Some questions on learning greek
I have the Biblical Greek Foundation Study Bundle (GK101) and LA181 Learn to Use Biblical Greek in Logos and I have a few questions before I get started.
1. Would completing these 2 courses be sufficient knowledge of greek for a lay person like me to benefit in bible study?
2. Should I be learning Koine or Erasmian? the difference isn't clear to me, does GK101 require one or the other?
3. I've seen some older complaints in reviews of GK101 about inaccuracies, have these been fixed, or are they small enough issues to not really matter for me?
4. Will I benefit in doing these in any specific order, or doing them all at the same time?
Any other advice on how to study would be much appreciated!
"Your speech must always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person." - Colossians 4:6
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I don't own LA181 but I do it's Hebrew counterpart (LA171). If it's anything like that, I found it very useful.
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Helpful for Bible Study is Yes. Personally not know if the Greek knowledge would be sufficient for you.
A resource to consider is Greek for the Rest of Us: Learn Greek to Study the New Testament with Interlinears and Bible Software, 3rd ed.
Another bundle to consider is The Bible Software Users Companion Pack
English primary focus for verbal expression is time: past, present, future. Hebrew verbs have no sense of time; they only express kind of action (contextual words provide time setting). Greek verbs primarily express kind of action. Present tense indicative mood has secondary aspect of present time.
Koine and Erasmian are pronunciation approaches for Biblical Greek letters and vowels. Searching Logos Community for koine erasmian pronunciation finds older discussions.
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