Ph.D. in Scriptures Curriculum Summary
1. Basic Research Courses 6 units
RM 701 Advanced Research Methods for Theology
RM 702 Advanced Research and Statistical Methods
2. Core Philosophy Courses 9 units
PH 701 Advanced Philosophy of Nature
PH 702 Advanced Philosophy of Knowledge
PH 703 Advanced Philosophy of Religion
3. Major Courses 27 units
Required for all students (9 units)
TH 801 Canon Law on Marriage
TH 802 Canon Law on Consecrated Life
TH 803 Contextualized Liturgy
Concentration in Scriptures (students choose any six subjects – 18 units)
BI 810 History and Methods of Biblical Scholarship
BI 811 Old Testament Critical Approaches
BI 812 Biblical Hebrew Poetry
BI 813 Women in the Bible
BI 814 Contemporary Issues in Bible Interpretation
BI 821 Approaches to New Testament Exegesis
BI 822 Paul and Judaism
BI 823 Johannine Spirituality
BI 830 Advanced Topics in Biblical Studies
4. Foreign Languages 12 units
BI 701 Biblical Greek 1
BI 702 Biblical Greek 2
BI 703 Biblical Greek 3
BI 704 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew and Hebrew Exegetical Tools
5. Dissertation 12 units
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Total: Ph.D. in Theology — Concentration in Scriptures: 66 units