Fall 2016/Pasadena

LG512A

Horst

LG512A: INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT GREEK PART 1 (4 Units: 160 hours). Bill Horst.

DESCRIPTION: Greek A introduces students to basic building blocks of New Testament Greek, including nouns and cases, prepositions, adjectives, pronouns, indicative verbs, and an introductory vocabulary.

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 vocabulary words introduced in Mounce chs. 1-20; (3) identify (i.e., to parse) various forms of articles, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, present indicative verbs and future active and middle indicative verbs; (4) understand and explain basic Greek grammar and syntax; (5) translate basic texts in the original language.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets twice weekly for two hour sessions for a total of 40 instructional hours in the classroom for lecture and discussion. This course normally requires eight hours per week outside of class (two hours for each class hour) spent in studying the textbook lessons, learning Greek vocabulary and forms, and doing translation exercises.

REQUIRED READING:

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. 3rd ed. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310287681, Pub. Price $54.99 [448 pp.].

________. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. 3rd ed. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310287674, Pub. Price $24.99 [240 pp.].

RECOMMENDED READING:

See the Biblical Division bibliography “Linguistic and Exegetical Books Required in the Master of Divinity Programs” available at http://schedule.fuller.edu/sot/ecds/Ling-Exeg-Biblio.html.

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

1. Homework for each class session (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [75 hours].

2. Weekly quizzes to test vocabulary and translation ability (30%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [35 hours].

3. Mid-Term (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [5 hours].

4. Final Exam (30%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [5 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The completed two quarter sequence LG512A/B meets the Greek requirement in the MDiv Program. This course is required for Biblical Languages Emphasis.

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.