[B-Greek] Objections to Machen (was "In Defense of Machen, ... ")

Barry H. nebarry at verizon.net
Tue Feb 1 21:33:47 EST 2011



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> The simplicity of Machen for the student is also found in David Alan 
> Black's Learn to Read New Testament Greek. Yet, Black is for more 
> linguistically informed. I can't understand why anyone would use Machen's 
> grammar today given how many better choices are available. <<

One could ask how linguistically informed a person has to be to learn a 
language.  People got along fine until a few decades ago without modern 
linguistic theory.  You learned your first language without the benefit if 
linguistic training...  :)

However, I taught from Machen for 4 years +, and I wouldn't want to do it 
again.  McCartney had a chance to do a really good revision, but not too 
much changed, methodologically.  But who am I to talk, who uses Crosby & 
Schaeffer with 8th graders?  :)

N.E. Barry Hofstetter, M.A., M.Div., Th.M.
The American Academy
http://theamericanacademy.net
The North American Reformed Seminary
http://www.tnars.net

http://my.opera.com/barryhofstetter/blog







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