ASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYBGR 531 Greek 1BDeborah M. Gill, Ph.D. Spring, 2007268-1075 (voice mail) [email protected] SYLLABUSCOURSE DESCRIPTIONA continuation of first-year Greek, culminating in the student’s first exposure to the Greek New Testament. Translation is done in the Epistles of John. Prerequisite: BGR 530.OBJECTIVESUpon completion of the course, the student should be able to:1. reproduce by memory Greek grammatical paradigms;2. pronounce and translate vocabulary words appearing 50 times or more in the Greek New Testament; 3. translate sentences from the course textbook, and4. read and exegete the Epistles of John. REQUIRED MATERIALS 1. Blank Cards, 300 per box. Springfield, OH: Vis-Ed, n.d.2. Kubo, Sakae. A Reader’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and a Beginner’s Guide for the Translation of New Testament Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975.3. Gill, D. M., ed. Translation and Exegesis Notebook for the Epistles of John. Springfield, MO: Grace & Truth, 2007.OPTIONAL MATERIALSGill, Deborah M. Videotapes or DVD’s 15–28 for Greek IB, Springfield, MO: Grace & Truth, 2007.BASIC OUTLINE AND CALENDAR1. Complete the final third of the textbook (Machen, New Testament Greek for Beginners) the first half of the term.2. Translate and exegete the Epistles of John, the second half.11/11/06Spring ‘07 NT Greek 1B Syllabus 2 D. M. GillMETHODOLOGY1. The same kind of interactive lectures and lab drills, exercise worksheets with answers, and quizzes and exams as in Greek 1A.2. Demonstration of mastery of vocabulary appearing in the Epistles of John on two vocabulary quizzes.3. Personally completing a neat and accurate Translation and Exegesis Notebook on the Epistles of John.4. Translating (in advance) and reading by sight and answering grammatical and exegetical questions in the First Epistle of John.REQUIREMENTS 1. Completion of Exercise Worksheets as listed on Course Schedule, due at quiz time. • All Greek to English, 2 English to Greek sentences, plus the Readings from the GNT are required. • Any sentences completed in addition to those required earn the student one extra credit point per sentence.2. Personally completing a neat and accurate Translation and Exegesis Notebook on the Epistles of John. All of 1 John is required, any part of 2 or 3 John translated counts as extra credit at 1 point per verse. The Translation Notebook is to be submitted at the time of the Translation Examination.3. Successful performance on unit quizzes, vocabulary quizzes and final examinations on paradigms, vocabulary, and translation and exegesis in the First Epistle of John. (Practice exams on Paradigms and Vocabulary are optional and earn the student extra credit points, based percentage score.)• Assignments will be accepted up to one week late with a 5-point reduction. • Under extenuating circumstances and with the professor’s permission, a quiz may be taken up to one week late with a 10-point reduction.• Students may take quizzes early if they notify the professor in advance.4. 80% accuracy, a grade of B, is the expected acceptable performance to continue in the Greek sequence.GRADING SCALE & RECORD OF SCORES 100-point Quiz 50-point Vocabulary Quiz 2000-point Semester Total 98-100 % = A+ 49-50 points = A 1960-2000 points = A+93-97 = A 47-48 points = A 1860-1959 points = A90-92 = A- 45-46 points = A- 1800-1859 points = A- 87-89 = B+ 44 points = B+ 1740-1799 points = B+83-86 = B 41-43 points = B 1660-1739 points = B80-82 = B- 40 points = B- 1600-1659 points = B- 77-79 = C+ 39 points = C+ 1540-1599 points = C+73-76 = C 36-38 points = C 1460-1539 points = C70-72 = C- 35 points = C- 1400-1459 points = C- 67-69 = D+ 34 points = D+ 1340-1399 points = D+63-66 = D 31-33 points = D 1260-1339 points = D60-62 = D- 30 points = D- 1200-1259 points = D- 0-59 = F 0-29 points = F 0-1199 points = FSpring ‘07 NT Greek 1B Syllabus 3 D. M. GillGRADING SCALE & RECORD OF SCORES (CONTINUED) I. EXERCISE WORKSHEETS (12 @ 1.25%, i.e., 25 points a chapter)EW23 ________/25 EW29 ________/25EW24 ________/25 EW30 ________/25EW25 ________/25 EW31 ________/25EW26 ________/25 EW32 ________/25EW27 ________/25 EW33 ________/25EW28 ________/25 EW34 ________/25 SUBTOTAL: __________/300 points 15%II. QUIZZES (8 @ 5%, i.e., 100 points each)Q13 ________/100 Q17 __________/100Q14 ________/100 Q18 __________/100Q15 ________/100 Q19 __________/100Q16 ________/100 Q20 __________/100 SUBTOTAL: __________/800 points 40%III. VOCABULARY QUIZZES (2 @ 5%, i.e., 100 points each)On 1 John 1–3 _________/100On 1 John 4–3 John _________/100SUBTOTAL: __________/200 points 10%IV. TRANSLATION AND EXEGESIS NOTEBOOK (1 @ 10%, i.e., 200 points) __________/200 points 10% V. FINAL EXAMINATIONS (2 @ 5%, i.e., 100 points each, and 1 @ 15%, i.e., 300 pointsParadigms ______/100 pointsVocabulary ______/100 pointsTranslation ______/300 points SUBTOTAL: _________/500 points 25%[* Extra Credit Examinations (2 @ 5%, i.e., 100 points each) Practice Paradigm Exam _____/100 pointsPractice Vocabulary Exam _____/100 pointsBonus Points ______________ SUBTOTAL: __________/200 points 10%]TOTAL SCORE __________/2000 pointsPERCENTAGE SCORE: __________ FINAL GRADE:DETAILED OUTLINE AND CALENDARMonday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:00-10:15 AM, January 5 – April 27NEW TESTAMENT GREEK 1B (Schedule of Lectures & Labs, Assignments, Quizzes and Exams)Session Date Lecture & Lab Topic Assignment F, January 5 No Class [New Student Orientation] (none)M, January 8 No Class [Chapel] (none)1 W, January 10 UNIT 13: Lesson 23A. Introduce VocabularyB. Introduce Grammar Study Lesson 232 F, January 12 C. Drill on Contract Verbs Exercise Worksheet 23Review for Quiz 13M, January 15 No Class [Martin Luther King Day] (none)W, January 17 No Class [Chapel] (none)3 F, January 19 D. Quiz 13 Submit Exercise Worksheet 23UNIT 14: Lessons 24-25A. Introduce Vocabulary4 M, January 22 B. Introduce Grammar Study Lessons 24-255 W, January 24 C. Drill Lessons 24-25 Exercise Worksheets 24-25Review for Quiz 146 F, January 26 D. Quiz 14 Submit Exercise Worksheets 24-25UNIT 15: Lessons 26-27 A.