DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to give the student a basic knowledge of the morphology and syntax of New Testament Greek. It is an intensive course, the equivalent of three courses meeting in one quarter. This course combines the deductive approach with an inductive study from the text of the New Testament. Periodic quizzes and tests help the student to monitor his or her progress.

One of the most basic elements in interpreting the text of the New Testament is understanding the language in which it was written. Students who successfully complete this course should, with the use of various resources, be able to consult the Greek text as part of the exegetical task. They should be able to critically evaluate theological and exegetical positions which purport to be based on some feature of the Greek text.

The class will meet three times a week for four hour sessions.

Aland, K.; Black, M.; Martini, C.; Metzger, B.; and A. Wilgren, editors. The Greek New Testament. 3rd edition (corrected). United Bible Society, 1983.

Gantt, S. Introduction to New Testament Greek. Parts One and Two.

Perschbacher, W. The New Analytical Greek Lexicon. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1990.

Bauer, Walter. Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Edited by William F. Arndt and F. Wilbur Gingrich. 2nd edition revised and augmented by F. W. Gingrich and Frederick W. Danker from Bauer's 5th edition, 1958. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1979.

Brooks, J. A. and Winbury, C. I. Syntax of New Testament Greek. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1979.

Fee, Gordon, D. New Testament Exegesis. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1983.

Harris, Murray. Colossians and Philemon. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991.

Metzger, Bruce 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.

There will be daily quizzes and periodic exams. All students are expected to be present at all class sessions with the assignments fully prepared.

Students must be in good academic standing.

Meets M. Div. core requirement in Greek (GRK).

Yes.