The Twin Cities Biblical Languages Paideia (TCBLP) is a minstry of Rev. Charles Gustafson who for 26 years! has taught, mentored and promoted the study of the bibilical languages Greek and Hebrew in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA).

The goal of TCBLP is to teach, foster and promote the study of biblical languages (Greek and Hebrew) by believers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. Last year, the TCBLP had over 50 people reading and studying the Bible in the original language. TCBLP has a number of instructors who are proficient in Greek and/or Hebrew. These volunteers have donated their time and abilities to teach others. This year there are twelve classes at all levels.

There are at least 50 people in the Twin Cities that think YOU CAN LEARN GREEK or Hebrew! These people are everyday, normal, motivated believers who have jobs (are not pastors or full-time students), and who think reading the Bible in the original language is extremely important.

If you are interested in reading the Bible in the original language, TCBLP is for you!. See the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for more answers to your questions.

There are all levels of classes available from first year beginning classes, advanced classes. This year, there is also a class on the Greek Church Fathers and an active modern language methods class.

TCBLP 2010 Fall Classes

• Beginning Greek I (using Boyce's Let's Read Greek)
• Beginning Greek I (using active learning methods, Greek is spoken in class, play-acting, in-class dialouges, modern worship songs in Koine Greek and more! Great for home-schoolers)
• Beginning Greek I (using Mounce's Basics of Biblical Greek)
• Intermediate Greek II (TBA)
• Advanced Greek (The Church Fathers)
• Beginning Hebrew (TBA)
• Beginning Hebrew (using Learn Hebrew by Isaac Yetiv).
• Intermediate Hebrew (TBA)
• Advanced Hebrew (Minor prophets: Hosea)

Texts Used in Courses

Different classes use different textbooks; Some classes use the same textbook. Below are some of the texts being used for the 2010-2011 school year:

Greek

• Boyce: Let's Read Greek (Beginning Grammar - most classes)
• Mounce: Basics of Biblical Greek (Beginning Grammar - select classes)
• USB Greek New Testament 4th ed. (1st year)
• The Text of the New Testament by Harold Greenlee(1st year)
• USB Critical Decisions
• Metzger: NT Vocabulary
• Trench: NT Vocabulary
• Blass DeBrunner 'A Grammar of NT Greek' (Advanced)
• BDAG 'A Lexicon of the New Testament' (Intermediate)
• Wallace: NT Greek Syntax (Intermediate)
• Kohlenberg: A Reader's Greek NT Testament (Intermediate)
• Mounce: Morphology of Biblical Greek (Advanced)

*Books are purchased by student independently. Not all books are used in all classes. If questions, contact the teacher.

Hebrew

• Pratico. Basics of Biblical Hebrew.
• Learn Hebrew by Isaac Yetiv