Intermediate Greek: John 1

Content For Course

Setting Up For Class

Resources Lesson

Create a Lesson titled “Resources” with all PDF’s for the course

Exegetical Resources

Commentaries

Exegetical Paper PDF

Textual Criticism Material

Verse data

Variant info

Text info

Etc.

Articles on key theological concepts in John

ζωὴ

δόξα

Provide copies of Greek exegetical works covering

PowerPoints for each class

OW: explain in detail Observational Worksheets

Articles needed

Prologue of

Other articles on key concepts for John and

Diagramming

Have a page for each week’s diagram

Each page has the following

Verse in Greek

Verse in NASB

Diagram

Exegetical notes

Notes on key terms and issues

Usages: need to explain uses for each kind of term

Nouns

Nom case (session 2)

Verbs

Participles

Illustrate using the participles from .

The verse is not saying to be “being filled” with the Spirit but, by means of the Spirit “be being” filled speaking, singing, etc.

Article

Conjunctions

Prepositions

Example (filled with the HS or by means of? By means of)

Use good examples showing significance of distinctions!

Abbreviated Word Studies

Session? λόγος

A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. θεός

θεός

Nestle-Aland: Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th Auflage Chapter 1

θεὸς

Session? θέος

83 uses in John

Specify each use in ?

φῶς

Uses in (6x) and 1 John (6x)

δόξα

Full word study

πιστεύω (Session 9)

καταλαμβάνω (over Christmas break?)

S1: Introduction to Greek Exegesis

Review last session

Assignments

Organize!

To be successful you MUST be organized.

See organization list below

Read designated PDF’s

Read some PDF’s

Other PDF’s are for your use during course. You will use them nearly every week

Read

Three different English translations

in Greek

Vocab quiz

Diagram

Paragraph titling for

Organization: this is key to your success!

Have an electronic file on your computer: Greek Exegesis

Resources: resources you will use nearly every week which will be provided for you in Populi

Exegetical Paper (the paper will be explained during Session 3)

All completed portions of your work should go here for safe filing as you build your final paper

Word Studies:

Keep track of

Observational Worksheets

Papers (mini-papers)

Save and keep track of material you receive weekly

Review material as needed (often weekly

Exegesis

Definition of Exegesis

What exegesis is (examples)

What exegesis is not (examples)

Diagramming (all of )

Usages of terms (show them!)

Use Wallace for each one

Use Harris for prepositions

Nouns (only show them this one so they are not overwhelmed!)

Observational Word Studies

Sources for being successful

Online sources (free) and good

Net Bible (see notes!)

E-Sword: Robertson, other key sources

I will provide copies of select sources for you too

Save them

Remember to use them for your work (OW, Word Studies, etc.)

Remember

Paragraph Titling of

Explain titles

What a good title entails

Specific to this passage

Chapter title should be broad enough to include all of what is in Chapter 1 but narrow enough to avoid being useful for another chapter of Scripture

What to avoid

Generic titling

Title should NOT be able to fit another passage of the NT

Provide verse breakdowns

Diagramming requirements

These requirements are for EVERY diagram you do in . Remember them!

Two translations (both are your own)

RET: rough English Translation. This is the literal, word for word, translation.

Greek line and RIGHT UNDER it, an English literal equivalent.

Next Greek line, then an English equivalent

SET: smooth English Translation. This is your translation taking into account the nuances of the Greek language (verb tense, etc.)

S2: OW’s, Nominative Case Uses

Review last session

Assignments

Read PDF’s

Read in Greek

Diagram

Determine the usages of the nominative case nouns and pronouns (not adjectives).

OW 5 Observations

Review: Exegesis

What exegesis is

What exegesis is not

Exegetical Insight

Review term “Usages”

Source: Wallace

What you are doing

How to do it

How to do it

Slow process at first

Slow process at first

As you get used to it, you will get quicker

As you get used to it, you will get quicker

Nouns

Nominative Case

Observational Worksheets

Follow the format provided!

Use the worksheet provided for every OW

To facilitate your ability to exegete a passage, you will be doing these often.

Cite scholars!

Goal: learning to exegete a passage, getting an eye for details

You are a detective!

Use the Super Six

Who

What

Where

When

Why

How

S3: Exegetical Paper, Short Word Study

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

Word study (short)

Word study (short)

Introduce Exegetical Paper

Content

See Exegetical Paper document

See “Overview” handout

Explain both

Working on it all year (both semesters!)

