Unit information: Intermediate New Testament Greek (Trinity & Baptist College) in 2013/14

Unit name	Intermediate New Testament Greek (Trinity & Baptist College)
Unit code	THRS30127
Credit points	20
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Reverend Dr. David Wenham
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	The normal prerequisite is L22002 Elementary New Testament Greek or an equivalent course.
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Department of Religion and Theology
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This module will focus on the reading of specific New Testament texts, beginning with 1 John, with a view to developing translation skills and an ability to appreciate the grammatical forms and flow of the passages concerned. Attention will be given to particular grammatical and syntactical forms, in such a way that students will be able to summarize the major usages. The teaching will involve reading and discussing texts together, seeing how they work, learning vocabulary and grammar as we go along. As in all language study, learning is cumulative; each class building upon what has been learned in the preceding ones.

Intended Learning Outcomes

The unit aims to

1. build upon the foundation students received in L23002 Elementary New Testament Greek.
2. provide students with the basic tools for morphological, exegetical, syntactical and text-critical analysis.

On completion of the unit students should be able to:

1. have substantially increased their knowledge of the vocabulary of the New Testament.
2. have improved skills in parsing;
3. know and differentiate the major uses of participles, infinitives, subordinate clauses, nominal cases, prepositions;
4. have rudimentary textual critical skills in order to establish the text;
5. be able to translate a variety of types of NT passages accurately (making use of appropriate resources);
6. understand how to use the Greek text responsibly in its original context and in contemporary preaching.

Teaching Information

The teaching will be through 30 class hours. For the first part of the course 1 John will be studied. Students will be expected to prepare portions of text each week, and to learn vocabulary and grammatical forms.

The unit will consist of 30 contact hours, equating to 2 contact hours per week for 15 weeks.

Assessment Information

Formative assessment will be participation in, and preparation for, classes.

Summative assessment will be through three tests (33.33% each), one after each third of the module.

Reading and References

1. The Greek New Testament
2. Baugh, S.M., A First John Reader (New Jersey: P & R, 1999)
3. Greenlee, J.H., Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995)
4. Metzger, B., Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek (Princeton, N.J.: Theological Book Agency, 1977)
5. Wallace, D.B., The Basics of New Testament Syntax (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000)
6. Duff, J., Elements of NT Greek (Cambridge University Press, 2005)