I don't feel so dumb now...

[Brother Adam]

Even Oik here from Phatmass dropped Greek (as did I).

The class went from 14 to 5 as of today. I stuck it out as long as I could handle it, but yet the teacher assumes the student already knows Latin. There is only one person in the class who does indeed know Latin who is excelling in the class. 4 more who are trying to keep going. I know Greek is really tough, but it seems like he is making it alot worse than it needs be. Oh well. I'll have to learn by self study instead.

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

greek is hard

Edited September 14, 2005 by Extra ecclesiam nulla salus

[dUSt]

It's all Greek to me.

[homeschoolmom]

Who knew you felt dumb?

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

my big fat GREEK wedding.

[heavenseeker]

i feel dumb for quiting spanish now

[Jaime]

As Gus would say

"So there you go."

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

hahaha me too

i quit spanish one.

[Era Might]

Two good books you can use to teach yourself are "Elements of NT Greek" by JW Wenham and "Basics of Biblical Greek" by William Mounce. I have Wenham's book, which is a pretty slim volume. It also comes with a CD-ROM. I have Mounce's book for Hebrew, but not Greek. Jimmy Akin has recommended him in the past, though, so I know it's a good resource. The book also comes with a CD-ROM, and you can purchase a workbook separately.

A good piece of advice I read in the past is the best way to learn Greek is to read the NT. Koine Greek isn't very extensive, so once you get down the basic vocabulary, you should be able to get through the NT in a decent manner.

If you want to teach yourself Latin, as well, Wheelock's is considered the standard.

Edited September 14, 2005 by Era Might

[heavenseeker]

[quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Sep 14 2005, 06:11 PM']hahaha me too

i quit spanish one.
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yes i'm not alone

[Dudette]

[quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Sep 14 2005, 08:11 PM']hahaha me too

i quit spanish one.
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rofl, I'm redoing Spanish 1....eh...blah.

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

lol

i almost did that

but instead i switched to latin.

hard!

i wish i redid spanish one.

[Dudette]

[quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Sep 14 2005, 09:19 PM']lol

i almost did that

but instead i switched to latin.

hard!

i wish i redid spanish one.
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man you should've asked me for advice. I took Latin in grade 9 and I HATED it, I mean it's a beautiful language, but I definitely couldn't handle it. Though if you learn Latin well, it'll be easier to learn other languages (romance).

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

for sure. it is really hard. all we do in class is laugh. the teacher is really not very smart. she can't remember anyones latin names. 1/4 of the class is wasted because she is always like:

yes you have a question.
whats ur name?

o wait don't tell me.....

its hilarious.

and than there is this one girl who is really neverous about latin and she always asks questions. also funny. very frantic

but its very funny and uneducational.

[Dudette]

[quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Sep 14 2005, 09:25 PM']for sure. it is really hard. all we do in class is laugh. the teacher is really not very smart. she can't remember anyones latin names. 1/4 of the class is wasted because she is always like:

yes you have a question.
whats ur name?

o wait don't tell me.....

its hilarious.

and than there is this one girl who is really neverous about latin and she always asks questions. also funny. very frantic

but its very funny and uneducational.
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oh dear, that's nothing compared to the teacher I had, she was very strict and knew the stuff like the palm of her hand.

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

my teacher dosen't like me becuse im catholic.

i asked her why ecclesiastical latin was pronounced different and she said it was wrong to talk that way "despite what i heard in sunday school"

but it was funny.

[Dudette]

[quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Sep 14 2005, 09:31 PM']my teacher dosen't like me becuse im catholic.

i asked her why ecclesiastical latin was pronounced different and she said it was wrong to talk that way "despite what i heard in sunday school"

but it was funny.
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that's too bad.

[Fides_et_Ratio]

did you have Dr. Almeida? He's crazy hard.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='Era Might' date='Sep 14 2005, 07:15 PM']"Basics of Biblical Greek" by William Mounce.
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That was my Greek text...published my Zondervan *shudders*

[jezic]

the alphabet in greek is hard enough.