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by JBarach-Sr
June 28th, 2011, 5:22 pm
Forum: Seen on the Web
Topic: Putting Good Greek into Bad English
Replies: 5
Views: 2598

Re: Putting Good Greek into Bad English

I taught Greek to a student from Costa Rica.
Orally he would read the sentence in Greek fairly well, but his English translation was, shall we say, interesting.
It would often be something like: "The hombre goes into the casa."
-- John Barach, Sr.
by JBarach-Sr
June 20th, 2011, 1:03 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: What Next after First Year Greek?
Replies: 5
Views: 2893

Re: What Next after First Year Greek?

This question was put on the email list to which I responded. Bear with me if I am repeating something you have already heard. My suggestion is to memorize a chapter or more of the NT. Try John ch. 1 since it is not too difficult. The memorized passage will stick with you all through your life. Chee...
by JBarach-Sr
June 17th, 2011, 7:01 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Creating a "Reader's" Edition
Replies: 9
Views: 20327

Re: Creating a "Reader's" Edition

You could try this page: http://www.motorera.com/greek/text/greek.html It is an index to NT, LXX, Apocrypha, and Early Church writings Diognetus is found here: http://www.motorera.com/greek/text/early/dio01.html Hovering over some of the words will reveal its meaning. Otherwise clicking on the word ...
by JBarach-Sr
June 10th, 2011, 12:30 pm
Forum: Unicode and Fonts
Topic: The best Greek fonts
Replies: 8
Views: 26018

Re: The best Greek fonts

"Times New Roman" has all the characters and is much easier on the eyes than Georgia, Gentium, or "Palatino Linotype" IMHO.
But like beauty, it is in the eyes.
Cheers,
John Barach, Sr.
by JBarach-Sr
June 9th, 2011, 2:13 pm
Forum: Resources
Topic: Using Inscriptions for Greek
Replies: 3
Views: 1559

Re: Using Inscriptions for Greek

I think the link should be
http://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/l ... -tiberias/
Cheers,
John Barach
by JBarach-Sr
June 6th, 2011, 1:56 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: Basic Vocabulary
Replies: 3
Views: 1912

Re: Basic Vocabulary

I used the vocab found in Samuel G. Green A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT GREEK along with a number of words used in my primer. While the 30 most frequent words are a good choice, I didn't check to see how they compare. If I get some time, I may incorporate them. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm...
by JBarach-Sr
June 6th, 2011, 1:23 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: Basic Vocabulary
Replies: 3
Views: 1912

Basic Vocabulary

A good basic vocabulary is necessary for reading the NT. For those who have completed one year or more of Greek, what is the minimum vocabulary? My suggestion is the following lists which include both Greek-to-English and English-to-Greek: http://www.motorera.com/greek/lessons/vocab.html Cheers, Joh...
by JBarach-Sr
June 5th, 2011, 11:00 am
Forum: Learning Paradigms
Topic: Learning to identify a verb
Replies: 0
Views: 2501

Learning to identify a verb

When I teach how to identify a verb, I rely on my automotive trouble-shooting technique. I begin with questions (as shown in a chart), such as, does the verb have this particular characteristic? If Yes then it must be this; if No, then it must be that. For instance, in early lessons to distinguish b...
by JBarach-Sr
June 4th, 2011, 11:45 pm
Forum: Teaching Methods
Topic: Ideal review intervals for memorization?
Replies: 9
Views: 3092

Re: Ideal review intervals for memorization?

Use prime number sequence:
1,2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31,37,41,43, etc.
The gap gets wider as you progress
Cheers,
John Barach, Sr.

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