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 Greek. Students registering for this course should plan to continue with parts B and C of the series, held in the winter and spring quarters respectively. This course combines 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 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 weekly for two-hour sessions.

Aland, K. et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. United Bible Societies, 1993.

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993, 1999.

__________. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993, 1999.

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.

Brooks, J. A. and Winbury, C. L. Syntax of New Testament Greek. Lanham: University Press of America, 1979.

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].

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

There will be daily assignments, weekly quizzes and a mid-term exam. Each student is expected to be present at all class sessions with assigned lessons fully prepared.

None. No audits.

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

Yes.