ASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYBGR 531 Greek 1BDeborah M. Gill, Ph.D. Spring, 2008417.268-1075 (voice mail) Office Hours: 1 M & W 10:30 AM -1:00 PM [email protected] Room 203COURSE 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 grammatical paradigms;2. Pronounce and identify meanings of vocabulary words appearing 50 times or more in the Greek New Testament; 3. Analyze and translate exercise worksheets;4. Read and exegete the Epistles of John; and5. Evaluate New Testament biblical and theological issues from the original language.REQUIRED MATERIALS 1. Gill, D. M., ed. Translation and Exegesis Notebook for the Epistles of John. Springfield, MO: Grace & Truth, 2007.2. 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.OPTIONAL MATERIALS1. Gill, Deborah M. Videotapes or DVD’s 15–28 for Greek IB, Springfield, MO: Grace & Truth, and AGTS, respectively, 2007. 2. Blank Cards, 300 per box. Springfield, OH: Vis-Ed, n.d.1 Schedule appointments at least 24 hours in advance. Knock when you arrive for an appointment.11/11/07Spring ‘07 NT Greek 1B Syllabus 2 D. M. GillBASIC OUTLINE AND CALENDAR1. Complete the final third of the textbook (Machen, New Testament Greek for Beginners, 2nd ed.) the first half of the term.2. Translate and exegete the Epistles of John, the second half.METHODOLOGY1. 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, both in class and on the Final Examination.REQUIREMENTS 1. The same kind of weekly Greek Usage Reports and Exercise Worksheets as in Greek 1A, due at quiz time. • No late assignments are accepted, but the lowest score on one exercise worksheet will be dropped. 2. Personally completing a neat and accurate Translation and Exegesis Notebook on the Epistles of John. All of 1 John, chs. 1-4 is required, any part of ch. 5, 2 or 3 John translated counts as extra credit at 1/5 point per verse. The Translation Notebook is due at the time of the Translation (Final) Examination.3. Successful performance on unit quizzes, vocabulary quizzes and examinations on paradigms (comprehensive), vocabulary (comprehensive), and translation and exegesis (final) on the First Epistle of John. (Practice exams on Paradigms and Vocabulary are optional and earn the student extra credit points, based one-fourth of the percentage score.)• No late quizzes are permitted, but the lowest score on one quiz will be dropped.• Late exams are not permitted, nor are grades of “Incomplete” granted.4. To benefit future generations of Greek students, students may choose to develop a digital learning resource (as individuals, or part of a small group) for up to 40 bonus points. Clear your project with the professor.5. 80% accuracy, a grade of B, is the expected acceptable performance to continue in the Greek sequence.Spring ‘07 NT Greek 1B Syllabus 3 D. M. GillGRADING SCALE 100-point Quiz 50-point Vocabulary Quiz 2000-point Semester Total 100 % = A+ 50 points = A 2000 points = A+93-99 = A 47-49 points = A 1860-1999 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 4 D. M. GillRECORD OF SCORESI. GREEK USAGE REPORTS (12 @ .1%, i.e., 2 points each week.)GUR1 ________/2 GUR 7 ________/2GUR 2 ________/2 GUR 8 ________/2GUR 3 ________/2 GUR 9 ________/2GUR 4 ________/2 GUR 10 ________/2GUR 5 ________/2 GUR 11 ________/2GUR 6 ________/2 GUR 12 ________/3SUBTOTAL: __________/25 points 1.25%II. EXERCISE WORKSHEETS (11 @ 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: __________/275 points 13.75%III. QUIZZES (7 @ 5%, i.e., 100 points each)Q13 ________/100 Q17 __________/100Q14 ________/100 Q18 __________/100Q15 ________/100 Q19 __________/100Q16 ________/100 Q20 __________/100 SUBTOTAL: __________/700 points 35%IV. VOCABULARY QUIZZES (2 @ 5%, i.e., 100 points each)On 1 John 1–3 _________/100On 1 John 4–3 John _________/100SUBTOTAL: __________/200 points 10%V. TRANSLATION AND EXEGESIS NOTEBOOK (1 @ 10%, i.e., 200 points) __________/200 points 10% VI. EXAMINATIONS (2 @ 5%, i.e., 100 points each, and 1 @ 15%, i.e., 300 pointsParadigm (Comp.) ______/150 pointsVocabulary (Comp.) ______/150 pointsTranslation (Final) ______/300 points SUBTOTAL: _________/600 points 30% * EXTRA CREDIT (2 Practice Exams @ 1.25%, i.e., 25 points each,opportunities to do extra verse translations for up to 10 points, anda Digital Greek Resource @ 2 %, i.e., 40 points)Practice Paradigm Exam _______/25Practice Vocabulary Exam _______/25Extra Translation _______/10DiGIDT2 Bonus Points _______/40SUBTOTAL: __________/100 points 5%TOTAL SCORE __________/2000 pointsPERCENTAGE SCORE: __________ FINAL GRADE: 2 DiGIDT = Digital Greek Instructional Design Team, i.e., all those who participate in enhancing the learning of AGTS Greek students through online technology. It is quite an