FriarTuck update

[FriarTuck]

I recieved my acceptance letter to Luther Theological Seminary in St Paul. I've registered for classes and applied for FAFSA. I move August 26th into the dorms and classes start September 11. Right now I'm looking at churches to do my Contextual Leadership. I planted a lemon tree and it sprouted about a month ago so in three years I should have fresh lemons. If anyone want's some lemonade let me know I'll put you on the waiting list ;) . I'm trying to teach myself greek so I don't have quite as hard of a time when class starts. The waiting is driving me nuts. I wish classes started today. There isn't a whole lot else that's new with me.

Pray for me and my ministry.

Peace be with you

[RayJGentry]

congrats! i visited there my freshman year of college. if i visit there this year, i'll let you know! i probably won't end up there when i go to seminary (whenever i get there ;) ) but congradulations and good luck! greek should be fun! you and all the other freshman diving headfirst into a weird language. i took a semester of it my sophomore year, it's fun :D

[LilLamb219]

Awesome!

Stick around here until classes begin :)

[ctay]

Congratulations!!!

[Jim47]

Congratulations and God speed on becoming a Pastor. :thumbsup:

[Protoevangel]

ELCA is lucky to have you.

[C.F.W. Walther]

Wh00p !!

[IowaLutheran]

I'm taking online and summer school classes at Luther, maybe we'll run into each other someday.

[MORTANIUS]

May the Lemon be with you! lol

...and the best of luck:thumbsup:

[RegularGuy]

Congratulations, Friar Tuck, and good luck. But more than either of those things, you have my prayers. God go with you.

I have a close relative who will be entering Luther in the Fall, too.

Question: What resources are you using to study Greek?

I've been working at re-learning the Greek I have forgotten over the last 25 years and I'm making pretty good progress.

[SPALATIN]

I recieved my acceptance letter to Luther Theological Seminary in St Paul. I've registered for classes and applied for FAFSA. I move August 26th into the dorms and classes start September 11. Right now I'm looking at churches to do my Contextual Leadership. I planted a lemon tree and it sprouted about a month ago so in three years I should have fresh lemons. If anyone want's some lemonade let me know I'll put you on the waiting list ;) . I'm trying to teach myself greek so I don't have quite as hard of a time when class starts. The waiting is driving me nuts. I wish classes started today. There isn't a whole lot else that's new with me.

Pray for me and my ministry.

Peace be with you

Congratulations. From one seminarian (Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne) to another. Tell me, do they require Greek and Hebrew in that Seminary?

If you get a chance to check out Redeemer Lutheran in Fridley, MN, say hi to Pastors Dave and Sean for me. I used to belong to that church before I went over to Missouri.

[SPALATIN]

Congratulations, Friar Tuck, and good luck. But more than either of those things, you have my prayers. God go with you.

I have a close relative who will be entering Luther in the Fall, too.

Question: What resources are you using to study Greek?

I've been working at re-learning the Greek I have forgotten over the last 25 years and I'm making pretty good progress.

I will bet that they use Maedchen. We use the Voelz text at Fort Wayne.

[RegularGuy]

I will bet that they use Maedchen. We use the Voelz text at Fort Wayne.

Well...I don't approve of gambling...:D ...but Mounce's textbook has been very popular lately.

But I was curious as to what resources Friar Tuck was using in his pre-seminary studies.

[SPALATIN]

Well...I don't approve of gambling...:D ...but Mounce's textbook has been very popular lately.

But I was curious as to what resources Friar Tuck was using in his pre-seminary studies.

Mounce is ok. I have the Greek Tutor program he helped to author, but the LCMS uses "Fundamentals in Greek Grammar" by James Voelz. It is designed to teach the class in 10 weeks.

It really doesn't matter whether you approve of gambling or not. It is just a phrase. There was no wager put down in what I said though I am sure you are just kidding around with the smiley you put there.

[RegularGuy]

Mounce is ok. I have the Greek Tutor program he helped to author, but the LCMS uses "Fundamentals in Greek Grammar" by James Voelz. It is designed to teach the class in 10 weeks.

It really doesn't matter whether you approve of gambling or not. It is just a phrase. There was no wager put down in what I said though I am sure you are just kidding around with the smiley you put there.

I was indeed kidding.

I haven't looked at Voelz's grammar. It has the reputation of being good for classroom instruction and difficult for self-learning.

Mounce is OK and is widely used. I know that the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is using Mounce (I asked). I have his book, but find it more useful as a reference than a textbook. And then, his Analytical Grammar contains most of the reference material in a more concise format.

I like the Greek Tutor program, but I didn't think Mounce had a hand in it.

For self-study, I like Dobsons "Learn New Testament Greek," but I'm a more inductive learner myself.

If you hadn't guessed, I have a pretty sizable collection of Greek textbooks and resources, including some out-of-print books that are still amazingly useful.

[FriarTuck]

My pastor (who also went to Luther) gave me his books, Let's Study Greek and Grammer Notes for New Testament Greek both prepared by the Prof that teaches it Dr. Boyce. He also has a bunch of extra material on his personal site http://www.luthersem.edu/jboyce/

I downloaded the sound files and printed off the vocab lists and I've just been learning the words and listening to the pronounciations.
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th ed is the greek New Testament we work out of. and there's about thirty different suggested books for additional help. I'll be taking Hebrew next summer so fun fun fun. Actually I am looking forward to it. Thank you all for your support.

Peace be with you

[SPALATIN]

I was indeed kidding.

I haven't looked at Voelz's grammar. It has the reputation of being good for classroom instruction and difficult for self-learning.

Mounce is OK and is widely used. I know that the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is using Mounce (I asked). I have his book, but find it more useful as a reference than a textbook. And then, his Analytical Grammar contains most of the reference material in a more concise format.

I like the Greek Tutor program, but I didn't think Mounce had a hand in it.

For self-study, I like Dobsons "Learn New Testament Greek," but I'm a more inductive learner myself.

If you hadn't guessed, I have a pretty sizable collection of Greek textbooks and resources, including some out-of-print books that are still amazingly useful.

Maybe he didn't have a personal hand in it but he is mentioned in the pop-ups when referring to certain aspects of Greek. So maybe the person who developed it used the Mounce text to develop it.

Voelz is excellent for classroom, but you are correct about using it for self-study. We were just introduced to The Perfect tense today. We have a quiz on Aorist participles next Tuesday.

We are doing roughly one chapter per day.