Curtis K. McClain, Jr., Ph.D.
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
St. Louis Extension
Biblical Studies
Spring 2001
A study of the basic
principles of biblical Greek, for students who have not had Greek or who need
an extensive review in the elements of the language.
Texts (required):
Cox, Steven L. Essentials of
New Testament Greek, Revised: A Student’s Handbook. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers,
1995.
Summers, Ray. Essentials of
New Testament Greek, Revised. Revised
by Thomas Sawyer. Nashville: Broadman
& Holman Publishers, 1995.
Texts (suggested):
Aland, Kurt et al. The Greek
New Testament. 4th Edition. Stuttgart: United Bible Societies, 1993.
Thayer, Joseph Henry. A
Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1977. (Paper)
Objectives:
1. To learn the essential data of koine Greek.
2. To analyze the New Testament in
light of that data.
Scope: Koine Greek.
Assignments:
1. Daily assignments come out of each
chapter and will be checked periodically.
Two hundred points can be obtained through these assignments.
2. Daily quizzes will be given
at random. Two hundred points maximum
can be earned through these quizzes.
3. A 1 John workbook must be
kept. This can earn one hundred points
Tests:
1. Test: three
one hundred point tests will be given.
2. Final: a two hundred point final will be given.
Grading:
A (100%-94%): B (93%-84%): C (83%-71%):
D (70%-61%): F (60%-00%)
My office number is (314) 392-2312 & my home
number is (636) 936-0858 should you need to call me. You can e-mail me at the office mcclain@mobap.edu
or at home mcclain@primary.net.
Week #1 Review Week
#9 Verbs
Week #2 3rd Declension Week
#10 Verbs
Week #3 3rd
Declension Week
#11 Verbs, Test #3
Week #4 Verbs, Test #1 Week #12 Pronouns
Week #5 Verbs Week
#13 Adj & Adv
Week #6 Verbs Week
#14 Verbs
Week #7 Verbs, Test #2 Week #15 Art & Inf
Week #8 Verbs ` Week
#16 Final
Black,
David Alan. Learn to Read New
Testament Greek. Nashville:
Broadman Press, 1993.
Brooks,
James A. and Carlton L. Winberry. Syntax
of New Testament Greek. Boston:
University Press of America, 1979.
Dana,
H. E. and Julius R. Mantey. A Manual
Grammar of the Greek New Testament.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1949.
Robertson,
A. T. A Grammar of the Greek New
Testament in the Light of Historical Research. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1923.
Vaughan,
Curtis and Virtus E. Gideon. A Greek
Grammar of the New Testament.
Nashville: Broadman Press, 1979.