NGRK 511 Advanced Greek Language Tools

As students of the Scriptures and ministers of the Gospel, it is imperative, as John Wesley has said, “not only to explain books which are written therein but to defend them against all opponents” through a mastery of the original languages. This course continues the exploration of the language of the New Testament in order to better comprehend its message for life and ministry.

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After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the prompt provided for each Discussion. Each thread must be 400 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 200 words and address points in the post being replied to or issues raised in the discussion prompts. (CLO: A, B, C, E)

The Vocabulary Review Assignment will cover the “Words Used 500 Times or More” list in Metzger’s Lexical Aids. The assessment will be closed-book/closed-notes, multiple choice. It is designed as a self-assessment and is graded for completion rather than accuracy. (CLO: A)

These assignments will find and parse various parts of speech (nouns, prepositions, verbs, or adjectives) in a New Testament passage and work through related case studies. (CLO: A, B, D) 

The student will submit a block diagram of the Greek text of a section of 1 John given in the assignment instructions. The Greek text should be taken from the NA27/28, UBS4/5, or SBLGNT text (in Logos). The diagram will separate out independent and dependent clauses using the block diagramming method from Thornhill’s Greek for Everyone. (CLO: B, C)

This assignment will explore the semantic domains of some New Testament Greek words and work through related case studies. (CLO: A, B)

The student will write a 6-9 page research-based paper in current Turabian format that focuses on explaining the contextual meaning of the passage utilizing the tools, methods, and resources described in Thornhill’s Greek for Everyone as well as the readings in Merkle and Plummer’s Greek for Life. The paper must include at least 6 scholarly sources in addition to interacting with the Greek text. (CLO: A, B, D, E)

Each quiz will cover the weekly vocabulary sections from Metzger’s Lexical Aids. The student will be allowed up to 2 attempts at the quiz. The first attempt is closed-book and closed-notes, and is designed to test the student’s knowledge. For the second attempt, the student is asked to correct any mistakes he or she made. The second attempt is open book. The quiz will contain 25 multiple-choice questions on vocabulary words that are covered for the current week. The student has a 2 hour time limit. (CLO: A)