Lesson 2: Vowels & Vocab

May 30 · 53 min

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May 30, 2026 · 53 min · How to Read Biblical Greek with Dr. Abidan Shah

In Lesson 2 of How to Read Biblical Greek, Dr. Abidan Shah reviews the full alphabet, walks through vowels and diphthongs, and explains why the Greek language changed over centuries the same way English did. Then the class does something most beginners don't expect to do this early — they read John 1:1–5 in the original Greek.The vocabulary section covers words that appear over 600 times in the New Testament — words like kai (and), theos (God), logos (word), and kurios (Lord) — and connects them to English words the class already knows. By the time John 1 appears on the board, the students are reading it themselves. That's the goal of the whole course: not to produce scholars, but to give everyday believers enough vocabulary and confidence to open the Greek New Testament and read the Word of God the way it was written.~~~~CONNECT: https://clearviewbc.org/contactGIVE: https://clearviewbc.org/giveBOOKS: https://abidanshah.com/books/LISTEN LATER: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearview-today-with-dr-abidan-shah/id1651006506DR. SHAH: http://abidanshah.com/...moreShow less

In Lesson 2 of How to Read Biblical Greek, Dr. Abidan Shah reviews the full alphabet, walks through vowels and diphthongs, and explains why the Greek language changed over centuries the same way English did. Then the class does something most beginners don't expect to do this early — they read John 1:1–5 in the original Greek.The vocabulary section covers words that appear over 600 times in the New Testament — words like kai (and), theos (God), logos (word), and kurios (Lord) — and connects them to English words the class already knows. By the time John 1 appears on the board, the students are reading it themselves. That's the goal of the whole course: not to produce scholars, but to give everyday believers enough vocabulary and confidence to open the Greek New Testament and read the Word of God the way it was written.~~~~CONNECT: https://clearviewbc.org/contactGIVE: https://clearviewbc.org/giveBOOKS: https://abidanshah.com/books/LISTEN LATER: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clearview-today-with-dr-abidan-shah/id1651006506DR. SHAH: http://abidanshah.com/

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