B-Greek: The Biblical Greek Forum

Not a bad idea

http://www.sattlercollege.org/human-res ... -languages

I came across this job posting for a biblical languages instructor seeking someone who can teach using using communicative methods (TPRS etc.).

So my question is, can image-based vocabulary study incorporate abstract concept and non-concrete words? I've been using Google image search for this kind of thing. The trick seems to be to combine the abstract word with a concrete one. For instance, "hope" is hard to picture, so a Google...

Jesse, I applaud you for wanting to avoid English glosses when working with new Greek vocabulary. It probably can't always be avoided, though. For some abstract words pictures can work, if carefully chosen. For others, perhaps not. One thing that probably also would help is using short simple Greek...

The problem is that, like learning glosses, the semantic range is still going to be different. When I see a fox I still only think of an animal and perhaps "cunning/sly" but there are no connotations of "destructive" which is part of the idiomatic range of ἀλώπηξ. A very good po...

Using my flashcard program, I'm about to begin creating a flashcard deck that is based on images, where the goal is to identify the image using the Greek word, as opposed to identifying the Greek word with the English gloss. I begun studying some French and have an app on my iPhone and iPad of basic...

What lexicons are out there for those wanting to learn vocabulary outside of the New Testament?

Thomas A. Robinson's Mastering Greek Vocabulary lists vocabulary according to cognate roots. The roots for the "holy/sacred" group are ἁγι and ἁγν.

I'm in the middle of reading this article which also deals with Luther and other infamous theologians on the use of biblical languages: http://thegospelcoalition.org/themelios ... d_historic

Let's assume you had control of the full cycle of Greek classes at a university or seminary, covering the Intro to Greek I and II, intermediate I and II, and advanced Greek I and II. If we lived in the ideal world and attended the ideal school with the ideal Greek curriculum, what would those classe...