Ought New Testament Greek be compuslosry in School?

[Machjo]

Do you think the New Testament Greek ought to be a compusory subject for all Children Canada-wide as of the age of ten?

Separation of church and state ... it's become my mantra. Teach kids to read English before we start worrying about other languages is my opinion.

Ah, but you don't get it Cosmo. What happens once they've mastered their native language? They start looking for something else to keep themselves busy. So if it's not greek, it's fundie politics. So what would you prefer they engage in? I say introducce 'em to greek before they start to think about politics. Let's call it the great switcharoo. Keeps 'em busy without the threat of a "Crusader" style theocracy. So Crusader, if you're reading this, get out of politics and start learning Greek. Trust me, it'll keep you busy day and night doing the work of the LORD. :wink:

 

[Crusader]

Thanks for the sarcasm Machjo.

Those comments were extremely rude. And I'm not a fundie; just a regular Christian.

Thanks and God bless.

 

[Crusader]

And ITN. What does that mean, by the way?

I really would like to learn Greek, but too busy with the wife homeschooling the kids.

But they are learning Greek on Saturdays at the local Greek Orthodox church.

 

[Jay]

Re: RE: Ought New Testament Greek be compuslosry in School?

Thanks for the sarcasm Machjo.

Those comments were extremely rude. And I'm not a fundie; just a regular Christian.

Thanks and God bless.

Allow me to apologize on behalf of the membership.

 

[Crusader]

Re: RE: Ought New Testament Greek be compuslosry in School?

Thanks for the sarcasm Machjo.

Those comments were extremely rude. And I'm not a fundie; just a regular Christian.

Thanks and God bless.

Allow me to apologize on behalf of the membership.

Thanks Jay, but I've forgiven already, "for they know not"... :wink:

 

[Crusader]

I'll say though that, his sarcasm and disrespect aside, I have to agree with Machjo's principle that a common language would certainly help to unite Christians across Canada. but he could have added, the world.

 

[I think not]

Re: RE: Ought New Testament Greek be compuslosry in School?

And ITN. What does that mean, by the way?

I really would like to learn Greek, but too busy with the wife homeschooling the kids.

But they are learning Greek on Saturdays at the local Greek Orthodox church.

Yeah I wasn't quite clear, my first post of the day, still waking up, didn't get much sleep. Anyway.

I hope they are learning Modern Greek

The Greek language is largely phonetic, meaning each letter in the alphabet is prounounced a certain way, and never changes. If you learn how to pronounce each letter in the alphabet (24) you can virtually read words, sentences and so on.

In contrast with English where you combine T + H and get different sounds, example "Thyroid", "Then". Greek also doesn't combine letters to alter the sounds, how it is pronounced in the alphabet is they way it is pronounced in words. In other words if you learn how to pronounce all letters in the Greek alphabet, you can read Greek. The phonetic code is the basis.

Again, grammar (as well as spelling) is a bit complicated, but once you learn to read, then you can slowly pickup everything else.

 

[Crusader]

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I hope they are learning Modern Greek
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Nope. They're learning the real thing. They're learning to read teh Septuagint. And at home, the wife teaches them the King James Bible.

 

[I think not]

Re: RE: Ought New Testament Greek be compuslosry in School?

I hope they are learning Modern Greek

Nope. They're learning the real thing. They're learning to read teh Septuagint. And at home, the wife teaches them the King James Bible.

Believe it or not, the phonetics haven't changed in thousands of years, so whichever they learn, they will still be able to read Modern Greek. The grammar isn't that much different either although the spelling does change.

 

[Crusader]

ITN, have yu accepted the LORD?

 

[I think not]

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ITN, have yu accepted the LORD?

Yes, I talk to Jay every Friday night in his drunken state. :lol:

Yes, but I don't live by a rule book, I let my conscious drive me.

 

[thecdn]

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ITN, have yu accepted the LORD?

Did I get my url's mixed up and end up over at christianforums again? Damn, I hate when that happens...

 

[Crusader]

http://www.kapatel.gr/matrix/science/sep/ancient.htm

 

[Jay]

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ITN, have yu accepted the LORD?

Did I get my url's mixed up and end up over at christianforums again? Damn, I hate when that happens...

Do you have a problem?

 

[Crusader]

http://www.teknia.com/index.php?page=greeklanguage

 

[pastafarian]

ITN, have yu accepted the LORD?

You mean Lord Black of Crossharbour, 'cause I find him and his wife both a little hard to accept?

 

[thecdn]

Re: RE: Ought New Testament Greek be compuslosry in School?

ITN, have yu accepted the LORD?

Did I get my url's mixed up and end up over at christianforums again? Damn, I hate when that happens...

Do you have a problem?

Yes. Always have a problem with statements as ridiculous as that.

 

[Said1]

B-b-but there's ITN's soul to think aboot. Don't you care?

 

[Finder]

Hmmmmmmm what would a Taliban like Canada look like? Perhaps Crusades vision of Canada is immature, perhaps Utopian in his own mind, but for most of us it would be living in hell itself.

 

[Crusader]

Hmmmmmmm what would a Taliban like Canada look like? Perhaps Crusades vision of Canada is immature, perhaps Utopian in his own mind, but for most of us it would be living in hell itself.

A common tongue: what's so hellish about that? Look at all the problems we have right now with French and English and Quebec, etc.