Showing posts with label grec biblique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grec biblique. Show all posts

Friday, June 19, 2026

My work at the University of Fribourg (interview in French)



In this video I describe how I came to the University of Fribourg, how I contribute to teaching and research here, and which adjectives I use to describe the Faculty of theology. 

My interview and those of my colleagues appear here: https://www.unifr.ch/theo/fr/fac/pers/video.html




Friday, October 24, 2025

”The Grace”: The Blessing of 2 Corinthians 13.13

This video is a part of the series "Readings in New Testament Greek" on my YouTube channel (Life&Text).

Here we focus on the blessing given by the apostle Paul to the church in Corinth in 2 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 13.

It's a wonderful verse to memorize both for learning Greek and for one's own edification. Give it a try!



Thursday, October 13, 2022

Une bonne question au début de l'année académique: Pourquoi apprendre les langues bibliques?



Voici un interview avec Robin Reeve, professeur à la HET-PRO. Nous explorons les atouts de l'apprentissage des langues bibliques en lien avec l'exégèse, mais également les difficultés et les limites rencontrées par les étudiants en théologie. Robin et moi connaissons bien ces défis parce que nous sommes passés par toutes les étapes, à partir des premiers moments de contact avec les langues bibliques jusqu'à aujourd'hui où nous donnons des cours d'hébreu et de grec. Nous cherchons à offrir un peu de courage et d'espoir à tous ceux et celles qui apprennent les langues bibliques...ces langues si belles et riches! Bonne vision! James Morgan (prof. en Nouveau Testament à la HET-PRO et lecteur de grec biblique à l'Université de Fribourg)


Voir cet article de Robin Reeve sur les traductions de la Bible : https://point-theo.com/traductions-de-la-bible-legitimite-et-limites/


Pour apprendre l'alphabet grec, voir ma vidéo bilingue sur cette chaine : https://youtu.be/3XQ3YARCRSo.


La photo dans le 'thumbnail' est d'un tableau à la HET-PRO dont le nom du peintre m'est inconnu. Je le noterai aussi tôt que possible. Les morceaux musicaux sont pris de la gallérie YouTube.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Proofs of the Divine in the Acts of the Apostles and Herodotus’ Histories

Around 500 years separate Herodotus, the first great Greek historian, and Luke, the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. In my latest journal article, I explore the word tekmêrion 'proof' or 'evidence', which they use to describe their perception of divine activity. Their theological understanding of the world was different but they did believe that there was something greater working behind the scenes and often in the scenes. 

Proofs of the Divine: Luke’s Use of Tekmhpion in Acts 1:3 in Light of Herodotus’ Description of the Battle of Mycale (Hist. 9.100.2): 

Abstract:

In Acts 1:3, the author claims that Jesus had shown himself alive ‘by many proofs’ (ἐν πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις). Phrases containing τεκμήριον (a NT hapax) qualified by πολύς have a long textual history. Reference works, however, do not discuss the closest rhetorical and theological parallel to the occurrence of τεκμήριον in Acts, which is found in Herodotus’ description of the battle of Mycale (Histories 9.100.2) in a metaleptic aside about proofs of divine intervention in human history: Δῆλα δὴ πολλοῖσι τεκμηρίοισι ἐστὶ τὰ θεῖα τῶν πρηγμάτων. Given the theologically charged nature of Luke–Acts and the Histories, this rich parallel illustrates well both projects and evinces plausible Herodotean influence on Luke’s historiographical erudition.

Monday, May 16, 2022

Proofs of the Divine: Luke’s Use of Tekmhpion in Acts 1:3 in Light of Herodotus’ Description of the Battle of Mycale (Hist. 9.100.2)

Happy to share my article that compares uses of tekmêrion (proof or convincing proof) by Herodotus and Luke in relation to their beliefs--which were obviously different--that the divine was at work in the scenes they describe. 

The article can be found here (if you have access): 
Proofs of the Divine: Luke’s Use of Tekmhpion in Acts 1:3 in Light of Herodotus’ Description of the Battle of Mycale (Hist. 9.100.2): 

Here is the abstract:
In Acts 1:3, the author claims that Jesus had shown himself alive ‘by many proofs’ (ἐν πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις). Phrases containing τεκμήριον (a NT hapax) qualified by πολύς have a long textual history. Reference works, however, do not discuss the closest rhetorical and theological parallel to the occurrence of τεκμήριον in Acts, which is found in Herodotus’ description of the battle of Mycale (Histories 9.100.2) in a metaleptic aside about proofs of divine intervention in human history: Δῆλα δὴ πολλοῖσι τεκμηρίοισι ἐστὶ τὰ θεῖα τῶν πρηγμάτων. Given the theologically charged nature of Luke–Acts and the Histories, this rich parallel illustrates well both projects and evinces plausible Herodotean influence on Luke’s historiographical erudition.


Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Mt 6 9 13 Lord's Prayer #Short

The Lord's Prayer is a beautiful prayer that still resonates today. It invites us to worship God and to seek his help for our daily needs. Here is a reading of the prayer as it is presented in the Greek New Testament (Nestle-Aland 28th edition). Try to memorize it! 

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

The Greek alphabet for reading ancient Greek / L'alphabet grec pour lire des textes en grec ancien




This bilingual video will help you to get started reading beautiful texts in ancient Greek!

--> Go to 1:34 to skip Introduction and begin instruction. 
--> Go to 14:15 for practice. To dig deeper, try these resources:
  • http://www.drshirley.org/greek/textbook02/chapter01-alphabet.pdf 
  • Duff, J., The Elements of New Testament Greek, 3rd ed., Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2005, p. 11–20.
  • Mounce W. D., Basics of Biblical Greek : Grammar, 4th ed., Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 2019, p. 8–13.
You may want to explore oral approaches to learning Koine Greek, e.g., Christophe Rico's Πόλις book and other resources : https://www.polisjerusalem.org/language/ancient-greek/#book

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Cette vidéo bilingue vous aidera à vous lancer dans la lecture de beaux textes en grec ancien !

--> Aller à 1:34 pour sauter l'Introduction et commencer l'instruction. 
--> Aller à 14:15 pour la pratique.

Pour approfondir:
  • http://bibliques.com/weft/gr/glec01.php
  • https://app.memrise.com/course/1334483/vocabulaire-grec-biblique-grammaire-letourneau/1/
  • Duff, J., Initiation au grec du Nouveau Testament, traduction et adaptation de l’anglais par R. Burnet et D. Denjean, Paris, Beauchesne, 2005, p. 19–26.
  • Letourneau, P., Initiation au Grec du Nouveau Testament : De l’alphabet aux phrases complexes, Sciences bibliques, Montréal, Médiaspaul, 2010, p. 11–18.
  • Lukinovich, Alessandra, and Madeleine Rousset. Grammaire de grec ancien. 3e éd. revue et augm., Genève, Georg, 2002, p. 3–20.
Vous pouvez également explorer des approches orales pour apprendre le grec koinè, par ex. le livre de Christophe Rico, Πόλις : Parler le grec ancien comme une langue vivante : https://www.polisjerusalem.org/language/ancient-greek/#book 

ou le manuel de Danielle Ellul et d'Odile Flichy: Apprendre le grec biblique par les textes : https://www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/livre/17703/apprendre-le-grec-biblique-par-les-textes

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