dodgerblue32

That was my next question...do these more traditional seminaries offer doctoral programs with full funding?

I am currently researching schools with Ph.D./Th.D. programs in New Testament. It is important to me as I study religion to do so from an evangelical perspective. As narrow as it may sound in the world of academia, I want to study under professors who love Jesus as the Lord of their lives. Can anyone offer any suggestions as to schools which should consider or schools I should not consider? Vanderbilt? Duke? Yale? Drew? Emory? Others?

Next year I will be applying to Ph.D/Th.D programs in the New Testament ballpark and was wondering if real life experience carries any weight in the admission process. My academic stats are decent. I have language education/experience in Spanish, Mandarin, Koine Greek, and Hebrew. I am completing a Masters program with a thesis. However, I also have 12 years experience in pastoral and cross-cultural ministry. I realize that we are not talking about an undergrad application which is spruced up by being president of the Mock U.N., but do admissions folks consider anything other than "fit", GPA, GRA, SOP, LoR?