DESCRIPTION:

This course is the third 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 must have completed parts A and B of the series. This course combines both a deductive approach to learning with an inductive study directly from the text of the New Testament. 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 reference tools, to consult the Greek text of the New Testament as part of the exegetical task, and be able to form critical judgments regarding theological and exegetical issues involving the Greek text.

The course will meet two evenings each week for two-hour sessions.

Van Voorst, Robert E. Building Your New Testament Greek Vocabulary. Third edition. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2001.

Wallace, Daniel B. The Basics of New Testament Syntax. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.

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

Carson, D. A. Exegetical Fallacies. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996.

Kubo, S. A. Reader's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975.

Louw, Johannes P. and Eugene A. Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains. 2 vols. New York: United Bible Society, 1989.

Mounce, William D. The Morphology of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.

Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.

Daily reading and workbook assignments and frequent quizzes. Students are expected to be present at all class session with assignments completed.

LG512B (same section as this quarter).

The completed three-quarter sequence LG512A/B/C meets the M.Div. core requirement in Greek (GRK).

Yes.