tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post2080686338992189149..comments2024-03-22T16:09:48.895-04:00Comments on Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: “Keep Your Greek”James Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-91896302740068273832011-03-15T04:29:10.906-04:002011-03-15T04:29:10.906-04:00Hey Truth, thanks, It's taken me a long time t...Hey Truth, thanks, It's taken me a long time to get this far. <br /><br />I found the "bat kat" stuff in a workbook, "Basic Greek in 30 Minutes a Day", (which appeared to have been self-published) by a guy named Jim Found. You won't find that one on Amazon any more, I don't think. That must have been 2006. Then in 2008 I took some private lesssons through an individual I met at <a href="http://rti.myfineforum.org/index.php" rel="nofollow">Reformed Theology Institute</a>, a lightly-attended discussion group of mostly older individuals. (But the founder, a former Jesuit, is now a Reformed believer!)<br /><br />It was the instructor I met here who knew Raymond Brown, and he would wax about the old days when he was more of an active Biblical scholar himself. He taught Greek and Hebrew through private lessons. <br /><br />I took some lessons from him in 2008, but then I was laid off from a pretty good job. You would think you'd have more time to study when you're unemployed, but it didn't work that way with me, and I soon dropped out of those lessons (regrettably).<br /><br />In recent months I have managed to cobble together some Mounce stuff (Basics of Biblical Greek), and I've even found some video lessons from Dallas Theological Seminary through iTunesU. But I can't follow those very well while I'm driving. <br /><br />(I'm working through Systematic Theology by Dr. Douglas Kelly of RTS -- he's a fine old Southern Presbyterian gentleman who studied in Edinburgh, Scotland under Dr. T.F. Torrance -- that's an interesting mix to be sure. But it's a great, if long, set of courses. As I mentioned, I've got a long commute!)John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-69121339622861203612011-03-15T01:04:06.752-04:002011-03-15T01:04:06.752-04:00Hey John,
Great post! As I am considering learni...Hey John,<br /><br />Great post! As I am considering learning Greek too! How's it going for you so far? Sounds like you're doing pretty well!Truth Unites... and Divideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891402278361538353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-37837601513236828582011-03-13T18:21:16.351-04:002011-03-13T18:21:16.351-04:00Thanks John for this post- plus, you need to give ...Thanks John for this post- plus, you need to give our Roman Catholic friends a day off now and then (:James Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-60383066562114244762011-03-13T16:51:04.529-04:002011-03-13T16:51:04.529-04:00You've bailed me out a number of times with my...You've bailed me out a number of times with my "language needs". And I appreciate it.John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-63231726377534336202011-03-13T16:48:15.676-04:002011-03-13T16:48:15.676-04:00Not that Rhology knows any Greek. I know a pretty...Not that Rhology knows any Greek. I know a pretty cool site - Unbound Bible.Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.com