Reading Scripture Like a Detective

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About the "studying with precision" series

To precisely divide the Word of God, we must learn the biblical languages. This is a long, hard road—but one with great reward. It is through a careful study of Hebrew and Greek that the gospel is guarded from false teaching. It is by the study of these ancient languages that the Church is adorned with the full counsel of God.

This course is composed of ten lessons, with each lesson ending in an assignment. A single lesson will take the average student 3–5 hours to complete. Students are invited to progress at their own pace. Your coach will inquire as to your intended pace shortly after you begin and help keep you accountable to stay on schedule.

Path courses all end with an assessment to determine your grasp of the skills learned and material covered. Successfully passing an assessment requires a high degree of understanding and is meant to serve as a motivation to take your study seriously as well as a catalyst to improve the standard of Bible study in the Biblearc community.

Students who pass the assessment will have their Biblearc account marked with a proficiency badge indicating their accomplishment. They will also earn exciting rewards. 

If you do not pass an assessment, you may retry after one week’s time.

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This course is currently available in English only.

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This course seeks to equip students with the ability to read and understand the NT in Koine Greek, its original language. It’s aimed at students who don’t have any knowledge of Greek, and it intends to take them from that starting point to an ability to read and translate all non-verb elements of Koine Greek as well as non-finite verbs (finite verbs will be introduced in Greek II). The course emphasizes reading the NT in Greek, learning the fundamentals of Greek grammar well, and equipping students to use Greek in order to understand and teach the NT better. In all of this, the course seeks to magnify Jesus through the NT in its original language.

Learning the Language of the New Testament

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Assessment

Lesson 1 | The Basics

Lesson 3 | The Second Noun Pattern, Prepositions, and Connectors

Lesson 4 | The Greek Article and Pronouns

Lesson 5 | The Third Noun Pattern

Lesson 6 | Adjectives and Adverbs

Lesson 7 | Greek Verbs and Present (Imperfective) Participles

Lesson 8 | Aorist (Perfective) Participles

Lesson 9 | Perfect (Stative) Participles

Lesson 10 | Infinitives

Lesson 2 | Greek Nouns: The First Noun Pattern

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Reading

Reading (John 3:16-21)

Reading (2 Corinthians 5:15)

Reading (Mark 10:45)

Phrasing Module Tour

Devotional (Revelation 21:5-8)

Devotional (Matthew 4:12-16)

Grammar Point 3: Accents and Pronunciation

Lesson Objectives

Grammar Point 1: The Parts of a Greek Noun

Vocabulary

Devotional (John 3:16)

Grammar Point 3: Second Pattern Nouns

Devotional (1 Timothy 1:15-17)

Review

Grammar Point 3: Predicate Nominatives

Instructor’s work

Devotional (Philippians 1:1-2)

Assignment: Spot the changes

Devotional (Philippians 1:3-11)

Grammar Point 3: Adverbs

Devotional (Philippians 1:12-18a)

Assignment: Find the adjectives

Devotional (Philippians 1:18b-21)

Reading (Romans 4:5)

Grammar Point 1: First Aorist Participles

Devotional (Philippians 1:22-26)

Assignment: Find the participles

Devotional (Philippians 1:27-30)

Paradigm Review

Grammar Point 1: The Third Noun Pattern

Assignment: Write a story

Assignment: The Beginning and the End

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice

Grammar Point 1: Connectors

Guided Practice 1: John 3:17

Guided Practice 2: John 8:39b

Guided Practice 3: Mark 2:10

Guided Practice 4: Mark 1:1

Guided Practice 5: 1 Timothy 1:15

Guided Practice 2: John 3:19

Guided Practice 3: John 1:49

Guided Practice 4: John 14:6

Guided Practice 5: Mark 5:19

Guided Practice 1: John 1:1-5

Guided Practice 2: John 1:14

Guided Practice 3: Romans 1:5-6

Guided Practice 4: 2 Timothy 1:7-8

Guided Practice 1: John 10:14-15

Guided Practice 2: Ephesians 4:4-6

Guided Practice 3: Exodus 20:12

Guided Practice 4: Matthew 4:10-11

Guided Practice 5: Revelation 1:7

Guided Practice 2: Romans 1:16

Guided Practice 3: Revelation 1:3

Guided Practice 4: Matthew 1:16

Guided Practice 5: Matthew 28:18-20

Guided Practice 1: Revelation 1:5-6

Guided Practice 2: Matthew 2:11

Guided Practice 3: Mark 5:41

Guided Practice 5: Romans 8:37-39

Guided Practice 1: Matthew 13:47

Guided Practice 2: Mark 8:24

Guided Practice 3: John 3:6

Guided Practice 4: John 8:31

Guided Practice 5: Ephesians 2:8-9

Guided Practice 6: Matthew 8:16

Guided Practice 7: Acts 14:25

Guided Practice 8: Matthew 10:39

Guided Practice 1: Mark 12:1

Guided Practice 2: 2 Timothy 4:1

Guided Practice 3: Mark 10:4

Guided Practice 4: Mark 12:32-33

Guided Practice 5: Luke 4:18-19

Guided Practice 6: Luke 9:7

Guided Practice 7: Matthew 2:13

Guided Practice 8: Acts 7:4

Reading (1 Timothy 1:15-16)

Guided Practice 1: John 1:20b

Reading (2 Timothy 1:6-8)

Reading (1 John 2:1-2)

Reading (Matthew 28:19)

Grammar Point 3: The First Noun Pattern

1 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. 2 οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν. 3 πάντα διʼ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν. ὃ γέγονεν 4 ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων• 5 καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν. 

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Assignment: Reading Aloud

Grammar Point 1: The Alphabet and Pronunciation

Grammar Point 2: Vowel Combos

Course Overview

Guided Practice

Grammar Point 2: The Five Noun Cases

Grammar Point 2: Prepositions

Grammar Point 1: The Greek Article

Grammar Point 2: Greek Pronouns

Assignment: Find the pronouns

Grammar Point 2: Vowel Mergers

Grammar Point 2: Adjectival Pronouns

Grammar Point 2: Present Active Participles

Grammar Point 2: Second Aorist Participles

Grammar Point: Perfect Participles

Grammar Point 1: Present (imperfective) Infinitives

Grammar Point 2: Aorist (perfective) Infinitives

OPTIONAL—Grammar Point 3: Perfect (stative) Infinitives

Grammar Point 4: Prepositions and Infinitives

Assignment: Re-translating second pattern nouns and prepositions

Parsing, Pt. 2: Fill in the Blank

Preparing to Learn

Grammar Point 1: Intro to Greek Verbs

Parsing, Pt. 1: Fill in the Blank

Translating the Greek Text

Guided Practice 1: Mark 1:4

Assignment: Writing Present Participles

Guided Practice 4: Ephesians 2:14-15

Translating: The 5-Steps

Assignment: Re-translating first pattern nouns

Grammar Point 1: Adjectives

Grammar Point 3: Present Middle or Passive Participles

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Lesson 1 | The Basics

Assignment: Reading Aloud

Practice reading John 1:1–5 aloud.

When you are ready, record yourself as you read John 1:1-5.