New Testament Greek A (AL8011Y)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit introduces students to the basic morphology, syntax and vocabulary of New Testament (Koine) Greek. Throughout the Semester selected NT texts are used to integrate and consolidate the grammar learnt. It includes a brief history of the language and an introduction to textual criticism.

Unit code: AL8011Y

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational

Unit discipline: Languages

Delivery Mode: Blended

Proposing College: Yarra Theological Union

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate an understanding of some key grammatical elements of New Testament Greek
2.

Identify and analyse basic Greek grammatical word forms
3.

Translate from selected passages of the Greek New Testament, with/without the aid of Greek Lexicons
4.

Apply Greek language skills to both exegetical and hermeneutical tasks
5.

Utilise effectively commentaries and academic literature which work from the Greek text
6.

Demonstrate an understanding of how the Greek New Testament developed

Pedagogy

Lectures, tests, exercises.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Aland, Barbara, Kurt Aland, Johannes Karavidopoulos, Carlo M. Martini and Bruce M. Metzger, eds. The Greek New Testament: with dictionary. 5th rev. ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft; American Bible Society; United Bible Societies, 2014.
  • Decker, Rodney J. Reading Koine Greek: An Introduction and Integrated Workbook. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
  • Duff, Jeremy. The Elements of New Testament Greek. 3rd ed. Cambridge: CUP,2005.
  • Harris, Dana M. Introduction to Biblical Greek Grammar: Elementary Syntax and Linguistics. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2020.
  • Mounce, William D. A Graded Reader of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995.
  • Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2009.
  • Porter, Stanley E. Idioms of the Greek New Testament. 2nd ed. Sheffield: University Press, 1994.
  • Ranjar, C. Sunil. Grammar of New Testament Greek: An Introductory Manual. Peeters, 2025.
  • Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar beyond the Basics. An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996.
  • Whitacre, Rodney. Grammar of New Testament Greek. Eerdmans, 2021.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Portfolio

Weekly written tests, final examination

 6000 100.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 25 Jun, 2026

Unit record last updated: 2026-06-25 11:27:20 +1000