Encouraging new students to take Greek

Later today I’ll be addressing brand new Nottingham theology students about learning Greek.  Tomorrow they sign up for their first year modules, so I suppose the idea is to give them a sense of why Greek is worth studying, and what the module will be like.  I suppose I could mention that Greek is invaluable for studying the New Testament, early Jewish literature, Greek philosophy, and the Patristics… but I think I’ll try another approach: lying…

Failing to learn Greek rots your teeth:

Simple as that.