| Director |
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Mark House, Ph.D. – RTS/Virtual (mhouse@rts.edu) |
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| Description |
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A 3 credit-hour introductory study concentrating on frequent vocabulary and a basic analysis of the grammar of New Testament Greek (Mounce, chaps. 1-20). |
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| Course Objectives |
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To develop the skills requisite to translating, with considerable assistance, a narrative passage from the New Testament. In particular, these skills are: |
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To recognize 225 Greek vocabulary words |
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To parse and translate the Greek noun system, including pronouns, prepositions and adjectives |
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To parse and translate the present and future forms of the Greek verb |
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| Required Learning Materials (RTS Bookstore 800-755-2429) |
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Mounce, W. (2003). Basics of biblical Greek: Grammar (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids: Zondervan. |
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Mounce, W. (2003). Basics of biblical Greek: Workbook (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids: Zondervan. |
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Greek Tutor [CD-ROM]. (1998). Hiawatha, IA: Parsons Technologies. (PC only) |
| Recommended: |
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Mounce, W. (2005). Biblical Greek: Get an A study guide (chart). Grand Rapids: Zondervan. |
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Mounce, W. (2003). Basics of Biblical Greek Lectures (audio CDs). Teknia Software: Spokane, WA. |
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Aland, B., Aland, K., Karavidopoulos, J., Martini, C. M., & Metzger, B. M. (Eds.). (1994). The |
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Greek New Testament and dictionary (4th ed.). New York: United Bible Societies. |
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We also have a new web-conferencing option, through CENTRA. This is a paid service. Click here for more information. |
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| Course Requirements |
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Submit 4 exams (paper or online), within 6 months of enrolling in the course. The first exam is 10% of your grade. The final is 50%. The 2nd and 3rd exams are 20% each. |
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| Grading |
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The grading breakdown
for all RTS courses is below: |
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A |
97-100 |
A-
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94-96 |
| B+ |
91-93 |
B
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88-90 |
B-
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86-87 |
| C+ |
83-85 |
C
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80-82 |
C-
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78-79 |
| D+ |
75-77 |
D
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72-74 |
D-
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70-71 |
| F |
below 70 |
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| Course Schedule |
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Students have
up to 6 months to finish the course, which is self-paced. See the
15 week or 25
week time table for suggested schedule. |
