¶12, 01.09 ASSE M B L I ES O F G O D T H E O L O G I C A L SE MI N AR Y B G R 531 G reek 1B - Spring 2012 Deborah M. Gill, Ph.D. Office: Room 2031 [email protected] Open-Door Office Hours: 417.268-1075 (voice mail) Tues and Thurs, 1:00-2:00 PM; Wed, 2:00-3:00 PM Teaching Assistants: Isaac Lewis - [email protected] Rommy Singletary - [email protected] C O URSE SY L L A B US C O URSE D ESC R IPT I O N A continuation of first-yeDU *UHHN FXOPLQDWLQJ LQ WKH VWXGHQW¶V ILUVW H[SRVXUH WR WKH Greek New Testament (GNT). Translation is done in the Epistles of John. Prerequisite: BGR 530.2 O BJE C T I V ES Upon 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 GNT; 3. Analyze and translate exercise worksheets; 4. Read and exegete the Epistles of John; and 5. Evaluate New Testament (NT) biblical and theological issues from the original language. 1You may call with questions or may schedule an appointment to meet either in person on campus or for a telephone appointment. I would he happy to serve your needs, even outside of Greek questions. Students may come and go without an appointment during Open-Door Office Hours if no one has scheduled an appointment. To receive my undivided attention, though, schedule an appointment (at least 24 hours in advance). For telephone appointments, the student calls in; for in-person appointments, please knock when you arrive. 2Note: Greek 1A and 1B do not apply toward fulfillment of degree requirements for students in the M.Div. program. These classes are considered M.Div. prerequisites (unless the student has used Hebrew 1A and 1B in place of the prerequisite of one year of a biblical language).SSULQJ µ NT Greek 1B Syllabus 2 D. M. Gill R E Q UIR E D M A T E RI A LS 1. Gill, Deborah M., ed. Translation and Exegesis Notebook for the Epistle s of John. Springfield, MO: Grace & Truth, 2007 (no ISBN, retail $26.75). 2. Kubo, Sakae. $ 5HDGHU¶V *UHHN-English Lexicon of the New Testame nt and D %HJLQQHU¶V *XLGH IRU WKH 7UDQVODWLRQ RI 1HZ 7HVWDPHQW *UHHN Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975 (ISBN 0310269202; ISBN-13: 9780310269205, retail $29.99). 3. We continue to use materials from NT Greek 1A: the textbook (Machen, New Testament Greek for Beginners, 2nd ed. [ISBN: 0-13-184234-X, retail $80.00]); the Course Manual (Gill, Course Manual for New Testame nt Greek 1A & B, 7th revised ed. [no ISBN, retail $66.75]); and the GNT (Aland, The Greek New Testame nt [with Dictionary], 4th revised ed. [ISBN: 978-3-438-05113-4, retail $59.95]). 4. Students will also retake the National Biblical Greek Exam online.  5HJLVWHU IRU WKLV QHZ FODVV ' *LOO¶V 6SU ¶ Greek 1B) the first week of classes.  If you did not take BGR 530 through AGTS the previous semester, you will need to purchase these materials (listed in item 3 above) now, and pay with your credit card an online a fee of $20 [for a full year] for the National Biblical Greek Exam.  Note: The Machen textbook (2nd ed.) has been revised since the [optional] DVDs [listed below] were originally recorded; the Course Manual has been revised accordingly. Therefore, if ever the DVDs and the Course Manual differ, the student should follow the Course Manual. OPT I O N A L M A T E RI A LS 1. Gill, Deborah M. DVDs 15±28 for New Testament Greek 1B, Springfield, MO: Grace & Truth, 2007 (no ISBN). [These (14 two-hour DVDs) are available from the professor for $100.] 2. Gromacki, Robert, compiler. Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards. Springfield, OH: Vis-Ed, 1979 (ISBN-10: 1556370075; ISBN-13: 978-1556370076, retail $14.95). 3. 2.Blank Cards, 1000 per box. Springfield, OH: Vis-Ed, n.d. (no ISBN, retail $3.45). B ASI C O U T L IN E A ND C A L E ND A R 1. In the first half of the term, complete the final third of the textbook (Machen, New Testame nt Greek for Beginners, 2nd ed. ), at a pace of (usually) two lessons per unit. 2. In the second half of the term, translate and exegete the Epistles of John.SSULQJ µ NT Greek 1B Syllabus 3 D. M. Gill M E T H O D O L O G Y 1. Interactive lectures and lab drills (with a host of learning resources, both in the Course Manual and online) and quizzes and exams as in Greek 1A (while progressing to the end of the Machen textbook).  1RWH ZHOO 5HPHPEHU WR EHJLQ HDFK XQLW¶V VWXG\ ZLWK WKH UHVSHFWLYH Study Guide (§1 in the Course Manual). The Study Guides alert the student to all the study tools available for each unit, what to expect on Unit Quizzes, as well as to any significant revisions in Machen¶V nd ed.  3DUWLFLSDWLRQ LQ D 17 *UHHN 6WXG\ *URXS RI WKH VWXGHQW¶V FKRRVLQJ WR GULOO concepts and assist with homework is encouraged.  Optionally, the student may view and interact with the DVDs. 2. Taking, grading, and scoring the Comprehensive Vocabulary and Paradigm Exams.  These exams may be taken (with a proctor) as many times as the student wants to (up to the beginning of finals week) in order to earn the score the student desires.  The second-to-the-last time each comprehensive exam is taken, the percentage score divided by four counts as extra credit points.  The last time each comprehensive exam is taken, the percentage score multiplied by 1.5 equals the Final Comprehensive Exam scores.  Note: These exams must be scored by a proctor (or the student him or herself) before submitting. Correcting these exams is one of the best ways of learning where to focus ones study. 3. Demonstration of mastery of vocabulary appearing in the Epistles of John on two vocabulary quizzes. 4. Completing a personal Translation and Exegesis Notebook on the Epistles of John. 5. Translating (in advance) and reading by sight and answering grammatical and exegetical questions on the First Epistle of John, both in class and on the Final Examination. R E Q UIR E M E N TS 1. Participation 3 times (roughly, once each week) in the Greek Usage Online Forum. Students must make 2 original posts about things they either discovered or questions that arose during their personal study in the GNT (while using it in chapel, church, and personal devotions). Students must make 1 post interacting ZLWK RWKHU VWXGHQW¶V GLVFRYHULHV RU TXHVWLRQV 3RVWV ZKHWKHr original comments or responses to others¶ FRPPHQWV should be