Sing and Learn New Testament Greek (CD)
Mainly this CD puts noun endings and verb endings etc. into familiar tunes. Frequently the lyrics are not make up of words, but of endings. Well this kind of songs is not to my taste. It sounds so meaningless and awkward. I don't think I can memorize the endings like that. I prefer the endings to be rehearsed together with real words in memorable and meaningful (and fun) contexts.
Song School Greek, by Michelle Hahne
(Children's book with CD which has songs)This is pretty cool.
Traditionally, in seminaries, we learn words which are frequent in the NT. The textbooks almost do not teach words which appear only one or two times. But in this children's book, the frequency issue is ignored. If a word is useful for real life conversation, it is taught. I like this approach. It is much more fun. I guess a student who has gone through traditional method of learning Koine Greek can try this book to help familiarize himself or herself with the rarer words in the Greek New Testament.
The Erasmian pronunciation is not how first century Greek sounded. Latest research shows that Modern Greek is much closer. The Modern Greek language and pronunciation is a natural direct development of Koine Greek.
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Itacism textual transmission
Caragounis, Chrys. The Development of Greek and the New Testament: Morphology, Syntax, Phonology, and Textual Transmission.
https://apostolicbible.com/un-greek.pdf
Can Present Day Greeks Understand the Greek of the New Testament?
"John Owen's use of Greek" "pronunciation of Greek"
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jAo7vwbwGPHzSfKN5B9NA
Greek hymns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjJj1brjb90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iALgdVgnLqE&list=PLu72j18u-rdzDJhFVk397Lpd05T64iRiF&index=221
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf2RF4OLzlw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sU2FaM35kA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKnsaboPvmM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSLn8JWKzuQ
Thank you very much! Sorry for my late reply. It's good that now we know that Modern Greek pronunciation is closer to Koine Greek. It'd be nice to learn to sing Greek worship songs. Thank you for the links. I wish that I could learn to sing some, especially together with people!
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