Florida International University
New Testament Greek I
GRE 3050
Professor Erik Larson Fall 2022
DM 303 TR 9:30-10:45
Office Hours: TR 11-12:15 and by appointment (305) 348-3518
Email: [email protected]
Course Description: This course will introduce you to the basics of New Testament
Greek. We will study the alphabet and sounds of the Greek language, survey grammatical
forms and sentence structure, and develop a solid vocabulary consisting of commonly
used words. Plenty of time will be devoted to translating actual sentences and later whole
passages from Greek into English. Along with this, we will also discuss the best
techniques of translating Greek into English and explore how knowledge of Greek gives
new insight into the reading of the New Testament.
Student Learning Outcomes: At the end of this course you will:
• Know the place of New Testament Greek within the history of the Greek
language
• Understand the use of case endings in Greek and how they contain
important information about the function of nouns in sentences
• Be familiar with verb conjugation in the present, future and imperfect
tenses
• Be able to translate simple sentences from Greek to English
Syllabus
Week 1 [August 23, 25] Lesson 1
Week 2 [August 30, September 1] Lesson 2
Week 3 [September 6, 8] Lesson 3
Week 4 [September 13, 15] Lesson 4
Week 5 [September 20, 22] Lesson 5
Week 6 [September 27, 29] Lesson 6-7
Week 7 [October 4, 6] Lesson 8
Midterm Examination handed out on Thursday
Week 8 [October 11, 13] Lesson 9
Midterm examination due at beginning of Tuesday class
Week 9 [October 18, 20] Lesson 10
Week 10 [October 25, 27] Lessons 11-12
Week 11 [November 1, 3] Lesson 13
Week 12 [November 8, 10] Lesson 14
Week 13 [November 15, 17] Lessons 15-16
Week 14 [November 22] Lesson 17
No class November 24—Happy Thanksgiving!
Week 15 [November 29, December 1] Lesson 18
Final examination handed out.
December 8
Final Examination due
Textbook
Ray Summers and Thomas Sawyer, Essentials of New Testament Greek
(Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1995). ISBN13: 978-0805410013.
Grading. The grading for this course will be as follows:
Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 20%
Quizzes 20%
Attendance and Participation 40%
Midterm and Final Examinations: The midterm and final exams will be take-home
examinations consisting of sentences in Greek that are to be translated into English.
They are not open book examinations, though I will allow you to use a dictionary for
vocabulary. If you don't have separate dictionary, you can use the section at the back of
your book, but you cannot look at the lessons in the book.
Quizzes: The first class each week will begin with a vocabulary exam with 10 words
being chosen from the vocabulary lists in the lessons being studied that particular week.
Your two lowest scores from the semester will be dropped. At the end of the semester,
the scores from the 12 best tests will be added and the grading scale will be as follows:
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F below 60
Attendance and Participation: Attendance and participation is very important in this
class and the grade is weighted accordingly. You must come to class and come prepared.
In each session we will have some time for discussion, but a large part of our time will be
devoted to translating the sentences from each lesson. This we will do by each student
taking a turn. No one will be perfect in being able to translate every sentence, but you
must try.
Academic Conduct: Florida International University is a community dedicated to
generating and imparting knowledge through excellent teaching and research, the
rigorous and respectful exchange of ideas, and community service. All students should
respect the right of others to have an equitable opportunity to learn and honestly
demonstrate the quality of their learning. Therefore, all students are expected to adhere to
a standard of academic conduct, which demonstrates respect for themselves, their fellow
students, and the educational mission of the University. All students are deemed by the
University to understand that if they are found responsible for academic misconduct, they
will be subject to the Academic Misconduct procedures and sanctions, as outlined in the
Student Handbook.
Academic Freedom and Integrity: We will
