[B-Greek] Re: Very interesting GNT, _A Readers Greek New Testament

Andrew Bernhard abernhar at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 28 16:02:54 EDT 2004


Hello all,

It has been interesting to hear different perspectives on Zondervan's RGNT.
I would just like to add my two cents worth.

The cosmetic features (size, paper thickness, font, etc.): I'm not expert on
these areas, but none of these concerns bothers me. Everything seems fine to
me. If future editions of the book were adjusted somewhat, I would be
largely indifferent (provided they don't make it worse).

Personally, I find the book enormously helpful, not for intense scholarly
analysis, but for READING. It boggles my mind that we sometimes get so
interested in analyzing every last feature of the text and every possible
variant that we forget that it might be worthwhile to just read the New
Testament itself and consider the impressions it makes. Additionally, we
sometimes seem to forget the fact that it is quite a transition from from a
first-year Greek grammar to Swanson.

So, my review is: this is _the_ best book (far and away) for anyone who
likes to read the GNT, but hasn't yet managed to keep the dictionary
definition for every last word in the entire New Testament in mind. And,
though I will be interested to hear what instructors say, I suspect RGNT can
be a very, very helpful tool in helping students transition from grammar to
high-level scholarly tools. Further, I also think it is perfect for anyone
who is not interested in getting to the high-level scholarly tools - i.e.,
those in church who would enjoy reading the GNT, but do not have to consider
every variant reading or scholarly opinion.

My two cents worth.

Best,
Andrew Bernhard
www.gospels.net




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