[B-Greek] Pronunciation rules
Glenden Riddle
glendenpriddle at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 10 11:12:09 EDT 2005
If you want the N.T. in Modern Greek, spoken by native Modern Greek speakers, contact Hosanna in Albuquerque, NM. They have the N.T. available in something like 120 or so languages. Each done with those reading in their native language.
glen riddle
albuquerque, n.m.
Larry Heflin <ljheflin at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Well this is discouraging to me. I have a simple goal of being able to read and pronounce the Greek Scriptures as living language rather than the "dead" language and cryptogram that I learned in college and soon forgot many years ago. To accomplish this, I've tried to get my hands on a reading of the entire NT rather than a few isolated passages, so that along with studying the necessary grammar etc, I could immerse myself in the sound and duplicate it as one normally does in learning any language that is not "dead."
A while back, I was very excited to finally locate what I thought was the only actual reading of the entire NT available (by Marilyn Phemister). Only recently have I become aware of how close Koine is to modern Greek and the whole issue discussed in this thread; Erasmian vs. Modern. vs. Phonemic, etc. Well, after settling on Modern as a listening and speaking form (due to the wealth of material available in spoken form and due also to some of the arguments advanced in this thread) I ran across Zodhiates' Koine reading. Now, after beginning to work with that, I'm finding out that he is using some sort of home-made "pig Latin/Greek" with a rumored real Greek version to come later! Is this true? Somebody please slap me!
Dr. Buth's Phonemic approach is convincing, but there appears to be a dearth of supplemental material using that approach and he doesn't have the NT recorded in Phonemic Greek (my immediate desire). Also, I think it would be easier for me to make any necessary adjustment from Modern to Phonemic than the other way around.
If I can get a hold of a Modern Greek recording of the NT (an actual language, not dead, not an academic fabrication, not a dramatic simulation) I believe I can handle the rest. Do I seek in vain?
I'm all ears: Should I keep/burn Zodhiates? Go to Israel and study under Dr. Buth? Call Greek a dead language and learn to read and speak the Spanish NT instead?
Appreciatively,
Larry
Curtis Hinson wrote:
In a word, it would be better. :-D
I have not listened to every bit of Zodhiates' recording but what I have
heard struck me as almost as strange as an Erasmian recording. He uses
a modern pronunciation, but he doesn't seem to be speaking with the
natural...rythm...of...the...l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e. A couple of people I know
came to the same conclusion on their own before hearing my opinion. I
do not understand why he reads in this fasion, and one of my friends
owns the entire recording and says what I heard is no exception. Also
the voice acting isn't done very well. I think there is room for a
better recording and maybe we'll get one!
I heard a rumour that Zodhiates has a second set of recordings designed
for native speakers, as though the set you usually hear about is
designed for ZENOI, but I hadn't been able to confirm that or get my
hands on this other set.
Bless the Name
Curtis Hinson
Larry Heflin wrote the following on 10/7/2005 12:40 PM:
>How would this differ from what is already available with Spiros Zodhiates recording?
>(a recent purchase of mine with which I am pleased)
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>Larry
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>Curtis Hinson wrote:
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>P.S. The word on the street is that Greeks for Christ is working on a
>new audio reading of the GNT by native Greek speakers!
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