Spring 2019/Pasadena
LG512C
Park
LG512C: BEGINNING READINGS IN NEW TESTAMENT GREEK (4 Units: 160 hours). Young Park.
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 class meets once per week for three hour sessions for a total of 30 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.
REQUIRED READING:
Your choice of one of the following Greek New Testaments:
Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012 [NA28]. ISBN 978-3438051400, Pub. Price $45.99. Available as an e-book through the Fuller Library.
Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. American Bible Society, 2000 [UBS4]. ISBN: 978-3438051103, Pub. Price $43.99. Available as an e-book through the Fuller Library.
Danker, F. W.A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. University of Chicago Press, 2001. ISBN: 978-0226039336, Pub. Price $165.00.
Metzger, Bruce M. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek. 3rd ed. Baker Academic, 1998. ISBN: 978-0801021800, Pub. Price $12.99. Available as an e-book through the Fuller Library [112 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 $44.99 [860 pp.].
Students who have access to these resources through software (BibleWorks, Logos, Accordance) do not need to purchase hard copies.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
PREREQUISITES: LG512A & B or placement by examination.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the core requirement in Greek (GK) in the 144 MDiv Program.
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.