Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology · Courses
ECGK
4 courses with the subject ECGK, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ECGK 5001Biblical Greek I3
A study of the koine based on texts from the New Testament. The basic concepts of New Testament Greek grammar, syntax, and vocabulary are studied and applied on readings from the Gospels. The study is diachronic, taking into consideration the development of the Greek language from its Classical origin to the koine and Modern Greek. The aim of the course is to immerse the students in the study of the texts of the New Testament and introduce them to the language used in the Greek Orthodox services.
A study of the koine based on texts from the New Testament. The basic concepts of New Testament Greek Grammar, syntax and vocabulary are studied and applied on readings from the Gospels. The study is diachronic, taking into consideration the development of the Greek language from its Classical origin to the koine and Modern Greek. The aim of this course is to immerse the students in the study of the texts.
A study in the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament with concentration on the Psalms. This course also includes an introduction to the language of the Greek Fathers for the study of the patristic prayers used in the Orthodox services. The texts used include the Orthos and Vesper services. The aim of the course is to enable the students to understand, follow, and use the original Greek of the Orthodox services. 47
This is a comparative study in the language of the Greek Fathers with the purpose of discerning differences and similarities in vocabulary and literary styles as they appear in selective Christian writings of the first four centuries of the Christian era. Excerpts from classical, New Testament, Septuagint, and patristic texts are used as points of reference for the study of the development of Greek forms of diction and for an in‐depth understanding of the texts under consideration. The study of the texts is done using the tools of classical philology. Selective excerpts from the writings of the early Apologists and the Cappadocian Fathers are studied with concentration on the writings of St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil, St. Athanasios, and Cyril of Alexandria.
