Master of Theology
The Master of Theology (Th.M.) is an advanced degree that will develop your academic research and writing skills.
Academics
In Gateway's Th.M. program, you will gain invaluable research and writing skills to help you follow God's calling on your life and to progress towards your academic goals. Don't accept shortcuts - pursue excellence in your studies alongside a cohort of challenging, gospel-minded students.
Gateway's Th.M. is designed for flexibility - it requires 24 credit hours of coursework and only one in-person seminar week per semester. The Th.M. has emphases in biblical studies and theological studies and is available in a thesis and non-thesis format.
The most important element of the program is our faculty. Built from Gateway's faculty and affiliated professors from partner institutions, your professors in the Ph.D. and Th.M. programs represent a unique opportunity; they bring together expertise in their academic fields as well as their ministry commitments. This assembly of educators, pastors, missionaries and more will press you to work and study hard, while helping you prioritize the most important aspects of your life: your spirituality, your family and your ministry.
Faculty
Biblical Studies
Kevin Chen - Professor of Old Testament
Dan Gurtner - Professor of New Testament
David Howard - Professor of Old Testament at Bethlehem College and Seminary
Richard Melick - Senior Distinguished Professor of New Testament
Alexander E. Stewart - Dean, Professor of New Testament Studies
John Taylor - Chair, Biblical Studies, Professor of New Testament
Paul Wegner - Senior Distinguished Professor of Old Testament Studies
Theology
Chris Chun - Chair, History/Theological Studies, Professor of Church History
Phil Hopkins - Professor of Missions
Christopher Morgan - Dean, School of Christian Ministries, Professor of Theology at California Baptist University
David Rathel - Director of AGS Program, Associate Professor of Christian Theology
John Shouse - Senior Professor of Christian Theology
Luke Stamps - Professor of Christian Theology at Clamp Divinity School
Fields of Study
The Th.M. program offers emphases in the fields of biblical studies and theological studies . In the thesis format, you will participate in 6 credit hours of common required seminars, 12 credit hours of concentration seminars and 6 credit hours of thesis writing. In the non-thesis format, you will take 6 credit hours of common required seminars, 15 credit hours of concentration seminars and 3 credit hours in a guided research project.
Biblical Studies
A student pursuing a Biblical Studies Th.M. will do creative, contemporary research founded on the historical, philosophical, theological and methodological issues of the Old Testament and New Testament using biblical Hebrew and Greek extensively.
Biblical Studies Th.M. - Thesis Track Map
| S4525 Research Methods Seminar | 3 hrs |
| S4511 Hermeneutics | 3 hrs |
| Required Seminars Total | 6 hrs |
| Major Seminars | 6 hrs |
| S4401 Advanced Greek Grammar | 3 hrs |
| S4402 Advanced Greek Exegesis | 3 hrs |
| or | |
| S4201 Advanced Hebrew Grammar | 3 hrs |
| S4202 Hebrew Exegesis | 3 hrs |
| Concentration Seminars | 12 hrs |
| Th.M. Thesis | 6 hrs |
| Total Program | 24 hrs |
Biblical Studies Th.M. - Non-Thesis Track Map
| S4525 Research Methods Seminar | 3 hrs |
| S4511 Hermeneutics | 3 hrs |
| Required Seminars Total | 6 hrs |
| Major Seminars | 9 hrs |
| S4401 Advanced Greek Grammar | 3 hrs |
| S4402 Advanced Greek Exegesis | 3 hrs |
| or | |
| S4201 Advanced Hebrew Grammar | 3 hrs |
| S4202 Hebrew Exegesis | 3 hrs |
| Concentration Seminars | 15 hrs |
| Th.M. Guided Research Project | 3 hrs |
| Total Program | 24 hrs |
Theological Studies
A student pursuing a Theological Studies Th.M. will develop a deep understanding of systematic theology by studying systematic, historical and contemporary works.
| L4525 Research Methods Seminar | 3 hrs |
| S4511 Hermeneutics | 3 hrs |
| Required Seminars Total | 6 hrs |
| Major Seminars | 6 hrs |
| L4201 Foundations for Theology I | 3 hrs |
| L4202 Foundations for Theology II | 3 hrs |
| Concentration Seminars | 12 hrs |
| Th.M. Thesis | 6 hrs |
| Total Program | 24 hrs |
Theological Studies - Non-Thesis Track Map
| L4525 Research Methods Seminar | 3 hrs |
| S4511 Hermeneutics | 3 hrs |
| Required Seminars Total | 6 hrs |
| Major Seminars | 9 hrs |
| L4201 Foundations for Theology I | 3 hrs |
| L4202 Foundations for Theology II | 3 hrs |
| Concentration Seminars | 15 hrs |
| Th.M. Guided Research Project | 3 hrs |
| Total Program | 24 hrs |
Delivery Format
