INTRODUCING
THE FOUNDATION FOR GREEK EXEGESIS
Fall, 2003
James
De Young, Instructor
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Recognizing the importance of using the original language for the interpretation of the New Testament, you will gain a foundational knowledge of Koine or Hellenistic Greek. You will learn the essentials of grammar and an adequate vocabulary by reading 1 John and perhaps portions of the Gospel of John and by the use of appropriate language tools. 3 hours plus 1 hour lab.
COURSE GOAL
You will learn to recognize the forms of the New Testament Greek language and a basic vocabulary from reading 1 John; and appreciate the value of knowing the original language for spiritual growth, Biblical interpretation, and ministry.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. You will become familiar with and come to enjoy the Greek text of the New Testament by translating 1 John.
2. You will gain facility in the grammar of the New Testament by completing daily lessons in the text.
3. You will build a basic Greek vocabulary (about 300+ words) by encountering them in the Greek text and become familiar with additional vocabulary through continual exposure in the assignments.
4. You will begin to see how access to the New Testament in Greek may be used in one's ministry by observing the use of Greek in the solution of theological problems in 1 John and by reading Using New Testament Greek in Ministry.
COURSE TEXTS
Eugene Van Ness Goetchius, The Language of the New Testament (text only).
United Bible Societies, The Greek New Testament, fourth edition.
David Alan Black, Using New Testament Greek in Ministry.
Printed Assignments
The Flippers (Design a Flip)
Greek verb chart (color-coded)
A Greek-English Lexicon (BDAG)
1. Fill in Flipper charts, complete assignments and take regular quizzes (25 hrs, 70% of grade).
2. Read (for awareness) Goetchius and translate 1 John from the Greek (15 hrs, 15% of grade).
You
are expected to read (in Greek) four times each week the passage in 1 John
listed for that week.
Next to the passage on the assignment schedule, put a mark (*)
for each time you do read it that week.
3. Take two major exams (2 hrs, 10% of grade).
4. Read Using New Testament Greek in Ministry and write a one page interaction paper (3 hrs, 5% of grade).
5. Attend required lab sessions devoted to reading the Greek text, to beginning homework assignments, and to practicing essential paradigms and declensions. (15 hrs, 0% of grade).
COURSE POLICIES
1. Attendance is required as stated in the catalog.
a. No more than three weeks of class sessions may be missed.
b. Quizzes and/or assignments missed because of illness or other excusable causes must be made up.
c. Such make-up work should be done one week after returning to class. Otherwise, grades will be reduced proportionately.
2. The ratio of number of homework hours to number of class hours for an average B grade is two to one (and lab hours are included in homework time).
3. Institutional grading scale: A+ 99-100%
A 95-98%
A- 93-94%
B+ 91-92%
B 85-90%
B- 83-84%
C+ 81-82%
C 75-80%
C- 73-74%
D+ 71-72%
D 65-70%
D- 63-64%
COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE
On Time Late Time
Week 1 - 1 John 1:1-4
Sept 8 - Alphabet, pronunciation (1-2) _____
– Language, analysis, parts of speech (
Week 2 - 1 John 1:5-10
15 - Nouns and the article; subject,
object (6-7) _____
–Sentence types, adjectives (8-9) _____ _____ _____
Week 3 - 1 John 2:1-6
22 - Genitive and dative (10-11) _____
- Present and future active
indicative (12) _____ _____ _____
Week 4 - 1 John 2:7-11
29 - Imperfect and aorist active
indicative;
Demonstrative,
personal pronouns (13-14-15) _____
- Present, imperfect passive &
middle voice (16-17) _____
Week 5 - 1 John
Oct 6 - Future middle, passive & deponent
verbs;
Review 1st
and 2nd declension nouns (18-19) _____
-
Third declension nouns (20-22) _____ _____ _____
Week 6 - 1 John
13 - Verb review and contract verbs,
other uses of the
accusative (23-24) _____ _____ _____
- Prepositions and review (25-26) _____ _____
Week 7 - 1 John 3:1-10
20 - Midterm
- Mi verbs, present participles
(27-28) _____
Week 8 - 1 John
27 - Present and future participles
(29-30) _____ _____ _____
- Aorist participles (31) _____
Week 9 - 1 John
Nov 3
- Infinitives, adverbs (32-33-34) _____
- Comparison of adj. &
adverbs, irregular adj. (35-36) _____ _____ _____
Week 10 - 1 John 4:7-21
10 - Numerals, negatives, questions
(37-38-39) _____ _____ _____
- Relative clauses, coordinating
conjunctions (40-41) _____ _____ _____
Week 11 - 1 John 5:1-12
17 - Subordinating conjs, imperative
mood (42-43) _____ _____ _____
- Subjunctive mood, rel. clauses, &
subj. conjs. (44-45) _____ _____ _____
Week 12 - 1 John
24 - Compound and irregular verbs,
perfect
and pluperfect tenses (46-47) _____
- Reflexive, reciprocal &
indefinite pronouns,
vocative case
(48- 49) _____ _____ _____
Week 13
Dec
1 - Optative mood & accents (50-appendix) _____ _____ _____
- Study of 1 John and
review _____
- Interaction with Black due _____ _____ _____
- Greek Jeopardy
Week 14
8 – Final exam