[B-Greek] UBS Reader's Edition GNT
Bert de Haan
dehaanaf at gmail.com
Fri Nov 23 22:59:15 EST 2007
Carl Conrad <cwconrad2 at mac.com> wrote on
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:56:02 -0500:
>>I'd have to say that I think an interlinear would be more
> > immediately useful for the person who can't really read NT Greek or
> > cope with a real lexicon.
I am assuming that this is an overreaction. If not, then I don't
understand you. I have a interlinear but never use it anymore. I
used to use it only for looking up the citations on B-Greek because I
found the transliteration hard to read. (I haven't used it for quite a
while but can't bring myself to throwing it out. I find it hard to
throw away, something I paid money for ;) ) Unless I were to use a
card or something to cover the English, I can't read the Greek without
seeing the English and reading like that is an exercise in futility.
I do make use of "Refresh your Greek." I use it in church with joy.
I have tried to read without using any aid what-so-ever but there are
too many passages where I would completely lose the thread of the
passage. I found that that resulted in reading bits and pieces without
context: Not very helpful in trying to figure out the unfamiliar
vocabulary. There are many passages I can read without any help,
without effort even, but there are even more of them where I do need
help. I make use of BDAG as well but I do not take it to church with
me. I can see the benefit of a diglot but it I also see a disadvantage
that something like "Reader's Edition GNT" and " Refresh your Greek"
doesn't have. Even though the latter two give some glosses, they do
not regurgitate it and spit out a sentence. That is something I have
to do. It is simpler to read the GNT if you have an English
translation laying next to it, than if all you have is some help with
a few words.
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