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Biblical Greek


Course Description

Students will read through selections from the Greek New Testament or Septuagint in Greek. While attention will be given to issues of interpretation, the course will focus on Greek translation, grammar, and syntax.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will have extra readings in Greek grammar, will be graded at a higher standard, and will be required to write a research paper in the areas of linguistics and Biblical interpretation or Septuagint studies.


Athena Title

BIBLICAL GREEK


Undergraduate Prerequisite

(GREK 1001 and 1002) or (GREK 2050 and 2060)


Graduate Prerequisite

(GREK 1001 and 1002) or (GREK 2050 and 2060) or permission of department


Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

a) To obtain an intermediate to advanced understanding of Koine Greek grammar and syntax and some of the main critical issues related to interpretation of the selected Biblical book. b) To discuss religious texts and diverse viewpoints in a critical and constructive manner. c) To strengthen skills in oral expression, analysis, style, and interaction by means such as class reports, class discussion, and oral examinations. d) To assist in the continued development of moral and ethical reasoning and reflection by encouraging creative thinking regarding individual and community concerns and needs, the challenging of prejudices and stereotypes, and examining rational and ethical bases of constructive social interactions.


Topical Outline

The course will work through material selected from the New Testament or Septuagint. Students, for example, could work through the entire text of Mark’s gospel or Paul’s Letter to the Romans. Discussion of grammatical and interpretative issues will take place in relation to the reading of the primary text and selected secondary literature.


Syllabus