Biblical Studies
Biblical Studies
A concentration in Biblical Studies is available for MATS students who want to develop a biblical perspective that involves both the Old and the New Testament. It combines the requirements of concentrations in Old Testament and New Testament, culminating in completion of both comprehensive exams.
Concentration Coordinator: Matthew Lynch
Notes:
- The Biblical Studies concentration does not offer a thesis option. Students wishing to write a thesis should concentrate in either Old Testament or New Testament.
- If you plan to proceed to advanced study in either Old Testament or New Testament, you are advised that additional language study will likely be necessary beyond what is required for this concentration.
MATS Requirements
For a Biblical Studies concentration in the Master of Arts in Theological Studies program, you will need to complete the following Concentration Requirements in addition to the Foundational Core Courses listed on the MATS program page.
| Concentration Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Old Testament Hebrew I & II (LANG 510 & LANG 511) | 6 |
| Introduction to New Testament Greek I & II (LANG 550 & LANG 551) | 6 |
| Biblical Hermeneutics & Criticism (BIBL 600) | 3 |
| Advanced Old Testament Exegesis (BIBL 701) | 3 |
| Advanced New Testament Exegesis (BIBL 702) | 3 |
| Old Testament seminar | 3 |
| New Testament seminar | 3 |
| Old Testament Comprehensive Exam (BIBL 790) | 3 |
| New Testament Comprehensive Exam (BIBL 791) | 3 |
| General electives | 6 |
The 3 credits of Biblical Languages listed in the Foundational courses are incorporated in this list so that the total credits required for the program is 60.
Worksheet
Download the Biblical Studies Worksheet (PDF) to keep track of your program and concentration requirements.
Featured Faculty
George Guthrie
Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies
Dr. George Guthrie is Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies at Regent College and a highly sought-after lecturer, who has taught across North America, as well as in East Asia, the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, and Israel.
Matthew Lynch
Bruce K. Waltke Associate Professor of Old Testament
Matthew Lynch holds MATS and ThM degrees from Regent College and a PhD from Emory University. He joined the Regent College faculty in summer 2020. Matthew is the author of several books, including Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God (IVP Academic, 2023). He is also a founder and co-host of the OnScript podcast, where he frequently interviews biblical scholars about their work.
Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn
Associate Professor of New Testament
Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn joined the faculty at Regent College in 2010. The majority of her research has centered on the epistle of James, Jewish literature of the intertestamental period, and classical Greco-Roman literature. Since coming to Regent, she has expanded to researching and writing across the Pauline and General Epistles.
Brittany N. Melton
Associate Professor of Old Testament
Brittany N. Melton received her PhD in Old Testament from the University of Cambridge in 2017, an MA in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a BA in biblical languages from Oklahoma Baptist University. She has known a calling to ministry since her teenage years, working in various church and parachurch contexts. Her love of the Old Testament is rooted in a passion for the church to rediscover the riches of Old Testament theology for the life of faith. Before coming to Regent in 2023, she taught in Cambridge, for Ridley College (Melbourne), and at Palm Beach Atlantic University in South Florida.
Paul Spilsbury
President; Professor of New Testament
Dr. Paul Spilsbury joined the Regent College faculty in August 2015 as Academic Dean and Professor of New Testament and assumed the role of President in 2025. Paul's doctoral studies, undertaken at the University of Cambridge (Queens' College), focused on the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. Before joining Regent's faculty, he taught New Testament at Canadian Bible College and Ambrose University.
