Undergraduate Course: Introducing New Testament Greek (BIST08014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of the Greek New Testament, with selected readings. |
| Course description |
Academic Description:
The course offers an introduction to the language of the New Testament - koine Greek. It is taught intensively, with four contact hours per week, and covers both grammar and vocabulary. Passages from the Greek New Testament are introduced from the very beginning, and by the end of the course students will be able to tackle simple passages themselves.
Syllabus/Outline Description:
The course uses J. Duff's The Elements of New Testament Greek (CUP, 2005). We shall work through two chapters each week, with input from the course tutor and plenty of opportunity for worked examples (either individually or in groups). Regular vocabulary tests will reinforce class learning and ensure that students are ready for the next stage.
Student Learning Experience Information:
The course meets four times a week in a friendly, informal setting. The course tutor will explain new grammar, but students are encouraged to ask questions and to engage actively with their own learning. There is an expectation that students will go over each class carefully in their own time, committing to memory new grammatical forms and vocabulary. Class participants will demonstrate their achievement of the intended learning outcomes through class tests and the final in-class exam.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 60 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 44,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
149 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
40 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Fortnightly in-class vocabulary quizzes (20%)
In-class test (20%)
In-class exam (60%)
In order to pass this course, students must obtain a minimum of 40% combined mark for the regular quizzes and class exam as well as a minimum of 40% in the final exam. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Read simple passages from the Greek New Testament and translate them into English.
- Identity forms of verbs and nouns frequently used in the Greek New Testament so that they can be looked up in a NT Greek lexicon (dictionary).
- Acquire a vocabulary of the most frequently used words in the Greek New Testament (about 300 words used 50+ times are tackled, which represent about 80% of all word-occurrences in the NT).
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the significance of selected features of Koine Greek grammar for exegesis of the New Testament.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
- Self-discipline
- Self-direction
- Ability to engage critically with the meaning of documents and recognise that meanings may be multiple
- Ability to read texts in a different language |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Paul Foster
Tel: (0131 6)50 8917
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Jamie Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 8913
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