Course Catalog
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary is an educational institution whose mission is to prepare students to serve Christ and His church through biblical, experiential, and practical ministry.
MDiv / MA / MABC Courses
Old Testament
- 111 – Hebrew I (3 credits)
- 112 – Hebrew II (3 credits)
- 120 – Methods of Hebrew Exegesis (3 credits)
- 121 – Old Testament Exegesis I: Narratives (3 credits)
- 122 – Old Testament Exegesis II: Poets and Prophets (3 credits)
- 123 – OT Exegesis III: Advanced Exegesis (3 credits)
- 130 – World of the Bible (1 credit)
- 132 – Old Testament Introduction (2 credits)
New Testament
- 201 – Greek I (3 credits)
- 202 – Greek II (3 credits)
- 220 – Methods of Greek Exegesis (3 credits)
- 221 – New Testament Exegesis I: The Gospels & Acts (3 credits)
- 222 – New Testament Exegesis II: Epistles & Revelation (3 credits)
- 223 – NT Exegesis III: Advanced Exegesis (3 credits)
- 232 – New Testament Introduction (2 credits)
Historical Theology
- 311 – Ancient Church History (3 credits)
- 312 – Medieval Church History (3 credits)
- 313 – Reformation Church History (3 credits)
- 314 – Modern Church History (3 credits)
- 315 – North American Church History (2 credits)
- 322 – Reformed Theological Research (1 credit)
- 328 – Covenant Theology (2 credits)
Systematic Theology
- 411 – Systematic Theology I: Prolegomena (2 credits)
- 412 – Systematic Theology II: Theology Proper (2 credits)
- 413 – Systematic Theology III: Anthropology (2 credits)
- 414 – Systematic Theology IV: Christology (2 credits)
- 415 – Systematic Theology V: Soteriology (3 credits)
- 416 – Systematic Theology VI: Ecclesiology (2 credits)
- 417 – Systematic Theology VII: Eschatology (2 credits)
- 421 – Introduction to Apologetics (3 credits)
- 424 – Puritan Theology (2 credits)
- 432 – Biblical Ethics (2 credits)
- 441 – Three Forms of Unity (2 credits)
- 441c – The Westminster Standards (2 credits)
General MDiv / MA courses
- 099 – English Grammar and Syntax
- 101 – Latin I (3 credits)
- 102 – Latin II (3 credits)
- 701 – The Nature and Method of Biblical Theology (2 credits)
- 702 – Hermeneutics (2 credits)
- 750 – MA Comprehensive Exam (1 credit)
- 751 – Thesis (2 credits)
MDiv-specific Courses
Homiletics
- 511 – Homiletics I: Sermon Preparation, Construction, & Delivery (3 credits)
- 512 – Homiletics II: Reformed Experiential Preaching (2 credits)
- 513 – Homiletics III: Sermon Preparation for Special Services (2 credits)
- 514 – Homiletics IV: Preaching from the Heidelberg Catechism (3 credits)
- 521 – Practice Preaching I-V (5 credits)
Counseling / Pastoral
- 613a – Catechetics (1 credit)
- 613b – Youth Ministry
- 614 – The Christian Minister & His Ministry (3 credits)
- 616 – Worship & Liturgy (2 credits)
- 622 – Church Polity: The Church Order of Dort
- 629 – Ministry Practicum – Internship (3 credits)
- 650 – Introduction to Biblical Counseling (3 credits)
- 651 – Biblical Methods of Change (1 credit)
- 653 – The Counselor’s Self-Preparation (1 credit)
Missions
- 631 – Foundations of Reformed Missions (2 credits)
- 632a – Evangelism (1 credit)
- 632b – Church Planting (1 credit)
- 633 – Revival and Prayer (2 credits)
- 634 – Encounter with World Religions (2 credits)
- 635 – Intercultural Gospel Communications (2 credits)
- 636 – The Intercultural Missionary (2 credits)
- 637 – Contemporary Studies in Missions (2 credits)
ThM Courses
Biblical Studies
- BS800 – Language and Exegesis: Old Testament (3 credits)
- BS801 – Language and Exegesis: New Testament (3 credits)
- BS802 – The World of the Bible (3 credits)
- BS803a – Advanced Old Testament Biblical Theology (3 credits)
- BS803b – Advanced New Testament Biblical Theology (3 credits)
- BS804 – Christ in the Old Testament (3 credits)
- BS805 – Distinctive Ideas in the Old Testament (3 credits)
- BS806 – Distinctive Ideas in the New Testament (3 credits)
- BS807 – Problems of Interpretation in the Old Testament (3 credits)
- BS808 – The New Testament Use of the Old Testament (3 credits)
- BS809 – Readings in Old Testament Scholarship (3 credits)
- BS810 – Readings in New Testament Scholarship (3 credits)
- BS811 – The History and Preservation of the Biblical Text (3 credits)
- BS812 – Directed Research (3 credits)
- BS813 – Biblical Aramaic (3 credits)
- BS814 – Introduction to the Septuagint (3 credits)
Reformation / Post-Reformation Studies
- CH849 – The Theology of Augustine (3 credits)
- CH850 – The Life and Theology of Thomas Aquinas (3 credits)
- CH851 – Forerunners of the Reformation (3 credits)
- CH852 – The Life and Thought of Francis Turretin (3 credits)
- CH853 – The Theology of John Calvin (3 credits)
- CH854 – The Reformation in the Netherlands (3 credits)
- CH855 – The Dutch Further Reformation (3 credits)
- CH856 – The Theology of Wilhelmus a Brakel (3 credits)
- CH857 – John Knox and the Scottish Reformation (3 credits)
- CH858 – Scottish Presbyterianism (3 credits)
- CH859 – The Westminster Assembly (3 credits)
- CH860 – The Theology of John Owen (3 credits)
- CH861 – Puritan Theology (3 credits)
- CH862 – Puritan Theology in New England (3 credits)
- CH863 – The Theology of Jonathan Edwards (3 credits)
- CH864 – Puritan Approaches to Scriptural Interpretation (3 credits)
- CH865 – Revival in the Reformed Tradition (3 credits)
- CH866 – Reformed Covenant Theology (3 credits)
- CH867 – Lutheran Orthodoxy (3 credits)
- CH869 – French Protestantism (3 credits)
- CH870 – American Presbyterianism (3 credits)
- CH871 – North American Church History (3 credits)
- CH872 – Directed Research (3 credits)
Systematic Theology
- ST853 – The Theology of John Calvin (3 credits)
- ST856 – The Theology of Wilhelmus á Brakel (3 credits)
- ST859 – The Westminster Assembly (3 credits)
- ST860 – The Theology of John Owen (3 credits)
- ST861 – Puritan Theology in England (3 credits)
- ST862 – Puritan Theology in New England (3 credits)
- ST863 – The Theology of Jonathan Edwards (3 credits)
- ST866 – Reformed Covenant Theology (3 credits)
- ST881 – Prolegomena (3 credits)
- ST882 – Theology Proper (3 credits)
- ST883 – Anthropology (3 credits)
- ST884 – Christology (3 credits)
- ST885 – Soteriology (3 credits)
- ST886 – Ecclesiology (3 credits)
- ST887 – Eschatology (3 credits)
- ST890 – Directed Research (3 credits)
Other Requirements
- CH800/900 – Research Methodology (3 credits)
- TH951 – Thesis (6 credits)
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