tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post4982181560677102026..comments2024-01-09T16:17:22.327-06:00Comments on Bring the Books: Needing Advice on Preparing for SeminaryAdam Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826908205996140341noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-70230779616901375682013-08-18T20:07:15.378-05:002013-08-18T20:07:15.378-05:00Check out my book for those going into seminary, &...Check out my book for those going into seminary, "Surviving and Thriving in Seminary" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D8RGR18/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00D8RGR18&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwdeindeorg-20Danny Zachariashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819589295672075138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-53522704852636059842010-11-16T10:53:53.829-06:002010-11-16T10:53:53.829-06:00That's what I suspected. Oh Bavinck, what a je...That's what I suspected. Oh Bavinck, what a jewell. I found that many theological works that were originally written in Dutch required a very similar reading speed. I know they are brilliant and are saying some profound things, but I always wondered if it wouldn't be easier to learn Dutch and read them in their original rather than trying to figure out some of the linguistic anomalies that seem to result from translation. It is really not an unattractive proposition. Sometimes reading the Dutch guys made me think that George Lucas wrote all of Yoda's lines in Dutch and had them translated.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246646438078147799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-56218400430912489682010-11-12T19:07:16.020-06:002010-11-12T19:07:16.020-06:00Well, Kevin, it depends on what I'm reading. ...Well, Kevin, it depends on what I'm reading. If it's a Piper book, I can fly through it. If it's a Sherlock Holmes story, I can toast it in no time at all. If it's Bavinck... well, I've owned the 4 book set for two months and am only a hundred pages in. It just takes time to digest. So when I say I'm a slow reader, I really mean that I'm a 'careful' reader.Adam Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826908205996140341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-84816265225245853212010-11-12T15:13:00.997-06:002010-11-12T15:13:00.997-06:00Having gone to RTS-J I can assure you that just as...Having gone to RTS-J I can assure you that just as much emphasis is put on Hebrew as Greek (unless things have changed in the last few years). I would encourage you to pick up some Hebrew cards also. It seems like more of us struggled through Hebrew than Greek, and both are required. Also, based on your blog, I don't believe you when you say you are a slow reader :), but if you are, being proactive in learning to read faster would be to your advantage. A good way to do that is to practice with good literature. I dig what Lane is saying but would point out the added advantage of increasing reading speed.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246646438078147799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-62145199388732994432010-11-12T09:33:09.990-06:002010-11-12T09:33:09.990-06:00Adam,
Whoever has been preparing you for entering...Adam,<br /><br />Whoever has been preparing you for entering seminary is on the spot. Nothing will prepare you more than learning the biblical languages and reading widely.<br /><br />The only other advice I would give you for learning Greek or Hebrew is to sit down every other day and translate through a selected book. This will help you develop a sense of the author's unique style as well as learn the vocabulary in a more concrete manner.Jacob Ceronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006989939812944407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-9782465220128394432010-11-12T09:30:32.003-06:002010-11-12T09:30:32.003-06:00It's not a bad idea to try to get a leg up on ...It's not a bad idea to try to get a leg up on Greek, no doubt. However, most of the books you are going to need to read are going to be assigned to you in class. I'm going to follow T. David Gordon here and recommend that you do some serious reading in English literature. It is amazing how many guys can parse Greek verbs but cannot understand plain English, or write in good English. You need to get a good feel for how the English language works, how to construct trains of thought that will not derail. Read Shakespeare, Milton, Dickens, Austen, Walter Scott, etc. My two cents.Rev. Lane Keisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12897887624858635041noreply@blogger.com