Reading Greek

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Sun Dec 22 15:42:45 EST 2002


Though Septuagintal  Greek is without a doubt Koine Greek, for the most part the
translationisms render it unsuitable for getting to know what normal Greek is like.
In other words, transfer from the source language vitiate its usefulness for that
purpose.
Al Pietersma

Joseph Weaks wrote:

> I don't recall us ever discussing/recommending LXX material for graded
> Greek reading. What is considered "easier Greek" in the LXX (the LXX
> equivalent of 1John)?
>
> What LXX material is suggested for different types of reading? Is poetic
> material as hard in LXX as it is in Hebrew? I flat out can't read Job.
>
> Joe Weaks
>
> > ||> I also recommend to anyone who can to read more than just the
> > ||NT.  Adding the
> > ||> LXX helps, but the more extra-biblical Greek one gets, the more
> > ||it helps with
> > ||> reading Biblical Greek.
>
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