[B-Greek] Very interesting GNT, _A Readers Greek New Testament_
Theodore Mann
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Wed Apr 28 11:42:43 EDT 2004
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Ted Mann
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[mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan
Ferguson
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 11:32 AM
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Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Very interesting GNT, _A Readers Greek New
Testament_
Hello,
I just thought I'd make a few comments. Learning New Testament
Greek isn't a task to be taken lightly. I think a person who doesn't
want to invest just $50-60 for a Greek New Testament may not have the
right view of the subject. Would you not agree that a lot of weird
views and unfounded doctrines have been started or at least aided by the
occasional "Strong's Concordance Greek scholar," who quotes "the Greek"
but due to their ignorance of the subject, makes several mistakes.
Reading the Greek New Testament is one thing, but rightly interpreting
it and understanding its meaning is another (such as John 1:1 and the
anarthrous THEOS, Heb. 1:8, etc.) I've heard several pastors and
teachers say "the Greek word here is _______" and then they proceed to
make an attempt to make a point from something foreign to the author's
intent. I'm not saying this to discourage the person just now getting
into Koine Greek, however I think if you're going to invest so much time
in lea
rning
paradigms, vocabulary, rules, etc., then the money side of it shouldn't
be such a major part of it.
I started Biblical Greek my senior year in highschool on my own
using Mounce's beginner Greek grammar, along w/ Parson Technology's
Greek Tutor (both helped quite a bit). Adding up all of the books and
material I've bought since then (2 years ago) it comes to about
$800-$1000. Now, I do not need all of these supplies yet (such as A.T.
Robertson's "Big Yellow" advanced grammar, and Wallace's _Beyond the
Basics_ though I enjoy both from time to time), but still, I know the
higher I move through school by God's grace, the more I can put those
books to use.
What does a beginner need? I'm certainly not an expert, but
Mounce's book ($40, and $18 for workbook), a GNT (UBS $40, TR $25, or
RGNT $29), and a Greek lexicon and concordance. I suppose those would
be a good start. That's not that much money when you compare it to the
time you'll be investing in the subject.
I suppose I need to stop rambling now. I just thought maybe I
should bring up how some people are just wanting a surface knowledge,
when a "surface knowledge" usually does more harm than good (I
experienced this several times at an old church of mine).
in Christ,
Jonathan Ferguson
Bob Jones University undergrad.
1 Peter 3:18
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