[B-Greek] hi everyone

x blist at surfing.net
Tue Aug 16 21:13:59 EDT 2005


Another nice thing is that Dobson's book is only $20 and it seems from 
the reviews on Amazon.com that it is a good intro book.  Perhaps I can 
ease into it with that book and then read Mounce and so on and so forth.

Thanks for the reply.


Barbara D. Colt wrote:
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> On 16 Aug 2005 at 17:03, x wrote:
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>>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.
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> Barbara D. Colt, mailto:babc2 at comcast.net
> St John the Evangelist, San Francisco
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> Good Lord, deliver us.
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