Winter 2014/Pasadena

LG512B

Sousa

LG512B: INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT GREEK PART 2. Mathew Sousa.

DESCRIPTION: Greek B completes students’ introduction to basic building blocks of New Testament Greek through introduction of most remaining verb forms found in the New Testament, with special focus on the aorist tense, participles, nonindicative moods, and -mi verbs, and further enriching their vocabulary.

SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: A working knowledge of the original language of the New Testament equips students with tools for informed interpretation of the Bible. Students who successfully complete this three-quarter course will, with the help of certain tools, be able to utilize the Greek text as part of the exegetical task, which in turn will enhance their own study of the Bible, teaching, and sermon preparation.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this two-quarter sequence, students will have demonstrated the ability to (1) read aloud in Greek and to write legibly in its standard script; (2) recognize and translate from memory the 320 most frequently occurring words in the New Testament; (3) identify (i.e., parse) the various forms of articles, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs found in the Greek New Testament; (4) understand and explain basic Greek grammar and syntax; (5) translate basic texts in the original language.

COURSE FORMAT: This course meets twice a week for two-hour sessions.

REQUIRED READING:

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. 3rd ed. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310287681, Publ. Price $49.99 [448 pp.].

________. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. 3rd ed. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310287674, Publ. Price $22.99 [240 pp.].

RECOMMENDED READING:

Black, D. A. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Baker Academic, 1998. ISBN: 978-0801021817, Publ. Price $21.99 [192 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT: Students are expected to attend each class session and to have completed the assignments prior to meeting. The course grade will be based on the following:

1. Homework and class participation (20% of final grade)

2. Weekly quizzes (25% of final grade)

3. Midterm (25% of final grade)

4. Final exam (30% of final grade).

PREREQUISITES: Greek A or placement by examination.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The completed three-quarter sequence LG512A/B/C meets the MDiv core requirement in Greek (GRK).

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.