Carlo Cicero discussing Introductory Greek Class

Greek Intensive


Join us in Birchwood Tennessee for an intensive course in Introductory New Testament Greek Greek taught by Carlo Cicero a PhD student of Greek of Dr. Robert L. Plummer from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.


Students will come away with an awareness of the importance of the language, an understanding and ability to recite its alphabet, introduction to nouns and verbs, and a pathway to further study so that they could exegete the Scriptures from Greek. 


Schedule:


Monday: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • Greek memory verse for the Week
  • Alphabet intro & review - recitation, whiteboard writing, handwriting correction, English word associations.
  • Vowels, Diphthongs, breathing marks, accent marks, & punctuation marks.
  • First declension nouns introduction and practice.
  • Reading practice: John 3:14-21.
  • Vocabulary word practice (p.12), memory verse recitation.


Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Prayer: 8:00 - 8:50 AM; Lunch: Noon - 2:00 PM Includes prayer time)

  • Alphabet Review
  • First declension nouns review and practice
  • Fallacies discussion
  • Word studies introduction
  • Reading practice: Philippians 1:1-11 (Greek Studies for Everyone, p. 30)
  • Vocabulary word practice (p. 28), memory verse recitation.


Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Prayer: 8:00 - 8:50 AM; Lunch: Noon - 2:00 PM Includes prayer time)

  • Memory verse review
  • First declension nouns review with practice
  • Word studies and Greek lexicons
  • Theological dictionary introduction
  • Sentence parsing with first declension nouns
  • Reading: James 1:1-12
  • Vocabulary word practice (p.46-47), memory verse recitation.


Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Prayer: 8:00 - 8:50 AM; Lunch: Noon - 2:00 PM Includes prayer time)

  • Memory verse recitation
  • Present indicative verbs chart and basics
  • Practice Sentence
  • First declension noun review
  • Vocabulary word practice (p.66), memory verse recitation.


Friday: 9:00 AM - Noon (Prayer: 8:00 - 8:50 AM)

  • Memory verse recitation
  • Practice session
  • Open Q&A - immediate answers or commitment to provide full responses by week's end
  • Next steps discussion with registration opportunities for fall classes


Resources

Required Resources

  1. Greek Word Studies for Everyone: An Easy Guide to Serious Study of the Bible by Dr. Benjamin Merkel and Dr. Robert Plummer
  2. Whiteboard tablet with handle and dry erase marker (available on Amazon for class interaction)
  • Bill, potentially you could provide these with registration. They can be bought in multipacks reasonably here

Recommended Resources

  1. [http:///]Beginning with New Testament Greek by Dr. Benjamin Merkle and Dr. Robert Plummer.
  2. Greek for Life: Strategies for Learning, Retaining and Reviving Biblical Greek By Merkle, & Plummer.
  3. Beginning with New Testament Greek Charts for Beginning Greek Grammar and Syntax



Conference Location: Birchwood Community Center. Birchwood, TN (30 minutes north of Chattanooga, TN)

Cost: $400 per person

(includes lunch and dinner)

To Register:

email info@sfoi.org

 your name and contact info