Details for New Testament Greek II

This unit builds on ANL402 to develop students’ knowledge of New Testament Greek and their ability to translate and exegete Greek texts. 

The unit New Testament Greek II is part of the subject area Biblical Studies and is offered as a part of the following Awards: Master of Arts (Christian Studies) (Alphacrucis College (NSW Dept. of Education)).

Unit Content

Curriculum Objective

At the successfulcompletion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the syntax of New Testament Greek and the ability to translate more complex Greek sentences from the NT;
2. explain the theory, practice and limitations of textual criticism, and the ability to evaluate various readings and texts;
3. confidently and competently use translation tools, such as dictionaries and concordances;
4. prepare sentence diagrams, including the construction of flow diagrams;
5. confidently read and exegete simple portions of the Greek New Testament;
translate simple Greek New Testament texts into English. .

Subject Content

1. Verbal aspect
2. Participles
3. Infinitives
4. Clauses
5. Textual criticism;
Complex sentence diagramming and exegesis  

Assessment Methods

In-class test, translation assignment, exam.

Prescribed Text

• Reading package provided

Representative References

Black, D.A. Learn to Read New Testament Greek.  B&H Academic, 2009.

Campbell, C.R. Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008.

Campbell, C.R. Verbal Aspect, the Indicative Mood, and Narrative: Soundings in the Greek of the New Testament. New York: Peter Lang, 2007.

Campbell, C.R. Verbal Aspect and Non-Indicative Verbs: Further Soundings in the Greek of the New Testament. New York: Peter Lang, 2008.

Decker, R.J. Koine Greek Reader: Selections from the New Testament, Septuagint, and Early Christian Writers. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2007.

Moule, C.F.D. An Idiom Book of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: CUP, 1979.

Fee, G.D. New Testament Exegesis, 2^nd Edition. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1993.

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