[B-Greek] More Grammar Books
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Sat Oct 7 00:01:52 EDT 2006
I would suggest that you consider going (almost) paperless by getting Robertson and BDF in electronic form (Logos has them). If you are really stuck on paper (flypaper?) then I would suggest that you get Smyth. Yes, Smyth is classical rather than koine, but you will find that there is much in his grammar which is very pertinent to NT studies and doesn't seem to be readily locatable in the koine grammars. As Regards A.T.'s being dated, I suppose it is somewhat. but he also, like Smyth, has things you won't find elsewhere. BDF is to koine somewhat like Smyth to classical though it tends to be a bit cryptic at times. You didn't mention Wallace so I will. He has his good points and many examples of specific passages. I don't always agree with him, but I certainly wouldn't throw him out. He's also available in electronic form.
No Jack Daniels, perhaps a little Merlot.
george
gfsomsel
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----- Original Message ----
From: Stephen Baldwin <stbaldwi at hotmail.com>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Friday, October 6, 2006 10:31:22 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] More Grammar Books
Ladies and Gentlemen:
More questions I'm afraid. This time I'm looking for more in-depth
grammars...
Being born-and-bred greekly speaking on Mounce / BBG, and finding him pretty
good (see note 1), I nonetheless feel led to have a range of grammar books.
Sometimes (in fact fairly regularly) as one gains in knowledge, questions
come to mind that the book either doesn't answer or doesn't answer
satisfactorily. I am teetering on BDF; You get a lot more paper with AT
Robertson (but this is fairly old isn't it?) Smyth I believe deals mainly
with Attic? I am currently only a koine man (see Note 2)...
I guess eventually these tomes will end up on my shelf...but one book at a
time...
All [helpful] musings from the list are welcomed...
Thanks
Stephen Baldwin
stbaldwi at hotmail.com
NOTES
1: I've been around here long enough to know some of you may have to sit
down at this point and take a deep breath, perhaps supplemented with Jack
Daniel's
2: If you already saw note 1, call the ambulance else see note 1
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