[B-Greek] The GRONT Scale

Andrew Suttles andrew.suttles at gmail.com
Sat Nov 6 11:00:20 EDT 2010


Thanks for doing this, FWSFOROS.  I got a chuckle out of it and I found it
helpful at the same time.  I was hoping that perhaps some others on the list
with more extensive GRONT reading might add to your list a bit.

Soon, young seminary student will be wearing t-shirts that say, 'I GRONT.
 Do you?'

Well, maybe not...

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Mark Lightman <lightmanmark at yahoo.com>wrote:

> GRONT stands for Greek Readings Outside the New Testament.  The GRONT Scale
> is
> designed to determine which Greek texts are best for NT Greek learners to
> read.
> The Scale combines three factors:
>
> 1.      Close to the Greek of the NT.
> 2.      Easy.
> 3.      Good Greek.
>
> I can only rate, and I have only rated, the few Greek writings outside the
> NT
> that I have read, but I doubt that any other Greek writings would score
> higher
> on the GRONT Scale.  Here are the highest GRONT scores:
>
> IGNATIUS          Close to NT  9    Easy  7      Good 6  TOTAL   22
>
> DIDACHE           Close to NT  9    Easy  9      Good 3  TOTAL   21
>
> PLATO               Close to NT  7    Easy  5      Good 9  TOTAL   21
>
> LXX                   Close to NT  8    Easy  9      Good 3  TOTAL   20
>
> HOMER             Close to NT  3    Easy  7      Good 10  TOTAL20
>
> CHARITON         Close to NT  8    Easy  8      Good 4  TOTAL   20
>
> LONGUS            Close to NT  7    Easy  7      Good 6  TOTAL   20
>
> EPICTETUS        Close to NT  8    Easy  7      Good 4  TOTAL   19
>
> The margin of error for the GRONT Scale is plus or minus 4.5.
>
> The GRONT Scale confirms the subjective consensus established on B-Greek,
> that
> the Apostolic Fathers are probably the best thing for GNT learners to read,
> but
> since the numbers are so closely bunched together, you should just forget
> about
> the GRONT Scale and read anything in Greek that you want.
>
> I would like to see other B-Greekers rate some other writers that I am
> curious
> about.  Outside of a few selections, I have not read Plutarch or Philo or
> Josephus, but my guess is that they would rate lower on the GRONT Scale
> than the
> authors I have rated.  Herodotus and Thucydides might produce GRONT scores
> in
> the low teens.
>  Mark L
> Φωσφορος
>
>
> FWSFOROS MARKOS
>
>
>
>
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Andrew C. Suttles
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