Developing biblical Greek as a pastor: A night and day difference! 

I read through the NT in Greek every year (for about ten years now). I use my Logos app to read the passage translating it in my head, then I read it again out loud trying to focus on the Greek, then I listen to it read and try to comprehend it. I am also working through books of the NT learning the Greek and building up easy reading and I’ll read a chapter or two of those from an actual physical GNT. I also have read through reader’s editions of the Apostolic Fathers and the LXX. I keep pushing and the NT is getting easier. I still find other texts difficult to comprehend though. (Philo, Eusebius, etc) When I preach I work through NT texts in Greek using Wallace’s grammar in particular before jumping to commentaries

I am teaching through one chapter per week, spending one week at a time in the vocabulary and meditating on the chapter everyday, with the goal to have read and commented on the entire New Testament over the course of five years. I currently read using my UBS and Zondervan reader's editions, but by the end of a week I've got the vocabulary and other points on the text down that I carry it straight into the pulpit, and my margin notes as my preaching outline. I still want to get better at parsing though and love the encouragement to grow.

This was great Darryl and Noah. Love the baseball analogy. As a pastor, making the decision to restart Greek has benefited virtually every area of ministry. Yes, time is tight. And I cannot do everything I want (have missed several syntax classes because of funerals and a wedding). But vocabulary is as daily an exercise for me as is working out...and I love to workout. I have even tried to make a habit of 5 minutes in vocabulary before every meal. But, by far, my biggest advancement in Greek took place when I began teaching beginners Greek to members of our church and a home school group. About to start a refresh class with pastors. And I am not NEARLY as far along as is Noah. Outstanding video!

Great conversation! Thank you, guys! Noah's point about consistent small steps is really what makes the difference. I know you (Darryl) have mentioned it many times before, but it bears repeating. As someone who is about to wrap up year-one of beginning Greek using Merkle and Plummer's textbook, I can look back and clearly point to those times where consistency waned and came back based on my comfort with those sections of the vocab and/or grammar.

I am not a pastor, but I’m still reading Greek all the time because it’s fun! Since 1989

Hi, i am a beginner in koine greek. I have three questions: 1. Which pronunciation do you use for koine greek? 2. When should there be breathing marks? I have looked for an answer to this question but I haven't found an answer yet. And what decided if it should be a smooth or rough breathing mark? 3. What should i learn after the alphabet, vowels, dophtongs, accents and breath marks? Am i ready to start learning words after learning that or is there anything more that i have to learn first?

Firstly I would do some textual criticisms. Then translate the text. (word studies would come here a little bit but more extensively later on).Diagram the text (both block and phrase). Outline the text. Do word studies in-depth and then work my way to the sermon from there.

Hi there Darryl this is unrelated to the video, but I have a question. Does the original Hebrew and Greek point to the Personhood of the Holy Spirit? Because this is one of the questions ive been struggling with.

Where did you get that standing desk behind you?