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Biblical and Liturgical Greek (Koine) 2023-2024

Do you want to gain a deeper understanding of the Scriptures by engaging with the Greek language of the Bible? Are you also interested in reading and understanding some of the Church’s most important prayers in their original Greek form? Then this course is for you.

In an environment grounded in collaboration, sharing of learning, and reflection you will be introduced to the basics of biblical and liturgical Greek. You will learn to read biblical and liturgical texts with the ecclesiastical pronunciation used in the Orthodox Church today. You will receive an orientation in basic Greek grammar in order to be able to understand simpler sentences from the Bible and the prayers of the Church. The course consists of both lessons with a fixed structure and freer sessions which offer plenty of opportunities for the participants to influence the content. The course is suitable for beginners in Greek as well as those who may have studied New Testament Greek before and want to refresh their knowledge while gaining insight into Greek as a living liturgical language.

Course material:
Smith, R. H. & Fullmer, P. (2004)  Read Greek by Friday: A Beginning Grammar and Exercises  Wipf & Stock

Smith, R. H. & Fullmer, P. (2005) Read Greek by Friday: The Gospel of John and 1 John with aids for translating  Wipf & Stock

Trenchard W. C. (2008). A Concise Dictionary of New Testament Greek. Cambridge University Press. (Or an equivalent dictionary.)


Selected liturgical texts plus other texts which will be provided by the teacher

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Quick Facts

Length: 1 year

Study Pace: Part time (50%)

Teaching Hours: Evenings
Type of Instruction: Distance learning (online)
Language of Instruction: English or Swedish (depending on the make-up of the group)

Level: Seminary

Organizer: Sankt Ignatios folkhögskola
Requirements:

In addition to the requirements stated in the course description, all participants need to be at least 18 year old, be officially registered in Sweden and have a sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction.

Fees: Tuition at Sankt Ignatios Folkhögskola is free for everyone who is registered (“folkbokförda”) in Sweden.


Service Fees at Sankt Ignatios Folkhögskola
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Students are required to pay a service fee. The service fee for this course is SEK 400 per semester.

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