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DR553H: ANCIENT GREEK FOR POSTGRADUATES 2 (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:39


Course Overview

This course, which builds on the foundations laid in DR503H, introduces further study of the grammar and vocabulary of New Testament Greek. The programme will follow the textbook by J. Duff, Elements of New Testament Greek (Cambridge University Press, 2005). This is not to be confused with the textbook with the same title by John Wenham. By the end of the course the textbook will have been covered and the students will begin to read and translate unaltered texts from the New Testament.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Sam Newington

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Divinity And Religious Studies (DR) (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course, which builds on the foundations laid in DR503H, introduces further study of the grammar and vocabulary of New Testament Greek. The programme will follow the textbook by J. Duff, Elements of New Testament Greek (Cambridge University Press, 2005). This is not to be confused with the textbook with the same title by John Wenham. By the end of the course the textbook will have been covered and the students will begin to read and translate unaltered texts from the New Testament.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st attempt:

Continuous assessment - mid term assessment (25%), oral examination (5%), 10 weekly short tests (10%), one written essay of 1500 words (30%), and one text translation and critique (1000 words not including translation) (30%).


Resit: 100% 3 hour Examination

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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