PTS Catalogue - Princeton Theological Seminary

history and consequences. In addition, a student will ordinarily take a number
of electives, which allow him/her to shape his/her course of study according to
personal interests. Interdisciplinary work or further specialist study can be taken
from seminars offered by faculty in other departments at the Seminary or at affiliated
institutions (e.g., Princeton University). Specific requirements for each of the
subareas follows.
The Course of Study for Old Testament Students
The program of study in Old Testament features the following formal course
requirements:
1. Ordinarily, students will take four seminars or courses per year (5000 or 9000
level offerings). In a two-year residence, five such courses or seminars will come
from the following core areas:
2. In addition, students shall attain (usually through coursework) competency in
Hebrew, Greek, and Northwest Semitic.
The Course of Study for New Testament Students
The program of study in New Testament features the following formal course
requirements:
1. Ordinarily, students will take four seminars or courses per year (5000 or 9000
level offerings). In a two-year residence, courses or seminars will come from the
following core areas:
interdisciplinary work, or further specialist study that can be taken from
seminars offered by department faculty or from doctoral offerings by other
Seminary and Princeton University faculty.
2. In addition, students shall attain competency in Hebrew, Greek and one other
ancient language, chosen from Aramaic, Syriac, Latin, and Coptic. Depending on
the subject matter of a student’s dissertation, other language may be required.
Issues and Methods Seminar
This seminar is designed to help students map the major contours in the study of
the Old and New Testaments. All students during their two years of residency will
participate in a seminar (meeting approximately five times per academic year),
with each session to be led by at least one faculty member on a topic of his or her
choosing (normally in an area of the faculty member’s expertise). Selected readings
will be distributed as appropriate in advance of each seminar. The Chair of the
department will be responsible for communicating faculty assignments and the
slate of topics to be covered in any given year.
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