DESCRIPTION:

This course is the second 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 part A of the series and plan on continuing with part C in the Spring Quarter. 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 various reference tools, to consult the Greek text as part of the exegetical task, and be able to form critical judgments regarding theological and exegetical issues involving the Greek text.

The course meets twice each week for two-hour sessions.

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

Danker, Frederick W. A Greek -English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd edition based on Walter Bauer. University of Chicago Press, 2000.

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.

_________. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.

Van Voorst, Robert E. Building Your New Testament Greek Vocabulary. 2nd ed. Resources for Biblical Study 40. Society of Biblical Literature, 1999.

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

DeMoss, Matthew S. Pocket Dictionary for the Study of New Testament Greek. Downers Grove, InterVarsity Press, 2001.

Metzger, B. M. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek. New edition published by the author and distributed by the Theological Book Agency, Princeton, N. J., 1983.

Louw, Johannes P., & 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: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.

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

LG512A (same section as this quarter).

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

Yes.