GC 181 · B.Th. English syllabus

Elementary Greek

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Languages and study skills · GC 181

Elementary Greek

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Course description

This course is to help you develop a systematic growth in the use of biblical Greek so that you can get to the level where you can access the original language and do your translation/interpretation without recourse to any existing translation of the New Testament. This will help you in your personal Bible study, sermon preparation and the development of study guide for use in the Church. The aim of this course is to help you discover the importance of language in the understanding of the New Testament literature since the New Testament was originally written in the Koine Greek.

Course objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

Giving you the distinctive traits of Greek nouns in terms of number, person and gender.

Giving you tips of translation process so that you can begin to translate from small units of sentences.

Giving you various Greek vocabularies that occur commonly in the Bible and the various shades of meaning they possess.

Introducing you to biblical exegesis through translation and interpretation of actual Bible texts

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Using your assigned text, practise letters, accents and short phrases. Label nouns, verbs and pronouns, document each translation choice, and ask faculty to review uncertain forms.

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GC 181 Elementary Greek

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — B.Th. English

AmaZing Grace Biblical Seminary Erumelikkara, Kumarapuram (PO), Aluva (via), Ernakulam (District), Kerala, India- Pin-683 565. Ph. 8547473926, 8281663926. GC 181: ELEMENTARY GREEK COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is to help you develop a systematic growth in the use of biblical Greek so that you can get to the level where you can access the original language and do your translation/interpretation without recourse to any existing translation of the New Testament. This will help you in your personal Bible study, sermon preparation and the development of study guide for use in the Church. The aim of this course is to help you discover the importance of language in the understanding of the New Testament literature since the New Testament was originally written in the Koine Greek. COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of the course, you should be able to: Giving you the distinctive traits of Greek nouns in terms of number, person and gender. Giving you tips of translation process so that you can begin to translate from small units of sentences. Giving you various Greek vocabularies that occur commonly in the Bible and the various shades of meaning they possess. Introducing you to biblical exegesis through translation and interpretation of actual Bible texts COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION Class Participation 5% Exercises 20% Assignment 15% Final Examination 60% COURSE OUTLINE Introduction to the Study of New Testament Greek The Alphabets and Preliminary Matters The Syllables and Accents Verbs Nouns The Adjectives Prepositions Personal Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Indicative Imperative Infinitive BIBLIOGRAPHY Black, David Alan. Learn to Read New Testament Greek. Nashville, Tennessee: B & H, 2009. Decker, Rodney J. Reading Koine Greek. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2015. Huffman, Douglas S. The Handy Guide to New Testament Greek: Grammar, Syntax and Diagramming. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel, 2012. Kostenberger, Andreas J. Benjamin L. Merkle and Robert l. Plummer. Going Deeper with New Testament Greek: An Intermediate Study of the Grammar and Syntax of the New Testament. Revised Edition. Nashville, Tennessee: B & H, 2020. McLean, B.H. New Testament Greek: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Merkle, Benjamin L. Gems from Biblical Greek: A Refreshing Guide to Grammar and Interpretation. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2019. Mounce, William D. Biblical Greek: A Compact Guide. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2011. Mounce, William D. Greek for the Rest of Us: The Essentials of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2013.

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