![]() ![]() LoTR – Clearly Decker loves the Lord of the Rings. What I liked about this (I don’t necessarily agree with him) is that he introduces it in a clear way. Verbal aspect – Decker endorses a Porter-ian approach to VA, so know that that is what the students would be learning. How do you remember the Greek word for “one” – hen? “Steal me one chicken” – hen = one, steal is like “heist” and thus heis. Mnemonic devices – I love that Decker includes a lot of mnenomic devices for memorizing things. ![]() I love his last comment – “I have no idea what it means” ![]() 142 that makes reference to the longest extant word in a Greek text – fifty letters (in a subliterary magical papyri). Humor – You can tell Decker had a wonderful sense of humor – he integrates all kinds of funny and silly things into the textbook. Visual Appeal – the book is extremely well-produced, with attractive visual layout – this is important particularly for a grammar. LXX – Decker has readings and exercises that come from, not just the NT, but important related texts including the Septuagint. He tries to introduce these insights into the textbook in a way not often found in Greek grammars. Modern Linguistics – Decker notes that many students and even NT scholars are simply not current with insights from modern linguistics. ![]()
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