Fall 2015-Spring 2016/Pasadena

LG512A/B/C

Kiefer

LG512A/B/C: BEGINNING GREEK (4 Units: 160 hours). David E. Kiefer.

DESCRIPTION: This three-quarter series of courses is designed to give students a foundational knowledge of the forms and syntax of New Testament (Koine) Greek. Students registering for LG512A must plan to continue with parts B and C of the series, held in the Winter and Spring quarters respectively. This course combines both a deductive approach to learning with inductive study directly from the text of the New Testament.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of all three quarters of this course, you will (1) be able to identify all the relevant categories (i.e., to parse) most regular forms and many of the irregular but frequent forms of the articles, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs that occur in the Greek New Testament; (2) know the most common meanings of about 350 words that occur most frequently in the Greek NT, and be able to use a lexicon to find words you do not already know; (3) understand and be able to discuss the basic grammatical structures of Koine Greek sentences as found in the Greek NT; (4) be able to use all of this to read and translate typical passages throughout the New Testament with minimal use of reference tools; (5) be able to use major references (grammatical and lexical) to explore and investigate words and structures more fully; and (6) understand the challenges, purpose, and value of learning to work with the New Testament in Greek.

COURSE FORMAT: The course meets twice each week for two-hour sessions for a total of 40 instructional hours in the classroom for lecture and discussion.

REQUIRED READING:

Kiefer, David E. First Things First: A Prioritized Introduction to Reading and Understanding the New Testament in Greek. No ISBN; available only from the Fuller Bookstore. Price $45.00. This book will not be available until the second week once enrollment is finalized. Chapters will be made available through Moodle for the first two weeks.

Aland, K.; M. Black; C. Martini; B. Metzger; and A. Wikgren, eds. The Greek New Testament, with Dictionary. 4th rev. ed., 15th printing including revised dictionary. Deutsche Bibelgeselleschaft, 2010. ISBN: 978-3438051370, Pub. Price $69.99.

LG512C: Burer, M., and Miller, J. A New Reader’s Lexicon of the Greek New Testament. Kregel, 2008. ISBN: 978-0825420092, Pub. Price $34.99 (Electronic version also available, ISBN: 978-0825493447, Pub. Price $30.99). For Spring Quarter only.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Recommendations will be made during the third quarter of the course.

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. Class sessions [38 hours].

2. Advance preparation for each class. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. [76 hours].

3. Quizzes covering vocabulary and content of each lesson (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. [Time included in preparation for each lesson].

4. Follow-up homework from each class. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. [38 hours].

5. Final exam (90%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. [8 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None for LG512A. No audits.

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. (The third quarter is critical for developing reading skills in continuous passages and for retention of what is learned in the first two quarters.)

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.