[B-Greek] Helps for Machen's NT Greek for Beginners - resend

Dave Smith (REL110, 211,212) rel21x at charter.net
Tue May 23 23:46:24 EDT 2006


Sandy,

Please have mercy on your son and don't make him use Machen. It will be a
year before he can look at the GNT. There are methods that can have him
reading GNT selections in a very few weeks. I began teaching with Machen 25
years ago, moved rapidly to S. Kubo, and then modified the materials to have
classes reading selections of I John in 6 weeks. Most students never need to
translate contrived Greek sentences, practice Greek composition or memorize
forms that never or seldom appear in the GNT. Choose a book that teaches
Greek through pattern recognition and not form memorization.

I know several of the current Greek professors on this list will offer you
their current best pick. Please reconsider your choice of text, unless your
husband plans to modify Machen's approach and only use it for reference.

Dave Smith
Hudson, NC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "erek's mom" <medhsee at yahoo.com>
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 21:01
Subject: [B-Greek] Helps for Machen's NT Greek for Beginners - resend


  Hello --

  My high school son plans to study Greek for the next couple of years, and
his father (who had Greek several years ago in seminary and now wants a
refresher course) will work alongside him.  They will use Dad's seminary
textbook, Machen's New Testament Greek for Beginners.  They will need an
answer key, and would also like to use some supplemental materials.

  Which of these workbooks/study guides would you recommend, and why?

  . Study Guide for J. Gresham Machen's New Testament Greek for Beginners -
Thompson - ISBN 0024206504
  Does this include the answer key to Machen's NT Greek for Beginners? Does
it have additional exercises and answers?

. A Practical Workbook to J. Gresham Machen's New Testament Greek for
Beginners - Farrell - ISBN 159244301X

  And which of these answer keys would you recommend?  Are they just
versions of the same thing, but with different publication dates?  (I did
also notice that one is hardcover while the others are paperback.)

. Learn or Review New Testament Greek: Vocabulary and Answers to the
Exercises in New Testament Greek for Beginners  (paperback) 1998 -
0899574971

  . Answer Book to Learn or Review New Testament Greek for Beginners Text -
Bell(paperback) 1985 - ISBN 0899575676

. Learn or Review New Testament Greek (Machen) - Bell (hardcover) 1998 -
ISBN 0899575668

  Thank you so much for your help!
     Sandy Cliett



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