Summer 2015/Pasadena

LG512

Bacon

LG512: INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT GREEK (8 Units: 320 hours). Courtney E. Bacon.


DESCRIPTION: This one-quarter intensive course first introduces students to the basic grammar of biblical Greek as well as a small working vocabulary and then turns to reading texts from across the Greek New Testament to cultivate skills in reading and translating.

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 the 320 most common words in the Greek NT; (3) identify (i.e., to parse) various forms of articles, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs; (4) understand and explain basic Greek grammar and syntax; (5) translate from the Greek NT using appropriate tools; and (6) translate NT passages of varying authorship, difficulty levels, and genres.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets twice weekly for four-hour sessions for a total of 80 instructional hours in the classroom for lecture and discussion.

REQUIRED READING:

Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 5th ed. American Bible Society, 2014 [UBS5]. ISBN: 978-1619701380, Pub. Price $59.95; OR Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012 [NA28]. ISBN 978-1619700307, Pub. Price $59.95.

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

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.].

Wallace, D. B.Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Enlarged ed. Zondervan, 1997. ISBN: 978-0310218951, Pub. Price $49.99.

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 AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. 400 pages of required reading. [40 hours].

  2. Powerpoint review [30 hours].

  3. Daily quizzes (30%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2 and 3]. [45 hours].

  4. First mid-term exam (15%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, 3, 4, and 5]. [12 hours].

  5. Second mid-term exam (15%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, 3, 4, and 5]. [13 hours].

  6. FINAL exam (30%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, 3, 4, 5, and 6]. [15 hours].

  7. Daily homework and various translations (10%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 3, and 5]. [85 hours].

  8. Class attendance. [80 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the MDiv core requirement in New Testament Greek (GK).

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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