Instructor(s)

Course Description

Continuation of MASM 813 Beginners' New testament Greek Grammar, covering remaining morphological and grammatical rules of New Testament Greek. Practice in reading and translation of simple texts from the Gospel of John.

Course Objectives

1. Read simple passages from the Greek New Testament and translate them into English.
2. Acquire a vocabulary of the most frequently used words in the Greek New Testament
3. Understanding of the basic morphology, grammar, vocabulary, and syntax of the Greek New Testament.
4. Demonstrate a fair reading ability in New Testament Greek 

Course Content

Topics

1. Subjunctive, Optative, imperative 
2. Present tense; Imperative
3. Perfect and Pluperfect
4. Infinitive 
5. Participle 
6. Conditional Sentences
7. Parsing
8. Reading and translation of texts in John

Mode of Delivery

Lectures, demonstrated examples, class interaction, group discussion, reading and assignments.

Reading Materials

1. Aland, B. and K. Aland (1994). Greek-English New Testament, 8th Revised Edition, Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. 
2. DeMoss, M. S. (2001). Pocket Dictionary for the Study of New Testament Greek. Downers grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
3. Friberg, T. et al. (2000). Analytical Lexicon of the Greek New Testament. Ada, MI.: Baker Pub Group.
4. Machen, G. J. and D. G. McCartney (2003). New Testament Greek for Beginners. London: Pearson.
5. Mounce, W, D. (2009). Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
6. Ekem, J.D.K. and Kissi, S. (2010). Essentials of Biblical Greek Morphology with an Introductory Syntax. Accra: Sonlife Press.