This academic year I’m teaching Elementary Greek at Reformed Theological Seminary in Houston, TX. Here are some links to the materials that we’re using for the course.
Syllabus:
Assignments for Each Chapter of Mounce (BBG)
Mounce Workbook Homework Key for 3rd ed.: Here (offsite at Mounce’s Teknia website)
Mounce (BBG) Audio Files
Mounce’s Online Greek Course Resources
Dr. Marshall’s Course Handouts: Here
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 Thursday, April 13:
[1] NO QUIZ this week. The Chapter 32 and 33 quizzes will be part of the midterm exam. I will give you the Midterm tonight (4-13) to complete and bring back next week on 4-20. [2] Make sure you have all HW for Ch. 33 complete; we will go over any HW questions at the beginning of class. [3] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapter 34 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
[4] 1 JOHN READING: Complete the 1 John reading/analysis by doing the following: [a] Work through S.M. Baugh’s A First John Reader, chapters 1-2. This involves the following: [b] Read the “Syntax Sketch” paragraphs that Baugh assigns on the first page of the chapter (top right hand corner). So, for these first two chapters, read paragraphs 1-20 (pp. 83-92). [c] Provide a written English gloss of 1 John 1:1-10 (write or type it). [d] Answer (in written form) all parsing and syntax-semantic analysis questions that Baugh poses in the “Reading Notes” sections verse-by-verse. Be sure to work hard on answering these on your own before you check Baugh’s footnotes for the correct answer. [e] Consult Wallace’s The Basics of New Testament Syntax and the BDAG Lexicon for a more in-depth look at things you need to understand better (or are simply interested in!).
Due Thursday, Apr 6:
[1] Complete the Chapter 31 Quiz and bring it to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapter 32 & 33 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Tuesday, Mar 28:
[1] Complete the Chapter 30 Quiz and bring it to class on Tuesday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapter 31 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here). [3] Listen to Mounce Ch 32 Overview; I will plan to cover that in class, although the HW will be due next week.
Due Thursday, Mar 23:
[1] Complete the Chapter 28 & 29 Quizzes and bring it to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapter 30 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here). [3] Listen to Mounce Ch 31 Overview; I will plan to cover that in class, although the HW will be due next week. [4] Submit Carson book reviews.
Due Thursday, Mar 16: No class due to Spring Break. Review of Carson book is due Mar 23.
Due Thursday, Mar 9:
[1] Complete the Chapter 27 Quiz and bring it to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapter 28 & 29 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Thursday, Mar 2:
[1] Complete the Chapter 25 Quiz and bring it to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapter 27 & 28 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Thursday, Feb 23:
[1] Complete the Chapter 24 Quiz and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapter 25 & 27 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce. [3] Listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews of chs 26, 27, & 28 here.
Due Thursday, Feb 16:
[1] Complete the Chapter 23 Quiz and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapter 24 & 25 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce. [3] Listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews of chs 24, 25, & 26 here.
Due Thursday, Feb 9:
[1] Complete the Chapter 22 Quiz and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapter 23 & 24 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Thursday, Feb 2:
Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapter 22 & 23 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
======Fall 2016 assignments below========
Due Thursday, Dec 8:
[1] Complete the Chapter 20 Quiz and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 21-22 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Thursday, Dec 1:
[1] Complete the Chapter 18 & 19 Quizzes and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 20-21 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here). [3] Read the Pennington article on Deponency.
Due Thursday, Nov 10:
[1] Complete the Chapter 16 & 17 Quizzes and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 18-19 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Thursday, Nov 3:
[1] Complete the Chapter 14 Quiz and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 16-17 and be prepared to discuss HW; listen to Overview of Ch. 18 (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Thursday, Oct 27:
[1] Complete the Chapter 12 and 13 Quizzes and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 14-16 (there is no HW for 15) and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Thursday, Oct 20: [REMINDER: No class on Oct 13]
[1] Complete the Chapter 11 Quiz and the MIDTERM (covers through Ch.10) and bring them to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 12-13 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Thursday, Oct 6:
[1] Complete the Chapter 10 Quiz and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 11-12 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
[REMINDER: No class on Oct 13; We *will* hold class on Oct 20.]
Due Thursday, Sept 29:
[1] Complete the Chapters 8 & 9 Quizzes and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 10-11 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Thursday, Sept 22:
[1] Complete the Chapter 7 Quiz and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 8-9 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here). [3] Listen to Mounce Overview of Ch. 10. (HW for 10 will be due the following week, but I’ll start discussing this material in class on the 22nd.)
Due Thursday, Sept 15:
[1] Complete the Chapter 4 & 6 Quizzes and bring to class on Thursday. [2] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 7-8 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
Due Thursday, Sept 8:
[1] Complete the Chapter 3 Quizzes (alphabet quiz and quiz on other features of Ch 3) and bring on to class on Thursday. [2] Make sure your homework for Ch. 4 is complete; we will go over this at the beginning of class. [3] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 5-7 and be prepared to discuss HW (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; listen to Mounce Chapter Overviews here).
NOTE: Below is a Song to use to memorize the case endings of the 1st and 2nd Declension (learned in Chs.6-7). One of my Greek classes (at The Bible Seminary) sang this to the tune of “Jesus Loves the Little Children”; play this over and over, sing along with it, and you will learn the case endings! To follow along, you need to have this chart open in front of you; write these case endings down as you sing the song to yourself: https://biblicallanguages.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/all-case-endings-1st-and-2nd-decl1.pdf
Due Thursday, Sept 1: In preparation for our first 3-hour class meeting, there is an assignment for you to complete BEFORE class on Thursday:
[1] Read and study the Mounce textbook chapters 1-4.
[2] Listen to/watch the Mounce “Chapter Overviews” for Lessons 3-4. Here are the link to listen Mounce’s chapter overviews (as well as other neat stuff on the chapters); just click on the chapter you want to study:
http://www.teknia.com/newtestamentgreek1/
Note: Mounce also has a set of “full lectures” (as opposed to “chapter overviews”) available for purchase; he has made the lectures for Chs. 1-5 available at the link above for free. You’re welcome to listen to those, too, but it will cost money to listen beyond Ch. 5.
[3] Complete all requirements for Mounce Chapters 3 and 4 (see link above for Assignments for Each Lesson of Mounce; scroll down to Chapters 3 & 4 and memorize/complete all that is required for that chapter).
[4] Memorize the Greek alphabet–the Greek letters, the name of the Greek letters, and the English transliteration of the Greek letters. Your first quiz will be at the end of class on Thursday over the Greek alphabet. In order to help you learn the alphabet, please use my two handouts called Greek Alphabet and Greek Alphabet Practice Sheet.
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