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

Patrick Narkinsky patrick at narkinsky.com
Fri Apr 30 13:36:01 EDT 2004


On Apr 28, 2004, at 8:22 PM, Dr. Don Wilkins wrote:

>  I think it's great that you tell your students about UBS and NA, but 
> aside from cost and the minimal benefit of definitions for the 30X or 
> less words,

Don,

I think you are underestimating the benefit of the the definitions.  As 
a seminary student who has taken three semesters of Greek (all that is 
readily available), I am nowhere close to knowing all the vocabulary of 
the New Testament (in fact, I know all words over 25 times, and would 
like to push to 10.)  If I am to maintain any kind of familiarity with 
the Greek, I have to use it.

Prior to buying the RGNT a couple of weeks ago, I carried a copy of the 
UBS4 dictionary, and that was OK.  However, it meant that if I wanted 
to follow the New Testament reading in greek at church or in a small 
group, I had to stop everything and look up the word.  By the time I 
did this, I would be thoroughly lost.  With the RGNT I can actually 
follow along.  Now, I'm not proposing to correct any major translation 
based on my "reading along," and I don't see that as a substitute for 
detailed study of the text.  But it is a valid approach to increasing 
my vocabulary and developing fluency in the language.

For study, I primarily use Accordance with the Louw & Nida module, 
along with a paper copy of BGAD, and those are the best tools for 
studying.  But the RGNT is the best tool for reading.

Patrick

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