NEW TESTAMENT GREEK 1B
COURSE SYLLABUS
Zion Bible College
NT 3362-01 – 3 Credits
Spring 2011
Tuesdays, 2:45 – 5:35 PM – Classroom Bldg, Room 111
Rev. Ben Phillips, MDiv, Adjunct
Office: Classroom Bldg, Room 209
Cell Phone: 774-230-9368
Email: bphillips@zbc.edu; bendphillips@gmail.com
Office Hours: By Appointment
The mission of Zion Bible College is to teach and train students for Pentecostal ministry, in
fulfillment of the Great Commission.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is a continuation of Greek 1A. The goal is to achieve a working knowledge of this
New Testament language in preparation for translation and exegesis. Special attention is given to
translating portions of First John. Prerequisite: New Testament Greek 1A.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the successful completion of this course the student should be able to:
1. Define the basic vocabulary contained in the required text, workbook and class
supplements.
2. Demonstrate his/her mastery of the Greek inflectional system by writing out any set of
ending for a given verb or noun.
3. Demonstrate an understanding and recognition of the Greek idioms, grammatical
constructions and syntax as covered in our texts by correctly translating sentences where
they are used.
4. Translate without the use of written aids, Greek to English sentences found in the
prepared exercises of our texts, and selected passages from the Greek New Testament.
5. Recognize, identify, parse and decline Greek verbs, nouns and adjectives.
6. Use with facility a standard Greek to English lexicon in the translation of textbook
assignments and portions of the Greek New Testament
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TEXTBOOKS:
Required:
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.
________. Basics of Biblical Greek Workbook. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.
________. Biblical Greek Survival Kit. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
Recommended:
Aland, Kurt, Barbara Aland, Johannes Karavidopoulos, Carlo M. Martini, and Bruce M.
Metzger, eds. The Greek New Testament, 4th rev. ed. (with dictionary). United Bible
Societies, 1993.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Attendance and classroom participation: Students are expected to attend each class
session and are expected to participate in class.
2. Completion of all homework assignments: Homework will be assigned for each class
session, students are expected to complete each homework assignment and hand it in the
following class period.
3. Satisfactory preparation for and performance on daily quizzes: There will be a daily
quiz that will cover the material studied in the previous class session.
4. Examinations: There will be three examinations given.
a. Exam 1 - Chapters 21-25
b. Exam 2 - Chapters 26-30
c. Final Exam - Chapters 31-36
GRADING CRITERIA:
Grade Weights:
Daily Quizzes - 22.5%
Unit Exams - 20%
Workbook Homework - 37.5%
Final Exam -20%
225 points - 9 @ 25 each
200 points - 2 @ 100 each
375 points - 15 @ 25 each
200 points
1000 points
POLICIES:
Attendance/Participation – Students will be present for all class sessions and will be expected
to participate in classroom exercises, translation, and recitation. Attendance at all class sessions
is expected. When you have planned absences, please let the professor know before they occur.
Excessive absenteeism is defined by the Student Handbook and may result in a course grade
reduction.
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Weekly Quizzes – Students will be expected to take a weekly quiz over the homework and
vocabulary of the previous class session. Missed quizzes may be taken at the rate of negative 3
points per week.
Unit Exams – Students will take two exams covering major unit material. Missed exams will
follow the policy outlined in the Student Handbook.
Written Homework – Students will be expected to complete the homework found in the
required workbook. Homework assignments will be graded based on completion and accuracy.
Late homework will be accepted at the rate of negative three points per week.
Final Exam – Students will take a final exam.
Plagiarism: Any material, whether published or unpublished, copied from another writer, must
be identified by use of quotation marks, block quotations, and documentation with specific
citation of the source. Paraphrased material must likewise be attributed to the original author.
As a school, intent on training men and women of integrity for the ministry, Zion takes
plagiarism seriously. Plagiarism consists of the following categories.
