[NABS-L] Hebrew and Greek?

[Justin Heard]

She does Hebrew as well.

I don't recommend doing the exams orally, but since Sarah has worked 
with many Greek and Hebrew students, she can tell you about the pros and 
cons of each method. I know that there are audio recordings of the New 
Testament in Ancient Greek, and I'm sure someone has read it slowly 
enough that you could understand it. But the advantage of doing it in 
braille is that you can look up vocab words and grammar online, or via 
the .brf resources already available. I'm not sure how that would work 
with audio. I guess you would have to hire a reader that has good Greek 
pronunciation, or do your assignments with a professor.

I am coming from a slightly different perspective though. My first two 
years were in Attic Greek, and I had to read Plato and Homer. My fifth 
semester was in Liturgical Greek, which meant reading poetry, literary 
fifth century Greek, and some other stuff ranging from the fifth to the 
fourteenth century. Biblical Greek is much simpler than all that. The 
vocab is easier, and the grammatical structure is easier to pick up on 
since the style is more consistent. St. Paul is more challenging than 
the other writers, but still, once you get used to his style, you should 
be okay. This may make it more feasible to do orally. Again, Sarah 
should be able to tell you what method works best.


On 3/20/2022 12:58 AM, Mike Gilmore via NABS-L wrote:
>   
> Hi Luke,
>
> Thanks for your response. I'm curious how the blind pastor did Hebrew and Greek (textbooks, tests, assignments, etc.) For both languages I have two options: a totally internet-based course with an online professor or a live classroom course on the internet. I'm sure I could work out a way to do oral exams.
>
> Right now, I'm attending New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary online. I'm working toward a M.A. in Christian Apologetics. Even tough Hebrew and Greek aren't required, I'm thinking about learning them because I want to evangelize members of other religions and teach folks in the church how to do so. After New Orleans, I'm going to apply to Dallas Theological Seminary to get a Th.M. They'll let some courses transfer over and I figured if I did Hebrew and Greek at New Orleans, this would give me less to take at Dalls.
> Right now, I have a 4.0 at New Orleans; and, as much as I'm considering taking Hebrew and Greek, I'd hate to have that be what makes the 4.0 disappear. Maybe I oughta wait until Dallas ...
>
> Mike     On Friday, March 18, 2022, 04:43:57 PM EDT, Luke Seibert via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>   
>   Hi, Mike. I've taken two biblical Greek classes, and I had a good experience
> with them. I got the textbook in Braille. Without that, I don't think I
> could have completed the classes. I was taking them online, and screen
> readers (at least JAWS and NVDA) do not seem to like Greek vowels with
> accents or breathing marks.  I had some trouble with the tests, but the
> accessibility department was able to add audio files to the test that had
> someone reading the question. So by listening, I was able to work through
> the questions. I haven't taken Hebrew, but I know a pastor who is blind that
> has used both Braille Greek and Hebrew.
> Feel free to email me with any other questions or if you want more details.
>
> Luke Seibert
> Luke.seibert at gmail.com
>
>
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>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm writing to see if there's anyone on the listserv who have or are
> currently taking Hebrew and/or Greek at a Bible college or seminary. I've
> spoken with a former seminary professor who told me the languages are very
> visual. How visual are they? What types of accommodations have you requested
> and gotten for these classes? Any recommendations and suggestions about how
> I can successfully take these courses and do well would be very much
> appreciated. I know there's a way; I just have to figure out how as I did
> with Logic a few years ago.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mike
>
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