The following are the required textbooks for the designated courses. See the course descriptions for details.
| How We Got the Old Testament (OT01) | Archaeology & the Old Testament I, II (OT02, 03) | also required for
OT 02 and 03 |
Introduction to Old Testament Apocalyptic & Prophecy (OT06) |
| How We Got the New Testament (NT01) | The New Testament & Archaeology (NT02, 03) | also required for NT 02 and 03 |
Understanding Historical Jesus Research (NT05) |
| Ancient Near Eastern Contexts for Old Testament Theology I (BIBTH01) | Ancient Near Eastern Contexts for Old Testament Theology II (BIBTH02) | Old Testament Theology I (BIBTH03) | Old Testament Theology II (BIBTH04) |
| Old Testament Theology III (BIBTH05) | Old Testament Theology IV (BIBTH06) | Old Testament Theology V (BIBTH07) | Jesus and the Old Testament (BIBTH08) |
| (none required) | |||
| The Divine Council and New Testament Theology (BIBTH09) | Introduction to New Testament Theology (BIBTH10) | Beginning Hebrew Grammar (HEBR01) | Beginning Greek Grammar (GREEK01) |
| (none required) | |||
| Beginning Aramaic Grammar (ARAM01) | Beginning Ugaritic (UGAR01) | Beginning Middle Egyptian Grammar (EGYP01) | Advanced Middle Egyptian Grammar (EGYP02) |
| Religion of Ancient Israel I, II, III (ANCREL01, 02, 03) | Religion of Ancient Mesopotamia I, II, III (ANCREL04, 05, 06) | Religion of Ancient Egypt I, II (ANCREL07, 08) | Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt (ANCREL09) |
| The Religion of Akhenaten (ANCREL10) | Ancient Greek Religion (ANCREL11) | Ancient Roman Religion (ANCREL12) | Greco-Roman Mystery Cults (ANCREL13) |
| Survey of Intertestamental Jewish Literature I, II (ANCLIT01, 02) | The Book of 1st Enoch I, II, III (ANCLIT03, 04, 05) | The Dead Sea
Scrolls (ANCLIT06, 07) |
also required for ANCLIT 06, 07 |