GREEK LANGUAGE OF BIBLICAL AND PATRISTIC TEXTS
| Title | ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΓΛΩΣΣΑ ΤΩΝ ΒΙΒΛΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΕΙΜΕΝΩΝ / GREEK LANGUAGE OF BIBLICAL AND PATRISTIC TEXTS |
| Code | Υ105 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Symeon Paschalidis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60005045 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600280439
|
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600280439
- At the Website of the School: https://www.past.auth.gr/el/node/506
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6052
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
ANCIENT GREEK OF THE SECONDARY EDUCATION LEVEL
Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is the familiarization with the Ancient Greek language of the Saint Scriptures and of the patristic and ecclesial texts. The course focuses on ensuring the unbroken historical continuity of the Greek language and on understanding of the major grammatical and syntactic cases of the Ancient Greek occurred in the ancient Greek texts of the Biblical and Christian literature.
By the successful completion of the course, the students should be able:
to understand the historical development of the Greek language and the reasons that shaped the language of the biblical and ecclesial texts
* to discern the difference between the Greek language of the biblical texts and the Greek of the patristic and ecclesial texts
* to recognize the grammatical and syntactic phenomenons of the ancient, biblical and patristic-ecclesial language
* to work out an ancient Greek text, as well as a patristic and ecclesial one, so as to understand it and translate it.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Τhe history of the Greek language is presented briefly, focusing to the Koine Hellenistic and to the language of the Fathers and the of the ecclesial texts, and exposing the reasons that shaped their linguistic form. Anthologized texts of the periods under consideration are studied, the basic grammatical and syntactical features of the Ancient Greek language are illustrated and consolidated by exercises, whereas the vocabulary of the texts is commented semantically. The differences of the language between the biblical and the ecclesial texts are highlighted and the proper linguistic approach is taught.
Keywords
History of the Greek Language, Ancient Greek, Hellenistic Koine, Medieval Greek language, ecclesial language, atticism, diglossia, bilingualism
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Electronic supplementary material and exercises provided at the Moodle e-Education platform.
Educational use of the e-mail.
Educational use of the e-mail.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 1.0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fieldwork | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tutorial | 14 | 0.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Total | 100 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
A two-hour written examination in translation and commentary of a taught unit of text.
The classroom participation (5%), the participation in the exercises (15%) and the attendance of scientific conferences (10%) are assessed in addition.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Επιλογή Συγγραμμάτων
Βιβλίο [13107]: Ελληνικά. Η ιστορία της γλώσσας και των ομιλητών της, Geoffrey Horrocks
Additional bibliography for study
• Ανδριώτης, Ν. (1974). Η ελληνική γλώσσα στους μετακλασσικούς χρόνους. Στο Ιστορία του ελληνικού έθνους, 5ος τόμ., 258-267. Αθήνα: Εκδοτική Αθηνών. Σελ. 258-259.
• Adrados, F. R. (2003). Ιστορία της ελληνικής γλώσσας (από τις απαρχές έως τις μέρες μας). Αθήνα: Παπαδήμα.
• Browning, Robert. (1983). Medieval and Modern Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Δετοράκης, Θ. (1999). Η γλώσσα των πατέρων της εκκλησίας. Στο Μ. Κοπιδάκης (επιμ.) Ιστορία της ελληνικής γλώσσας. Αθήνα: ΕΛΙΑ Σελ. 120-121.
• Δετοράκης, Θ. (1999). Η γλώσσα των αγιολογικών κειμένων. Στο Μ. Κοπιδάκης (επιμ.) Ιστορία της ελληνικής γλώσσας. Αθήνα: ΕΛΙΑ. Σελ. 144-145.
• Blass, F. & A. Debrunner, R. Funk (1961). A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and other early christian literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Καψωμένος Σ., (1985). Από την ιστορία της ελληνικής γλώσσας: Η ελληνική γλώσσα από τα ελληνιστικά ως τα νεότερα χρόνια - Η ελληνική γλώσσα στην Αίγυπτο. Θεσσαλονίκη: Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών [Ίδρυμα Μανόλη Τριανταφυλλίδη].
• Κόλτσιου - Νικήτα, Α. 2015. Γλωσσικές απόψεις και όψεις στα κείμενα των Καππαδόκων Πατέρων. Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Κυριακίδη.
• Μπαμπινιώτη, Γ. 2017. Συνοπτική ιστορία της ελληνικής γλώσσας (με εισαγωγή στην ιστορικοσυγκριτική γλωσσολογία). Αθήνα: Κέντρο Λεξικολογίας.
• Μητσάκης, Κ. (1971). Βυζαντινή Υμνογραφία, τ. Α´: Από την Καινή Διαθήκη έως την Εικονομαχία. Θεσσαλονίκη: Πατριαρχικό Ίδρυμα Πατερικών Μελετών.
• Οικονόμου, M. (1971). Γραμματική της Αρχαίας Ελληνικής. Θεσσαλονίκη: Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών.
• Χριστίδης, Α.-Φ., επιμ. (2001). Ιστορία της ελληνικής γλώσσας: Από τις αρχές έως την ύστερη αρχαιότητα. Θεσσαλονίκη: Κέντρο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας & Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών [΄Ιδρυμα Μανόλη Τριανταφυλλίδη].
• Χριστίδης, Α.-Φ. (2005). Ιστορία της αρχαίας ελληνικής γλώσσας. Θεσσαλονίκη: Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών [Ίδρυμα Μανόλη Τριανταφυλλίδη].
Last Update
05-11-2023
