New Testament Greek B (AL8012S)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit provides the continuation and extension of New Testament Greek A, which is a pre-requisite for this unit, and provides the foundation for further work in Koine Greek.

Unit code: AL8012S

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational

Unit discipline: Languages

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Stirling College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate an understanding of significant grammatical features of Koine Greek.

2.

Demonstrate knowledge of the vocabulary commonly used in the Greek New Testament.
3.

Demonstrate the ability to read and translate select portions of the New Testament.
4.

Understand the significance of the manuscript tradition and demonstrate basic skills in the use of a text-critical apparatus.

5.

Demonstrate an understanding of the significance of possible translations for exegesis of the New Testament Greek text

Unit sequence

AL8002S New Testament Greek A or equivalent

Pedagogy

Lectures and tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

  • Aland, K. Greek New Testament. Stuttgart: United Bible Society, 5th.ed, 2014. (text recommended for purchase)
  • Aland, K. and B. The text of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. 1989
  • Black, David Alan, Learn to Read New Testament Greek. 3rd ed. B&H Academic, 2009. (texts recommended for purchase)
  • Decker, Rodney J. Reading Koine Greek: An Introduction and Integrated Workbook. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014.
  • Finegan, J Encountering New Testament Manuscripts. A working introduction to textual criticism. Grand Rapids: Wm B Eerdmans, 1974
  • Metzger, B. M. The Text of the New Testament. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
  • Metzger, B. M. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament. London: United Bible Societies, 4th revised edn, 1994.
  • Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
  • Porter, S. E., Jeffrey T. Reed and Matthew Brook O’Donnell. Fundamentals of New Testament Greek. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010.
  • Robinson, Maurice A. and Mark A. House, Analytical Lexicon of New Testament Greek, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 2012. (text recommended for purchase)

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Written Examination

2 hour examination (equivalent 2000 words)

 0 30.0
Essay

Weekly exercises (equivalent 2000 words)

0 40.0
Short Answer Tests

Regular class tests (equivalent 2000 words)

 0 30.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2016

Unit record last updated: 2021-09-22 16:35:00 +1000