Re: Greek pronunciation: blurb material?
Micheal Palmer (mwpalmer@earthlink.net)
Wed, 12 Mar 1997 20:11:23 -0800 (PST)
At 7:58 AM -0600 3/12/97, Carl W. Conrad wrote:
>This was sent to me rather than to the list, where I think it belongs. It
>doesn't appear that this answers the specific question whether there's an
>endorsement of modern Greek pronunciation for Koine of the NT; I am very
>much inclined to think that's to be found here.
>
>>From: RayVanNest@aol.com
>>
>>Check a book by D.A. Carson entitled (something like) Greek Accents: A
>>Student's Manual. I am not sure if he endorses the use of accents in
>>teaching Greek, but he is known for mentioning the relevance of the accents.
>> I believe the book is published by Baker.
Carson's little book does not discuss Modern Greek pronunciation (though
I'm working from memory here...), but it is a great little manual for
learning the system of accents. I highly recommend it but, unfortunately,
it's out of print. If you find a copy, grab it!
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Micheal W. Palmer
Religion & Philosophy
Meredith College
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