LA004A - New Testament Greek A

  • 0 Standard Tuition Fee
  • 4
    Credit Points
  • 0.125 EFT 
  • 6
    AQF level
  • languagesUnit Discipline

Exclusions

Students cannot also take LA002 with or after this unit.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

  1. The common terminology and grammatical descriptions used in grammars, lexicons and commentaries
  2. New Testament Greek grammar and syntax to at least half way through one standard grammar of New Testament Greek
  3. About 150-300 words of Greek vocabulary
  4. Essential grammatical issues that influence understanding and translation of the Greek text of the New Testament

B. Be able to

  1. Understand common terminology and grammatical descriptions used in grammars, lexicons and commentaries
  2. Utilise Foundational paradigms, constructions and vocabulary

C. Be in a position to

  1. Begin translation of simple Greek New Testament texts

Content

Typical areas to be covered would include completion of at least the first half of a standard introduction to New Testament Greek (e.g. Duff, Stevens, Mounce).

Note: This unit is delivered at undergraduate degree level, and is equivalent to the ACT’s 300 level units. It attracts the 300 level unit fee.

Set Readings

Reference works

Bauer, W., W. F. W. Danker, F. Arndt and F. W. Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (3rd ed.; Chicago: University of Chicago, 2000).

Mounce, W. D., The Analytical Lexicon to the Greek New Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993).

Rogers, C. L. Jr. and C. L. Rogers, The New Linguistic and Exegetical Key to the Greek New Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998).

Trenchard, W. C., The Student’s Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992).

Zerwick, M. and M. Grosvenor, An Analysis of the Greek New Testament (Rome: Biblical Institute, 1981, 1996 repr).

Recommended readings

Black, D. A., Learn to Read New Testament Greek (expanded ed.; Nashville: Broadman, 1994).

Black, D. A., It’s Still Greek to Me (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998).

Duff, J., Elements of New Testament Greek (Cambridge: CUP, 2005).

Mounce, W. D., Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003).

Powers, B. W., Learn to Read the Greek New Testament with Student Workbook (5th ed.; London: SPCK, 1995).

Stevens, G. L., New Testament Greek (2nd ed.; Lanham, MD: UPA, 1997).

Stevens, G. L., New Testament Greek Primer (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2004).

Wallace, D. B., The Basics of New Testament Syntax: An Intermediate Greek Grammar (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000).