Week 1         January 28
        Introduction to the course
        Practice reading & review

Week 2         Feb 4
                "Languages, Greek," in Anchor Bible Dictionary 4:195-203 (REFERENCE)
                Wallace, pp. 12-30
                Colwell & Tune, pp. 12-14
                NT:                             Philippians 1:1-11 + Sumney xix-17, 125-126
                Other literature:             Daniel 6:20-28 (English 6:19-27)
                                                    Papyrus #1
                                                    Inscription #1
                                                    "Sayings" #1
                Sight-reading Quiz #1

Week 3         Feb 11
                "Septuagint," Anchor Bible Dictionary 5:1093-1104 (REFERENCE)
                NT:                             Philippians 1:12-26 + Sumney                           
               Other literature:             Psalm 24:1-11
                                                    Inscription #2
                                                    "Sayings" #2
                                                    Papyrus #2

Week 4         Feb 18
                Joseph A. Fitzmyer, "The Languages of Palestine in the First Century A. D." In A Wandering Aramean
                     (Scholars Press, 1979), pp. 29-56 (RESERVE)
                Wallace, 621-650
                NT:                                 Philippians 1:27-2:11 + Sumney
                Other literature:                 Epictetus, "Discourses" 2.8.1-3
                                                        Papyrus #3
                                                        Inscription #3
                                                        "Sayings" #3

FEB 25    SPRING BREAK

Week 5         March 4
                Kurt Treu, "The Significance of Greek for Jews in the Roman Empire" (RESERVE)
                NT:                                 Philippians 2:12-18 + Sumney
                Other literature:                 Polycarp to the Philippians 1, 3, 9
                                                         Inscription # 4
                                                         "Sayings" #4

Week 6         March 11
                Sight-reading Quiz #2
                NT:                                 Philippians 2:19-30 + Sumney
                Other literature:                 Judges 13
                                                        Papyrus #4
                                                        Inscription #5
                                                        "Sayings" #5

Week 7         March 18
                NT:                                Philippians 3:1-16 + Sumney
                Other literature:                 Wisdom of Solomon 15:1-6
                                                        Inscription #6
                                                        "Sayings" #6

Week 8         March 25
                NT:                                 Philippians 3:17-4:9 + Sumney
                Other literature:                 Diognetus 5
                                                        Inscription #7
                                                        "Sayings" #7
 

Week 9         April 1
                NT:                                 Philippians 4:10-23 + Sumney
                Other literature:                 Justin Martyr "Apology" 67
                                                        Inscription #8
                                                        "Sayings" #8
                                                        Papyrus #5

APRIL 8 - EASTER BREAK

Week 10         April 15
                Sight-reading Quiz #3
                NT:                                 John 2:13-25
                Other literature:                  Josephus, "Jewish War’ VI 5.3 (300-309)
                                                            Inscription #9
                                                            "Sayings" #9

Week 11         April 22
                NT:                                 Revelation 22:1-9
                Other literature:                 1 Enoch 25:1-7
                                                        Inscription #10
                                                        "Sayings" #10

Week 12         April 29
                Sight-reading Quiz #4
                NT:                                 2 John
                Other literature:                 Athanasius, "On the Incarnation" 42.7-43.1
                                                        Inscription #11
                                                        "Sayings" #11

Week 13         May 6
                NT:                                 Acts 7:51-60
                Other literature:                 Martyrdom of Polycarp 9 & 15
                                                        Inscription # 12 & #13
                                                        "Sayings" #12