Archive for the 'Education' Category

PhD Students at Princeton Theological Seminary

December 2nd, 2008 by Neal Locke

This has all the makings of one of those posts that I’ll regret later on, but nevertheless…
I’ve been an M.Div student at Princeton Seminary for five months now, and while that’s hardly enough time to make a definitive study of the people and culture here, some impressions are certainly forming in my mind.  First among [...]

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Abby’s First Steps!

November 22nd, 2008 by Neal Locke
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Reading Week

October 20th, 2008 by Neal Locke

No classes this week — it’s a tradition called “Reading Week” here at Princeton Theological Seminary.  I think at my undergraduate college, we called it “fall break,” but the implication here seems to be, “No break for you! [insert whip crack here] Time to catch up on all the reading!” Hmmm…guess I could also look [...]

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First Seminary Paper

September 24th, 2008 by Neal Locke

I have a paper due in my Education and Formation class this Friday — as described in the syllabus, it’s a five page “reflective essay about key elements, components, people, events that have contributed most to [my] education and formation as a Christian.”
This is tricky on a couple of levels.  First, I don’t like to [...]

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Fall Classes

August 14th, 2008 by Neal Locke

Even though I’m still in the thick of Summer Greek, I managed to register for classes this week, along with all the other incoming Juniors here at Princeton Theological Seminary.  Almost all of the classes are required, so I didn’t have too much say in the matter, but I did get to pick one “elective.” [...]

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How (Not) to Teach Greek

July 28th, 2008 by Neal Locke

***Please Only Read this Post in Conjunction with This One, Published Shortly Afterward.***
That may seem like an audacious title coming from someone only three weeks into Summer Greek in his first year of seminary, so let me preface: I’m not an expert in Biblical Greek. I don’t presume to be. But I [...]

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Competitive Greek Anxiety, Ph.D

July 3rd, 2008 by Neal Locke

So classes start this Monday. Well, one at least — my Greek class. And from what I’ve heard, that should be enough: It’s a ten-week course, and due to the “intensity” of it all, students are highly discouraged from working part-time jobs or anything that might distract. I’ve got my textbooks [...]

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