[B-Greek] Learning Greek (ad nauseam and for the umpteenth time)
knpraise at comcast.net
knpraise at comcast.net
Thu Jul 17 14:58:14 EDT 2008
Thank you..
I am currently working on a course of some sort, prepared by me (a layman) for that part of the congregation ( a Baptist congregation with a wonder heart) that is hungry for something other than a 1,489th exposition of John 3:16.
I just finished an adult class using Experiencing God with a heavy emphasis on Barth's theology but without wuoting Barth, only the scripture he used. They loved it.
In this class, I think I am going to stress, as a first line of "exegetical' study, (and I did put that in quotes), I am planning on suggesting a comparative sduty of several bibles; a greek interlinear, the Mesage, the New Living Bible, the NASV, the MRSV and maybe the NKJV. They can compare thought translations, literal translations, and so on. Anyway, I see a value in this.
A second approach involves an interlinear, a lexicon (and I am planning on recommending Thayer because of cost and the fact that I have found very little difference between him and A&G.) I do not want them to use WE Vine and many have this word study. They will be exposed to the Analytical Lexicon, a decent first year grammar (I was taught with Ray Summers -- I have no idea as to a good first year grammar - Mounce ?!). I have found much good in asking myself, "what if the author meant to imply this [lexical] nuance rather than that nuance." It seems to me that definition is one thing and nuance is another.
Your order of events is a good working model. Thanks again
Pastor John Smithson (ret)
jsjohnnt at aol.com
technically, Barth was a layman !!
-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw at com-pair.net>
> Dear John,
>
> May be an example from New Tribes Mission is a good example of what Carl, et al,
> have been saying.
>
> A missionary friend of mine is Papua, New Guinea for about 10 years. BEFORE he
> could start talking to the people about the gospel he had to do the following:
> 1. Learn the language of the people.
> 2. Talk to them in the language of the people.
> 3. Listen to a story in the language of the people.
> 4. Repeat back the story he was listening to in the language of the
> people.
> 5. Write down the story in the language of the people.
> 6. Then translate the story into his language (English).
> 7. Tell them a story (non-biblical) in the language of the people.
> 8. Ask/answer questions in the language of the people about the story in
> the language of the people.
> 9. Now, begin to tell the story of salvation in the language of the
> people beginning in Genesis.
> 10. Repeat steps 1-9, again, again, again, again, again, ad infinitum.
>
> En Xristwi,
>
> Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl W. Conrad"
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 3:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Learning Greek (ad nauseam and for the umpteenth time)
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>
> >
> > On Jul 16, 2008, at 1:11 AM, (John Smithson) knpraise at comcast.net wrote:
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