[B-Greek] Online teaching tools

Sarah Madden sarah.r.madden at gmail.com
Sat Dec 8 05:57:17 EST 2007


Unless one is speaking with or listening to modern Greek speakers, or
listening to Greek Orthodox sermons, I'm interested in knowing what the
advantage (if any) is to most students of NT Greek to learn the modern
pronunciation? I personally like the fact that Erasmus came up with a method
that helps identify words by their sounds -- every letter is pronounced, and
the vowels each have their own sounds. My experience with mentoring students
is that the ones who know modern Greek (either because of living in Greece
or by getting an audio tape and learning it) might be able to read the text,
but their spelling and recognition/understanding of the nuances
between particular words (e.g., hWS versus hOS) is weak. Any thoughts?

Sarah Madden

On Dec 7, 2007 2:39 PM, Jack Custer <jackcus at verizon.net> wrote:

> I am a new arrival and look forward to profitable discussions here.
>
> I would be very interested in hearing of any online AUDIO resources which
> present biblical (LXX and NT) or patristic texts using the "liturgical" or
> "modern" (I would say "native") pronunciation (as opposed to the "Erasmian"
> used in just about every academic institution in North America).
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Fr. Jack Custer
> Academic Dean
> Byzantine Catholic Seminary
> Pittsburgh PA USA
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