Spring 2025
Beginning Greek - Part 1
Week 1 | Tuesday | January 21 | Intro to class and Mounce text, Workbook and Website
Chapter 1: The Greek Language,
Chapter 2: Learning Greek,
Chapter 3: The Alphabet and Pronunciation
Week 1 | Thursday | January 23 | Quiz & review exercises over 3
Chapter 4: Syllabification, Punctuation, and Reading exercises
Week 2 | Tuesday | January 28 | Quiz & review exercises over 4
Chapter 5: Introduction to English Nouns
Chapter 6: Nominative and Accusative
Week 2 | Thursday | January 30 | Quiz & review exercises over 6
Chapter 7: Genitive and Dative
Week 3 | Tuesday | February 4 | Quiz & review exercises over 7
Chapter 8: Prepositions
Week 3 | Thursday | February 6 | Quiz & review exercises over 8
Chapter 9: Adjectives
Week 4 | Tuesday | January 11 | Quiz & review exercises over 9
Review chapters 6-9
Week 4 | Thursday | February 13 |
Chapter 10: Third Declension Nouns
Week 5 | Tuesday | February 18 | Quiz & review exercises over 10
Chapter 11: First and Second Person Personal Pronouns
Chapter 12: autos
Week 5 | Thursday | February 20 | Exam #1 chp 1-9
Week 6 | Tuesday | February 25 | Quiz & review exercises over 11-12
Chapter 13: Demonstrative Pronouns/Adjectives
Week 6 | Thursday | February 27 | Quiz & review exercises over 13
Chapter 14: Relative Pronouns
Week 7 | Tuesday | March 4 | Quiz & review exercises over 14 | Review chapters 10-14
Week 7 | Thursday | March 6
Chapter 15: Introduction to Verbs
Chapter 16: Present Active Indicative
Week 8 | Tuesday | March 11 - 13 | Spring Break No Greek class??
Week 9 | Tuesday | March 18 | Quiz & review exercises over 16
Chapter 17: Contract Verbs
Week 9 | Thursday | March 20 | Exam #2 chps 1-14
Week 10 | Tuesday | March 25 | Quiz & review exercises over 17
Chapter 18: Present Middle/Passive Indicative
Week 10 | Thursday | March 27 | Quiz & review exercises over 18
Chapter 19: Future Active/Middle Indicative
Week 11 | Tuesday | April 1 | Quiz & review exercises over 19
Chapter 20: Verbal Roots, and Other Forms of the Future
Week 11 | Thursday | April 3 | Quiz & review exercises over 20 | Review chapters 15-20
Week 12 | Tuesday | April 8 |
Chapter 21: Imperfect Indicative
Week 12 | Thursday | April 10 | Quiz & review exercises over 21
Chapter 22: Second Aorist Active/Middle indicative
Week 13 | Tuesday | April 15 | Exam #3 chps 1-20
Week 13 | Thursday | April 17 | Quiz & review exercises over 22
Chapter 23: First Aorist Active/Middle Indicative
Week 14 | Tuesday | April 22 | Quiz & review exercises over 23
Chapter 24: Aorist and Future Passive Indicative
Week 14 | Thursday | April 24 | Quiz & review exercises over 24
Chapter 25: Perfect Indicative
Week 15 | Tuesday | April 29 | Quiz & review exercises over 25 | Review chapters 21-25
Week 15 | Thursday | May 1 | Optional Review session – or Final exam ?
Week 16 | Tuesday | May 6 | Exam #4 over chps 1-25 = Final exam ?
Old Testament Survey - Part 1
Old Testament Survey I
Instructor:
Dr. Keith Essex (The Master’s Seminary) - lecturer (via video recording)
Dr. Keith Palmer (Grace Bible Church) - class facilitator
Scope:
This class is designed to introduce the student to the first half of the Old Testament books. The course will survey the relevant history, theology, and background information for each book with a view toward understanding the larger message of Scripture in the unfolding plan of revelation.
