Four years that shape a lifetime of ministry.
The Bachelor of Divinity at Jonathan Edwards Institute: degree-level theological training, taught in person, practised in the local church.
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Divinity
- Duration
- Four years full-time
- NQF level and credits
- 8 · 504
- Delivery
- Full-time on campus
A full degree
Four years at NQF level 8, not a short course or a certificate.
Taught in person
A full-time contact programme on campus in Potchefstroom, five days a week. Separate Afrikaans and English classes follow one standard.
Practised in the church
Eight weeks in a congregation, guided by a mentor pastor.
About the Institute
Jonathan Edwards Institute is a Christian higher education institution. We see every student as created in the image of God, with gifts to be developed and used in the service of others. Our teaching is grounded in the Bible and in the Reformed Christian tradition.
Four years, thirty-two modules
Old Testament and Hebrew
7 modules · 112 credits
- Pentateuch, History and Poets
- Hebrew 1
- Hebrew 2
- Hebrew Exegesis 1
- Prophets
- Hebrew Exegesis 2
- Old Testament Biblical Theology
This appointment has not yet been made.
New Testament and Greek
9 modules · 144 credits
- Greek 1
- Greek 2
- Hermeneutics
- Greek Exegesis 1
- Gospels and Acts
- Greek Exegesis 2
- Pauline Epistles
- Hebrews to Revelation
- New Testament Biblical Theology
Dr Malan van Rhyn, PhD
Systematic Theology and Apologetics
5 modules · 80 credits
- Introduction to Reformed Theology
- Introduction to Dogmatics
- Apologetics
- Dogmatics
- Ethics
This appointment has not yet been made.
Church History
2 modules · 32 credits
- Ancient and Medieval Church History
- Reformed and Modern Church History
Dr Erik van Alten, PhD
Practical Theology and Missiology
6 modules · 96 credits
- Introduction to Homiletics
- Biblical Counselling
- Reformed Worship and Spirituality
- Homiletics Practicum
- Missional Theology and Missional Churches
- Reformed Pastor
Rev Pieter le Roux, MDiv
Church Polity and Ecclesiology
1 module · 16 credits
- Ecclesiology, Polity and Cults
This appointment has not yet been made.
The degree in figures
- 504
- Creditsat NQF exit level 8
- 32
- Modulescompulsory, eight a year
- 5 040
- Notional hoursof learning across four years
- 15
- Studentsmaximum per annual intake
CHE · H/PR1153/E004CAN
Jonathan Edwards Institute of Higher Education is a registered private company. The Bachelor of Divinity is currently in the process of accreditation by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and registration with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
Accreditation carries a prior-to-commencement condition. The programme may begin only after formal regulatory clearance. The expected first cohort is 2027.
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There is no application fee.