[B-Greek] Campbell and Aktionsart

Con Campbell concampbell at mac.com
Sun Apr 5 18:38:56 EDT 2009


Sorry Eddie, but I fail to see how calling someone a scholar or not  
has any relevance to this discussion. The fact is that scholarly  
inquiry involves certain methodological principles (or 'academic  
methodology' if you prefer). And critiquing a book that one has  
obviously not read does not make the grade, regardless of who the  
offender may be. Play the ball, not the man.

Con Campbell


On 06/04/2009, at 8:06 AM, Eddie Mishoe wrote:


My only concern at this stage of the discussion is that we not ascribe  
the title "scholar" to anyone with a degree and wants to contribute to  
the discussion of Verbal Aspect, or other Greek-related topics.  
Campbell, IMHO, has another 20 years to go before we can even think  
about putting the title 'scholar' before his name. I think it is time  
we return to the idea that a scholar is one with many, many years of  
research and original works in the subject at hand. This is not meant  
to be derogatory at all. But we simply can't allow all contributors to  
Greek topics to grab the title 'scholar.'  How do we put Rodney Decker  
in the same category as McKay and Fanning? How does a review my M  
Aubrey hold any significance at this stage in his academic journey.  
How does a new kid on the block "refute" Dr. Buth, who was a scholar  
in the genuine sense of the term before a few mentioned in this  
discussion were born?

Carl Conrad has warned us against putting too much emphasis on a  
degree, as if a PhD qualifies one to be considered a scholar, or the  
lack of a degree immediately disqualifies someone from interacting at  
the scholarly level. We are to judge a person by the contents of their  
argument. I agree, but the term 'scholar' has been cheapened over the  
years if you ask me. Anyone with a PhD and writes a book is ipso facto  
given the title 'scholar.' If you ask me, I really think we need to  
hold off on conferring the title 'scholar' for such as Robertson,  
Metzger, Bengel, Tischendorf, Porter, Tregelles, Colwell, Aland,  
Smyth, Conrad, Buth, Nida, Brown, the BDAG guys, Spicq, and -- before  
I get in trouble for leaving out your favorite scholar -- many, many  
more. A scholar is not one who can amass a boat-load of data. In fact,  
I'm basically defining 'scholar' by the list I've just given. If  
someone fits in their category, they're a scholar.

I just have a hard time reading works by Aubrey, Campbell, Baldwin,  
Decker, etc. as if all contributors to Verbal Aspect or other Greek  
discussions hold equal academic weight. I know this is going to be  
taken the wrong way, and there is nothing I can do to thwart that. But  
the list of scholars I gave above is intended to show you the class I  
am referring to when I mean "scholar." There are a lot of qualified  
professors to write on Greek related topics, but we need to reserve  
the title 'scholar' for a few. BTW, being a scholar doesn't make his/ 
her view correct; I'm simply acknowledging those whose accomplishments  
and/or publications are rather known intuitively as original and  
brilliant, terms you would not generally associate with many of the  
'scholars' we cite.

With all the above said, I apologize for those who disagree or who  
want to argue this point.

Eddie Mishoe
Pastor





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