NT 1 Michaelmas Term 1998
THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT
H = Hewett GNT = The Greek New Testament GT = Greek Tutor
9/8 H-1-4; The Alphabet, Vowels, Diphthongs, Iota Subscript, Formation of Lower-Case Letters, Breathing Marks, Syllabification, Accents
Optional: GT 1 and 2
9/10 H-5-8; Punctuation, Other Marks, A Textual Criticism Note; Exercises
Optional: GT 1 and 2
9/14 H-9-11; Vocabulary, Definition of Verb, Methodology in Verb Formation, Two Categories of Verb Tenses: Primary and Secondary, Set 1: Primary Tenses, Active Voice (Present Active Indicative)
Optional: GT 3
9/15 H-11-14; (Future Active Indicative); Time and Kind of Action, Movable n; Exercises;
[Optional: GT 10 (active only)]
9/17 H-15-20; Vocabulary, Nouns and Adjectives: Their Declensions and Characteristics, Functions of Greek Inflectional Forms, Formation of Second Declension,
Recommended: H 197-204; The Genitive Case, The Dative Case, The Accusative Case
Optional: GT 4
9/21 H-20-25; (The Article) Function of Adjectives, The Verb "To Be"; Exercises.
LEXICAL HOMEWORK STUDY #1 DUE
Optional: GT 7
9/22 H-27-34; Vocabulary, Formation of First Declension Nouns and Adjectives, Formation of the First Declension Article, Second Declension Feminine, Nouns in the Attributive Position, Conditional Sentences; Exercises
Optional: GT 5
9/24 H 35-41; Vocabulary, Personal Pronouns, The Relative Pronoun; Exercises
Optional: GT 8
9/28 WORK CREW NO CLASS RETREAT BEGINS
9/29 RETREAT NO CLASS
l0/1 RETREAT NO CLASS
10/5 H 43-47; Vocabulary, Demonstrative Pronouns, Reflexive Pronouns; Exercises
Optional: GT 11
10/6 FIRST EXAM
10/8 H 49-53; Vocabulary, Definitions and Purpose of Prepositions, Compound Verbs, Prepositions in Attributive Position and as Substantives, o9ti; Exercises
LEXICAL HOMEWORK STUDY #2 DUE
Optional: GT 6
10/12 H 55-61; Vocabulary, Secondary Active Endings and Tenses, Imperfect Tense Active Voice, Imperfect Of ei0mi/ ; Conditional Sentences, Adverbs; Exercises
Optional: GT 12
10/13 H 63-72; Vocabulary, Aorist Tense Active Voice, Aorist Tense Passive Voice; Exercises
Optional: GT 14 and 15
10/15 H 73-79; Vocabulary, Perfect Tense Active Voice, Pluperfect Tense Active Voice, Aorist Tenses in Contrary-to-Fact Conditional Sentences; Exercises
LEXICAL HOMEWORK STUDY #3 DUE
Optional: GT 18
10/19 H 81-89; Vocabulary, Significance of Middle and Passive Voices, Formation and Translation of Primary Middle Tenses, Instrumental Dative of Impersonal Means, Deponent Verbs, ei0mi/: Future Tenses, Reciprocal Pronoun; Exercises
Optional: GT 9
10/20 H 91-96; Formation and Translation of Secondary Middle Tenses, The Indicative Mood: A Review, Exercises
Optional: GT John 1:1-5
10/22 BOARD OF TRUSTEES NO CLASS
ALL PLEASE READ:
The Text of the New Testament
Optional: GT John 1:6-13
10/26 H 97-104; Vocabulary, Formation of Third Declension Masculine and Feminine Nouns: Stems Ending with a Consonant, Stems Ending with a Vowel, Neuter Plural Subjects with Singular Verbs; Exercises
Optional: GT 13
Optional: GT John 1:14-18
10/27 H 105-113; Vocabulary, Formation of Third Declension Neuter Nouns, Third Declension Nouns Presented: A Summary, Adjective and Numerals, Indefinite and Interrogative Pronouns, Exercises
The Johannine Epistles; GNT: 1 John 1:1-4
Read: NJBC 986-989
10/29 H 115-124; Vocabulary, Formation of Contract Verbs, Formation of Liquid Verbs, The Nominative to Name Someone, Nominative Absolute, Comparative and Superlative Degrees of Adverbs and Adjectives; Exercises; GNT: I John 1:5-10
Optional: GT 17
11/2 SECOND EXAM
11/3 H 125-132; Vocabulary, Conjugation of -mi/ Verbs; Exercises;
GNT: I John 2:1-6
LEXICAL HOMEWORK STUDY #4 DUE
Optional: GT 25
11/5 H 133-138; Vocabulary: More -ew Contract Verbs, Participles: A Definition, Formation of Present Participles; GNT 1 John 2:7-11
Optional: GT 19
11/9 H 137-144; Formation of Other Participles; GNT: I John 2:12-17
Read: NJBC 990
Optional: GT 20 and 21
11/10 H 145-153; Vocabulary, A Word about Translating Participles, Temporal Value, The Adjectival Participle, The Supplementary Participle; Exercises;
GNT: I John 2:18-21
11/12 H 155-160; Vocabulary, Adverbial-Circumstantial Participles, Definition of
Circumstantial Participle, Types of Circumstantial Participles, Genitive Absolute;
Exercises; GNT: I John 2:22-29
Read. NJBC 991-993
11/16 H 161-172; Vocabulary, English and the Subjunctive Mood, Tenses in the Subjunctive Mood, Formation of the Subjunctive Mood Tenses, Uses of the Subjunctive Mood, Anticipated Answers to Questions;
GNT: 1 John 5:7-11
Read.- Metzger, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament. pp.716-18.
Optional: GT 23
11/17 H 173-185; Vocabulary, Infinitives: A Definition, Formation of Infinitives, Functions of the Infinitive, Use of w(/ste, Indirect Discourse, Exercises;
GNT: 2 John 1-6
Read- NJBC 993-994
Optional: GT 22
11/19 H 187-196; Vocabulary, The Imperative Mood in English, The Imperative Mood and Tenses in Greek, Formation of the Imperative Mood Tenses, Functions of the Imperative Mood, Formation of the Optative Mood, Functions of the Optative Mood; GNT: 3 John 5-10
Read.- NJBC 994-995
LEXICAL HOMEWORK STUDY # 5 DUE
Optional: GT 24
FINAL EXAMINATION [Date and time to be announced by the Registrar]
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