University of Florida College
of
Liberal Arts & Sciences / Department of Classics
New Testament
Greek
GRW
2250 section 03G9
Spring 2012
MWF 4th period
(10:40-11:30) MAT 0013
The purpose
of
this class is to reinforce grammatical concepts and to improve reading
skills
in ancient Greek, and to introduce students to the most influential and
widely read Greek text in the original language. The course will
focus on the book of Acts. NOTE: THE READINGS
FOR THIS CLASS ARE
IN ANCIENT GREEK; STUDENTS MUST HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THE FIRST-YEAR
ANCIENT GREEK SEQUENCE GRE 1130 & 1131
OR EQUIVALENT COURSEWORK.
instructor
Jim Marks
jmarks@ufl.edu
office hours: Dauer 380 MWF 10:00-10:30, WF 12:45-1:45
phone: 352-273-3695
required texts (available at UF Bookstore or buy online)
1) Novum Testamentum Graece,
edited by Nestle & Aland (ISBN 3438051001)
2) Acts of the Apostles,
edited by Richard Hamilton (ISBN 0-929524-00-4)
3) Shorter Lexicon of the Greek New
Testament, Gingrich & Danker (ISBN 022613612)
4) Prolegomena to Acts
5) koine Greek
online ancient Greek resources
Acts Greek text online
class website
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/jmarks/nt/nt.html
evaluation (click here for UF grading policies)
class participation = 10% of
total grade: full credit will be given to students who come to class
prepared to translate and discuss the assigned passages. ATTENDANCE is
mandatory; the final grade will drop for every 3 missed classes
(example: student earning an A will receive an A- after 3 missed
classes,
a B+ after 6 missed classes, and so on). Excused absences are granted only for documented illness, family emergency, or UF-sanctioned activity (such as athletics).
quizzes (non-cumulative) = 60%
of total grade: 11 brief unannounced quizzes will be administered at
the beginning of class throughout the semester, of which the BEST 10
will be used to calculate the final grade.
exams (non-cumulative): 10%
each = 30% of total grade
Exam 1: Monday, February 13
Exam 2: Monday, March 19
Exam 3: Wednesday April 25 (last class day)
grading scale: A= 90 and above; A- = 87-89; B+ = 84-86; B =
80-83; B- = 77-79; C+ = 74-76; C = 70-73; C- = 67-69 (note that UF does
not consider a C- to be a passing grade); D+ = 64-66; D = 60-63; D- =
57-59; E = 56 and below for UF policy on minus-grades, see
http://www.isis.ufl.edu/minusgrades.html
This course is conducted in
compliance with all University of Florida policies regarding special
needs, academic honesty, and absences for emergencies, religious
holidays and extracurricular activities. For details, see
http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/ (special needs);
https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/advising/info/student-honor-code.aspx#honesty
(academic honesty).
Students
requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of
Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation
to the student who must then provide this documentation to the
Instructor when requesting accommodation.