Spring 2020/Fuller Online

LG512B

Reardon

LG512B: INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT GREEK PART 2 (4 Units: 160 Hours). Timothy Reardon.

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.

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.

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES: This course introduces students to Greek, so that students will be able to study the New Testament in its original language. The course thus helps to build skill in interpreting the New Testament, which contributes to the PLO, “Students will have demonstrated competence in the practice of biblical interpretation for faithful use of Scripture in their own lives and ministries” (MDiv).

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’s academic calendar for a total of 40 instructional hours. Students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING:

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. 4th ed. Zondervan, 2019. ISBN: 978-0310537434, Pub. Price $59.99 [448 pp.].

________. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. 4th ed. Zondervan, 2019. ISBN: 978-0310537472, Pub. Price $24.99 [240 pp.].

Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Zondervan, 1997. ISBN: 978-0310218951, Pub. Price $59.99.

One of the following:

Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012 [NA28] ISBN: 978-3438051400, Pub. Price $57.99. Available as an e-book in the Fuller Library OR

Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 5th ed. American Bible Society, 2014 [UBS5]. ISBN: 978-3438051165, Pub. Price $57.95.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Danker, F. W.A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. University of Chicago Press, 2000 [BDAG]. ISBN: 978-0226039336, Pub. Price $175.00. (Note that this is also available on many Bible software programs. You should have access to it one way or another.)

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. Online Lectures: These will include video lectures on the material in Mounce, Wallace, and working through translations [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [35 hours]
2. Homework: This includes the accompanying homework assignments from Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook and, when assigned, a section of translation for the Greek New Testament (15%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [75 hours].
3. Weekly Quizzes: Quizzes test vocabulary, grammar, and translation (25%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [30 hours].
4. Forums/Group Work: This includes collaborative translation throughout the quarter, as well as synchronous translation groups commensurate with student availability. (15%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [10 hours]
5. Mid-Term: (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [5 hours].
6. Final Exam: (25%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [5 hours].

PREREQUISITES: LG512A or placement by examination. No audits.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The completed two quarter sequence LG512A/B meets the Greek requirement in the 120 MDiv Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.

NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change. Copyright 2019 Fuller Theological Seminary.