MTH @ SATS now complete!!!!!!

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  1. brad

    brad New Member

    Just received the external examiner's report on my thesis -
    I received a 75% - which on the South African grading scale equates to an "A" or "Distinction" (AKA - first class).

    Very happy about the entire process and the results!

    The title was:

    The Biblical Concept of Revival in the Desert
    and some implications for today's church regarding the restoration of man's covenantal relationship with God.

    ended up being around 35,000 words including bibliography.
     
  2. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Congratulations, Master Brad!
     
  3. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    Congratulations!
     
  4. uncle janko

    uncle janko member

    Ave magister! Corn-grad-ulations!
     
  5. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Very nice! How long did it take you? Any thoughts about pursuing a SATS doctorate?
     
  6. skidadl

    skidadl Member

    Good job.

    Are you referring to the concept of the Abrahamic Covent?

    That we can become God's people and reclaim the Abrahamic Covenent of blessing and inheritance that was promised to Abraham?

    Just curious.
     
  7. PatsFan

    PatsFan New Member

    Congratulations
     
  8. Charles

    Charles New Member

    Congratulations!!!!
     
  9. Bill Grover

    Bill Grover New Member

    congrats Brad!
     
  10. brad

    brad New Member

    I took roughly one year, but my situation was a bit unusual. I had spent about a year researching and writing on the topic on my own, then decided to convert it into a academic work. So I had done 2/3 of the research and a lot of writing.

    My supervisor let me know where I needed the addtional research and how I needed to restructure the piece to fit into the Practical Theology catagory.

    So then I basically rewrote the entire piece...taking out the less relevant, adding what was necessary, rethinking arguments etc. until it was done. I ended up with a product that feels very different than the original, though it says many of the same things.

    As far as the DTH at SATS - I have no idea. I would be interested to hear what Bill Grover has to say about Unizul, and what the people at Pretoria think about their program...but for now I'm heading to law school at Texas Tech, so the doctorate will have to wait.
     
  11. brad

    brad New Member

    Kind of...and no.

    I don't differentiate between the old and new covenants that much. To me God committed Himself covenantaly at Creation and all the other covenants that we see flow out of that original one...

    Anyway, the argument of the thesis goes like this

    Chapter 1 - Intro
    Chapter 2 - deals with the development of religion in Christianity, and how that has supplanted covenantal relationship that was intended
    Chapter 3 - shows that throughout history, God has restored His people to covenant relationship through self-revelation, and that this has most often occured in the desert or wilderness (Abraham is called into the wilderness, Moses sees His revelation there, Sinai, Elijah is first led there, and then calls all of Israel out to Carmel, John the Baptist is raised there, and then calls all of Israel out there, Jesus is led there) the conclusion being that if this is how God restores His people then we should expect to see it again.
    Chapter 4 - traces revival history to show that they most often occur after a decline in religious tendencies, and occur outside of the mainstream churches (or in the wilderness). Then I include the multitude of prophetic texts from Jeremiah, Isaiah, Hosea that point to a revival in the desert. All of this is then examined alongside the modern social trends of secularization and declining church membership to show that as a nation we may already be witnessing the beginning of the next revival.
    Chapter 5 - conclusion
     
  12. skidadl

    skidadl Member

    I completely agree.

    That was the reason that I asked the question.

    I'm only a beginner at these things and far from being the next great Theologimistition...;) J/K!

    Not much of a Mathmagician either.

    Anyway, good job!
     
  13. brad

    brad New Member


    Thanks!

    And thanks to everyone else as well. I wouldn't have this degree now if it weren't for the posters on this site. Though I had considered doing a research degree via the UK, I had never even thought of looking into South African programs. The price was great, and there is no way that any school could have beaten the support that I received from SATS.
     

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