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New Testament Greek A

Unit Code: 
AL300
RTI: 
United Faculty of Theology
Unit Value: 
15 points

This unit introduces students to the original language of the New Testament. It provides sufficient knowledge of the vocabulary, grammar and syntax to enable them to begin to translate and interpret the New Testament from the Greek text. Several short passages from the New Testament will be translated. Some attention will also be given to other writings in Greek that were important for early Christians, such as the Septuagint or non-NT Christian texts from the first and second centuries.

Learning Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

  1. translate fairly simple sentences and passages from New Testament Greek into English
  2. translate simple sentences from English into New Testament Greek
  3. know the meaning of words that occur frequently in the New Testament
  4. analyse the grammar and syntax of fairly simple sentences in New Testament Greek
  5. apply their knowledge of Greek to the exegesis of passages in the New Testament
  6. translate simple passages from other Greek texts important to early Christians
Lecturer/s: 
Catherine Playoust
Timetabling
Semester: 
Semester 1
Day: 
Monday
Time: 
10 - 1
Location: 
Centre for Theology and Ministry
Unit Frequency: 
Annual
Years Offered: 
2010
Years Offered: 
2011
Years Offered: 
2012
Years Offered: 
2013
Years Offered: 
2014
Notes: 

In addition to the regular weekly classes on Mondays, there is a compulsory presessional class for this unit held from 10am to 4pm on 20 and 21 February 2012. During semester there is also an optional extra one-hour tutorial on Thursdays from 9am to 10am. Enrolments for this unit must be completed by 5pm on Monday 13 February 2012.

Unit Fields
Courses: 
Graduate Certificate in Theology
Courses: 
Graduate Diploma in Theology
Courses: 
Master of Divinity
Courses: 
Master of Theological Studies
Field: 
Field A Humanities
Disciplines: 
Biblical Languages
MDiv Field: 
Biblical Language
Department Name: 
Department of Biblical Studies
Unit Level
GradDip Field: 
Foundational
MDiv Type of Study: 
Foundational
Mode of Teaching: 
Semester
Teaching Methods: 

a) A two-day presessional class
b) A three-hour weekly class for twelve weeks
c) An optional one-hour weekly tutorial for ten weeks

Workload
Number of timetabled hours per week: 
3
Expected personal study hours per week: 
9
Total workload hours per week: 
12
Total workload hours for unit: 
156
Assessment
Assessment TypeWeightingLearning Outcomes Assessed
Assessment Type: 

Weekly tests

Weighting: 
25%
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 
1-4
Assessment Type: 

2 short homework exercises

Weighting: 
15%
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 
1, 2, 4, 5
Assessment Type: 

2 further homework exercises on non-NT Greek texts

Weighting: 
10%
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 
6
Assessment Type: 

1 x 2-hour written examination

Weighting: 
50%
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 
1-5
Recommended reading: 

* = set texts recommended for purchase

Aland, Barbara and Kurt Aland. The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. New York: United Bible Societies, 1993. [Normally supplied by courtesy of The Bible Society.]
Bauer, Walter, Frederick Danker, et al.A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.
Croy, N. Clayton. A Primer of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
*Duff, Jeremy. The Elements of New Testament Greek. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. [The CD-ROM often packaged with this is optional.]
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009 [or 2nd ed., 2003].
Newman, Barclay M. A Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. New York: United Bible Societies, 1993. [Normally bound in the same volume as The Greek New Testament.]

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