[B-Greek] List of books in the GNT

Sarah Madden sarah.r.madden at gmail.com
Sun Feb 3 02:17:06 EST 2008


Jim --
I am SO impressed with your spirit! It sounds as if you are "getting" it,
that you need to understand a LOT of the vocab as well as read widely to do
well in NT Greek. I am taking graduate-level courses part time and mentor
beginning Greek grammar students who are studying Mounce this year and will
themselves be translating 1 John later this semester. I'm going to look into
those workbooks/readers you mentioned to possibly add to MY toolbox. Thanks
for the inspiration!

Re. the difficulty of NT books, my experience is that the easiest books are
John's -- both the grammar and vocab are much simpler, although the messages
are literally out of this world. The Gospel of John is especially
encouraging from a new student's perspective. Paul's books are more
difficult than John's because he uses intricate grammar and unusual vocab.
However, you really enter another level with Hebrews, Luke, and especially
Acts!

In a separate message I'll send you some attachments that I have created
over the years for students (a vocab list keyed to Mounce's chapters, a
five-page list of easily confused pairs of words, etc.).

Sarah Madden
sarah.r.madden at gmail.com
Maryland

On Feb 2, 2008 3:49 PM, <JMonte2000 at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi all, I'm working my way for the 1st time through 1 John, reading in
>  Greek
> and translating on the spot, IT IS FUN! I know you all kept telling me to
> read, read, read. But I didn't know enough. Mounce said when you know the
> 325
> words he gives, you'll know 4 out of 5 words, but it never seemed that
> way.
> When  I got another 325 words down (20 and above frequency( that when I
> really
> knew 8 to 9 out of most words I came across, that was the breakthrough.
> I'm  up
> to 700 words in vocab now, and started Steven Baugh's 1 John reader to
>  help
> me, I'm also using Martin Curl's handbook to help. I start 1 John chapter
> 2
> today. What a joy this is, and you REALLY do get more understanding, by
> just by
>  reading it, of what the sentences mean, perfect, continual, aorist & so
> on.
> My question is what is the list from the easier to the more harder books
> to
> read in the NT, and be able to translate on the spot? Also, is there a
> list
> like  this for the Septuagint, or at least a place to start?
> I can't wait to get more & more down. I must say, this is  about the
> hardest
> thing I've ever done before, I spend at least an hour a day or  2 doing my
> homework and now translating, but well worth it. I'm going to try to  get
> down to
> 1100 words in my vocab 10 and above frequency, Lord willing.
> I only went to the 8th grade in formal schooling.
> To God be the glory for renewing my mind.
> This list is a great blessing, thank you all.
>
> Grace and  peace
> Jim Montesano
>
>
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