[B-Greek] interlinears for beginners
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
nebarry at verizon.net
Tue Apr 19 11:16:56 EDT 2005
>From: Clayton Javurek <javurek at asu.edu>
>Date: Tue Apr 19 10:02:10 CDT 2005
>To: Eric Biggs <ericb at gracechurchreno.org>, b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: RE: [B-Greek] interlinears for beginners
>So tell me all, why does Douglas Stuart, professor of Hebrew and OT
>at Gordon Conwell Seminary in Massachussetts, heartily endorse the use
>of interlinears for his students after they leave seminary in order
>to keep up with biblical languages? Are Interlinears so really
>destructive as the plague
>that an established OT professor recommends them for seminary graduates?
Must be a problem with controlled substances.
>I have already finished taking courses in Hebrew and Greek and now I use
>both Hebrew and Greek Interlinears to keep up somewhat fresh in these 2
>languages.
>I will not become a scholar but at least I will be able to retain my
>familiarity with these languages. Yes, I use these 2 interlinears still
>now.
No, Clayton, you will not keep up with your languages by using interlinears. Now you have the secret decoder ring: that's all you need.
Do the work honestly: read a passage a day without the interlinears, and prepare your sermons and other presentations from the original languages. That is how you will not only maintain, but improve.
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