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New Testament Language Training(Formally called Greek In A Week) Click here to read participant reviews. Page Contents:1. Description of Greek In A Week 3. How to bring a New Testament Language Training course to your city 4. Put your name on the "interested list" 5. How to take the course online 1. Description of New Testament Language TrainingNew Testament Language Training is an intense presentation of the basics of the language of the New Testament within a few days. The course runs for approximately 15 hours (Friday and Saturday) or if you choose to take the online version of the course it runs in the evenings for Wednesday through Friday and then six hours on Saturday so it doesn't have to take you away from your work. This year you can start learning how the supporting structure behind our English translations can inform your interpretation and exegesis. If you have had some Greek training in the past (not required for this course) you will find that this course is perfect for refreshing your Biblical language skills. The vast majority of the church and its leadership is limited to superficial Bible aids. This course trains you how to involve the language of the New Testament to deepen your Bible study and get the most out of your Bible software. New Testament Language Training is attended by a variety of participants. Although pastors and church leaders normally make up the majority of the classes, attendees widely vary in age (14+) and background (e.g., students, parents, teachers, pastors); everyone is bonded by their zeal for learning the languages of our scriptures. Over the past decade John Schwandt, Senior Fellow of Languages at New St. Andrews College, has developed this course. We would like to bring the course to your area. See below to find out how. 2. A few uncommon benefits of this type of programThe New Testament Language Training program guarantees knowledge. Since all of of the material is covered in waves where there is plenty of opportunity for review and practice it is impossible to come away from the week without a considerable understanding of how the orginal langauge of the New Testament works and affects our translations. You can easily bring this course to your city. It can be a wonderful ecumenical program for your church or school. When Christians from various backrgrounds come together and learn how to read and study the word of God in the original language, it reveals our tremendous unity in our love for the Scriptures. You will be able to see that unity as we work with the primary sources and look at what the original words allow for or emphasize. It is thoroughly encouraging to be laboring in the original word with other Christians all focused on the original text rather than on their systematic theology. New Testament Language Training provides a considerable advantage to pastors who want to jumpstart their understanding of Biblical Greek or students who plan to take Greek in the coming academic year. New Testament Language Training is also the perfect refresher for those who have studied a little Greek in the past but have forgotten most of it. The systematic approach to the course provides a map to collect and arrange all of those parts of the language that have slipped away. It will also add to the total body of knowledge and reading skill of anyone who has studied Greek in the past.
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3. How to bring New Testament Language Training to your cityThe quickest way to have a New Testament Language Training course in your city is to find ten or more people who share this desire and then schedule the event. This is easier than it sounds; often times it only requires one day of footwork to generate the interested group. Simply call your local churches (of every denomination, the course is a great way to build local bridges since one of the things we all have in common is a desire to better understand and enjoy the scriptures) and ask if you can post a flyer that will let people know about the possibility of the local course (you can email us for an electronic copy of the flyer). If you're interested in bringing Greek in a Week to your city, fill out the form below to let us know. 4. Put your name on the "interested list."We have a sign up list so people can let us know what kind of interest in building in any city. Simply go to this pageand check the boxes of cities that you would possibly be able to attend a New Testament Langauge Training course. Then enter your name, email, and phone number so we can contact you once there is sufficient interest to see if we can find a time and specific location that will work for you. You can also add additional cities to list. Feel free to check many cities (or the "will travel to any city" box). Come back any time to check on the interest levels of your cities. You can enter your email address to highlight all of the the cities that you are currently interested in. Please tell your friends and colleagues about this list so we can increase the "currently scheduled" list. Once the interest level fills up, we will email everyone who is interested in that location to determine when would be a good time for the majority if not all of those interested. We normally like to schedule the event at least a couple of months out so we all have time to make plans and others have time to join us. 5. How to take the course onlineNow you have the option to take the course online. So you don't have to wait for interest to build in your city. In addition the online version of the course is recorded so you can come back and review your experience at your convenience. Simply go to this page to see when the next online course will be held and to sign up. 6. CostThe cost of New Testament Language Training depends on the type of course. The cost of the of the course is $290 per person when to course is offered live in a local church, but is only $190 for the online version since we don't have to cover addiontal expenesences like travel. 7. Past Locations and those building interestSome Previous Events2010 Kansas City Iowa City 2009 Los Angeles Baltimore Santa Barbara San Jose 2008 * Fredericksburg, VA (July 29- Aug. 2) 2007 * Lancaster, PA (July 16-20) 2006 * Lancaster, PA (July 17-21) 2005 * Boise, ID (June 14-18) * Lancaster, PA (July 18-22) (Latin In A Week) 2004 * Paducha, KY * Lancaster, PA (July 19-23) * Moscow, ID (September 30 - October 2) 2003 * Lancaster, PA * Moscow, ID * Bellingham, WA 2002 * Lancaster, PA (Latin In A Week) * Moscow, ID 2001 * Moscow, ID (Latin In A Week) * Moscow, ID 2000 * Moscow, ID
Get started working with the Language of the New Testament today! Sign up or put your name on the list at the course home page. If you have any questions pleaseEmail any questions you may have or call John Schwandt at 509-432-4355. 8. Preparation for Greek in a WeekIf you've signed up for the course, we have some prep work available for you so you can get a small headstart. Right now, we have an alphabet video, so all our students can be familiar with the pronunciation system before the class starts. We'll be adding other preparation helps soon. |
