
Graduates of a recognized Bible college or training center with a Bible major or thirty-six credit hours in Bible and theology may enroll in the MA program. Under special circumstances a student may take independent studies to meet the required thirty-six credit hour requirement.
Students must complete their program with an exegetical or theological thesis project.
The objectives of the program is to produce students able to:
- Use the best available exegetical tools for biblical study
- Solve interpretative problems in the biblical text
- Preach/teach exegetical/expositional messages from the Greek New Testament
- Perform scholarly independent research
- Produce and defend scholarly research papers and/or a thesis
Class Schedule
- Next MA in NT Studies is planned for 2014
- Next MA in OT Studies is planned for January 2012
- The whole program lasts 3 years
- Courses take place every 2 months, one week at a time from monday-friday. Please check our EBTC-Calendar
- The program is in english in association with teachers from TMAI
- Please calculate at least 2 hours a day for study
Course Overview: Master of Arts in NT Studies (MA NT)
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Prerequisite
- BI 410 English Refresher (0 units)
- NT 410 Greek Grammar (0 units)
1st year (16 units)
- NT 511 Greek Syntax (3 units)
- NT 521 NT Introduction (3 units)
- BI 501 Research & Writing (2 units)
- NT 513 Greek Exegetical Methodology (3 units)
- BI 523 Applied Hermeneutics (2 units)
- BI 56x Exposition of NT Book (3 units)
2nd year (15 units)
- NT 622 NT Criticism (3 units)
- TH 631 NT Theology (2 units)
- NT 665 Exegesis of Romans 1-8 (3 units)
- NT 668 Exegesis of Galatians (2 units)
- TH 633 Research in Theology (2 units)
- BI 66x Exposition of NT Book (3 units)
3rd year (9 units)
- BI 725 Bible Geography (3 units)
- BI 727 Exposition of 1 Corinthians (in Greece) (2 units)
- NT 791 Thesis I (2 units)
- NT 792 Thesis II (2 units)
Course Overview: Master of Arts in OT Studies (MA OT)
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Prerequisite
- BI 410 English Refresher (0 units)
1st year (17 units)
- OT 511 Heb. Grammar I (4 units)
- OT 513 Heb. Grammar II (4 units)
- BI 501 Research & Writing (2 units)
- OT 521 OT Introduction (3 units)
- OT 515 Hebrew Exegetical Methodology (4 units)
2nd year (13 units)
- TH 634 Research in Theology (2 units)
- BI 624 Applied Hermeneutics (2 units)
- TH 632 OT Theology (2 units)
- OT 64x Exegesis of OT Book (3 units)
- OT 64x Exegesis of OT Book (3 units)
- XX xxx Electives (1 units)
3rd year (10 units)
- BI 74x Exposition of OT Book (2 units)
- BI 726 Bible Geography (2 units)
- BI 728 Israel Studies, Trip to Israel (1 unit)
- OT 791 Thesis I (2 units)
- OT 792 Thesis II (2 units)
Location
The European Bible Training Center offers the M.A. Program to international students. Most of the time, courses will take place at the EBTC – Berlin. Some courses may take place at the EBTC – Zurich or EBTC – Rheinland. If the student must repeat a course or an elective, it may be that he must attend the class in another TMAI Training Center.
One course in the MA NT program will take place in Greece and will be affiliated to a study trip. Equally, one course in the MA OT program will take place in Israel.
Pictures from Class
- Check out our gallery here (Pictures from the M.A. NT Class)
- Greece Trip 2010 (Exposition of 1. Corinthians with Dr. Mike Abendroth)
- Israel Trip 2011
Greg White, B.A., M.Div., M.Th.
During his studies for the Master of Divinity, Greg was involved in church outreach and evangelism, shepherded a Bible Study group and served as a deacon at Grace Community Church.
In 1992 Grace Community Church set apart Greg and his wife Hue Chon to be missionaries to the country of Ukraine. A year later Greg became an assistant pastor of Revival Church where he was involved in preaching and teaching of God’s Word and discipling young men.
Greg joined the faculty of Irpin Biblical Seminary (IBS) in 1993. His teaching responsibilities were in the area of New Testament and Exegesis. In the fall of 2000 the leadership of IBS requested Greg to develop and start a Master of Divinity program for the seminary.
As well as his responsibilities at IBS, Greg serves as the senior pastor of Grace Bible Church, Kiev, Ukraine. The church is a new church plant in a region of over 300,000 people who do not have any other Evangelical Christian witness.
