From: Ken Smith (kens@180solutions.com)
Date: Thu Jun 29 2000 - 13:19:14 EDT
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Dunno. I'd almost turn it around. I'd say, *don't* expect Greek to make you more spiritual or more connected with God. It's not a magic language. It's just a language. It happens to be the one the Bible was written in, but those who can read it aren't particularly special or set apart because they possess this particular skill. hH GNWSIS FUSIOI, hH DE AGAPH OIKODOMEI. Being close to God is about other things -- QRHSKEIA KAQARA KAI AMIANTOS PARA TWi QEWi KAI PATRI hAUTH ESTIN, EPISKEPTESQAI ORFANOUS KAI CHRAS EN THi QLIPSEI AUTWN, ASPILON hEAUTON THREIN APO TOU KOSMOU.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>And sure, the above quotations are in Greek, but I'd have to say we could all get their import quite clearly enough in English :-). And *getting* their import is far more important than what *language* we get it in -- and doing something about it after we've got it is far more important yet.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>All that to say, I'd throw in my two cents as:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>(1) Don't study Greek to get close to God. Getting close to God is about other things than whether the aorist refers primarily to tense or aspect.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>(2) Don't study Greek to look cool from the pulpit, or from the Sunday School lectern. The only people who'll care aren't the ones you need to be reaching -- or at least, reached in that particular way.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Ken</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: B.J. Williamson [<A HREF="mailto:hellen_ic@hotmail.com">mailto:hellen_ic@hotmail.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 9:59 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: Biblical Greek</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: [b-greek] Re: Reasons Not To Study Greek</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Brian;</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Reason for NOT studying (Biblical) Greek:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I’ll start with 2:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> 1. If Greek will not primarily be used</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> as a tool for knowing Him (worship).</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> 2. If Greek is primarily of academic interest,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> not spiritual.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Respectfully,</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> B.J. Williamson</FONT>
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