Hey guys I'm just extremely curious about this. I saw the DVD that PRTS sends out & I'm very curious as to what are the 7 languages Dr. Bilkes is "well versed in"? I asked this in another post but didn't get any answers. I hope to join you guys in about 2 years.

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Frank O Fuentes
Church of THE King
McAllen, Texas
Student at Edinburg Theological Seminary

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C'mon you fellas. If he's that well versed in them you students should be familiar with what they are (there are PRTS students on this board, correct?). I'll assume that five of them are Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, and English. Maybe the other two are the French and German that he studied for taking his PhD? I haven't seen his credentials, so I am only guessing. PRTS'ers?

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Adam J. Myer
Back to looking for a call...
Evergreen PCA
Salem, Oregon

I would venture that one of them is Dutch.

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Chris Rhoades -33
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church (PCA) Nashville, TN-Under Care

Vera theologia non theoretica, sed practica est; Finis siquidem eius agere est hoc est vitam vivere deiformem. - Martin Bucer
""True theology is not theoretical, but practical. The end of it is living, that is to live a godly life."

Btw, Frank, I just came across a really old PM that you sent me regarding school, to which I never responded. I've been pretty busy lately, but I'll try getting back to you on that this evening. Sorry!

I think those were the same ones I mentioned with the exception of French. Why would ANYONE want to learn French?

Je suis Québécois!! Dr. Bilkes as far as I know, knows Dutch, German, Latin, Greek (Biblical), Hebrew and French. If there is a seventh language I am not sure of what it is and other than quotations and Greek and Hebrew classes, I have never heard him speak any of the above languages.

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Jeff Wyman
Seminarian
Little Farms Chapel OPC, Coopersville, MI
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI

"May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence." 1 Peter 1:2-3 (ESV)

Je suis calvinist and je suis d'accord.

My pastor knows Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, German and French. Praise God for gifted ministers!

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

Could it be English?!

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor
Maranatha Baptist Church
Poplar Grove, Illinois USA
www.maranatha-sbc.org/
The greatest enemy to human souls is
the self-righteous spirit which makes
men look to themselves for salvation.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Ivan!! You are a riot!!I couldn't stop laughing after I read your response. I guess I missed it on the French.
Yes praise God for gifted pastors & teachers especially those that take the time & discipline to learn the Greek & Hebrew. I think that's the LEAST one could do. But to have those others is an added bonus. I could see him knowing Dutch & English but tried to figure the others out.
As for me I'm fluent in English & Spanish have studied some Russian but not enough to say I'm well versed by any means. I just finished my first Summer intensive in Greek for which I got an A & the highest grade in my class & am also working on learning Bahasa Indonesian. Of course I'll be adding Hebrew as well. I figured I've got another at least 50 years of life so if I'm disciplined I can add yet another.

I speak French, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, I know Latin and I am studying Greek and Hebrew, but I just assume everyone knows I know English as well, so I do not include it for myself, but yes, Dr. Bilkes is rather fluent in his native tongue.

Man I need to get with the program!!!

I learned Texan when I lived in Ft. Worth but I forgot it.

Yah I forgot living in the Texas-Mexican Border we speak Tex-Mex here. Half a sentence in one language the other half in the other. Sometimes words get transliterated from one language to another. Funny. Having said that my fiancee in Indonesia tells me she sometimes (She's a kindergaten teacher) has kids do the smae switching from Mandarin to Bahasa Indonesian to something else. Pretty funny.