The day Jason Bryan-Brown decided to become a follower of Christ, he was so inspired that he dived right in to read all of Genesis and Revelation in one sitting. He had a strong a desire to know what happened in the beginning and what was to happen in the end. Little did he know then that six years later he would be doing a Master of Divinity-level project on Revelation.
Liars and Deception in the Book of Revelation is the intriguing topic that Jason has chosen for his research. He presented an overview of the topic at the recent BST postgraduate seminar, where students were given the opportunity to share their research projects with fellow students, staff and faculty, and gain valuable feedback and input in the process. For Jason, not long after completing his Bachelor of Theology last year, it was Revelation 21:8 that sparked his interest to pursue further research. Mentoring Jason and supervising his project is Dr Alan Stanley, BST Director of Postgraduate Studies. Find out more about Jason’s research>
We also had other presenters including BST alumnus, Yarran Johnston, who introduced us to his Master of Theology research on, Godliness: The Heart of Thomas Watson’s Practical Divinity. Yarran completed his Master of Divinity at BST in 2012 and was intrigued by Watson’s theological focus on godliness and its application to practical living. His research is supervised by Rev Dr Richard Gibson, BST Principal.
Our college tutor, Graham Scott, also updated us on his doctoral thesis, Textual Variance of Greek and Hebrew Texts of 1 Samuel 16-18. Graham completed his Master of Divinity at BST in 2010, and has served with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Asia and the Pacific where his speciality is in linguistics. His PhD is supervised by Dr John Olley, Research Fellow at VOSE Seminary.
As part of the postgraduate seminar, we also hosted Dr Leigh Trevaskis, Director of the Centre for the Study of Science, Religion and Society at Emmanual College, at University of Queensland. Leigh’s talk was on Judges 4, with a particular focus on the need to appreciate background and the implications of cognitive linguistics in helping us to gain a richer understanding of biblical texts.
If you have a theological degree and considering research, BST offers a variety of postgraduate options including the Master of Theology and Doctor of Philosophy. Or if you’d prefer to do further study by coursework we also offer the Master of Arts in Theology or Ministry, Graduate Diploma of Theology or Ministry. BST is an affiliated college of the Australian College of Theology which means that the ACT degrees we offer are nationally recognised and accredited, and FEE-Help is available to eligible students.
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