This fall (2025) I’m teaching Elementary Greek at Houston Christian University (Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 9pm)! Here are some links to the materials that we’re using for the course. Note: to see the daily assignments for the course, simply scroll down below these links and you’ll see the most recent meeting days first.

Helpful Links for the Greek Course

Syllabus: Get it on the Canvas course management system homepage for this course.

Dr. Marshall’s Course Handouts: Here

Course Textbook & Workbook (with Homework Key): in Restricted Access (for enrolled students only)

Course Audio Files: in Restricted Access (for enrolled students only)

Memory Assignments: Here.

Dr. Marshall’s Basics of Biblical Greek (BBG) Mounce Chapter Lectures: Click here (this is a youtube playlist) (Note: I’m not using BBG as a textbook; however, you may still find these lectures helpful.)

Mounce’s Online Greek Course Resources (supplementary materials related to Basics of Biblical Greek)

Restricted Access (only for those enrolled in class)

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ASSIGNMENT PREP DUE DATES: [note: assignments will be ordered so that the most recent one appears on top]

Due Wed, Dec 3:

[1] Make sure you have watched and taken notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 18.

[2] Complete ALL the Ch. 18 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class.

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 17 in Canvas before class.

FRI: @ 11:00am: on Fridays we’ll do our Pour-Over Coffee (or Tea)/Pizza/Cookies session. This is for any BibLang/Classics majors, or any students who are currently taking courses in these areas. Please spread the word! Upstairs in the SCT office area by the coffee maker and fridge! Free coffee and food! See you there at 11:00am!

Due Wed, Nov 19:

[1] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 18 (you should have already done so for Ch. 17).

[2] Complete the Ch. 17 written HW (all of it) and the Ch. 18 PARSING and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class.

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 16 in Canvas before class.

FRI @ 11:00 am: NO LUNCH/COFFEE MEETING DUE TO ACADEMIC CONFERENCES (Dr. Marshall and Dr. Ehorn are out of town)

Due Wed, Nov 12:

[1] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 17 (you should have already done so for Ch. 16).

[2] Complete the Ch. 16 & 17 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class.

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 15 in Canvas before class.

Due Wed, Nov 5:

[1] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 15 & 16 (you should have already done so for Ch. 15).

[2] Complete the Ch. 15 & 16 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class.

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 14 in Canvas before class.

Due Wed, Oct 29:

[1] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 15 (you should have already done so for Ch. 14).

[2] Complete the Ch. 14 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class.

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 13 in Canvas before class.

Due Wed, Oct 22:

[1] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 14 (you should have already done so for Ch. 13).

[2] Complete the Ch.13 and 14 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class.

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 11 in Canvas before class.

Due Wed, Oct 15:

[1] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 12 & 13.

[2] Complete the Ch.13 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class. [NOTE: Bring Ch. 11 HW so we can finish going over that together. Also, there is NO HW assignment for Ch. 12.]

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 10 in Canvas before class.

FRI: NO COFFEE/PIZZA LUNCH–Fall Break.

Due Wed, Oct 8:

[1] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 10 & 11. (You should have already covered Ch. 10 last week.)

[2] Complete the Ch.10 & 11 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class.

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 9 in Canvas before class.

THUR: A.O. Collins Lecture by Dr. Michael Ward, “Aslan at 75: Reflections on C.S. Lewis’s Christological Imagination”: 7pm Belin Chapel. Reception to follow.

FRI @ 11:00am: on Fridays we’ll do our Pour-Over Coffee (or Tea)/Pizza/Cookies session. This is for any BibLang/Classics majors, or any students who are currently taking courses in these areas. Please spread the word! Upstairs in the SCT office area by the coffee maker and fridge! Free coffee and food! See you there at 11:00am!

Due Wed, Oct 1:

[1] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 9 & 10. (You should have already done this for Ch. 9 last week.)

[2] Complete the Ch.9 & 10 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class.

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 7 & Ch. 8 in Canvas before class.

Due Wed, Sept 24:

[1] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 8 & 9.

[2] Complete the Ch. 7 & 8 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class. NOTE: Do not complete the HW for Ch. 9.

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 6 in Canvas before class.

Due Wed, Sept 17:

[1] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 6 & 7.

[2] Complete the Ch. 6 & 7 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Bring your questions to class.

[3] Complete Quiz on Ch. 4 in Canvas before class.

Due Wed, Sept 10:

[1] You should already have watched and taken notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 4 & 5 (assigned last week). If you have not, you should do this immediately.

[2] In addition, for this Wed (Sept 10), watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 6.

[3] Complete Quizzes on Ch. 2 and 3 in Canvas before class.

[4] Complete the Ch. 4 and Ch. 6 written HW and check your HW using the answer key (do not consult the key *while* you’re completing the HW–only after you have finished an exercise). Note: there is no HW assignment for Ch. 5. Bring your questions to class.

Due Wed, Sept 3: NOTE: Dr. M is out of town, so no formal class meeting today. Please complete these assignments below.

[1] Submit your completed and checked (against the answer key) HW for Chs. 2 & 3 inside Canvas. (We normally upload *after* we spend time going over HW questions on a Wed class, but we can’t do that this time. )

[2] Complete from memory (no notes or books or other helps!) the Alphabet Quiz in Canvas by 6:30pm today. (You’ll need to print the quiz, write your answers, and then upload back into Canvas.)

- - - For the quiz, you are reproducing this chart.
    - When you’re done, it should look like this chart!

[3] Watch and take notes on Dr. M’s chapter overview for BKG Ch. 4 & 5. You will be completing the Ch. 4 written HW for Sept 10 class. (There is no Ch. 5 HW. Yay!)

[4] THUR 8pm: Zoom session on Ch. 4 questions that you might have. We might even look at a few HW exercises and work on them together before you complete the HW exercises during the rest of the week!

Due Wed, Aug 26:

[1] Print and bring the syllabus.

[2] Normally, prior to a class session I would have you watch my (Dr. Marshall’s) video lesson overviews of BKG for the chapters we cover that week particular week. Since this is the first day, you don’t have to do it (but if you’d like to get ahead, go ahead and watch of overviews of Chs. 1, 2, and 3). PLEASE PRINT the textbook chapters ahead of time and bring them to class so you can take notes. Links to the lectures and the textbook/workbook material is found under Restricted Access above. I will give you the password through Canvas.)

[3] Try to begin memorizing Ch. 3 Vocabulary. Don’t forget to use the audio files for hearing, reading, repeating, and practicing.

[4] Feel free to try complete BKGW Exercises 2 and 3 on your own. We will try to work on these during class as well.

BIBLICAL LANGUAGES

Greek Grammar HCU (Fall 2025)

Helpful Links for the Greek Course

ASSIGNMENT PREP DUE DATES: [note: assignments will be ordered so that the most recent one appears on top]

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Helpful Links for the Greek Course

ASSIGNMENT PREP DUE DATES: [note: assignments will be ordered so that the most recent one appears on top]

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