DESCRIPTION: This course is the second part of a three-quarter series designed
to give students a foundational knowledge of the morphology and syntax of New
Testament (Koine) Greek. Students registering for this course must have
completed part A of the series and plan on continuing with part C in the Spring
Quarter. 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 tests will be used to monitor progress.
COURSE OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of all three
quarters of this course, you will (a) be able to identify all the relevant
categories (i.e., to parse) most regular forms and many of the irregular but
frequent forms of the articles, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs that
occur in the Greek New Testament; (b) know the most common meanings of about
350 words that occur most frequently in the Greek NT, and be able to use a
lexicon to find words you do not already know; (c) understand and be able to
discuss the basic grammatical structures of Koine Greek sentences as found in
the Greek NT; (d) be able to use all of this to read and translate typical
passages throughout the New Testament with minimal use of reference tools; (e)
be able to use major references (grammatical and lexical) to explore and
investigate words and structures more fully; and (f) understand the challenges,
purpose, and value of learning to work with the New Testament in Greek.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: 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 three-part course, students should be
equipped, with the help of various reference tools, to consult the Greek text
as part of the exegetical task, and be able to form critical judgments
regarding theological and exegetical issues involving the Greek text.
COURSE FORMAT: The course meets twice weekly for two-hour sessions.
REQUIRED READING: