The Academic Blog has just published a post arguing for a singular focus on Koine Greek, urging a departure from the view that one should learn both Koine and Attic.
In other words, quoting Euripides is cool, but Paul is sublime.
https://academic.logos.com/four-reasons-to-master-koine-and-to-leave-attic-alone/
Happy reading!
The Editor
Oh, great. This makes me so upset.
Solely at Logos’ recommendation, I bought my Attic greek dictionary (which also works awful in the right-click menu). I think maybe $7.
Joking aside, you’re brave today! But I’d have thought a familiarity with Attic is like a familiarity with Shakespear-ian. A way of thinking.
Anyway, good points.
And I couldn’t resist:
https://www.logos.com/product/24077/did-moses-speak-attic-jewish-historiography-and-scripture-in-the-hellenistic-period
Of course Moses spoke Attic.
Nice to see you again, Denise.
... But I’d have thought a familiarity with Attic is like a familiarity with Shakespear-ian. A way of thinking.
But we all have to draw the line somewhere, don't we? I love Shakespear-ian English, but Chaucerian? That might as well be Greek to me.
;-)
5. Because petros and petra in Matthew 16:18 and Attic poetry.
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