Philosophy and Religion 495 Seminar
Research Tools: Greek
Fall Semester, 2011
Wednesday 3:00-5:00
Course Syllabus
Instructor:
Dr. George T. Zervos
Office: Bear Hall, Room 263
Office Hours: By Appointment
E-mail: zervosg@uncw.edu
Textbooks:
PAR 495 Course Pack
Mastering Greek Vocabulary, 2nd Edition, T. A. Robinson
Attendance Policy:
Roll will be taken consistently to enhance personal interaction between the instructor and the students and to reward students with excellent attendance (No more than two absences for the semester). More than two absences for the semester will have an incrementally detrimental effect on final grades. Students who come to class late will NOT be counted as present.
Grading: Ten Point Grading System - Plus and Minus Will Be Used:
5 Grammar Tests: 33%
10 Vocabulary Tests: 33%
Final Exam: 34%
| Done | Assignments | Themes |
| √ | Introduction - Overview Alphabet - Transliteration |
Why Learn Greek? - Methodology
History and Significance of the Greek Language |
| √ | Phonology
Test 1: Alphabet/Transliteration |
Sound Files:
Alphabet - Nominal System - Hymn |
| √ | Morphology - Nominal System
Test 2: The Nominal System |
Roles of Words in Sentences - Inflection - Prepositions vs. Cases - The Nominal System |
| √ |
Pre/Suffixes List
Prepositions Practice Quiz Test 3: Prefixes/Suffixes - Syntax |
The Nominal System Case Endings of 1st & 2nd Declensions Hymn to the Logos |
| Pronouns sheet - Prepositions sheet Vocabulary Quiz #1 (MGV pp. 9-13) |
Hymn to the Logos
Sound File Ephesus Panoramas - John Romer | |
| Personal Pronouns/Verb "to be" Vocabulary Quiz #2 (MGV pp. 14-21) |
Personal Pronoun/To Be
Sound File I am/You are/He-She-It is Practice | |
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Test 4: Personal Pronouns/"To Be" The Verbal System |
The "I am's" of John's Jesus
You are - He/She/It is in John's Jesus | |
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The Slot Machine Vocabulary Quiz #4 (MGV pp. 30-37) |
I am - You are - He/She/It is Hymn to the Logos Textual Criticism Exercise | |
| Slot Machine/Verb Endings Wed. Mar. 3: Test 5: Verb Endings Vocabulary Quiz #5 (MGV pp. 38-45) |
I am - You are - He/She/It is Hymn to the Logos Verb Endings Sound File | |
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Vocabulary Quiz #6 (MGV pp. 46-53) Participles |
Hymn to the Logos 2 - John the Baptist | |
| Vocabulary Quiz #7 (MGV pp. 54-61) | Hymn to the Logos 2 - John the Baptist | |
| Vocabulary Quiz #8 (MGV pp. 62-69) | Hymn to the Logos 2 - John the Baptist | |
| Vocabulary Quiz #9 (MGV pp. 70-77) | John the Baptist | |
| Vocabulary Quiz #10 (MGV pp. 78-85) | John the Baptist | |
| Redaction Criticism in John 1-2 | Baptism Story in the Gospel of John | |
| Textual Criticism in the Hymn | ||
| Baptismal Stories in Synoptic Gospels | ||
| Final Examination | TBA |
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation in this course, you should inform the instructor of this fact in writing within the first week of class or as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, you must register with the Office of Disability Services in Westside Hall (962-3746) and obtain a copy of your Accommodation Letter. You should then meet with the instructor to make mutually agreeable arrangements based on the recommendations of the Accommodation Letter.