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 should have completed parts A and B of the same series in the previous two quarters. Instruction combines a deductive approach to learning with 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 assistance of the various reference tools available, to consult the Greek text as part of the exegetical task and to form critical judgments regarding the theological and practical implications which arise from such exegesis.

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, 1993.

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].

For additional requirements, consult the Biblical Division bibliography "Linguistic and Exegetical Books Required in the Master of Divinity Program" available in the SOT Academic Advising office.

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

Fee, Gordon D. New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors. 3d ed. Philadelphia: Westminster/John Knox, 2002.

Metzger, B. M. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek. 3d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker/Revell, 1999.

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

Weekly assignments in reading, vocabulary acquisition, translation and grammatical development will be given, along with a brief quiz each class period; a mid-term test; and a cumulative final examination. Students are expected to be present for all class sessions with assignments completed.

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

Yes.