Spring 2014/Pasadena

LG512C

Sousa

LG512C: BEGINNING READINGS IN NEW TESTAMENT GREEK (4 Units). Mathew Sousa.


DESCRIPTION: This course is the third quarter of Fuller’s introductory Greek sequence. Students will read Greek texts from across the New Testament, increasing their skills in reading and translating.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this course, students will have demonstrated the ability (1) to translate from the Greek NT using appropriate tools; (2) to translate NT passages of varying authorship, difficulty levels, and genres; (3) to defend translation decisions; and (4) to explain the function of various noun, pronoun, adjective, and verb forms.

COURSE FORMAT: This course meets twice a week for two-hour sessions.

REQUIRED READING:

Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. American Bible Society, 2000 [UBS4]. ISBN: 978-3438051103, Pub. Price $43.99; OR Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012 [NA28]. ISBN 978-3438051400, Pub. Price $45.99. Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1998 [NA27] ISBN: 978-3438051004, Pub. Price $40.99 is also allowed.

Danker, F. W. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. University of Chicago Press, 2001 [BDAG]. ISBN: 978-0226039336, Pub. Price $165.00 (note that this is also available on many Bible software programs).

Wallace, D. B. Greek Grammar beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Enlarged ed. Zondervan, 1997. ISBN: 978-0310218951, Pub. Price $44.99.

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.].

See the Biblical Division bibliography “Linguistic and Exegetical Books Required in the Master of Divinity Programs” available at http://schedule.fuller.edu/sot/ecds/Ling-Exeg-Biblio.html.

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 and class participation (20% of final grade)

  2. Weekly quizzes (25% of final grade)

  3. Midterm (25% of final grade)

  4. FINAL exam (30% of final grade).

PREREQUISITES: LG512 A & B or placement by examination.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: 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.

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