1. Day and Time; Instructor’s website information:

            1) Wednesday 6:00-10 p.m. (June 13-Aug 8)

            2) For information and resources, refer the instructor’s website at Nyack College, www.nyackcollege.edu/jintaekim.

2. Course Objectives:

            To master the basic grammar and vocabulary of New Testament and give the students a working knowledge of the New Testament Greek syntax and increase his or her ability to recognize the exact nature of any particular syntactical construction by studying Exercises and the Reader of the Yellowbook.

3. Prerequisite

            Students must have successfully finished LAN 111 (Elementary Greek I) prior to taking this course.

4. Required Textbooks:

1) Yellow Book edited and expanded by Dr. Harold Shelley.

2) Aland, Kurt, et al.  The Greek Testament.  3'rd ed. or later. New York: United Bible Societies, 1975.  (Most widely used)

                        Available through American Bible Societies, 1865 Broadway 61'st St., New York, NY 10023.  Phone #1-800-543-8000.            Item #103993(With dictionary).

3) Kubo, Sakae.  A Reader's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and A Beginner's Guide for the translation of the New Testament Greek.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975. 

                        Available from Christian Book Distributor, P.O. Box 6000, Peavody, MA 01961-6000. Phone #508-977-5050. Stock #6269.

4) Vocabulary tapes to be purchased at the first day of the class for $10.

5) Metzger, Bruce. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek. Baker / Revell. Available through Christian Book Distributors (www.christianbook.com) at $7.95. ISBN: 0801021804 CBD Stock Number: WW1021804.

5. Course Procedure:

      The students will review the basic grammars and syntax by studying “Exercises” and “Reader” in the Yellowbook.

6. Course Requirements:

1)      Students are expected to arrive at the classroom latest 5 min. before the class starts.

2)      Students are required to attend all the class without interruption.

3)      Assignments:    

                        a. Mastery of basic Greek forms (verb forms, definite article, pronoun, participle), and essential vocabulary (frequency of 50 times or more).  These must be conquered. Otherwise, you will not be able to advance to the next level.

                        b. Preparation of the assigned portions in Exercises and the graded “Reader." By the time you arrive at the class, you should be able to identify and parse every verbs; identify the case, gender, number, and function of every noun/pronoun; translate the sentences into English; and draw the syntactic diagram of them (from fourth week on).

                        c. Daily quizzes and a final comprehensive examination. Daily Quiz will be administered in four or five parts: (1) Vocabulary; (2) Basic forms; (3) Parsing (verb, noun/pronoun, adjective); (4) Translation; (5) and diagramming for assigned reading material.

7. Grading:

            It will be determined by the average of the following: class participation 20%, quiz average 40%, final exam 40%.

8. Tentative Class Schedule

9. Tutoring

            Tutors are available for those who need help.

10. Cut Policy:

            No absence is allowed.

            Nyack College has an honor policy and a statement of Academic Honesty. Classes at Nyack College are designed so that students will not only know the truth, but will speak and live the truth in a manner consistent with the vocation of ministry as given by God.   Nyack College policies provide:

            1) That students shall neither give nor receive any assistance, whether verbal, written, or electronic, during quizzes or examinations at Nyack College beyond that specifically permitted by the instructor.

2) That in all coursework, students will not use the words or ideas of another person without so specifying. This statement includes the use of published and unpublished written materials and the assistance of others (writers, editors, etc.) in the production of coursework.

                        The policy further states the following: “Any students apprehended in cheating, including plagiarism, during his or her college matriculation, is subject to the following discipline:

            a. First offense – failure in the course involved.  

b. Second offense – dismissal.”

                        “Cases of cheating are reported to the Dean of the College. Appeals may be made to the Student Government Judiciary Board or the college administrators, with the provision that the instructor involved and the Dean of the College be present when the case is considered.”