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Learn biblical Greek (the language of the New Testament) at the University of Toronto

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This course which is a part of the continuing studies program at the University of Toronto teaches students how to learn Koine Greek aka biblical Greek which is the original language of the New Testament. This course is valuable to anyone that is interested in studying the New Testament and learning about Orthodoxy or religion in general, or anyone that is interested in learning new languages in general! This language is only spoken in the church and is not used in day to day interactions. https://learn.utoronto.ca/programs-courses/languages-and-translation/language-learning/greek
 
dimi_pat said:
This course which is a part of the continuing studies program at the University of Toronto teaches students how to learn Koine Greek aka biblical Greek which is the original language of the New Testament. This course is valuable to anyone that is interested in studying the New Testament and learning about Orthodoxy or religion in general, or anyone that is interested in learning new languages in general! This language is only spoken in the church and is not used in day to day interactions. https://learn.utoronto.ca/programs-courses/languages-and-translation/language-learning/greek
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