I have finished the first lesson in Dobson’s Learn Greek New Testament. Basically it introduces the alphabet and some English terms that have Greek etymology, such as ‘theology.’ What really surprised me is that there is no name given for each letter of the Greek alphabet. If I hadn’t already learned it with Mounce I would wonder what to call each Greek letter. However the alphabet is listed in four columns with a very thorough and helpful pronunciation guide that is hard to explain. Finally, there is a suggested way of writing the Greek letters, and I noticed that a handful of them indicate to start a letter in a different location or direction than what I originally learned. I haven’t put the accompanying CD in the computer yet, so it may be that there is more alphabet information available on it. Other than this odd omission everything is smooth sailing so far.
May 12, 2008
May 12, 2008 at 10:02 pm
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May 13, 2008 at 12:52 am
although not as practical to learn as french or maybe german, greek does however lend a very interesting side to studying a new language which is probably the reason why lots of people are interested in studying it.
check out http://www.rhodes.com for more articles and images
May 13, 2008 at 4:57 am
Hey, as long as you can make the right sounds, who cares what it is called?
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May 13, 2008 at 7:51 am
I started with Dobson in my own personal self-taught study, and found it the most accessible and doable at first, but after a while (10 chapters?) I got a little lost without any grammatical terminology, and now I’m turning to Mounce. But I’d still start with Dobson if I had to do it again.
Thanks for charting your course here; it’s interesting and helpful to a beginner like me!
May 13, 2008 at 11:04 am
Ben,
I have a science background, so maybe that is why it matters to me, hehe.
Nathan,
Your experience has been the same as several others. The recommendation I have read is to do Dobson through chapter 19. After that do Mounce and then return to Dobson and finish it. I’ve posted it before, but here is the link:
The Greek self-study plan I’m currently using
May 13, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Nathan, it’s good to see you go through several grammars. You remind me of myself a whole lot on that one.
I went through the first several chapters in Dobson, but I still got to give it to Mounce.
May 13, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I’m actually most looking forward to using Athenaze; probably because I don’t have a copy of it yet. I really want to start reading Greek as soon as I can get my vocabulary up to speed.
May 14, 2008 at 11:42 am
Nathan, try this:http://tcconnecting.net; that’s what I got from my feed.
May 14, 2008 at 3:57 pm
TC,
I am no longer able to get a feed from your blog from any URL now whatsoever. Can you try adding a feed button to your blog so I can reconnect it to my reader?
May 14, 2008 at 9:38 pm
tag nathan
http://www.theologer.com/2008/05/weird-worship-meme.html
May 14, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Nathan, forgive me, but try this instead: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tcconnecting/nGmU.
Thank you.
May 15, 2008 at 7:26 am
Thanks TC, that’s what I needed.