[B-Greek] Greek for laymen

Mike Sangrey msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Mon Mar 8 09:02:48 EST 2004


On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 22:01, waldo slusher wrote:
> Dale:
> 
> Personally, I would simply advise the people that they
> are wasting their time. Greek is not something you
> just get a feel for. Doing that would produce no
> benefit. Even after 3 to 4 years of intense seminary
> training, you are a neophyte, <snip>

Hmmmmm...just throw 'em out of a plane and tell 'em to learn Greek on
the way down.

Seriously, if the goal is not fluency, then what is the goal?  That's an
important question since the answer of which will substantially
influence the defintion of objectives.  I suspect it is more along the
lines of "I want to know how to use the tools."  So, that should be the
focus and the other course objectives should hover around that core.  

This implies at least two things:  one, strong reinforcement of what it
means for the blind to lead the blind.  In other words, NONE of the
students should remotely feel at the end of the course that they can
say, "I know Greek."  It would be good to have lots of illustrations of
goof ups.  Some of the discussions on this list may be eye openers
("humblers") for the class. Ummm...I'm thinking of the different
perspectives of, for example, AGAPAW and PHILEW, the use of EKKLHSIA,
etc.  Secondly, an emphasis on howtos.  For example, the statement about
word studies is good.  I envision a theory part and a lab part where the
students are heads down doing guided labs with you looking over their
shoulders.

-- 
Mike Sangrey
msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Landisburg, Pa.
                        "The first one last wins."
            "A net of highly cohesive details reveals the truth."




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