Hi, my name is Ryder and I created the course Learn to Read Koine Greek.

The reason I created this course is because I learned to read Koine Greek the hard way.

It wasn't until later when I learned to read ancient Hebrew that I realized there's an easier way to learn ancient languages.

The thing is, I learned Hebrew in less than half the time it took me to learn Greek. And now, years later, I can still read Hebrew pretty well, even though I rarely have the chance to sit down with it to practice.

So I created a course based on the idea that learning bigger chunks like phrases and sentences is more important than learning every precise nuance of Greek grammar.

I know I'm not the only one who learned Greek the hard way, 

and that's why I wasn't surprised when I found the article on the the Mezzofanti Guild talking about why learning Koine Greek is so hard.

In that article Donovan points out  a major weakness with traditional Greek classes.

He says,

languages are not just a system of rules to be memorized.

Languages work as a stack of building blocks.

And later, he says, 

knowing Koine Greek grammar well is unavoidable and something you’ll gradually have to learn

but . . . 

The goal with what I’m doing is to work on acquiring proficiency through frequent exposure to high-frequency chunks (whether they be particular word forms, collocations or phrases).

So, Donovan’s point about learning stacks of building blocks is exactly how I designed my course. 

There’s three major things to learn, the Greek alphabet, phrases, and clauses. 

Like Donovan said, You can't  entirely avoid learning grammar, but I try to make the grammar memorable by introducing concepts in intuitive ways, and by focusing on the way everything functions.

This way, you're not stuck treating Greek like a code to be broken but rather as an actual language that functioned in its ancient context.

For Mezzofanti Guild readers (or even if you're new to that blog) I’m offering this course for 90% off.

This includes lifetime access to the lectures, quizzes, and exercises. 

But best of all, you can comment on any lesson or quiz and ask me anything you want along the way. 

Even though this is an online course, I’m personally here to help you when you need it, and I’ll keep updating the material to make it better and better. 

And if you don’t have the time just now to start, take advantage of this huge discount so the entire course is there when you want it.