Translating Philemon from Biblical Greek

Have you ever wanted to learn how to translate the Bible directly from the original language? This course, "Translating Philemon from Biblical Greek," offers an in-depth and verse-by-verse translation of the apostle Paul's letter to Philemon.

In this course, you will learn everything you ever wanted to know about how to translate, understand, and contextualize scripture. You will be guided by Dr. Derek Cooper, who has been teaching Biblical Greek and Latin for more than 15 years. In addition, he has also led countless tours to all Bible lands, including Greece and Turkey, where this letter was written and where the apostle Paul lived and ministered.

This course offers entire videos on each verse of Philemon. Each video offers commentary on how to translate each verse, how to pronounce each verse, and what kinds of interpretive options translators have for each verse. Although we will work directly from the Greek, you do not need to be a Greek expert. Do not worry if it has been a while since you have studied Greek or if you feel like you are not as proficient as you would like to be. All that is needed is a desire to learn more about the Bible, more about translation, and more about how we translate New Testament Greek.

By the time you finish this course, you will have covered every single word in Paul's letter to Philemon from Greek. You will also have had the opportunity to translate every verse on your own and you will learn a lot of new vocabulary that will enable you to do this well. 

There is no better way to learn more about the Bible and Bible translation than to be guided through a Biblical letter one word at a time. Come join us as we translate one of Paul's most important yet neglected letters in scripture! The Bible will come alive in new ways.