DESCRIPTION:

This course is the first part of a three-quarter series designed to give students a foundational knowledge of the morphology and syntax of New Testament (Koine) Greek. Students registering for this course should plan to continue with parts B and C of the same series, held in the Winter and Spring quarters respectively. Instruction combines a deductive approach to learning with inductive study directly from the text of the New Testament. Learning will be enhanced through the use of Greek songs and educational games. Regular quizzes and periodic tests will be used to monitor progress.

Understanding the original language of the New Testament is one of the most basic elements in interpreting the meaning of its various texts. Upon completion of this three-part course, students should be equipped, with the help of various reference tools, to consult the Greek text as part of the exegetical task, and should be able to form critical judgments regarding theological and exegetical positions involving some feature of the Greek text.

The course meets twice each week for two hours per class session.

Aland, K. et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. (revised) with dictionary bound in back. United Bible Societies, 1993.

Black, David Alan. Learn to Read New Testament Greek. Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994.

New Testament Greek Vocabulary Cards. Visual Education Association (Vis-Ed).

See the Biblical Division bibliography "Linguistic and Exegetical Books Required in the Master of Divinity Program" available in the SOT Academic Advising office.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Danker, F. W. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. Based on Walter Bauer. . . . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000 [BDAG].

Fee, Gordon D. New Testament Exegesis. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1983.

Metzger, B. M. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek. 3d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997.

Robinson, Thomas A. Mastering Greek Vocabulary. Hendrickson Publishers, 1991.

Weekly assignments in reading, vocabulary acquisition, translation and grammatical development will be given, along with daily quizzes. Students are expected to be present for all class sessions with assignments completed.

None. No audits.

The completed three-quarter sequence LG512A/B/C meets the M.Div. core requirement in Greek (GRK) as well as the Greek requirement for the D. Min. degree.

There will be a mid-term test and a cumulative final examination.