Concordia Seminary to Begin 174th Academic Year

On Friday, Aug. 31, at 11:00 a.m., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will begin its 174^th academic year with a special worship service in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus on the Seminary campus. Dr. Dale A. Meyer, president of Concordia Seminary, will serve as preacher.

During the preceding week, new students will complete an orientation process and register for course work. The orientation process also provides opportunities for new students and their families to become better acquainted, which includes a “Field Day” consisting of sports activities, games for children, and a community-wide barbecue. Classes start on Tuesday, Sept. 4.

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Week 8, in Greek class

It’s week 8, 12 more days till the final/qualifier. This is how I’m feeling today

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Learning Greek or Spinning Plates

It’s two weeks out until our final exam for Greek; that is, 13 days. The exam happens on August 17, and starts at 8am. Many of my classmates and I are beginning to stress out about this, as there are ONLY 17 days left, but at the same time we are thankful and rejoice that there are ONLY 17 days left.

It is crazy to think of where we came from, knowing little to no Greek, to now being able to translate practice sentences and scripture (with a little help from a lexicon).

Did you know that a lexicon is a dictionary for a specific language and a specific target/group/use of that language? I didn’t; one more thing I’ve learned in this class; so our lexicon/dictionary is for New Testament Greek. I had no idea.

The kids start school in two weeks too. Things have been happening fast since May. I’m looking forward to passing this exam (please keep me and my classmates in your prayers about this, as our tutor said he studied [what we are doing in 10 weeks] in 3 semesters). It is a lot to cram into your head, to try to learn, to try to use, and to try to recall and keep fresh and in the forefront of your memory. It’s like spinning plates, you get comfortable with verbs, then move one to nouns, then participles, then infinitives, then with the different moods, and by then the things in the past start slowing down and leaving (or falling off the pole they were spinning on).

We have two weeks off then, and start classes the day after Labor Day. My classmates and I are already making plans to get together and review Greek, because we have all experienced the flow of Greek out of our brains when we just take a day off from studying. Rachel and I are looking forward to spending a lot more time together during those two weeks off too.

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