You MUST work on it a bit each week

Title page one week

Copy right page another week

Simple things, get them out of the way

C

You will learn two types of word studies

Abbreviated Word Study (what you will do regularly)

Full Word Study (for key terms): you cannot possibly do complete word study on every term

S4: Short Word Study; Preposition Uses

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

Preposition uses (vs 12 is important)

Short Word Study

Observational Worksheet: 5 Entries

Exegetical Insight

Preposition examples

Compare Ἐν ἀρχῇ () with ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς (; )

See Murray Harris, John: Exegetical Guide to the GNT ( entry).

Use of δία in is agency and note mediation (see Murray again)

S5: Salvation Study; Apposition and Double Accusative

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

Se

Various ways salvation is depicted in John, in Scripture

Find this!

Exegetical Insight

Categorical language

πaπάντα

Nestle-Aland: Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th Auflage Chapter 1

πάντα

Nestle-Aland: Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th Auflage Chapter 1

πάντα

Apposition and double accusative

S6: Seven Statements; The Article

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

Seven “I Am” Statements”

Seven Signs Assignments

Exegetical Insight:

The Greek Article

Anaphoric Sense

Anaphoric Sense

S7: Historical Study, Verb Usages

Review last session

Assignments

No Diagramming

Historical Study of John

Select a passage from

Verb Uses in

Exegetical Insight

Verb usages

S8: Abbreviated Word Study; The Article

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

Note Verb usages

Logos word study

Exegetical Insight

Word study

The Greek article

: anaphoric use

Colwell’s Rule

S9: Diagram Questions; οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι

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Assignments

No diagramming

Your passage: work on usages of verbs!

Short Word Study: οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι

OW 5

Exegetical Insight

Genitive case

S10: Full Word Study; Fives Uses of “Is”

Review last session

Assignments

No Diagramming

Full Word Study: πιστεύω (Book of John)

Exegetical Insight

Five Uses of “Is”

S11: Irony Study; Conditional Clauses

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Assignments

Diagram

Diagram

Usages?

Irony study in John (in your passage?)

OW 5 uses

Exegetical Insight

Conditional Clauses

Vs 25 has one (only one in this chapter, how many in John?)

Vs 25 has one (only one in this chapter, how many in John?)

S12: Basics

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

Usages?

OW 5

Exegetical Insight

S13: Christmas Cheer

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

5 Observations

Assignment for Christmas Break

Due on Wednesday before class (night before)

Full word study: καταλαμβάνω

S1: Basics

Review last session

Christmas assignment

Assignments

Diagram

Usages

OW 5

Exegetical Insight

Review Previous

S2: Clauses

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

Usages

Participles discussion?

Exegetical Insight

Different kind of clauses

Their relationship to other sentences

Their relationship to other sentences

Subordinating and coordinating

Subordinating and coordinating

Subordinating and coordinating

S3: Colwell/Granville Sharp

Review last session

Assignments

No diagramming

Colwell and Granville Sharp Summary

Read textual criticism material (at least ten pages)

Exegetical Insight

Discuss Colwell’s Rules

Compare: https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20081101/was-the-word-god/#?insight[search_id]=4f4c163b-aba7-42d3-8d92-8b193aec6c3d&insight[search_result_index]=0

Compare: https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20081101/was-the-word-god/#?insight[search_id]=4f4c163b-aba7-42d3-8d92-8b193aec6c3d&insight[search_result_index]=0

Discuss Granvill Sharp’s Rule

S4 Textual Criticism Intro

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

TC assignment on

Exegetical Insight

Textual Criticism

S5 Textual Criticism Cont’d

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

Usages

TC on

Exegetical Insight

S6: Observational Worksheet

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

OW 5

Work on your paper

S7:

Review last session

Assignments

Diagram

OW 5

S8: Application

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Assignments

S9

S9

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Assignments

S10 1 Corinthians 10

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Assignments

1 Corinthians 10

S11 Exegetical Paper

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Assignments

Exegetical Paper

S12 Exegetical Paper

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Assignments

Exegetical Paper

S13 Exegetical Paper

Review last session

Assignments

Exegetical Paper

S14: Freedom!

Assignments

PowerPoint Presentations