reasons not to study Greek

Suedaleg at aol.com Suedaleg at aol.com
Sat Jul 1 04:46:57 EDT 2000


This has been an interesting line.  I have over the years heard and 
experienced many of the reasons both for and for not learning Greek.  

I would like to add agreement to Barbara Haney's discussion.  Until somtime 
in the 1970's a person was not thought truly educated unless he/she had 
learned a foreign language.  (Bi-lingual did not count).  I found that when I 
learned Greek. the English grammar I learned through 12 years of the public 
schools' misteaching began to make sense.  

I have used the Greek in some other strange ways.  I have helped my wife 
learn medical terminology by explaining the origins of some of the really odd 
words.  I think I am a better speller now because I better understand the 
history of our language. Yes, English spelling really does make sense, but 
only if you understand the meanings of the words.  I sometimes get a good 
chuckle when I run across a word like AFRON = "mindless?"(Luke 12:18).  And 
sometimes I just need to keep my brain from atrophying.



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