Kathy Mac...
Posted: December 31st, 2011, 1:01 pm
Hello, and Happy New Year.
I'm Kathy from Australia. I did a year of NT Greek many, many years ago, and retained enough to follow not-too-technical discussions to some degree, otherwise I never really used it. I recently retired and plan to use my new found freedom pursuing subjects that really interest me, including delving into the LXX, NT and early Christian literature.
I have been revisiting Greek on my own (and saving pennies for a few resources I still need). I've also been attempting some short, simple translations (lot of fun, but questions abound).
I hope to find a place on a formal course in Classical Greek later this year because I keep thinking (in my ignorance perhaps) that I can't understand the language well enough to read texts from the period I am interested in, without understanding its diachronic development (not just what came before, but even what came after) as well as being familiar with different 'types' of Greek, and Greek literature more broadly. For example, I only finally understood itacism when I read an essay by a historical linguist who gave a broad brush overview of the phonological shifts in the language over time. Indeed, while I was taught Greek by a very traditional method (my teacher was in his first year teaching Greek, and still finding his own way I think), I have found linguistic based approaches far more useful in my self-study.
I look forward to reading your discussions.
Kathy
I'm Kathy from Australia. I did a year of NT Greek many, many years ago, and retained enough to follow not-too-technical discussions to some degree, otherwise I never really used it. I recently retired and plan to use my new found freedom pursuing subjects that really interest me, including delving into the LXX, NT and early Christian literature.
I have been revisiting Greek on my own (and saving pennies for a few resources I still need). I've also been attempting some short, simple translations (lot of fun, but questions abound).
I hope to find a place on a formal course in Classical Greek later this year because I keep thinking (in my ignorance perhaps) that I can't understand the language well enough to read texts from the period I am interested in, without understanding its diachronic development (not just what came before, but even what came after) as well as being familiar with different 'types' of Greek, and Greek literature more broadly. For example, I only finally understood itacism when I read an essay by a historical linguist who gave a broad brush overview of the phonological shifts in the language over time. Indeed, while I was taught Greek by a very traditional method (my teacher was in his first year teaching Greek, and still finding his own way I think), I have found linguistic based approaches far more useful in my self-study.
I look forward to reading your discussions.
Kathy