[B-Greek] Greek NT Audio

Leonard Jayawardena leonardj at live.com
Mon Oct 6 06:59:36 EDT 2008


Louis Sorenson wrote:

"Your arguments for using Erasmian pronunciation are pedagogically utilitarian.  While there are early gains in learning spelling, the long-term consequences are that such an approach short-changes the student who wants to go further. It puts on them a huge burden if they ever want to learn historical pronunciation and reap the benefits derived from reading the NT as it sounded."
 
(1) Could you please expand on your statement "While there are early gains in learning spelling, the long-term consequences are that such an approach short-changes the student who wants to go further" with practical examples showing how the student is short-changed?

(2) What are the benefits derived from reading the NT as it sounded? Can you provide at least two solid examples to illustrate your point? 

(3) Does using the assumed historical pronunciation help us to understand the message of the NT better? An example?


Leonard Jayawardena


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