Fall 2014/Pasadena
LG512A
Reardon
LG512A: INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT GREEK PART 1 (4 Units: 160 Hours). Timothy Reardon.
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.
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 each week for two-hour sessions for a total of 40 instructional hours in the classroom for lecture and discussion.This course normally requires eight hours per week outside of class (two hours for each class hour) spent in studying the textbook lessons, learning Greek vocabulary and forms, and doing translation exercises.
REQUIRED READING:
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. 3rd ed. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310287681, Pub. Price $49.99 [448 pp.].
________. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. 3rd ed. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310287674, Pub. Price $22.99 [240 pp.].
RECOMMENDED READING:
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 & ASSESSMENT:
Homework for each class session (30%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [75 hours].
Periodic quizzes to test vocabulary and translation ability (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [35 hours].
Mid-Term (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [5 hours].
FINAL Exam (30%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [5 hours].
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The completed two quarter sequence LG512A/B meets the Greek requirement in the 120 MDiv Program. Required in the Biblical Languages emphasis.
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.