Smyth's grammar

Mike Sangrey msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Wed Aug 21 14:02:18 EDT 2002


On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 13:20, waldo slusher wrote:
> If one can have a better understanding of the GNT by
> first studying Attic/Classical Greek, would it follow
> that one can best learn Modern English today be first
> learning Shakespearean English?

The temporal distance before or after the NT time period has diminishing
returns.  However, making a strong distinction between Biblical Greek
and non-Biblical Greek, IMO, does more harm than good.  We see the same
type of problem in translation when making a strong distinction between
Biblical English and the English everyone else speaks.

-- 
Mike Sangrey
msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Landisburg, Pa.
                        "The first one last wins."
            "A net of highly cohesive details reveals the truth."




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