Introduction to New Testament Greek aims at providing students with an introduction to the basic elements of New Testament Greek grammar and a first encounter with a New Testament text. The students are introduced to the basics of morphology and syntax, as well as practice in syntactic analysis and translation.
The texts from the Gospel of John are selected since they have an easier level of difficulty and are therefore well suited for an introduction course.
Furthermore, the students will be introduced to Logos Bible Software – Academic Basic (or similar software) as a tool for New Testament text work.
The course is organized with several modules available at the learning platform Canvas. Together these modules constitute a planned learning path with one or two modules per week.
In general, each module aims at expanding the student's understanding, skills and mastery of vocabulary, morphology, translation and syntactic analysis.
The students work independently, but under supervision, by reviewing the elements that each module contains, including video lectures, exercises, and other material. The exercises are designed so that the student receives immediate feedback.
The students are taught to use Logos Bible Software, the memorization tool Anki and other learning tools, which will be available to the student via Canvas.
There will be a (in principle fixed) weekly Teams meeting, where students can ask questions to the teacher.
Knowledge
The students have:
- explain the basics of New Testament Greek morphology and syntax
- a basic vocabulary corresponding to words in John 1:1-34 and 2:13-5:30 that occur more than 15 times in the NT
Skills
The students can:
- read and translate a few selected New Testament texts from the Gospel of John
- use the digital resource Logos Bible Software Academic Basic (or similar software) to determine the form of Greek words and look up words in a dictionary
Course Requirements:
To receive final assessment, you must:
- Attend the digital introduction session.
- Attend the course day on campus.
Dates are given at the start of the semester but notice that the requirements must be completed not later than two weeks before the exam date.
Final Assessment:
| Form of assessment | Duration | Grading scale | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Exam | 20 minutes | Passed-Failed | Online |
Final assessment is based on the oral exam. The course and written exam will be graded Passed for pass and Failed for fail.
In case a student fails to pass the final assessment, they are given the opportunity to take a new exam during the period for new/postponed exams.
