The church today is built on the Reformation’s linguistic heritage yet is in danger of losing that strong foundation. Many seminaries no longer require that their students learn the biblical languages for their divinity degrees—some do not even teach them! Yet these are the basic tools of any study of the Bible, and if we do not teach the Bible, then what is the church teaching? If we need encouragement as to what can happen to our sermons and Bible study when we develop knowledge of the languages that the Bible is written in, then Calvin is an excellent encourager.

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John Currid is Carl McMurray Professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina.