Module TMMC3177: Advanced New Testament Greek

Department: Theology, Ministry and Mission

TMMC3177: Advanced New Testament Greek

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To develop in students an advanced understanding of New Testament Greek and its grammar.
• To foster the ability to use linguistic skills independently in analysis of New Testament texts.

Content

• An engagement with the advanced Greek lexicons and grammars (e.g. BDAG; F.W. Blass, A. Debrunner and R.W. Funk).
• A linguistic and exegetical engagement with one or two New Testament texts that raise complex linguistic issues (e.g. James; 1 Peter).

Learning Outcomes

• [BA SSK 1, 4] [Graduate Cert / Dip SSK 2]
• Show systematic and detailed knowledge of lexical and grammatical aspects of New Testament Greek.
• Engage critically with key concepts and processes of inquiry used in advanced scholarship in discussion of New Testament texts in Greek.

• [BA SSS 1]
• Apply advanced knowledge of New Testament Greek in making sophisticated judgements on matters of translation and of exegesis.

• [BA KS 1, 2] [Graduate Cert / Dip KS 1, 2]
• Identify, gather, analyse and evaluate textual source materials, including material from primary sources and scholarly research, and communicate their findings with clarity and fairness.
• Critically evaluate ideas, arguments and assumptions, using them to construct and communicate coherent and well-reasoned arguments, showing critical awareness of their own and others’ beliefs, commitments and prejudices.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Lectures and Personal Study
• Summatively assessed essay

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment