Objectives : Introduce the student into the broader linguistic and exegetical importance of the New Testament Greek.

Learning outcomes : The student will achieve the capacity to read, use a dictionary, analyze grammatically and comprehend simple texts from the gospels of Mark and John.

Contents: Alphabet, pronunciation, transliteration. Nouns and adjectives: function of cases and declension. Pronouns: personal, possessive, demonstrative, interrogative and indefinite. Prepositions and adverbs. Verbs, their function, tenses, moods and conjugation: present indicative, imperative, infinitive, participle and subjunctive; imperfect and future indicative active; the meaning of the active, middle and passive voices; the verb eimi and the main deponent verbs.

Methodology : Each class session will consist of three parts: introduction of the new material, reading the New Testament, practical exercises. There will be homeworks assigned as well.

Means of evaluation: There will be a midterm and a final exam. The professor will explain the details at the beginning of the course.