Fall 2013/Pasadena
LG512A
Shin
LG512A: INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT GREEK PART 1. Gil Shin.
DESCRIPTION: Greek A introduces students to basic building blocks of New Testament Greek, including nouns and cases, prepositions, adjectives, pronouns, indicative verbs, and an introductory vocabulary.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: This class aims at equipping students with a working knowledge of the original language of the New Testament. Such knowledge, with consistent practices accompanied, will enhance students’ ability to interact with the New Testament text with good sensitivity to its linguistic worth. This will enrich their exegetical task, Bible study and sermon preparation.
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 vocabulary words introduced in Mounce chs. 1-20; (3) identify (i.e., to parse) various forms of articles, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, present indicative verbs and future active and middle indicative verbs; (4) understand and explain basic Greek grammar and syntax; (5) translate basic texts in the original language.
COURSE FORMAT: The class meets twice a week for two-hour sessions each time.
REQUIRED READING:
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. 3rd ed. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310287681, Publ. Price $49.99 [448 pp.].
________. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. 3rd ed. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310287674, Publ. Price $22.99 [240 pp.].
RECOMMENDED READING: A complete list of recommended reading will be available in the syllabus.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
Homework and class participation (20% of final grade)
Weekly quizzes (25% of final grade)
Mid-term (25% of final grade)
A final exam (30% of final grade)
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The completed three-quarter sequence LG512A/B/C meets the MDiv core requirement in Greek (GRK).
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.