This foundational unit introduces students to the Koine Greek language of the New Testament and other Judaeo-Christian texts. The unit will build capacity in basic grammar, vocabulary and communicative approaches, including listening and speaking Greek. Students will learn the significance of the New Testament and other Koine texts for biblical and theological study and ministry preparation. Short passages from the New Testament, Septuagint and early Christian authors will be translated.
Unit code: AL8321Z
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: Languages
Proposing College: St Barnabas College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Read and translate into English simple Koine Greek sentences and passages from the New Testament and other contemporaneous literature. |
| 2. | Demonstrate an understanding of basic Greek grammar. |
| 3. | Speak, hear, and comprehend Koine Greek words and basic sentences. |
| 4. | Apply growing Koine Greek language skills to the exegesis and criticism of biblical and early Christian texts. |
| 5. | Interpret the meaning of key Koine Greek words for biblical and theological study and ministry preparation. |
| 6. | Be able to demonstrate the acquisition of a growing amount Koine Greek vocabulary. |
Lectures, exercises and engagement with the set texts, oral quizzes, and tasks.
• Aland, Barbara, Kurt Aland, Johannes Karavidopoulos, Carlo M. Martini, and Bruce M. Metzger, eds. The Greek New Testament. 5th rev. ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2014.
• Alfred Rahlfs and Robert Hanhart, eds. Septuaginta, Vetus Testamentum Graece. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2006.
• Bauer, Walter, and 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.
• 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: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Harris, Dana M. Introduction to Biblical Greek Grammar: Elementary Syntax and Linguistics. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2020.
• Harris, Dana M., and Chi-ying Wang, Introduction to Biblical Greek Workbook: Elementary Syntax and Linguistics. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2020.
• Merkle, Benjamin L., and Robert L. Plummer. Beginning with New Testament Greek: An Introductory Study of the Grammar and Syntax of the New Testament. Nashville, Tennessee: B&H Academic, 2020.
• Nestle, Eberhard. Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece. Revised by Barbara Aland, Kurt Aland, et al. 28th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Examination - 8 oral quizzes testing vocabulary, grammar and syntax | 1000 | 15.0 | |
| Short Answer Tests - 2 Short answer written tests spaced throughout semester | 2000 | 35.0 | |
| Essay - Word Study | 1500 | 25.0 | |
| Document Study - Translation Exercise | 1500 | 25.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 20 Dec, 2024
Unit record last updated: 2024-12-20 09:32:35 +1100