All students will need a holistic approach, whether studying Greek for a year or 5 years. Greek is a language, and, as such, deserves to be studied in the context of how its parts relate to each other. For example, too much emphasis on word studies in lieu of analysis of syntax or discourse structure will lead to unreasonable and artifical judgments which cannot be supported.
Words always have meaning in contexts.
Then again, too much emphasis on syntax may obscure important meanings of individual words. Balance is the key. An approach which evenly incorporates forms, syntax, vocabulary, translation and exegetical procedure should be characteristic of most Greek classes. Of course, in all of this the concern is that we use Greek as a tool for Christian ministry. All rights reserved.