Common Sense

On Speaking and Scholarship

Students at our ulpans often ask about the relationship between speaking a language and scholarship. The question arises because most in the related academic fields do not currently advocate or practice speaking the language (and we are all greatful for the generations of scholarship in both Biblical Studies and Classics), yet we at BLC and [...]

By Randall Buth|2012-03-16T09:27:28-07:00March 16th, 2012|ancient Greek, ancient language acquisition, Biblical Hebrew, biblical language fluency, Blog, Greek pedagogy, Hebrew as second language, Koine Greek, Living Koine, Reading biblical languages, second language acquisition|2 Comments

Are We Serious About the Languages of the Bible: A Greek Parable

BY RANDALL BUTHThis is a parable written in Koine Greek, challenging Christian students to use common sense when setting goals of biblical language learning. What level would be honoring to our scriptures?Ἆρά γε τιμῶμεν τὰς ἡμῶν γραφάς;παραβολή, τίνι ὁμοιοῦται ὁ λόγος; ·ἄνθρωπός τις ἀπὸ τῶν Ἰνδωνησίων ἦν σόφος τοῦ Κωρᾶν,ἀποδημήσας δὲ εἰς τὴν Κάϊραν (ἐν [...]

By Randall Buth|2011-09-14T23:25:32-07:00January 22nd, 2008|Blog|1 Comment

Common Sense

On Speaking and Scholarship

Are We Serious About the Languages of the Bible: A Greek Parable

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