From: Cal Redmond (calred@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Mon Jul 29 1996 - 15:10:17 EDT
Mark OBrien wrote:
>
> Original message sent on Mon, Jul 29 7:41 AM by EHOBBS@wellesley.edu (Edward
> Hobbs) :
>
> <snip>
>
> >Reading Greek aloud every day (EVERY day!) can keep one's Greek
> > alive for years, even when one can't spend time studying or
> > "keeping up."
>
> Of course, this raises the issue of pronunciation. I have a Greek friend who
> has been trying to teach me to read Greek with the modern system of
> pronunciation, and I must say that this does seem to allow one to read the text
> with more "feeling", and it sounds more vibrant and less artificial than the
> usual system we are taught. Any thoughts on this?
>
> Mark O'Brien
> Grad. student, Dallas Theological Seminary
James Blevins, Prof of NT as Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has
been teaching his Greek classes at all levels to pronounce modern Greek.
I have tried to learn, but it is difficult to change habits learned
several years ago.
Among the reasons Dr. Blevins gives for the modern pronunciation is its
seeming ability to explain some textual problems. I haven't yet found
the specifics of this, and probably won't.
My biggest crutch for pronouncing modern Greek: if unsure of how to
pronounce a vowel, try a long "e" sound.
Cal Redmond
PhD candidate,
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4025/index.html
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