Lecturer: Ms Karin Soh
Venue: On Campus
Time: Wednesday, 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
3 units
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course covers the basic categories of phonology, morphology and syntax of elementary New Testament Greek. It is part one of two semesters of elementary Biblical Greek. The lectures in class will follow the sequence of contents in the required textbook.
Upon completion of this course, students should acquire the following skills:
- Master the Greek alphabet and how to write them
- Identify parts of speech in Greek (parsing)
- Understand basic Greek grammar
- Translate simple Greek sentences
- Master the vocabulary and its meaning
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar, 4th rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019.
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Workbook, 4th rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019
RECOMMENED RESOURCES
Danker, Frederick William, ed. A Greek-English Lexicon for the New Testament and other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2000.
Institute for NT Textual Research. Novum Testamentum Graece (Nestle – Aland 28th Revised Standard Edition) Stuttgart: German Bible Societies 2012.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
| All Programs | Reading / Workbook | Quizzes | Mid-Term Exam | Final Exam |
| Grading | 10% | 30% | 25% | 35% |
| Due Dates | Weekly | Weekly | 25 March | 20 May |
CLASS SCHEDULE
| Date | Topic | Required Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 14th Jan | • Overview and Introduction • The Alphabet and Pronunciation | Chapters 1-3 |
| 21st Jan | • Punctuation and Syllabification • Introduction to Greek Nouns | Chapters 4-5 |
| 28th Jan | • First and Second Declension Nouns • Nominative & Accusative Articles | Chapter 6 |
| 4th Feb | • Genitive & Dative Nouns | Chapter 7 |
| 11th Feb | • Prepositions & Adjectives | Chapters 8-9 |
| 18th Feb | CNY Break | |
| 25th Feb | • Third Declension Nouns | Chapter 10 |
| 4th March | • Pronouns: First & Second Person | Chapters 11-12 |
| 11th March | Break (Modular class for other course) | |
| 18th March | Mid Semester Break | |
| 25th March | • Mid-term Exam • Demonstrative Pronoun & Adjectives | Chapter 13 |
| 1st April | • Relative Pronoun | Chapter 14 |
| 8th April | • Introduction to Verbs • Present Active Indicative | Chapters 15-16 |
| 15th April | • Contract Verbs | Chapter 17 |
| 22nd April | • Present Middle & Passive Indicative | Chapter 18 |
| 29th April | • Future Active & Middle Indicative | Chapter 19 |
| 6th May | Revision | |
| 13th May | Study Week | |
| 20th May | Final Exam |