DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to give students a foundational knowledge of the morphology and syntax of New Testament (Koine) Greek. This course combines both a deductive approach to learning with an inductive study directly from the text of the New Testament. Regular quizzes and periodic exams will be used to monitor progress.

Understanding the original language of the New Testament is one of the most basic elements in interpreting the meaning of its various texts. Upon completion of this course, students should be equipped, with the help of reference tools, to consult the Greek text of the New Testament as part of the exegetical task, and be able to form critical judgments regarding theological and exegetical issues involving the Greek text.

The course meets three times each week for four hours.

Aland, K. et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. United Bible Societies, 1993.

Danker, F. W. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. Based on Walter Bauer. . . . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000 [BDAG].

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993, 1999.

__________. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993, 1999.

Van Voorst, Robert E. Building Your New Testament Greek Vocabulary. Resources for Biblical Study, No 40. 2nd edition. Society of Biblical Literature, 1999.

See the Biblical Division bibliography "Linguistic and Exegetical Books Required in the Master of Divinity Program" available in the SOT Academic Advising office.

Kubo, S. A. Reader's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975.

Louw, Johannes P., and Eugene A. Nida. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains. 2 vols. New York: United Bible Society, 1989.

Mounce, William D. The Morphology of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.

Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.

Daily reading and workbook assignments and frequent quizzes. Students are expected to be present at all class sessions with assignments completed.

Good standing. No audits.

Meets the M.Div. core requirement in Greek (GRK), and the Greek requirement for the D.Min. degree.

Yes.