2011 unit archive

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Further Readings in New Testament Greek

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Unit Code: 
AL/BN336
RTI: 
United Faculty of Theology
Unit Value: 
15 points

This unit is designed to consolidate and develop the language skills gained in AL100 and AL 201: New Testament Greek A and B. The unit concentrates on using these skills for the purposes of translation, textual analysis and exegesis.

The first half of the unit focuses on translation of a variety of passages from the Greek New Testament and on the role of textual criticism in New Testament study. The second half of the unit focuses on translation of Paul’s letter to the Galatians and on the exegetical issues that are raised by engagement with the Greek text of the letter.

Learning Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate enhanced understanding of Greek grammar, building on skills and knowledge acquired in pre-requisite units.
  2. Translate portions of the New Testament with the help of lexical aids, including the whole of Paul’s letter to the Galatians.
  3. Articulate and use the basic principles of textual criticism, and identify the main families of manuscripts and textual traditions for the New Testament.
  4. Use their knowledge of Greek grammar to exegete New Testament texts.
Lecturer/s: 
Sean Winter
Timetabling
Semester: 
Semester 1
Day: 
Monday
Time: 
10 - 1
Location: 
Centre for Theology and Ministry
Unit Frequency: 
Biennial
Years Offered: 
2011
Years Offered: 
2013
Unit Fields
Courses: 
Bachelor of Theology
Courses: 
Bachelor of Ministry
Field: 
Field A Humanities
Field: 
Field B Biblical Studies
Disciplines: 
Biblical Studies
Disciplines: 
New Testament
Department Name: 
Department of Biblical Studies
Unit Level
Undergraduate Level: 
3
Prerequisites: 

AL100 New Testament Greek A

AL201 New Testament Greek B

or equivalents

Mode of Teaching: 
Semester
Teaching Methods: 

Lectures / Seminars

Workload
Number of timetabled hours per week: 
3
Expected personal study hours per week: 
6
Total workload hours per week: 
9
Total workload hours for unit: 
108
Assessment
Assessment TypeWeightingLearning Outcomes Assessed
Assessment Type: 

Weekly translation exercises (equivalent of 1,500 words)

Weighting: 
30%
Assessment Type: 

1 x 1,000 word exegetical seminar paper

Weighting: 
30%
Assessment Type: 

1 x 2,500 word essay on an aspect of textual criticism, translation theory or Greek grammar

Weighting: 
40%
Recommended reading: 

* = set texts recommended for purchase

Aland, Kurt and Barbara Aland. The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Translated by Erroll F. Rhodes. Grand Rapids / Leiden: Eerdmans / Brill, 1987.

Betz, H. D., Galatians. Hermeneia; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1979.

Danker, Frederick William, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.

Dunn, J. D. G., The Epistle to the Galatians. Blacks; London: A&C Black, 1993.

Ehrman, Bart D. and Michael W. Holmes, eds. The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research. Vol. 46 of SD. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.

Longenecker, R. N., Galatians. WBC 41; Dallas: Word, 1990.

Martyn, J. L., Galatians: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. AB 33A; New York: Doubleday, 1997.

Metzger, Bruce M. and Ehrman, Bart D. The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration. 4th ed. Oxford: Clarendon, 2005.

Moule, C. F. D., An Idiom Book of New Testament Greek. 2nd ed; Cambridge: CUP, 1959.

Parker, David C. The Living Text of the Gospels. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Porter, Stanley E., Idioms of the Greek New Testament. 2nd ed; BLG 2; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1994.

* Wallace, Daniel B., Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.

 

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