Birmingham Theological Seminary s4

Birmingham Theological Seminary

2200 Briarwood Way

Birmingham, AL 35243

205.776.5650

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Huntsville Extension

Connections Presbyterian Church

897 Capshaw Rd

Madison, AL 35757

256.489.5476

Spring 2017 Professor: Dr. Christopher L. Bolt

NT2011 Beginning Greek I Cell Phone:

Class Hours: 2 E-mail address:

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A study of New Testament Greek for students without knowledge of Greek. Students who wish to be excused must pass an examination in Greek. REQUIRED FOR M.DIV., M.A.M. PL., M.A.M. CL. – Two Credit Hours Each

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Given the course readings, memorization, and practice, students will, through written and verbal responses and discussions, demonstrate a mastery of the Greek alphabet, word-pronunciation, word-syllabification, and sentence punctuation.

Given the course readings, memorization, and practice, students will, through written and verbal responses and discussions, demonstrate an understanding of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, as to their case, number, and gender, along with an identification of the three declensions of the noun and its inflected forms.

Given the course readings, memorization, and practice, students will, through written and verbal responses and discussions, demonstrate an understanding of the meaning and use of prepositions.

Given the course readings, memorization, and practice, students will, through written and verbal responses and discussions, demonstrate an understanding of the verb-system in the present indicative by an identification of its lexical and inflected forms, stems, and roots.

Given the course readings, memorization, and practice, students will, through written and verbal responses and discussions, demonstrate a basic reading ability in the Greek New Testament with the skill of taking any word and looking it up in a Greek lexicon or N.T. Greek concordance for further detailed study.

Given the course readings, memorization, and practice, students will, through written and verbal responses and discussions, develop a working Greek vocabulary along with an elementary understanding of syntax.

REQUIRED COURSE READINGS AND MATERIALS

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2003. (BBGG) Please note students may alternatively use 3rd edition material listed below.

Lamerson, Samuel. English Grammar to Ace New Testament Greek. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2004. (Ace)

Large Spiral Notebook and Pen

RECOMMENDED READINGS AND MATERIALS

Logos Bible Software (Required for Masters Students)

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House, 2009.

Mounce, William D. Biblical Greek. Zondervan Get an A! Study Guides. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2005.

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards. Zondervan Vocabulary Builder Series. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, n.d.

Aland, Kurt, ed. The Greek New Testament. 3d ed. New York: United Bible Societies, 1975.

Aland, Kurt, Matthew Black, Carlo Maria Martini, Bruce M. Metzger, and Allen Paul Wikgren. Novum Testamentum Graece: Post Eberhard Nestle Et Erwin Nestle. 26. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 1979.

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

1. Completion of reading assignments on time. The assigned books for this class are to be read according to the syllabus. The readings are divided up by parts or chapters to help students digest their content and to keep students current with the lectures and discussions each week (see Course Schedule). The assigned reading from the books corresponds to the subject matter we will cover each week. Please note: Assignments including reading and papers are due on the dates where they are marked as due.

2. Quizzes (10). These quizzes will cover vocabulary and grammar covered by the student during the week in preparation for class, as well as material discussed in class each week. Please note: Quizzes are given on the dates where they are marked as given.

3. The Midterm will cover material from Weeks 1-5.

4. The Final Exam will cover material from Weeks 6-12.

COURSE GRADING

Grade Percentages:

Reading and Classroom Discussion – 25%

Quizzes (10) – 25%

Midterm – 25%

Final – 25%

Student Handbook contains information on late assignments, grade scale, and attendance.

COURSE SCHEDULE

This course requires your attention during lectures, but it also requires your participation in individual and group activities assigned to you in class each week. These activities are based on your reading and writing assignments for each week. Therefore, students must make every effort to complete their assignments on time, and to attend and actively participate in class. Please note: Assignments are due on the dates where they are listed.

Week 1 (1/26) – Introduction

Students will greatly benefit from having already started the reading for the course.

Ace chapters 1-9; BBGG chapters 1-4

Quiz from open book on these chapters.

Week 2 (2/2) – Nouns and Cases

Ace chapters 10-18; BBGG 5-6

Quiz on chapters covered in Week 1 and 2.

Week 3 (2/9) – Cases, Prepositions, and Adjectives

BBGG 7-9

Quiz on these chapters.

Week 4 (2/16) – Verbs

BBGG 15

Quiz on this chapter.

Week 5 (2/23) – Review and Midterm

Review and Midterm will cover all material up to this point in the course.

*** Spring Break (3/2) – No Class ***

Week 6 (3/9) – Present Active and Contract

BBGG 16-17

Quiz on these chapters.

Week 7 (3/16) – Present Middle/Passive and Imperfect

BBGG 18, 21

Quiz on these chapters.

Week 8 (3/23) – Third Declension

BBGG 10

Quiz on this chapter.

Week 9 (3/30) – Personal Pronouns and autos

BBGG 11-12

Quiz on these chapters.

Week 10 (4/6) – Demonstrative and Relative Pronouns

BBGG 13-14

Quiz on these chapters.

*** Maundy Thursday (4/13) – No Class ***

Week 11 (4/20) – Future Active/Middle Indicative, Verbal Roots, Future Forms

BBGG 19-20

Quiz on these chapters.

*** Thanksgiving (11/24) – No Class ***

Week 12 (4/27) –Review

Review of material covered since the Midterm.

Week 13 (5/4) – Final

Final Exam is this week!

COURSE NEEDS

- Please do not hesitate to contact me about any questions, concerns, or comments you may have regarding anything related to the course. My contact information is listed at the top of this syllabus.

- It is the desire of this professor and this institution to provide the highest possible level of interaction with students in terms of respectful teaching and learning regardless of physical and mental needs or challenges. Please let me know of any special accommodations you may need in order to successfully complete this course.

COURSE MODIFICATION

The professor of this course reserves the right to modify this syllabus as desired.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Aland, Kurt, ed. The Greek New Testament. 3d ed. New York: United Bible Societies, 1975.

Baugh, S M. A First John Reader: Intermediate Greek Reading Notes and Grammar. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P & R Pub., 1999.

Black, David Alan. It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker Books, 1998.

Carson, D A. Exegetical Fallacies. 2nd ed. Carlisle, U.K.: Paternoster, 1996.

Comfort, Philip Wesley. New Testament Text and Translation Commentary: Commentary On the Variant Readings of the Ancient New Testament Manuscripts and How They Relate to the Major English Translations. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2008.

Croy, N Clayton. A Primer of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids, Mich: W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 1999.

Danker, Frederick W. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.

Decker, Rodney J. Koine Greek Reader: Selections from the New Testament, Septuagint, and Early Christian Writers. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2007.

Machen, J Gresham. New Testament Greek for Beginners. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004.

Metzger, Bruce M. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 1998.

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House, 2009.

Porter, Stanley E. Linguistic Analysis of the Greek New Testament: Studies in Tools, Methods, and Practice. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2015.

Silva, Moisés. Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation. Vol. 4, God, Language, and Scripture: Reading the Bible in the Light of General Linguistics. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House, 1990.

Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996.

Wegner, Paul D. The Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bible. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2004.

White, James R. The King James Only Controversy. 2nd ed. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2009.