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Good place to start..... http://classicaljournal.org/study_classics%20surveys.php

For future reference: http://classicaljournal.org/study_classics%20surveys.php

Oooo. I think the opposite. He makes very clear that he is thinking more in terms of a commitment to something like serious Christian orthodoxy. I think the bias is implied.

What's the funding like for MTS students at Duke?

I'm currently applying to Duke (MTS) and Yale (MAR in Bible) Divinity Schools. I applied to Candler in the spring and was accepted with a 75% scholarship but deferred. My background is in philology. Here are my stats: -Undergraduate: BA (cum magna) in Greek and Roman Studies at Rhodes College (small liberal arts college), 3.7 overall, 3.9 major -Graduate : MA Classics (just began second year), University of Illinois, 3.12 GPA (currently) -one year as TA, head TA this semester, Latin 101 TA in the spring -no pubs and I've been in language coursework (and studying for exams) so not much research either -Good recs My interests are in New Testament but I'm also interested in Early Christianity, but not super late. I'd like to do some bridge work between NT and Early Christianity, looking at perhaps history of interpretation. I'm therefore in this liminal position of a traditional NT program and an Early Christianity program. My question is therefore two-fold: 1. What are my chances of getting in with funding into Yale or Duke? My primary concern is my current GPA which is not all that great, as well as the fact that I've not done much research. 2. Would it be better to do NT at the MA level first, and then perhaps segway into Early Christianity, or perhaps apply to a Ph.D. program (given my langauge background) in Early Christianity and just do NT stuff on the side? I know this depends a lot on the program. I could always do both of course but I currently have a lot on my plate. I hope this all makes sense!! Thanks.

I know you can do this at Duke so it's not unheard of.

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign does as well. They also have an MAT. I think Tulane is funded too.

I'm currently at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and we have a fairly strong Late Antique program. Most of the Classics students come here to study with Danuta Shanzer. Her reputation as a person isn't the best but she's a big name in Late Antique. The RS program is also beginning an MA program next year (I believe). There's a guy in that dept who I've worked with who studied under Robert Wilken, whose done stuff in Late Antiquity and is highly respected. Also, the Medieval Studies program is good and we have a great Rare Books and Manuscripts Library. As for the Classics program in general, it's a program strong philologically but mostly in Greek. We haven't been able to acquire many Latinists. Shanzer is the only one. From what I can tell, Notre Dame and Duke seem like good options. U of Nebraska I think does late stuff. U of I has the resources as far as the library and the Medieval Studies options, but our Classics department is in a bit of a transition. Hope that helps.

All, I'm a second-year MA student in Classics at UIUC. I'm applying to MAR/MTS programs at seminaries this year (an POSSIBLY Ph.D. programs). I'm concerned about research, etc. I've not done much research, having had to focus on coursework, which is very much to my detriment. I guess I just have some concerns about getting in places without really having published anything, or even really done any research.