The M.A. dissertation is 12,000 words and focuses on a topic of special interest to the student, chosen in consultation with the supervisor. It is handed in no later than September. The biblical languages are taught at all levels in the department. For those with little or no previous knowledge, it is possible to learn the language from scratch, or to improve skills. For those who have studied them at undergraduate level, the postgraduate Greek class provides advanced reading of biblical and early Christian texts.
Assessment is by a three-hour examination in the summer.
Assessment is by a 4,000 word essay. More importantly, it will demonstrate the far more ambiguous state in which the Bible is held as a source of both emancipation and enslavement. Assessment is by a 4,000 word essay. This course focusses on historical, theological and text-critical issues surrounding the life and letters of the apostle Paul. Assessment is by means of a three-hour examination in the summer or 2 x 4,000 word essays.