It’s all Greek to me!

Posted by Patrick Corkum on March 22, 2010

So, I am studying Greek in school right now. Koine Greek, that is. It is important to note the difference because it is not Classical Greek nor is it Modern Greek. Koine Greek is the Greek that the New Testament is written it. There are many interesting things about learning this Greek. First, we don’t compose it. This makes it difficult because we are not trying to create or converse in it, just read it. This is a rather fascinating way to learn a language. This kinda leads into the second aspect that is so interesting which is that I have learned a TON about English in this class. I think that I have learned more about the English language over the past two semesters while learning Greek than I did throughout my undergrad years. Anyway…. I would strongly suggest that if you really want to understand scripture, read it in the language that it was written in. Learn Koine Greek today!