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BI 250: Greek Readings from the New Testament and Other
Hellenistic Literature Course Schedule, Spring 2007 |
Week 1 January 29
Introduction to the course
Practice reading & review
Week 2 Feb 5
Read online Encarta article
"Greek Language"
Wallace, pp. 12-30
Colwell & Tune, 12-14
NT: John
3:11-21
Other literature:
Numbers 21:4-9
Papyrus #1
Inscription #1
"Sayings" #1
Week 3 Feb 12
Sight-reading quiz #1
"Septuagint," Anchor Bible
Dictionary 5:1093-1104 (REFERENCE).
Wallace: 31-35, 177-178, 182-189,
199-200, 468, 479-484
NT: Matthew
23:34-39; Luke 1:5-7, 57-66
Other literature:
1 Maccabees 2:1-14
Inscription #2
"Sayings" #2
Week 4 Feb 19
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: 36-64, 144-46, 572-586,
613-621
NT:
Revelation 22:1-5
Other literature:
1 Enoch 25:1-7
Papyrus #2:
Inscription #3
"Sayings" #3
FEB 26 SPRING BREAK
Week 5 March 5
"Languages, Greek", Anchor Bible
Dictionary 5:1093-1104 (REFERENCE)
Wallace: 587-611, 679-712
NT: Mark
3:20-35
Other literature:
Wisdom of Solomon 15:1-6
Papyrus #3
Inscription # 4
"Sayings" #4
Week 6 March 12
Sight-reading Quiz #2
Wallace: 621-650
NT: Luke
18:1-14
Other literature:
Didache 4:1-8
Papyrus #4
Inscription #5
"Sayings" #5
Week 7 March 19
Wallace: 231-243, 461-480,
645-646
NT: 2 John
Other literature:
Wisdom of Solomon 6:1-6
Papyrus #5
Inscription #6
Inscription #7
"Sayings" #6
Week 8 March 26
Wallace: 414-430, 653-655, 713-725
NT: Matthew
2:19-3:12
Other literature:
Judges 13
Inscription #8
"Sayings" #7
APRIL 2 - EASTER BREAK
Week 9 April 9
Wallace: 199-205
NT: Acts
2:32-47
Other literature:
Justin Martyr "Apology" 67
Inscription #9
"Sayings" #8
Week 10 April 16
Sight-reading Quiz #3
Wallace: 483, 555-561, 596-597
NT: John
2:13-25
Other literature:
Josephus, "Jewish War’ VI 5.3 (300-309)
Inscription #10
"Sayings" #9
Week 11 April 23
Wallace: 348-350
NT:
Philippians 1:27-30; 3:17-4:7
Other literature:
Diognetus 5
Inscription #11
"Sayings" #10
Week 12 April 30
Sight-reading Quiz #4
Wallace: Look at pp. 480-484,
588-599, 607 again
NT: 1
Thessalonians 1:1-10; Acts 14:8-18
Other literature:
Strabo "Geography" 16.2.35
Shepherd of Hermas, Mandate 1
Inscription #12
"Sayings" #11
Week 13 May 7
Wallace : 598-605; 645-650
(again)
NT: Luke
24:36-43; Romans 3:1-6
Other literature:
Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, 1-3
Epictetus, Discourses 2.8.1-3
Philo, "On the Creation of the World" 134-135
Inscription # 13
"Sayings" #12
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