Details for ANL251 New Testament Greek 2

This unit builds on New Testament Greek 1 to give you a solid foundation for your knowledge of Biblical Greek. This unit rounds out a full year of Greek study and will equip you with a good working knowledge of Greek grammar as we come to see more fully the beauty of the Greek verbal system and its significance for understanding the original text.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: ANL251
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an intermediate knowledge of New Testament Greek, including:
   • recognise and translate most frequent NT Greek vocabulary;
   • identify more complex NT Greek grammatical forms, including participles, adverbs, verbs outside the indicative mood, and athematic verbs;
   • analyse grammar and syntax of intermediate NT Greek sentences;
   • Identify, parse, and translate verbs with reference to verbal aspect theory.
2. Demonstrate an intermediate understanding of the grammar and syntax of NT Greek, evidenced in the ability to exegete more complex passages;
3. Use lexical and analytical aids to study the Greek New Testament.

Subject Content

1. Introduction, Part 1: Up the Greek without a Paddle: This thing called Grammar. 1) There's no place like Rome, The Parts of Speech and Their Function
2. Group Therapy, The Sentence and it's Parts (Chapter 14- Koine Greek)
3. Part 2: The Greeks had a Word for it- the Greek Noun System. 3) Just in Case, Overcoming Declension and Apprehension
4. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Adjectives Large and Small
5. Woe is I, Overcoming Paranoia
6. Have Mercy on Me, the Sinner: Those Articulate Articles
7. Up, Up and Away: Those Preposterous Prepositions
8. Part 3: Rho, Rho Rho Your Boat: The Greek Verb System. 8) Tense Times with Verbs (1), An Overview of Greek Inflections
9. Tense Times with Verbs (2): Interpreting the Greek Tenses
10. To Be or Not to Be: The Infinitive
11. Going, Going, Gone: The Particle
12. It's a Small World After All: Adverbs, Conjunctions and Particles
13. Part 4: From Alpha to Omega: Finishing Touches. 13) A Cure for Clausetrophobia- Greek Clauses

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to Face
• Distance/E-learning

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

Assessment Methods

• Quizzes 15%
• FInal Exam 30%
• Video Submission 20%
• Homework Review Exercises 5%
• Translation Assignment 30%

Prescribed Text

• Mounce, William D., Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar (Fourth Edition), Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019

• Mounce, William D., Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook (Fourth Edition), Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019

(Both books are available for purchase from Koorong or Amazon. Students are also encouraged to purchase the Biblical Greek Laminated Sheet.)

Last updated 14 November 2022