DESCRIPTION: This course is the third part of a three-quarter series designed to give the student a basic knowledge of the essential grammar of New Testament Greek as well as an introduction to morphology, syntax, and other matters of beginning grammar. Students registering for this course must have completed LG512B from the same instructor in the previous quarter.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the three-quarter sequence the student should be able to (1) read the Greek NT aloud; (2) identify the meaning of many important words in the vocabulary of the Greek NT; (3) identify and grammatically analyze various nouns, pronouns, adjectives, etc.; (4) identify and grammatically analyze various "regular" verb forms as well as "irregular" verb forms; (5) use a lexicon effectively to locate unfamiliar words and enhance the student's understanding of such words; (6) use a reference grammar effectively to locate unfamiliar grammatical and syntactical concepts and enhance the student's understanding of such concepts; (7) translate basic texts in the Greek NT; (8) understand the challenges, purposes, and value of learning NT Greek.

RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: An understanding of the NT in its original language of Koine Greek is important for sound exegesis of the Bible, and with the aid of various resources, should prove useful for sermon preparation and delivery, Bible teaching, and the student's own personal growth in his or her understanding of the NT.

COURSE FORMAT: The class meets twice per week for two hours each session.

REQUIRED READING:

Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th rev. ed. United Bible Societies, 1993 (either with or without dictionary appended at the end).

OR Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. Updated 8th printing. Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 2001.

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. 2d ed. Zondervan, 2003.

__________. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. 2d ed. Zondervan, 2003.

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

Black, D. A. It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Baker, 1998.

Danker, F. W. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. Based on Walter Bauer. . . . University of Chicago Press, 2000 (BDAG). (Though not a required textbook, it is strongly recommend that the student purchase this as a helpful resource for his or her study at seminary and as a valuable addition to one's library for future ministry.)

Kohlenberger, J. R., III, et al. The Greek-English Concordance to the New Testament, with the New International Version. Academic and Professional Books, 1997.

Van Voorst, Robert E. Building Your New Testament Greek Vocabulary. 3d ed. Scholars Press, 2001.

Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Zondervan, 1996.