[B-Greek] hi everyone
Barbara D. Colt
babc2 at comcast.net
Tue Aug 16 20:08:56 EDT 2005
On 16 Aug 2005 at 17:03, x wrote:
>
> I am wanting to learn Biblical Greek so I thought I would ask which
> books people recommend and why. I am mostly a self learner so I prefer
> reading books instead of going into a classroom setting.
>
Most books have their strong points and weak points.
I used the Dobson book, among others, and the thing I especially like about
it is that every time it introduces anything new, it not only explains and
gives examples, but it immediately gives half a dozen or so exercises on
that point. This helps you to be sure you've understood and helps you to
fix it in your mind.
What I didn't like was that the author seems to be afraid he'll scare the
student off if he mentions a gramatical term. Eventually, of course, he
has to, but he's nearly half way through the book before he calls anything
by its right name. I find that annoying.
"New Testament Greek for Beginners" by Machen is quite old, from the 20's,
I think, so it's a good old-fashioned grammar text which suits me fine but
is regarded with horror by many.
There's my 2¢ worth. I'll leave the rest for those who know them.
Barbara D. Colt, mailto:babc2 at comcast.net
St John the Evangelist, San Francisco
>From envy, hatred, and malice and all uncharitableness
Good Lord, deliver us.
More information about the B-Greek
mailing list