Winter 2020/Pasadena
LG510
Miller
LG510: GREEK TOOLS FOR BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION (4 Units: 160 hours). Renee Dutter Miller.
DESCRIPTION: This course provides an introduction to and practice in the use of exegetical Greek for ministry. It emphasizes an inductive approach to working with the Greek New Testament and important linguistic matters that influence understanding New Testament texts. The course stresses the use of standard tools for Greek study (including software) instead of extensive memorization of forms and vocabulary in order to focus on the practical use of the Greek New Testament.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this course, students will have demonstrated the ability (1) to recognize and use the Greek alphabet; (2) to read and pronounce Greek words easily; (3) to work with standard Greek language tools (e.g., lexicons, concordances, analytical concordances, and grammars) in the service of New Testament exegesis; (4) to articulate the significance of Greek conjunctions and clauses for analyzing the structure of a New Testament passage; and (5) to apply basic scholarship on lexical semantics to studying the sense of Greek terms.
RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES: This course introduces students to tools for studying the New Testament in its original language, Greek. The course thus contributes to the PLO which states, “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 meets once each week for a three-hour session for 10 weeks for a total of 30 contact hours, with at least 10 additional hours of directed learning activities.
REQUIRED READING (TOOLS):
Accordance Bible software (see notes below for required packages and pricing).
W.D. Mounce. Greek for the Rest of Us: Using Greek Tools without Mastering Biblical Greek. Zondervan, 2007. ISBN: 9780310282891, Pub. Price $24.99. Not available as an e-book from the Fuller Library.
Notes:
RECOMMENDED READING (TOOLS):
J.D. Douglas, The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Tyndale, 1993. ISBN: 978-0842345644, Pub. Price $24.99.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the Greek requirement in the 120 MDiv Program.
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes, take home exam.
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.