[B-Greek] Appropriate posting topic?

Barry nebarry at verizon.net
Mon Dec 29 08:25:23 EST 2008


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad2 at mac.com>
To: "Mike Noel" <mike at vnoel.com>
Cc: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Appropriate posting topic?


> We decided more than ten years ago that we wanted this forum to be
> a resource for learners even in earlier stages. You can pose your 
> questions
> here and we'll try to be helpful. About Machen's exercises, two points:
> (1) I think there's an answer key available somewhere; (2) Quite a few of
> Machen's sentences in the exercises are made-up; some of them seem
> ungrammatical or based upon English costructions rather than common
> Koine Greek usage.

As one who taught Greek at WTS using the original Machen, I had high hopes 
for McCartney's revision, but alas...

http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/4633_4739.pdf

Mike, there are many resources for self teaching out there, many of them for 
free online.  Certainly ask your questions here.  Sometimes you'll get 
straightforward answers, at others you may find yourself sparking a 
debate...  :)

N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Professor, WRTS
http://www.wittenbergreformed.org
Mentor, TNARS http://www.tnars.net/
Classics Instructor, TAA
http://www.theamericanacademy.net

and me:

http://mysite.verizon.net/nebarry
http://my.opera.com/barryhofstetter/blog




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