7 tips para el estudio de los idiomas bíblicos

Make yourself a prayer card that helps you pray regularly for your studies. Like any other aspect of the discipline, biblical languages also require prayer. The adversary does not want people to be better armed with the sword of the Spirit, so pray a lot and study a lot.

Here are some things that we recommend putting on the prayer card, and we will write them in the description of this video as well. Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that everyone can see your progress.

So, the way I would pray this verse would be, Father, help me practice the things that I am learning and immerse myself in them, so that my progress is evident. Here are some other verses to put on the card.

Strive to present yourself to God approved as a worker who has nothing to be ashamed of, and who correctly interprets the word of truth. Do what you do, work with good will, as for the Lord, and not as for anyone in this world.

I tell all of you, no one should have a higher self-concept than the one they should have, but rather think of yourself in moderation. I pray that you live in a way worthy of the calling that you have received, always humble and kind, patient, tolerant with each other in love.

Finally, I will include the following quote from John Newton, the author of the famous hymn, Sublime Grace. He says, Original writings well deserve their efforts, and they will pay them richly. Get a fellow student, if possible.

Realizing someone is key, especially when you are taking a self-guided online course. It is a biblical and simple principle. Two are better than one. It is possible that your partner understands something better and can help you, and vice versa.

They can encourage each other when things get difficult. Study a little every day. Many people make the mistake of thinking that they only need a big block of time once a week. But your brain does not work that way for language learning.

It is much better to study 20 minutes a day constantly than 4 hours in a single day. Slow and constant wins the race when it comes to biblical languages. At first, you may not see a big return on your investment, but if you remain constant and develop a habit of studying regularly, you will reach a point where you will begin to reap the fruits of your effort.

Scientific studies have shown that we need to sleep for the brain to process new information. The less we sleep in one night, the less we can retain what we learned the day before. If you don't sleep enough, the new information you worked so hard to learn during the day will not be processed and thus will never reach your long-term memory.

For your brain to function in the best way, you must make sure you sleep at least 8 hours a night. 5. Listen to the language very often, even if you don't understand most of what you hear. We recommend the free app developed by the Hebrew Training Department of CIL-Papua New Guinea.

We will put a link in the description. The app reproduces the voice of a professional reader reading the Hebrew Bible that uses the same pronunciation of our videos to the FSP. And you can reduce the speed of the audio in the app if you wish.

The more you listen, the more you will internalize the sound, the rhythm, and the flavor of the language. This will help you continue to treat Hebrew as a living language, which will make your learning experience more interesting and motivating.

Also, the more exposure to the sounds and patterns of the language your brain has, the more patterns or words will sound or feel correct or incorrect instinctively, even if you don't know the exact rules of memory.

6. Tolerate ambiguity. A large part of the effective acquisition of a language in the real world is to learn to understand what is happening from visual and contextual signals, even without understanding every little detail of the words you are hearing.

When you are in the learning process, don't focus too much on mastering every detail of the grammar at the expense of following the flow of language and conversation. Stay with your questions for a little while instead of demanding immediate answers.

More repetition and exposure to the vocabulary and grammatical structures in different contexts will often answer your questions, and sometimes you will discover that you have internalized a pattern or word without even noticing it at the time.

In other words, let your subconscious language learning brain do its job over time, and don't get stuck looking at small details from the beginning if they prevent you from entering and enjoying the flow of a new language.

7. Perhaps the most important advice of all. Stay humble. One of the biggest temptations you will face when learning the Biblical languages is pride, especially spiritual pride. If you are not prepared to tear your pride from your heart every day and trample it like a cockroach, please don't learn the Biblical languages.

The knowledge of Greek or Hebrew is often used as religious makeup to make us look more spiritual than we really are, to cover up our other sins and seek that others admire us. Please don't use the Biblical languages this way.

Another thing that accompanies humility. Be careful not to become a wise fool. What I mean by this is shown in this graph. This is called the Dunning-Kruger effect. It is the tendency that we all have to overestimate our competence when we only know a little.

In other words, human beings have a tendency to think that we are wise when we are really stupid. It goes with the saying, a little learning is something dangerous. That doesn't mean you can't learn a little, because of course it is good to learn, and we all have to start with a little.

It just means that you have to remain humble and remember all the time that you don't know a lot yet. For most people who don't know a lot, it is really difficult to realize how much they don't know, so be aware of that.

In addition, those who are ignorant tend to criticize those who really know a lot, so when you are learning languages, be careful not to have a concept of yourself more than you should. Rather, think of yourself in moderation.