[preciousjeni]

I'm currently in an M.Div program. There are two paths to take:

1) If you are pursuing the degree to get knowledge, the best places are Yale/Harvard Schools of Divinity. They are very liberal and will give you an excellent education in the Bible and Theology.

2) If you are pursuing the degree to work in God's Kingdom, it is best to visit SEMINARIES and pray about which one to go to. Some are more liberal and some are more conservative. And SOME frown on women attending.

At all Schools of Divinity/Seminaries that are worth their salt, you have to take language courses. I am taking New Testament Greek and Old Testament Hebrew. I will also probably take Aramaic - all languages of the Bible.

My particular seminary does not require Latin because it is not a significant source of biblical writings. (Did that make sense?) But, I can understand why non-Christian Schools of Divinity would do that - it's a scholarly language.

So, School of Divinity = scholar
Seminary = God's work

However, you can be scholarly at seminaries and glean a Christian education from Schools of Divinity.

Last, I almost forgot, the language courses I'm taking are the basis for a number of exegesis (translating directly from the original text, in the original language, and analyzing them) courses I will take in the future. So, it's something serious!

By the way, I heard that Oglethorpe University in Atlanta is "southern ivy league"!!

Edited to say "conservative" not "conservation" - what?