Nine months ago I looked into what courses I will be lacking if I would decide to become a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Iceland. According to Icelandic Laws, only individuals finishing M.Div. or Cand. Theol. degree can become ordained pastors and the degree has to be in line with the Cand. Theol. degree offered in the University of Iceland. I consider the seminar credits at TLS as the same as the credits counted at the University in Iceland.
What I am missing:
Graduate Courses in Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures – 7,5 credits
Hebrew – 5 credits
Graduate Courses in New Testament – 9,5 credits
Greek – 10 credits
I would need to finish 32 credit hours of Biblical Studies, Greek and Hebrew to be academically qualified as a pastor in ELCI. It might be worth considering or …