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New Testament Greek A

Unit Code: 
OAL300
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: 
David Gormley O'Brien
Timetabling
Semester: 
Semester 1
Unit Frequency: 
Biennial
Years Offered: 
2010
Years Offered: 
2012
Years Offered: 
2014
Unit Fields
Courses: 
Graduate Certificate in Theology
Courses: 
Graduate Diploma in Theology
Courses: 
Master of Divinity
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: 
Online
Teaching Methods: 

a) An online or face-to-face presessional (equivalent of two days)
b) 6 fortnightly sessions online. Each session consists of a lesson based on the set texts, an online quiz, and a personal 15 minute phone (Skype) session with the teacher or tutor.  

Workload
Number of timetabled hours per week: 
0
Expected personal study hours per week: 
12
Total workload hours per week: 
12
Total workload hours for unit: 
144
Assessment
Assessment TypeWeightingLearning Outcomes Assessed
Assessment Type: 

5 fortnightly online quizzes

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

3 short homework exercises

Weighting: 
25%
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 
1-2, 4-6
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, et al. 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. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
  • Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Workbook. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 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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