LANG 551

Introductory Greek II

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the basic elements of Greek grammar and vocabulary as a foundation for reading and interpreting the Greek New Testament. The student will be asked to memorize thoroughly the vocabulary and word-form paradigms in each chapter of the textbook and learn the grammatical constructions as they are presented.

Winter 2025
Onsite: This course section is available onsite only in Vancouver with Keith Ganzer.
Online: This course section is available online only with Davinson Bohorquez. Class time for this course will be divided between asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and live classes via Zoom (1 hour each week). Live classes will take place on Thursdays 6–7 pm (Pacific Time). Students who cannot participate due to their time zone will have access to recordings of the live classes for one week. Please notify the instructor if you are unable to participate in live sessions.

Summer 2025
Introduction to New Testament Greek I & II (LANG 550 & 551) will be offered onsite only with Davinson Bohorquez, June 16–August 1, 2025, 8:30 am–1 pm.

Offered	2026 Winter
Dates	Jan 12 - Apr 17
Days	Tue, Thurs
Format	Onsite and Online
Credit Hours	3
Room Number	Rm 013

Teaching Faculty

Keith Ganzer

Sessional Lecturer

Keith has studied and taught biblical languages for over 20 years. Following the completion of M.Div. studies at Regent, Keith served for several years as the rector of two churches: Emmaus Anglican Church in Montreal, Quebec, and Christ the King Anglican Church in Toronto, Ontario. He currently lives in Vancouver, where he has worked for Canada Post and is now studying mathematics at UBC. He is married to Emily and they have three children.

Prerequisites

This course has the following prerequisites: LANG.550 (corequisite) LANG.550