[B-Greek] Greek for laymen
Barry
nebarry at verizon.net
Mon Mar 8 10:56:09 EST 2004
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From: "Eric Weiss" <papaweiss1 at yahoo.com>
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 10:41 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Greek for laymen
> Edward W. Goodrick's DO IT YOURSELF HEBREW AND GREEK is back in print.
Goodrick tells the student repeatedly and incessantly that completing his book
IN NO WAY makes them qualified to translate Greek, nor should they think that
they now "know Greek." It's designed for self-study and may be a good option for
people that want to learn the alphabet, how to do word studies, a little about
the verbal system -- moods, tenses, participles, etc. A downside is that it was
written many years ago, and his recommendations for tools and further study are
hence somewhat dated. But ... the student can also learn some basic Hebrew from
the same book!<<
I believe that is the text I referenced in my earlier response on this subject,
the one I couldn't remember!
Let me add, in addition the several excellent responses here, that the teacher
of such an introductory course will make all the difference. There is always
going to somebody for whom a little learning is dangerous, but a good teacher
can help a reasonable student understand not only how what he or she is learning
may be helpful, but also what the limitations are.
Barry
A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring:
There shallow Draughts intoxicate the Brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.
--Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Criticism"
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