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| Unit name |
Advanced Greek: Translation and Syntax (Trinity and Baptist College) |
| Unit code |
THRSM0077 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
M/7
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
|
| Unit director |
Reverend Dr. Nolland |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
L32002 Intermediate New Testament Greek or
L42002 Further New Testament Greek
|
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department |
Department of Religion and Theology |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Arts |
Description including Unit Aims
The unit will involve a syntax-oriented exploration of 2 Corinthians 1-5. This will be linked with a critical study of the contents of the intermediate syntax handbook Brooks, J. A. and Winbery, C. L. Syntax of New Testament Greek corrected and reset 1988 (Washington, DC: University Press of America, 1979). The unit shares class hours with the double unit L44006 Advanced Greek: Exegesis and Syntax.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the unit students should:
- be able to draw upon a much more sophisticated understanding of the syntax of the substantive and the verb in their use of the Greek New Testament;
- be ready to appreciate the wide range of meaning possibilities opened up by this;
- be aware of the flexibility of Hellenistic Greek to the point where they can move beyond over-rigid classification of meaning on the basis of syntactical form;
- have gained increased confidence in translation;
- be more confident at integrating in a balanced way the contribution of language based skills to the exegetical endeavour.
Teaching Information
The unit will be taught through lectures and seminars.
Assessment Information
Please state the methods used for formative and summative assessment, including essay word length, length and type of exams, projects, etc. The relative contributions of the different summative assessments to the overall unit mark should also be included, e.g. 3-hour written exam (60%), 2000 word essay (40%)
Reading and References
- Barnett, P., The Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997).
- Brooks, J. A. and Winbery, C. L., Syntax of New Testament Greek corrected and reset 1988 (Washington, DC: University Press of America, 1979)
- Murphy-OConnor, J., The Theology of the Second Letter to the Corinthians (Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991).
- Porter, S. E., Idioms of the Greek New Testament. (Sheffield: JSOT, 1992).
- Wallace, D. B., Greek Grammar beyond the Basics: An exegetical syntax of the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996).
- Thrall, M. E., The Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1994, 2000).
