Hello! - Brief Introduction

Hello readers,

You probably stumbled onto this wondering exactly what it is? Well, I've decided about a month ago now that I would start learning the New Testament Greek, as I very much want to read the Bible in its original languages (that's means Hebrew eventually too). This is something that I will commit to, as it would do the honor of increasing my insight into the Word of God. As I go, I am keeping this all in prayer, continually seeking strength and wisdom on how to do it.

What will I be doing? Well simply, I am going to be keeping notes on what I've learned and the progress I've made, and some insights I've gained by reading it in Greek. I can expect a couple of things:

• For one, after reading the Bible in English for fourteen years, it starts feeling familiar (dangerous!!). Doing it this way, you feel as if you're reading Scripture fresh again.
• Some things which probably did not make sense at one point may begin to make more sense.
• Some things that don't translate too well in English will come out.

I do have a few rough goals in mind: To eventually have the New Testament memorized in Greek (it has been done before!), and I will begin with the book of John. These are both very intimidating goals, yes, but greater feats than this have been accomplished. This is where the prayer aspect is important.

So what will you, the reader, probably be seeing?

• You'll probably see a lot of mistakes. This is not a professional blog by any means, and I reserve the right to be wrong about a great number of things :)
• You'll read stuff you already knew (especially if you have been studying Greek already).
• You'll learn things you didn't know before.
• You'll see me explaining different aspects of Greek grammar, vocabulary, syntax, etc.
• Expect it to get very technical at times
• You'll see me bringing all this knowledge into personal application. None of this will be good unless it does exactly what the Word of God is supposed to do: To take me from where I am now to where I am supposed to be.
• You'll feel inspired to study the Word of God deeper yourself.

One other note: I am using Byzantine textform at the moment for my studies. There's many different compilations of the Greek, including Byzantine Textform, Alexandrian Textform, and the Textus Receptus (from which the KJV was translated). I might do a blog on those sometime.

By the way, if you stumble across this blog and you happen to know something I don't, I'm more than happy to learn, whether it be a spiritual note or something about Greek. Look forward to hearing from any readers. God bless!

With that, God bless you, and welcome to my blog!

Soli deo gloria!

Jake