Grammars

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Aug 10 13:17:15 EDT 1999


At 10:00 AM -0700 8/10/99, George Goolde wrote:
>Neo-orthodoxy notwithstanding, I was pleading only for a balance between
>the "B" and the "Greek."

Lest there be any doubt of the relationship of the "B" and the "Greek" in
B-Greek, here is the opening statement about the list at our web-site
(http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek/):

"B-Greek is a mailing list for discussing the Greek text and language of
the Bible. Anyone interested in New Testament Studies is invited to
subscribe, but the list assumes a working knowledge of Biblical Greek.

"B-Greek was started by David Marotta at the the Center for Christian
Study, an independent Christian ministry at the University of Virginia. In
1998, David asked to step down as list owner. We are grateful to David for
his vision of a forum where the Greek text and language of the Bible are
discussed in detail by an eclectic group of beginning students and veteran
teachers, laymen and clergy, conservatives and liberals, earnest inquirers
and academic scholars -- all equally committed to probing the Biblical text
in the original Koine, and jointly exploring the mysteries and
probabilities of Biblical Greek morphology and syntax."

And lest there be any doubt about the awareness of  the list's
administration of the close relationship of faith-commitment, theological
implications, etc., to interpretation of the Biblical text, and the need
for that very reason for mutual respect in discourse on these matters, here
is the core affirmation of our FAQ's statement on List-Netiquette:

"Respectful discourse: Those who participate in the conference represent a
wide range of theological and denominational perspectives, perhaps even
including some whose interests are purely academic. Deep religious
convictions surely characterize many, perhaps most, of the
list-participants, and some of these convictions bear directly upon how the
Biblical text is to be understood. At the core of our discussion, however,
is not what our convictions are but what the Greek text may legitimately be
understood to mean. If discussion of this nature is to succeed, proper
respect and courtesy to other list members is important. While scholarly
debate, including disagreement, is encouraged as a goal of this conference,
attacks upon the character, intelligence, or faith of those participating
are not acceptable. Criticism must focus upon the arguments of others; it
may not be directed to the individual. Those who violate this policy will
be contacted politely by the B-Greek staff and requested to conform to
these guidelines. Those who continue to violate the policy will no longer
be welcome in the conference."

Carl W. Conrad
Co-Chair, B-Greek List
Department of Classics, Washington University
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