1. Use of another’s ideas without giving credit.
2. Quoting material from published or unpublished works, or oral presentation, without
proper citation.
3. Paraphrasing material, whether published or unpublished, written or oral, without proper
citation.
4. Copying another student’s paper, without that student’s permission.
Cheating: Cheating consists of but is not limited to the following:
1. Using unauthorized notes or material when taking an examination.
2. Copying answers to examination questions, obtaining, or helping others to obtain,
unauthorized copies of examination questions.
3. Copying another person’s class work/assignments and/or homework and submitting it as
one’s own.
4. Having another student do one’s paper, or any other assignment, in whole or in part and
submitting the assignment as one’s own work.
5. Allowing another student to copy one’s paper.
6. Copying another student’s paper with that student’s permission.
Penalties for plagiarism and cheating include but are not limited to an F for the assignment
and/or an F for the course.
Academic Policies: Student should carefully read the Student Handbook for precise policies
concerning extensions, make-up policy, attendance policy, add-drop, etc.
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PROJECTED COURSE SCHEDULE:
Week
Week 1 - Jan 25
Week 2 - Feb 1
Week 3 - Feb 8
Week 4 - Feb 15
Week 5 - Feb 22
Week 6 - March 1
Week 7 - March 8
Week 8 - March 15
Week 9 - March 22
Week 10 - March 29
Week 11 - April 5
Week 12 - April 12
Week 13 - April 19
Week 14 - April 26
Week 15 - May 3
Week 16 - May 10
Lesson Chapter
21
22-23
24
25
26
26-27
NO CLASS
28
29
30
31
31-32
33
34
35-36
FINAL EXAM
Homework Due
Quiz/Exam
Exercise 21
Exercise 22-23
Exercise 24
Exercise 25
Quiz 1 (Lesson 21)
Quiz 2 (Lesson 22-23)
Quiz 3 (Lesson 24)
Section 1 Exam (21-25)
Exercise 27
Exercise 28
Exercise 29
Quiz 4 (Lesson 26-27)
Quiz 5 (Lesson 28)
Quiz 6 (Lesson 29)
Section 2 Exam (26-30)
Exercise 31-32
Exercise 33
Exercise 34
Exercise 35-36
Quiz 7 (Lesson 31-32)
Quiz 8 (Lesson 33)
Quiz 9 (Lesson 34)
Final Exam (31-36)
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Colwell, Ernest Cadman and Ernest W. Tune. A Beginner’s Reader Grammar for New Testament
Greek. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2001.
Gingrich, F. Wilbur. Shorter Lexicon of the Greek New Testament. 2nd ed., Revised by Frederick
W. Danker. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983.
Greenlee, J. Harold. Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism: Revised Edition. Peabody,
MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2005.
Guthrie, George H. and J. Scott Duvall. Biblical Greek Exegesis. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
1998.
Kantenwein, Lee L. Diagrammatical Analysis. 4th revised ed. Winona Lake, IN: BMH Books,
2007.
Lamerson, Samuel. English Grammar to Ace New Testament Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2004.
Long, Gary A. Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Greek. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson
Publishers, 2006.
MacDonald, William G. Greek Enchiridion. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2003.
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Metzger, Bruce M. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament. 2nd ed. United Bible
Societies, 2005.
________. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker
Books, 2004.
Moule, C. F. D. An Idiom Book of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1960.
Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.
Robinson, Thomas A. Mastering Greek Vocabulary. 2nd Revised ed. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson
Publishers, 1991.
Robertson, A. T. A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in Light of Historical Research.
Nashville: Broadman Press, 1934.
Stevens, Gerald L. New Testament Greek. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America Inc.,
1994.
Summers, Ray. Essentials of New Testament Greek. Revised by Thomas Sawyer. Nashville:
Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1995.
Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Wenham, J. W. The Elements of New Testament Greek. New York: Cambridge University Press,
1975.
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