The following ten theological areas of studies set forth the entire format needed for the completion of the Doctor of Theology degree.
The Philosophy of Religion: the basis of religious conviction—the existence of God, the nature of authority, its relation to the Bible.
Exegetical Theology
Introduction: background and time, occasion, authorship, etc.
Hermeneutics: the theory of the interpretation of Scripture, the determination of the meaning of Scripture by proper principles.
Exegesis Proper: the practice of the interpretation of Scripture, the drawing out of the grammatical and historical meaning in the original languages of the Bible.
Biblical Theology: the study of the process of God’s Self-revelation which is recorded in Scripture.
Old Testament Theology
New Testament Theology
Historical Theology
Church History
History of Christian Doctrine
History of Missions
History of Israel
History of Biblical Times
Systematic Theology
Apologetics: the formal defense of the Faith
Systematic Theology Proper (13 sections with Doctrinal Summaries)
Practical Theology
Pastoral Theology
Church Polity
Homiletics
Liturgiology
Hymnology
Moral Theology: the ethics of Christian conduct
Mystical & Ascetical Theology: the study of the mystics and monasticism