There are so many cool things I have (I would say we, as there are 30 of us in class, the biggest summer Greek class for the last 4-5 years) learned and experienced over the last 5 weeks. It is amazing to think that it has already been that long, and it has only been that long.
1) Like after just 2 weeks we were translating simple Bible passages…awesome, and why I (we are here).
2) 29 other guys to struggle, toil, study, and laugh with.
3) A professor who has been studying Greek for over 50 years, teaching it for 37 years, and so enthusiastic and passionate in his teaching that you can’t help but catch his excitement.
4) I’m now able to just begin to catch all the little nuances that translations tend to “translate down” (or out) for the sake of agreement and therefore compromise. But that doesn’t change what the original text still says nor the little nuances that bring better and greater meaning to the text (and therefore to us as the reader/disciple).
5) To top it off last week we had the Mid-Term. and Today we got them back. I lost 7-8 points for horribly silly errors; so I could count that towards my grade, but I GOT AN 86%…feeling pretty good (and I know I have a lot more studying on this topic). Only 5 more weeks to go till our final/qualifier…ugh.
Well, it’s midnight, my head is bobbing, and therefore it is past my bedtime.
Blessings,
Cup Overflowing 