Required books:
John MacArthur, ed., The MacArthur Study Bible (you may choose the version: NASB, NKJV, ESV, LSB)
Eugene Merrill, Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel. 2nd ed. (Baker)
Eugene Merrill, et. al, The World and the Word: An Introduction to the Old Testament (B&H Academic)
Class Schedule & Assignment Due Dates:
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Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHSDbTVDYq8&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=1
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Week 1 (Jan 20-26) - Introduction to the Course & Introduction to the Pentateuch
Watch Video 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHSDbTVDYq8&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=1
Watch Video 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZpe5UzBByA&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=2
Week 2 (Jan 27-Feb 2) - Genesis
Watch Video 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_l0iFrJrwI&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=3
Watch Video 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cgjd4ih7XI&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=4
DUE: Scan of Pentateuch
DUE: Genesis Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 3 (Feb 3-9) - Exodus
Watch Video 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEyGm8-qeuE&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=5
Watch Video 6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wEynb6ApX0&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=6
DUE: Exodus Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 4 (Feb 10-16) - Leviticus
Watch Video 7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlZ87PLlJB8&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=7
Watch Video 8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZZa5Msm_CQ&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=8
DUE: Leviticus Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 5 (Feb 17-23) - Numbers
Watch Video 9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrbScq6nXFQ&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=9
Watch Video 10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quV5f8TeK7k&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=10
DUE: Numbers Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 6 (Feb 24-Mar 2) - Deuteronomy
Watch Video 11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b08ivt05TeQ&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=11
Watch Video 12 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn5WX4ZWwUw&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=12
DUE: Deuteronomy Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 7 (Mar 3-9) - Spring Break
Week 8 (Mar 10-16) - Introduction to the Prophets
Watch Video 13 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Us-q22NPFE&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=13
Watch Video 14 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8ChQvi9E_s&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=14
DUE: Scan of Former Prophets (Joshua, Judges, I & II Samuel, I & II Kings)
DUE: Synopsis Papers (Genesis-Deuteronomy)
Week 9 (Mar 17-23) - Joshua
Watch Video 15 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbPPycK6_IA&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=15
Watch Video 16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWfii7LazJU&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=16
DUE: Joshua Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 10 (Mar 24-30) - Judges
Watch Video 17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPO4dZXBhFs&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=17
Watch Video 18 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJrq9jtrScc&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=18
DUE: Judges Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 11 (Mar 31-April 6) I & II Samuel
Watch Video 19 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTYswBUHOfw&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=19
Watch Video 20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0g-s4qZUhs&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=20
DUE: I & II Samuel Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 12 (April 7-13) - 1 & II Kings
Watch Video 21 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpV5GZx396Y&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=21
Watch Video 22 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cVoZsgxndQ&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=22
DUE: I & II Kings Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 13 (April 14-20) - Ruth
Watch Video 23 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBRDnJ0K63w&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=23
Watch Video 24 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5vTaHasXek&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=24
DUE: Scan of Writings studied in this class (Ruth, Esther, Ezra/Nehemiah, I & II Chronicles)
DUE: Ruth Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 14 (April 21-27) - Esther
Watch Video 25 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUUo3yIaT_M&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=25
Watch Video 26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSSU6smACDk&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=26
DUE: Esther Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 15 (April 28-May 4) - Ezra/Nehemiah
Watch Video 27 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcXpzh-JfUU&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=27
Watch Video 28 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1kF2cngTTg&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=28
DUE: Ezra & Nehemiah Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
Week 16 (May 5-11) - I & II Chronicles
Watch Video 29 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmcKCuMw4uM&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=29
Watch Video 30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHQO_Hyjqek&list=PL895AC6FB62856998&index=30
DUE: I & II Chronicles Chapter Titles, Purpose, Major Themes
May 15
DUE Synopsis Papers (Joshua-Esther)
Assignment Instructions:
Reading Assignments:
Scans of Biblical Books - Scan the Pentateuch (first 5 books of the Old Testament), the Former Prophets (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I & II Samuel, I & II Kings), and the first part of the Writings (Ruth, Esther, Ezra/Nehemiah, I & II Chronicles). A “scan” is a quick reading, designed to help you get the “big picture” of a book. You will use these scan readings to complete 3 Scan Assignments where you document your initial impressions. The scan assignment should be 2-3, double-spaced pages that document your initial thoughts and impressions of the “big picture” of what you have read.
Readings of Biblical Books - Each week, read the biblical book to be discussed in the videos TWO TIMES BEFORE watching the videos. Use these readings to ready you for the Chapter Titles, Purpose, Themes assignment (see below for description of this assignment)
MacArthur Study Bible Introductions - Once you have completed the two readings, read the Introduction for the biblical book to be discussed in the MacArthur Study Bible. This reading should be completed by the end of the week that the biblical book is discussed
Support reading - You will read portions of the two required textbooks throughout the class. There are no assignments from these books, just required reading. You will report your reading progress at the end of the semester:
The World and the Word: An Introduction to the Old Testament: Read chs. 1-4, and chs. 10-22
Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel: read chs. 1-9
Scan Assignment: The scan assignment should be a 2-3 page, double-spaced documentation of your initial thoughts and impressions of the “big picture” of what you have read in each of your 3 “scan readings.” Due dates are listed above.
Bible Book Assignment: Once you have read a Biblical book two times, create a document that includes the following elements: 1) The purpose of the book 2) key themes 3) a title for each chapter. Due dates are listed above.
Synopsis Papers:
Each synopsis paper will require you to answer a question on one full page (8.5x12 paper, single-spaced, 12pt font, Times New Roman, 1” margins). Each question should be discussed in 500-700 words. Turn the papers in by the due dates listed above.
Genesis: Trace the development of the Abrahamic Covenant in the book of Genesis
Exodus: State what the book of Exodus revealed concerning Israel’s deliverance and Yahweh’s purpose for the sons of Israel
Leviticus: According to the book of Leviticus, how did the Old Testament saint maintain his relationship with Yahweh?
Numbers: What did the book of Numbers teach concerning Israel’s obedience and disobedience to Yahweh and Yahweh’s response to Israel?
Deuteronomy: What did the book of Deuteronomy reveal about Yahweh and what did Yahweh require of Israel?
Joshua – How did the book of Joshua relate to the Abrahamic Covenant and the land?
Judges: Describe the cycle of Israel’s sin and Yahweh’s response according to the book of Judges
Ruth and Esther: Describe what each of these books taught concerning the providence of God
1 and 2 Samuel: Trace the development of the Davidic Covenant in the book of Samuel
Kings: What was the prophetic evaluation of Israel/Judah’s monarchy in the book of Kings?
Ezra / Nehemiah – What was the nature of the theocracy after the exile according to Ezra / Nehemiah?
Chronicles - How did the book of Chronicles trace the history of the theocracy and temple?