19 courses with the subject ST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Biblical Interpretation* BT 173 Principles of Biblical Interpretation (3 credits)
Total: 10 hrs Total: 10.5 hrs Total: 9 hrs Total: 9 hrs Footnotes for MDiv, General Studies (Online) emphasis: Of the 14 elective credits required for the MDiv General Ministries, 6 of the credits must be from the PT department. The remaining elective credit may be from any department. If students are required to take TE 3 and/or TE4, or TE 6, they will do so in place of an elective in their first academic year. A maximum of 4 credits earned in TE classes can be counted toward the degree. Students must be completing a module of Mentored Ministry in order to register for a seminar. 93
Purpose: · To deepen understanding of biblical anthropology in its redemptive-historical and Reformed context Topics covered include the theology of creation days; the nature of man, particularly as a psycho-somatic unity created in the image of God; the covenant of creation; the epistemological implications of Reformed anthropology; the fall and its implications; the imputation of Adam’s sin; the intermediate state; the nature of free moral agency; and total depravity and inability. Special attention will be given from an exegetical perspective to the redemptive-historical character and systematic theological implications of Reformed anthropology. Residential (Fall and Winter terms) and Online (Summer term), two hours.
Purpose: · To deepen understanding of the salvation accomplished by the triune God in Christ in both its central focus and comprehensive scope Topics covered include the plan of salvation, the covenant of grace, and the person and work of Christ. Residential (Spring term) and Online (Spring term), three hours. 141
Purpose: · To study the redemptive-historical, covenantal, confessional, and biblical-theological foundations for Christian life and ethics · To arrive at certain convictions about key moral issues facing the church today · To grow in wisdom, the ability to discern good and evil in every situation Topics covered include the biblical foundation for ethics, an introduction to different types of ethical systems, hermeneutical questions, Christians and the public square, sanctification, the clash of obligations, calling, stewardship, and selected ethical subjects. Residential (Spring term) and Online (Fall term), two hours. completed or in progress.
Purpose: · To deepen understanding of the application of the salvation applied by the triune God in Christ in both its central focus and comprehensive scope Topics covered include the relationship between eschatology and soteriology; the meaning of, and relationship between, historia salutis and ordo salutis; the function of union with Christ in Reformed soteriology; the distinct-yet-inseparable benefits of union with Christ (e.g., justification, sanctification, and adoption); a survey of biblical eschatology; and theology of the sacraments. Special attention will be given from an exegetical perspective to the redemptive-historical character and systematic theological implications of Reformed soteriology and eschatology. Residential (Spring term) and Online (Fall and Spring terms), three hours.
Total 75 hrs. MDiv Emphasis Courses and Electives The remaining credit hours (18 hrs.) are determined according to emphasis, as follows:
See ST 781. Fall term, two hours.
See ST 822. Spring term, two hours.
See ST 932. Spring term, two hours. 142
See ST 901. Fall term, two hours.
One of the following: ● CH 141 History of Christianity I (3 credits) ● CH 151 History of Christianity II (3 credits) 55
Spring term.
Purpose: · To examine aspects of the teaching of Romans for their bearing on systematic theological issues Topics covered include some prolegomena for systematic theology and for studying the theology of Romans, and exegetical-theological comments on selected passages. Fall term.
A study of the attributes of God through the Trinity. Purpose: · To understand key aspects of the doctrine of God in classical Christian theism, especially infinity, eternality, immutability, and simplicity · to analyze critically Aristotle's metaphysics and its influence on formulations of classical
Purpose: · To investigate the context, structure, and significance of Cornelius Van Til’s Trinitarian theology · To encourage the student to engage critically central issues in Trinitarian theology from a Van
Purpose: · To exposit the theology of the Westminster Assembly by means of a study of the Westminster
Topics covered include Molina's philosophical and theological arguments for middle knowledge, how it differs from a Reformed view of God's knowledge and of man's will, and the implications of Molina's view, especially as it influenced the Arminianism that arose in the seventeenth century. Spring term.
This is a directed readings course required for PhD students in Historical & Theological Studies. As a directed readings course, it has no regularly scheduled class meetings. Fall term. Courses listed for other concentrations which may be counted as concentration courses in Systematic Theology: CH 863, CH 883, CH 891, CH 901, CH 943, CH 951, CH 961, NT 853, NT 881, NT 931, NT 951, NT 961, NT 993, AP 713, AP 743, AP 753, AP 763, AP 773, AP 861, AP 931, AP 963, AP 981. 144
Source: Westminster Theological Seminary's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
