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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