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GRU. Introduce myself Why do you want to learn a little Greek?. Bill Mounce. GCTS & Azusa Pacific University Writer (Greek) ESV and NIV Preacher BiblicalTraining.org BillMounce.com. Why Learn a Little Greek?. “I’ve always wanted to learn Greek!” Not to be able to read Greek
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GRU Introduce myself Why do you want to learn a little Greek?
Bill Mounce • GCTS & Azusa Pacific University • Writer (Greek) • ESV and NIV • Preacher • BiblicalTraining.org • BillMounce.com
Why Learn a Little Greek? • “I’ve always wanted to learn Greek!” • Not to be able to read Greek • Study my Bible! • When done with BBG, what can I do? • Trilogy of books • These videos
2. What Words Mean • We hang on to words • Greek and English are different (not codes)
2. What Words Mean “Helper” “Counselor” παράκλητος “Advocate” “Advocate as my representative”
3. Author’s Flow of Thought • “Exegesis” (Bible Study) • Meaning out of the text • “Authorial intent” • “Phrasing” • Example: dependent and independent
Dependent/Independent • “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matt 28:19-20).
Dependent/Independent • “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matt 28:19-20).
Dependent/Independent “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”
5. Better Commentaries • Not limited to transliterated Greek • Why do commentators do what they do?
Limitations • Sound authoritatively right — still wrong • Not a little knowledge that makes you dangerous • Little arrogance
Three Parts • Foundational Greek (software mouse-over) • Church Greek (reverse interlinears) • Functional Greek (traditional) • Samples on BillMounce.com/BibleStudyGreek
How Videos Relate to GRU • Covers almost all the same information • Different illustrations • More concerned with general ideas of chpt • Nitty gritty in GRU
Thanks • Matt Smith (TA) • Daniel Wallace (examples) • Students (Lew Dawson)