[B-Greek] GRONT SCORE

Paul Zellmer pzellmer at sc.rr.com
Sat Nov 13 08:25:16 EST 2010


Louis,

The GRONT scale was proposed by Mark earlier this month.  I'm embedding a
copy of his original post.
>
>
>
>
>From: b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mark Lightman
>Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 8:11 AM
>To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: [B-Greek] The GRONT Scale
>
>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
>

Hope this helps,

Paul Zellmer

-----Original Message-----
From: b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Louis Sorenson
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 8:12 AM
To: Mark Lightman; B-Greek List mail to all
Subject: [B-Greek] GRONT SCORE


Mark,

I'm trying to remember what GRONT stands for. I cannot get Bing, Google or
Yahoo to find anything in the B-Greek archives about GRONT. Those search
engines all want to replace it with Grant - very weird.  I assume it is an
analysis standard (someone on B-Greek dreamed up) for comparing the
similarity of the Greek New Testament vocab and syntax to other Koine
literature?

Louis Sorenson
 		 	   		  
---
B-Greek home page: http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek
B-Greek mailing list
B-Greek at lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-greek




More information about the B-Greek mailing list