| CODE | SHG2012 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | New Testament Greek: Select Texts | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sacred Scripture, Hebrew and Greek | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit builds upon the introductory and the intermediate units offered during the first two years of this course, taking the students to a much deeper understanding of the language of the New Testament. The study-unit will focus on the study of advanced syntax through the use of the critical text of the Greek New Testament. The students will be introduced to a series of selected texts which will be read, studied and analyzed in class. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is that of providing the students with the skills required to read the New Testament in the original language. The students will now be able to employ the material learned during the earlier courses when reading the original texts. Students should be able to strengthen their grasp of the language through a growing repertoire of Greek Vocabulary and understanding of syntactical rules. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - recognize the morphology of the words; - understand the Greek syntax and sentence structure; - use reference grammars to critically analyze the linguistic construction of a text. - use dictionaries and lexicons. - translate a Biblical text. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - understand biblical texts with relative ease; - translate and comment on the linguistic structure of a pericope; - use this linguistic knowledge to examine the text exegetically. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: Morphology: - WENHAM JOHN, The Elements of New Testament Greek, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965. - MOUNCE WILLIAM, Basics of Biblical Greek 鈥� Grammar, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. Reference Grammars: - WALLACE Daniel B., Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament, Zondervan 1997. - BLASS F., Debrunner A., Funk R., Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, University of Chicago, 1961. Dictionaries: - The Greek New Testament, Barbara ALAND, Kurt ALAND, Johannes KARAVIDOPOULOS... et al. (eds.) Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft: United Bible Societies, 1994. Supplied with BARCLAY M. NEWMAN, 鈥淎 concise Greek-english dictionary of the New Testament鈥�. Lexicons: - BAUER Walter, DANKER Frederick, DANKER William, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd Edition, University of Chicago, 2000. Supplementary Readings: Morphology: - JAY ERIC, New Testament Greek: An Introductory Grammar, London: SPCK, 1965. - SWETNAM JAMES, An Introduction to the Study of New Testament Greek: Part One: Morphology Volume I: Lessons, (=Subsidia Biblica; 16/I), Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1992. - SWETNAM JAMES, An Introduction to the Study of New Testament Greek: Part One: Morphology Volume II: Key, Lists, Paradigms, Indices, (=Subsidia Biblica; 16/II), Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1992. Lexicons: - LIDDELL Henry George, - Scott Robert, Liddel and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon, Simon Wallenburg Press, 2007. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-Units: SHG1011 and SHG1013 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joseph Ciappara |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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