[B-Greek] What to Read? (Was Learning Greek (ad nauseam and for the umpteenth time)

Mark Lightman lightmanmark at yahoo.com
Thu Jul 17 12:08:42 EDT 2008


If your goal is to understand the Greek NT and you want to read something
else in Greek, nothing comes close to the Apostolic Fathers.  Same vocab,
similar syntax, lots of LXX and even some NT quotes, and, for the most 
part, these authors are TRYING to be understood, which I'm afraid I cannot
say the same for Sophocles or Thucydides.  I agree that the Enchirideon is
also worth reading.  There is a recent critical edition which includes the
Christian paraphrases, which I would recommend because they are a 
little easier than the originial.
 
You ask "So, what are your advices?"  I think we would say, "What is 
your advice?"  But maybe your wording is better because you are unlikely
to get only ONE bit of advice on anything subject on this list.
 
Mark L. 
 
"In France, nobody speaks English.  In America, nobody speaks
English well."
                         
                                          Oscar Wilde 

--- On Thu, 7/17/08, manuchon1 at free.fr <manuchon1 at free.fr> wrote:

From: manuchon1 at free.fr <manuchon1 at free.fr>
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Learning Greek (ad nauseam and for the umpteenth time)
To: "B-Greek B-Greek" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 1:27 AM

Dear all,


So, my question is more WHAT to read? With all that I've read of you, it
seems to me that reading classical greek is interesting. The point seems to be
that, in reading, you will encounter a lot of expressions, ways of saying
things, not so common in the new testament, so when you see them you are not
surprised by them but have mastered them. For the common expressions, ways of
saying things, because they are common in the new testament, you will encounter
them and will have the opportunities to master them! 

For the moment, I went through Mounce, have read about 2/3 of Wallace. In my
lybrary there are : BDF, BAGD, Robertson is in its way.  I try to read the
pauline epistles, but I see that I can understand, not because I understand the
greek but because I know some english or french translation of it. This is not
really what I want...

So, what are your advices? Are there some good reading course (Athenaze???) ?
Or have I to buy Liddle-Scott, a classical grammar (Smyth?) and merely read
anything I want? Is there some Author or texts that your recommend (because of
the vocabulary or anything else)? 

Thanks to all who will help me!

Emmanuel Hechon
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