Biblical Greek (II)

Prerequisite: Student must show competence in the basic skills of Greek I, either by a written exam provided by the instructor or parent certification of course(s) taken previously.

Renaissance Christian authors described the best of culture as “flying” on two “wings,” Latin and Greek. Classical Christian education tends to heavily emphasize Latin throughout the student’s elementary and early high school years, but typically leaves Greek for 11th and 12th Grade. Such a delay is not necessary and may lead to an imbalance in linguistic appreciation and ability. Indeed, for many students who have already worked with Latin for a while, it may be a welcome and edifying experience to tackle the Greek dialect in which the New Testament was written. The goal of this one year course is to help students develop an acquaintance and facility with the basic grammar and vocabulary of biblical Greek such that by the course’s end they can confidently read large portions of the New Testament in Greek on their own.

Course Objectives:

1. To continue building Greek vocabulary for reading the New Testament.
2. To expand knowledge of Greek verbs into contract forms, participles, infinitives, optatives, and subjunctive clauses
3. To master Greek 3rd-Declension nouns
4. To practice and hone techniques of translating Greek into good, idiomatic English.
5. To sight-read extended portions of the New Testament in Koine Greek

Texts:

• David Alan Black, Learn to Read New Testament Greek - ISBN-10 : 0805444939
• David Alan Black, Learn to Read New Testament Greek: Workbook - ISBN-10 : 080544792X