“Why Biblical Greek?” Part Three

If you haven't seen the first posts in this series, you can check them out here and here. In this post, we unpack Angle 3: So much of English grammar and vocabulary (like medical terminology!) is borrowed from ancient languages like Greek and Latin, so you never know when it might come in handy. Also, …

“Why Biblical Greek?” Part Two

If you haven't seen the first posts in this series, you can check them out here and here. Special thanks to Andrew for this post! In this post, we unpack Angle 2: Reading anything as a translation limits the ability to pick up on subtle nuances and distances the reader from the writer and world …

“Why Biblical Greek?” Part One

In this post, written by Brother Daniel Smith, we unpack the first angle in this series. Angle 1: Many of the translations of the NT that we have in English are good translations, but there are many nuances and grammatical constructions that cannot be translated into good, natural English. In essence, learn Greek to enhance …

“Why Biblical Greek?” Foundation

Several months ago, I made a post about the Biblical Greek Program I'm part of. I posted some pictures of Bible passages/stories we were acting out, and I included a link to the BGP website. Not too long after that, my brother Andrew did a guest post on my blog about how he got into …

A Reflection on Lamentations 3

The book of Lamentations (found in the Old Testament) is believed to have been written by the prophet Jeremiah after the Babylonians destroyed Israel around 580 BC. As the name of the book suggests, it contains lamentations, or expressions of grief, over what had happened to the Holy City and the temple. In the middle …

Guest Post: Andrew Lamicela

My brother Andrew is currently instructor of Biblical Greek at Sattler College, Boston. He also teaches a local Biblical Greek class, and I'm thrilled to have him sharing a bit about Greek here on my blog! Let's see what he has to say... In my early years, Greek was just another subject I did in …

Jesus Gives Good Things

“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than …

Biblical Greek Program

I'm currently on a two week break between semesters of nursing school, which are filled with the final two weeks of the two year Biblical Greek program. I'm just going to share a few pictures from this week with an explanation of what's going on. Acts 12:1-19 - Reading the story of the apostle Peter's …

Linguistics and New Testament Greek Conference

The Linguistics and New Testament Greek Conference was held at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in North Carolina. I was incredibly privileged to be able to go with my brother Andrew (who is actually one of my Greek teachers), Joseph Neill (my primary Greek teacher), his lovely wife Sarah, and several of my classmates. One …

The Importance of Scripture in the Life of a Christian

I was asked to share a testimony on the importance of Scripture in my life today at church. I polished up my speech, and here it is! So how have I found God’s word to be alive in my own personal life? I’ve been through times when I would read the Bible and it felt …