[af_vet_1981]

Hmm...funny that the Greeks don't seem to agree with you. I guess you know Greek better than 2000 years of Greeks?

I find this argument compelling. Modern Greek scholarship by students with a couple of courses of New Testament Greek does not equal the treasure trove of Greek language tradition from Orthodox Christians.

Another area I find suspect is the propensity of Bible colleges to offer, and professtional clergy to obtain, often by mail (and perhaps now via the Internet) PhD degrees so they can be called Doctor to reinforce their business model or credibility.

[ealgeone]

You do know it is possible to learn another language, any language, with all of its nuances....right?

Did you get your line of reasoning from Tim Staples?

I've found people who take this approach are ones who've not bothered to try and study the language.

IIRC even Msgr Pope noted he needed to study the Greek to really know the NT. Salvation posted that article a while back.

Do catholic priests not study Greek and/or Hebrew? Or do they just study Latin so they can do the Mass?