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

Eric Weiss papaweiss1 at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 29 23:07:51 EDT 2004


I also think that the dire warnings about the RGNT, while somewhat valid, are missing
the purpose of the RGNT, as expressed in A. Phillip Brown II's post. If UBS would do 
something like this, or if one could buy a convenient, inexpensive, slim, easy-to-carry 
version of Perschbacher's REFRESH YOUR GREEK, then something like the RGNT 
wouldn't be necessary or needful or potentially popular. But, UBS has not chosen to help 
us out, and Zondervan has proffered their idea of a Greek help, despite its flawed (in 
some persons' eyes) methodology. Of course, I haven't received mine yet to see if I 
consider it a boon or a bane.
 
I assume there were cost considerations that made Zondervan decide to go with a Greek 
text they "own" versus contracting with UBS to use the UBS4 text.
 
> Fellow B-Greekers,
> 
> In the discussion of the importance and desirability of Greek students
> having a working understanding, or at least awareness, of NT textual
> criticism, some appear have lost sight of the purpose of the RGNT: to
> facilitate the reading of the NT in Greek.
> 
> Its purpose was not to justify the NIV translation committee's textual
> choices nor to explain them; it proposes only to note them in those places
> where they differ from the UBS and it does do this.
> 
> Its purpose is not to provide a replacement for critical texts such as the
> UBS/NA. No responsible teacher of Greek would present it as such
> In terms of its raison d'etre--to make reading the GNT easier--the RNGT,
> regardless of its translational association, adds a much needed span
> bridging the gap between the 1st year student and real reading of the text.
 



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