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...for the faithful communication of the Good News given us in the Scriptures...

What is the Good News - “the Gospel”?

• Martyn Lloyd-Jones preaches from the parable:

Why learn Greek?

• It is the language of Scripture, by God’s appointment
  • It enables you to better understand God’s Truth
  • It is most expressive, full of subtle nuances and precision
  • It is ready-made to communicate abstract concepts such as “truth” et al.
  • It was the Lingua Franca of the Roman world
  • Original vs. Translation: Reading in Color rather than in Black and White
  • “Reading the Bible in translation is like kissing your wife through a veil” ~ Martin Luther
• Side benefits
  • Logical discipline
  • Better understanding of Language in general, and English in particular, e.g. cognate and derivative words

Read The Importance of Biblical Languages

“Hardly any lawful price would seem to me too high for what I have gained by being made to learn Latin and Greek.” ~ C. S. Lewis

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