translation: Glossing, Domains, and Arguments

Suedaleg at aol.com Suedaleg at aol.com
Tue May 23 01:10:03 EDT 2000


I'm not sure where this line is going, but I noticed the last few comments 
came from teachers of the language, and mentioned preachers of the language.

Well, I sometimes preach, and more often teach Bible classes, though in the 
last 3 years not as often as I wish.  I do use the Greek in preparation and 
sometimes in the presentation.  I restrict my public use of Greek to only 
that which helps make the lesson more clear, or more rememberable. (Is that a 
word?) I have heard too many preachers who, it seems, use the Greek to show 
off their degree. I get very little from them. I would rather use it just a 
little and have the listeners get closer to God and leave me out of it.  

I hope that more future teachers could see the purpose of the use of Greek 
from the student's perspective.  It does not help them to use a language they 
know very little of in a way they cannot understand.  It is better to explain 
in ways the can get their minds around so that God's thoughts can become a 
part of their lives.  I guess that requires that the teacher know his 
audience as well as he knows his subject.

Just a few thoughts. Thanks for letting me ramble.

Dale Greenlee



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