GRK - Greek Course Descriptions
Concentrate on the basic morphology, lexicon, and syntax of Attic Greek with short readings from classical authors and from the New Testament.
Concentrate on the basic morphology, lexicon, and syntax of Attic Greek with short readings from classical authors and from the New Testament.
Review and augment the material presented in GRK 101- GRK 102, with continued readings from classical authors and from the New Testament. In addition, one short, complete work is read, such as Plato's Ion.
GRK 102. Evidence of intermediate-level proficiency is required for further Greek courses.
Review and augment the material presented in GRK 101-GRK 102, with continued readings from classical authors and from the New Testament. In addition, one short, complete work is read, such as Plato's Ion.
GRK 201. Evidence of intermediate-level proficiency is required for further Greek courses.
Is offered as part of the Summer Ancient and Biblical Languages Institute and is designed to provide an intensive study of ancient Greek. Students will complete Hansen and Quinn's Greek, an intensive course, and read one short dialogue of Plato, such as the Ion, and one short New Testament letter, for example, the Epistle of St. James. This course may be taken only by permission of the department, and requires a separate application to the Institute. This course satisfies the university's language requirement.
Is designed for the reading of selections of Greek prose of various genres and periods from a comprehensive anthology such as Russell's An Anthology of Greek Prose. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the major styles of Greek prose from early classical to early Christian authors. This course is required of majors and minors.
Is designed for the reading of the Iliad and the Odyssey, in order to introduce students to Homeric Greek and to the literary, cultural, and historical significance of the Homeric epics. This course may be repeated once, if the faculty determine that the material presented is substantially different from that of the student's first enrollment. The material covered will be announced as part of the course title.
Is designed for the reading of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, in order to introduce the student to the language of Greek tragedy and comedy, and to the literary, cultural, and historical significance of these genres. This course may be repeated once, if the faculty determine that the material presented is substantially different from that of the student's previous enrollment. The material covered will be announced as part of the course title.
Is designed for the reading of one longer, complete dialogue, such as the Meno, in order to introduce the student to Plato's Greek, to his seminal method and thought, and to his impact on subsequent thinkers. This course may be repeated once, if the faculty determine that the material presented is substantially different from that of the student's previous enrollment. The material covered will be announced as part of the course title.
Is designed for the reading of selections from the Greek historians. Particular attention will be paid to Herodotus and Thucydides, in order to introduce students to the idioms and styles of these first historians, to their methods of historical investigation, and to the impact their practice had on subsequent thinkers and historians. This course may be repeated once, if the faculty determine that the material covered is substantially different from that of the student's previous enrollment. The material covered will be announced as part of the course title.
Is designed for the reading of philosophers and theologians, whether pagan or Christian, who wrote in Greek after the time of Plato, such as Aristotle, Plotinus, and the Cappadocian Fathers. The course will introduce the student to the idiom and style of the author of focus, to his thought, and to his impact on subsequent thinkers. This course may be repeated once, if the faculty determine that the material covered is substantially different from that of the student's previous enrollment. The material covered will be announced as part of the course title.
Is designed for the reading of the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament, in order to introduce students to the idiom of these sacred texts and to the influences that shaped it. This course may be repeated once, if the faculty determine that, the material covered is substantially different from that of the student's previous enrollment. The material covered will be announced as part of the course title.
Is designed for the reading of genres of Greek literature not otherwise covered in the curriculum, e.g., lyric poetry, oratory, biography, satire, or the New Comedy. This course will be offered as there is need and interest, and it may be repeated once, if the faculty determine that the material covered is substantially different from that of the student's previous enrollment. The material covered will be announced as part of the course title.
This course is designed to prepare students for graduate studies and will teach students basic skills to understand Greek morphology charts, grammar aids, as well as how to use a dictionary properly. Students should be able to follow a Greek translation, follow a basic argument based on philology, and to pick out certain vocabulary terms, etc.
Notes
This course does not fulfill the foreign language requirement or upper-level language major requirements in undergraduate programs.