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4. COURSE DESCRIPTIONSOT 732. Exegesis of the Psalms. An exegetical study of the Hebrew text of thePsalms. The course will include study of poetic, literary, and theological issues.Hebrew proficiency and BI610 are prerequisites.OT 733. Exegesis of a Prophet. An exegetical study of portions of the Hebrewtext of one of the prophets with attention given to critical issues, theology, andvalue for the church. The books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel will be offered inrotation. Hebrew proficiency and BI610 are prerequisites.OT 734. Eighth Century Prophets. An exegetical study of portions of theHebrew prophets of the eighth century B.C., Amos, Hosea, Micah, and Isaiah.Hebrew proficiency and BI610 are prerequisites.OT 735. Seventh Century Prophets. An exegetical study of portions of theHebrew prophets of the seventh century B.C., Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Nahum,Habakkuk, Obadiah, and Joel. Hebrew proficiency and BI610 are prerequisites.OT 736. Sixth and Fifth Century Prophets. An exegetical study of portions ofthe Hebrew prophets of the sixth and fifth centuries B.C., Ezekiel, Daniel, Haggai,Zechariah, Malachi. Hebrew proficiency and BI610 are prerequisites.OT 752. Preaching from the Old Testament. A team-taught course designedto provide the student with the skills to interpret and preach responsibly from thebooks of the Old Testament. (Same as PR652)OT 899. Special Issues in Old Testament. Specialized study of an area of OldTestament not covered in existing courses.OT 900. Research in Old Testament. Individual research under facultysupervision in a particular area of Old Testament studies. (1-3 hours)OT 901. Thesis. The thesis, when chosen instead of an Extended Research Paperin the Master of Arts degree, will be written according to guidelines available fromthe Seminary office. The student may chose to defend the thesis in an oral exam ormake a presentation to a select audience. (6 hours)OT 902. Thesis Re-Registration. Students not completing the thesis during thesemester in which they register for it are required to re-register under the 902 coursenumber each semester until the thesis is completed and approved. (0 hours)OT 903. Extended Research Paper. Instead of a thesis, students may chooseto write an extended research paper of 50-75 pages for 3 hours credit, as well ascomplete an additional 3-hour course in the major and pass an oral exam over the73