A new introduction to the grammar and syntax of New Testament Greek leads one to expect a textbook that will provide, in addition to the continuation of the good practice offered by existing course books, a new didactic approach, and an awareness of recent developments in the field of linguistics, especially in the case of New Testament Greek, where syntactic and pragmatic studies have proven to be not only numerous but also extremely fruitful over the past few decades. In the light of this expectation, this textbook is slightly disappointing.
Stephen Carlson wrote:...
I think if that one is going to come out with a new textbook, the latest (but not faddish) developments in the field should be incorporated. For example, the new view on voice evidence in Rutger Allan's work and your own, Carl..
Stephen Carlson wrote:...
Also, the field should be conceived to be larger than NT Greek. There's a lot of good stuff done for Classical Greek that Biblical Greek teachers should be aware of. The review touches upon some of that.
Perhaps there needs to be more time for this scholarship (especially coming out of the Netherlands) to filter down to the rest of the field, but I cannot see the justification for yet another textbook that does not reflect an understanding of pedagogy or Greek grammar more current than that of Mounce, Croy, or Wenham/Duff.
cwconrad wrote:By and large I think that the only recent concern of Greek linguistics that has had any impact on the teaching of Koine is the ferment over verbal aspect.
MAubrey wrote:I can just see the weekly quiz questions now:
(1) What aspect does the present tense have?
(2) What does perfective aspect mean?
Brilliant.
Stephen Carlson wrote:Maybe it's just me, but I don't think I've ever put grammar metalanguage questions on my weekly quizzes.
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