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 Greek. Students registering for this course must have completed parts A and B of the same series. 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.

Metzger, B. M. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek. 3d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.

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.

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

Perschbacher, Wesley J. The New Analytical Greek Lexicon. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1990.

Robinson, Thomas A. Mastering Greek Vocabulary. 2nd rev. ed. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1990.

Wallace, D. B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.

Zerwick, M. and M. Grosvenor. A Grammatical Analysis of the Greek New Testament. 5th rev. ed. Rome: Editrice Pontificio Instituto Biblico, 1996.

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.

LG512B (same section in the previous quarter).

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

Yes.