Reflects Thesis clearly is Thesis responds to Thesis responds Thesis does not the goals shaped to respond the goals of the somewhat to the respond clearly to of the to the goals of the degree program; of the degree of the degree degree degree program; demonstrates program; program; does not program demonstrates theological demonstrates demonstrate strong theological soundness and some theological theological soundness and some pastoral soundness and soundness, lacks clear pastoral applicability. limited pastoral pastoral applicability. applicability. applicability. Thesis Thesis shows Thesis shows Thesis shows little evidence command of good evidence of some evidence of or no evidence of of the ancient and the ability to use the ability to use the ability to use a ability to modern languages; both a modern an ancient OR a modern language or use where appropriate foreign language modern language. ancient language. ancient uses primary and an ancient and sources in ancient language. modern languages and language secondary sources in other language(s).
Reflects the goals of the degree program Thesis clearly is shaped to respond to the goals of the degree program; demonstrates strong theological soundness and clear pastoral applicability. Thesis responds to the goals of the degree program; demonstrates theological soundness and some pastoral applicability. Thesis responds somewhat to the of the degree program; demonstrates some theological soundness and limited pastoral applicability. Thesis does not respond clearly to of the degree program; does not demonstrate theological soundness, lacks pastoral applicability. evidence of the ability to use ancient and modern language Thesis command of ancient and modern languages; where appropriate uses primary sources in ancient languages and secondary sources in other language(s). Thesis shows good evidence of the ability to use both a modern foreign language and an ancient language. Thesis shows some evidence of the ability to use an ancient OR a modern language. Thesis shows little or no evidence of the ability to use a modern language or ancient language.
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