At the EBTC he is leader for the Master Program.
Mike Abendroth, M. Div., D. Min.
Dr. Abendroth is Senior Pastor at Bethlehem Bible Church in West Boylston, Massachusetts.
His passion is preaching the Bible in a verse-by-verse fashion and training other men to do the same. He graduated from The Masters' Seminary in 1996 (M. Div.), received his doctorate in Expository Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in May 2006 (D. Min.), and is adjunct professor of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and teaching at the Institute for Biblical Studies (IBS). Dr. Abendroth is also the author of the book entitled "Jesus Christ: The Prince of Preachers" He is overwhelmed at God's grace in his salvation and in God's choice of his amazing wife Kimberly. Mike has been the Senior Pastor at BBC since April 1997. He hosts the daily radio show, “No Compromise Radio".
Dr. Abendroth is Guest Speaker at our Hirtenkonferenz (Shepherds' Conference) and professor at the Master Program.
George J. Zemek, B.A., M. Div., Th.M., Th.D.
Dr. Zemek is the Academic Dean of The Expositors Seminary.
B.A. Northern Illinois University and Grace College, M.Div. Grace Theological Seminary, Th.M. Grace Theological Seminary, Th.D. Grace Theological Seminary.
In 1975, he began his teaching career in the Greek department at Grace College. During that period he also served as a part-time instructor in the Homiletics department of the seminary. From 1977 to 1988, Dr. Zemek was a full-time professor of biblical languages, theology, and apologetics, serving also as Grace Seminary's Director of Doctoral Studies from 1985-1988. Beginning in 1988, he taught the biblical languages, apologetic methodology, and theology, for six years at The Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, California. In 1994, Dr. Zemek became the founding Pastor-Teacher and professor, respectively, of Grace Bible Church and The Ministry Training Center in Brandon, Florida. From 2000 - 2009 he served as the Dean of The Ministry Training Center at The Bible Church of Little Rock in Arkansas, where he also served as an elder and Pastor to Seniors and Shut-ins. Beginning in the fall of 2009 he moved to the Jupiter campus of the seminary to serve full-time as Acadmic Dean, Professor, and Scholar-in-Residence of The Expositors Seminary.
Thomas R. Schreiner, B.S., M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D.
Dr. Schreiner joined the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary faculty in 1997 after serving 11 years on the faculty at Bethel Theological Seminary. He also taught New Testament at Azusa Pacific University.
He graduated at Western Oregon University (B.S.), Western Conservative Baptist Seminary (M.Div., Th.M.,) and Fuller Theological Seminary (Ph.D.).
Dr. Schreiner, a Pauline scholar, is the author or editor of several books including, Romans, in the Baker Exegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament; Interpreting the Pauline Epistles; Still Sovereign: Contemporary Perspectives of Election, Foreknowledge, and Grace, and more.
At the EBTC he teaches the Master Program in New Testament Theology.
Greg Stoever, M.Div
Greg Stoever has served as Pastor-Teacher of River City Grace since January 2000. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from The Master’s Seminary in 1989, and has been involved in full-time pastoral ministry since then.
Being convinced that the Gospel is “…the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes…” (Rom. 1:16), Greg’s passion is to see Jesus Christ exalted and His grace extended through the verse-by-verse preaching of God’s Word.
Greg has been married to his wife Laurie since 1989 (a special graduation gift!), and they have four children: Lindsay, Zachary, Jordan, and Tyler. In the flow of being a husband, dad, and pastor, Greg’s hobbies include bicycling, various sports, reading, and woodworking.
Greg is teaching in the Master Program.
Bruce Alvord, M.Div., D.Min.
Bruce is a graduate of The Master’s Seminary and was ordained at Grace Community Church. They were sent out as missionaries to Ukraine in 1992. After a year of full-time Russian language study Bruce has been teaching at one of Ukraine's first and largest seminaries - Irpin Biblical Seminary.
Presently, the school has approximately 275 students and has graduated over 600 men who are ministering in Europe, China, Russia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. This year Bruce is teaching Bible Geography, New Testament Survey, Exposition of Matthew, Homiletics, and The Life of Christ.
Aimee's primary focus is the home, keeping husband and children healthy and happy. She recently finished translating (with help from her tutor) a book for women called "The Excellent Wife."
Bruce and Aimee have three small children.
Bruce is teaching at the EBTC Bible Geography /Archeology.
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