Old languages
Theology studies
Ancient languages play a major role in theology: the texts of the Bible were originally written partly in Hebrew and partly in Greek, while the texts of ancient and medieval theology were written in Greek and Latin. Knowledge of the ancient languages is therefore important for biblical theology, church history and dogmatics. Greek is also the language of ancient philosophy, Latin the basis of all Romance languages.
Prerequisites for theology courses
It is compulsory to acquire several language skills for the teaching degree in Protestant and Catholic theology.
Basic knowledge of Latin must be acquired for the study of Catholic theology with the aim of becoming a teacher at Realschule Plus.
Details on this are regulated in the respective examination regulations; initial information can be found on the websites of the Institutes of Catholic Theology and Protestant Theology.