DI5156 Hellenistic Greek Readings

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

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Planned timetable

2.00 - 5.00 pm Mon

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Module coordinator

Dr D M Moffitt

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Module Staff

Dr David Moffitt

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Module description

This module is a technical introduction to reading the Greek New Testament: its text, translation, interpretation, historical location and theology. The module is designed, principally, to assist students in building their technical skills to work competently with primary sources. As such, class periods will be structured around student performance in reading, translating, commenting on and interpreting the chosen text.

Assessment pattern

Coursework - 100%

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination - 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

One 3-hour seminar (x11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

33

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

270

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Intended Learning Outcomes (1) To be able to read aloud select passages from the Greek New Testament atsight; to discuss the meaning and nuance of tricky words and phrases, and on some occasions to be aware of problems in the MS tradition. (2) To improve facility in Koine Greek grammar, syntax and vocabulary. (3) To improve understanding of the ways language works, particularly with respect to the meaning of words and issues of semantics and pragmatics. (4) To grasp the overall train of thought in a particular passage and the relation of a given passage to other similar texts elsewhere in the New Testament.