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ClassesGreek In A Week(Actually, you will only have to miss 3 workdays.)Page Contents:1. Description of Greek In A Week 3. How to bring a Greek In A Week to your city 4. Put your name on the "interested list" Download Greek In A Week Flyer 1. Description of Greek in a WeekGreek In A Week is an intense presentation of the basics of the language of the New Testament within a few days. The week of classes normally runs Tuesday evening through Saturday so it only takes people away from their work for three days (Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday). The benefit of working through the basic grammar in such a short time is that one learns the logic and structure of the langauge rather than floating in a sea of paradigms over a year. This year you can start learning or refreshing your Biblical language skills. After learning the basics, you can take your exegesis to a deeper level and bypass the confusion created by so many translations. The vast majority of the church and its leadership is limited to superficial Bible aids. This course equips you to go to the original text to study the Bible. Greek In A Week 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 (16+) 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 and perfected Greek In A Week, (GIAW) a course that will equip you to study the Greek New Testament. We would like to bring the course to your area. See below to find out how.
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2. A few uncommon benefits of this type of programThe Greek In A Week program guarantees knowledge. Since all of the study (e.g., vocabulary, paradigm reviews, translation and composition) is accomplished under the immediate direction of the instructor, it is impossible to come away from the week without a considerable understanding of basic Greek. You can easily bring a Greek In A Week to your city. It can be a wonderful ecuminical 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 tremedous unity in our love for the Scriputres. You will be able to see that unity as we work with the primary sources and look at what the original words allow or emphasize. Sometimes the Word is more vague than we first imagined and other times it may be more narrow. Whatever the case may be it is thoroughly encouraging to be laboring in the oringinal word with other Christians all focused on the original text rather than their systematic theology. Greek In A Week provides a considerable advantage to pastors who want to jumpstart their understanding of Greek or students who plan to take Greek in the coming academic year. The student who has worked through the entire system of the language will be enabled to make the most of class by understanding the finer points of the lecture and asking insightful questions. Greek In A Week 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. Greek In A Week will grant clarity of understanding to those who have lost their way amid the many paradigms presented in a normal year of Greek. When the many details of the language are stretched out over the course of a year, it is easy to lose sight of which ones are more important and how they all relate to each other (missing the forest for the trees). Students who work through all of the basic grammar in the the partial week days gain a clear understanding of how the details connect. 3. How to bring Greek in a Week to your cityThe quickest way to have a Greek in a Week in your city is to find eight 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 get out your phonebook and 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. Instersted people sign up online and then we will call or email you and as soon as there are eight participants so we can schedule the event. 4. Put your name on the "interested list."If you are interested please fill out the form below. Once there are enough people interested in a Greek in a Week in a particular city, we will email everyone to start the planning process. We keep all infomation confidential. If you would rather call to leave your information our number 1-800-445-2456. 5. CostThe course cost for each student depends on how many people participate. Here is the breakdown. 8 students - $450 per student 9 students - $400 per student 10 students -$360 per student 11 or more -$350 per student The organizer must arrange for a location for the course (typically a local church or school) with white board or chalk board). It also helps if the organizer arranges for some snacks for the three full days. 6. Past Locations and those building interestFredericksburg, VA 2008Locations Currently Building Interest* YOUR CITY COULD BE ON THIS LIST (Just contact us.) AtlantaBaltimoreHouston, TXLancasterLos AngelesRichmondSanta Barbara/VenturaSt. LouisSugar Land, TXSome Previous Years2008* Fredericksburg, VA (July 29- Aug. 2) 2007* Lancaster, PA (July 16-20) 2006* Lancaster, PA (July 17-21) 2005* Boise, Idaho (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
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