Introduction to New Testament Greek aims at providing students with sufficient knowledge of New Testament Greek to read and analyse texts. The course builds on GRE1010 New Testament Greek I, and the students continue to work their way into the grammar and vocabulary of New Testament Greek.
In their work, the students read texts from the New Testament of different genres and with varying degrees of difficulty. The number of texts amounts to circa 66 pages in the Novum Testamentum Graece by Nestle-Aland.
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.
Building on the knowledge and skills obtained in GRE1010, each module aims to further develop the students’ understanding, skills and mastery of vocabulary, morphology, translation and syntactic analysis, not least by allowing the students to gain greater experience. The emphasis is therefore on working with texts from the Greek NT, with particular emphasis on analysis and syntax.
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 elements use Logos Bible Software.
Knowledge
The students have:
- good knowledge of Greek grammar and syntax
- a vocabulary of Greek words that occur more than 15 times in the NT
Skills
The students can:
- read and translate selected New Testament texts in Greek and analyse them syntactically
- find, evaluate and refer to Greek dictionaries, syntactic analyses and grammars in working with Greek New Testament text, including the use of Logos Bible Software (or similar software)
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 | A-F | Online 20 minutes preparation time, no aids allowed. |
Final assessment is based on the oral exam. The course and written exam will be graded A-E for pass and F for fail.
