A Brief History Lesson & the Identification for the Issue Being Addressed by the Classical Language Initiative

The Protestant Bible is made up of sixty-six books written by forty authors, inspired by the Holy Spirit. It is the wisdom of GOD that men were chosen to write in Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew. The New Testament makes up twenty-seven of those books and is primarily written in Greek. The Old Testament makes up thirty-nine of those books and is primarily written in Hebrew. Both the New Testament and the Old Testament contain sections written in Aramaic.

Throughout history, the primary difference between ordained ministers and well learned parishioners were the ministers’ knowledge for the three biblical languages. Knowledge for these languages was the primary tool aiding ministers to maintain theological accuracy. In the past several decades, knowledge for the biblical languages have not been a critical component for the education of most ministers.

In recent years, the hearts of many clergy and parishioners have been moved to restore this missing component for original language studies within the Church. Coinciding with this movement, Dr. Wetz (PhD) developed the Classical Language Initiative (CLI). Since January 2021, Dr. Wetz has taught more than 100 students.

The Hebrew Alphabet: ’ālep to tāw is the initial book and course for the study of the Hebrew language. Its nineteen lessons are fully detailed along with their flash cards and self-exams. Upon completion for The Hebrew Alphabet: ’ālep to tāw, students obtain the necessary foundation for Hebrew language acquisition. In addition to this, successful completion for all nineteen lessons allows students to effectively read academic articles, commentaries, and efficiently follow lectures whereby Hebrew is a spoken, written and or a transliterated component. Moreover, students completing the course will be able to effectively look up biblical words in a Hebrew dictionary.

With more than one hundred students having successfully completed the above mentioned nineteen-week course, by attending the classroom lesson 1.5 hours a day, once a week, for nineteen-weeks, while additionally studying thirty minutes a day for the duration of the course, you will be successful in acquiring the above-mentioned skills.