Fall 2013/Pasadena

LG512A

Sousa

LG512A: INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT GREEK PART 1. Mathew Sousa

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: A working knowledge of the original language of the New Testament equips students with tools for informed interpretation of the Bible. Students who successfully complete this three-quarter course will, with the help of certain tools, be able to utilize the Greek text as part of the exegetical task, which in turn will enhance their own study of the Bible, teaching, 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: This course meets twice a week for two-hour sessions.

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:

Black, D. A. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Baker Academic, 1998. ISBN: 978-0801021817. Publ. Price $21.99 [192 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT: Students are expected to attend each class session and to have completed the assignments prior to meeting. The course grade will be based on the following:

  1. Homework for each class session (30%).

  2. Periodic quizzes to test vocabulary and translation ability (20%).

  3. Mid-Term (20%).

  4. Final Exam (30%).

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The completed three-quarter sequence LG512A/B/C meets the MDiv core requirement in Greek (GRK).

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.


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.