Details for New Testament Greek 3

New Testament Greek 3 is where your study of Greek really ‘launches.’ Building on 2 previous units of NT Greek study, this unit bridges the gap between your understanding of Greek grammar and a more advanced understanding of Greek syntax. In this unit there is a significant emphasis on equipping you to read, translate, and exegete the NT, in order to draw out the wonder of its original message.

Quick Info

Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
Unit code: ANL351
Credit points: 10
Total workload hours per week: 10
Number of timetabled hours per week: 3 *

* Note: Units with reduced contact hours (such as those taught in Intensive format) will have an increased assessment component.↩

Prerequisites

The following courses are prerequisites:

ANL251—New Testament Greek 2

The unit New Testament Greek 3 is part of the subject area Humanities and is offered as a part of the following Awards: Bachelor of Contemporary Ministry (Alphacrucis College (NSW Dept. of Education)).

Unit Content

Curriculum Objective

This course builds upon 2 previous units of NT Greek and aims to bridge the gap between an understanding of NT Greek grammar and an advanced understanding of NT Greek syntax. This has a view to equipping students for the reading, translation, exegesis and exposition of the NT.

Subject Content

Nominals: syntax of cases, nouns, adjectives, pronouns and prepositions
Articles: the use and non-use of articles
Verbs: aspect, tense, voice, mood, infinitives, participles
Clauses: independent, subordinate, conditional, volitional and conjunctions
Translation and exegesis

This course may be offered in the following formats

Lectures, small-group work, take-home assignments.

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis College.

Assessment Methods

Weekly Forum Postings (20%); Translation Assignment (40%, 2000 words); Exegetical Paper (40%, 2000 words)

Prescribed Text

None

Representative References

McKay, K.L. A New Syntax of the Verb in New Testament Greek: An Aspectual Approach.New York: Peter Lang, 1994.
Moule, C.F.D. An Idiom Book of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: CUP, 1979.
Mounce, W.D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993.
Mounce, W.D. A Graded Reader of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Rogers, C.L. Jr. 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.
Wallace, D. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Zerwick, M. Biblical Greek. Rome: Biblical Institute, 1990.
Zerwick, M. and Grosvenor, M. A Grammatical Analysis of the Greek New Testament. 4^th Rev. Ed. Rome: Pontifical Bible Institute, 1993