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The Pilot Wednesday^ December 9,1998 Page 7 Professor helps Greek students with new CD-ROM Belinda Ayers Special to the Pilot Students taking Greek 101 this semester don’t need a text book to do their assignments. Instead they need a computer disk. Dr. Lorin Cranford, who teaches the class, has devel oped a year-long Greek gram mar program that contains class materials on two computer disks. Cranford says once the program is completed it will be available on CD-ROM. Cranford says the program will contain 500 to 600 pages of material including grammar exercises and review drills in a format that allows students to interact with the text. Cranford says the comput erized text book is an idea he has had for a long time. He says he has been working on writing an elementary Greek language program for 15 years. Cranford also says he is currently look ing into incorporating various websites into the program. These sites would allow stu dents to hear pronunciations of Koine Greek. Cranford explains the pro gram will not only help stu-- dents with the language, but it will also save them money. “If this were to be printed in hardback the text would probably cost about $175,” Cranford says. He says he expects the price of the CD- ROM to be under $25. Cranford explains price is one of the biggest reasons he is developing the program. “A tremendously greater quantity of exceptional grammar con cepts can be provided without escalating the cost,” Cranford says. Jason Neill, a first-year Greek student, says he likes the computer program. “It’s easier than a textbook because it’s a lot less to carry around and organize,” Neill said. Neill explained he prints lessons from the disk in a com puter lab and takes them home to complete them. He says the program has helped him with grammar concepts and devel oped his computer skills. “I’m glad Dr. Cranford is taking us a step further in tech nology and integrating it with our text and learning process,” Neill said. Cranford said the Greek computer program will be com pleted by July 1999 and be available in GWU’s bookstore beginning in Fall 1999. Cullinan and Steibel translate devotional Carla Catoe Pilot Staff Moving to another country and speaking a different lan guage probably sounds scary to most people. But, this is what Dr. Sophia Steibel did when she moved to the United States from Brazil in 1974 to attend Gardner-Webb. After attending seminary and establishing her career in Brazil, Gardner-Webb asked her back, except this time as a teacher. All of her experiences were merely preparing her for the task that awaited her. In 1994, Dr. Steibel was introduced unknowingly to a project that she would one day take on. It was then that she read Dr. Alice Cullinan's book entitled Time for a Check Up. "I first read her book in 1994 and my father came to visit me in 1996 and he read it. He liked her devotional approach and thought that it would be a blessing for the Brazilians to read," Steibel said. "The Bible School of the Air" is the radio ministry and printing company directed by Dr. Steibel's father. So, all the ministry would have to do is add the book to their list of printed books. When Dr. Cullinan was approached with their proposal to translate her book, she was thrilled. "I thought it was a wonder ful idea," Cullinan said. "It was exciting to know that the book was going to be used in this way. I'd never dreamed in a million years that the book would be translated into anoth er language." Dr. Steibel and her father began thinking of a person who was qualified to translate the book; Dr. Steibel seemed like the perfect solution. "He wanted to have the book translated into Portuguese. I was not planning to be the one who would actu ally do the translating. I just felt like I had so many respon sibilities here at Gardner-Webb that I needed to find somebody else to do it. However, I trans lated the book during the sum mer in 1997," Steibel said. Time for a Check Up became available in Portuguese in September. "This September, they had a conference of spiritual awak ening and the speakers used the book. Several people reported back saying that it helped them to evaluate where they were in their personal spiritual growth," Steibel said. Cullinan intended the book Belinda Ayers Special to the Pilot From a podium it» Rilch Banquet Hal! Dr. Gerald Kcown explained, “Ttio pur pose of Scripture is to confront us with issuet. that may chal lenge us to rethink what it nieiuis to be children of God." Kcown, vvht) teaches Old Testament Interpreliition in Gardner-Webb’s School of Divinity, was the speaker at this year’s Bible Study Preview Conference held on November 5th. 1’he yearly conference is held to prepare pastors and congregation members who will be teaching a winter Bible study at their church. Kcown explained that inost Baptist churches participate in a win ter Bibk study near the first of to do just that-to help Christians where they are in their spiritual growth. "The book helps us take a look at our own relationship with God and know whether or not we are making any progress in our spiritual growth and get ideas on how to grow," Cullinan said. Since Dr. Cullinan and Dr. Steibel had to work extra hard to have the book translated into another language, that means double the sales and double the money, right? Wrong. "We don't receive any financial benefits. All the pro ceeds go to help Dr. Steibel's the year in which they lake an in-depth look at one book of the Bible. This year's winter Bible .study will focus on the Old Testament book otMoshua. Keown said the book of Joshua is difficult to teach becausc it raises questions that arc not easily resolved. "Joshuii docs not always fu neatly within its own pages,” Keown said. As Kcown discussed issues of genocide and con flicting accounts of events that appear in the book, he encour aged the audience to neither av.)id the ctmiroversial areas noi spend too much time on them. "We cati spend so much time arguing about questions we may never resiilve. that we ignore what the text actually says " Keown said. father's radio ministry. It's not a big deal for me, but it's a big deal for the publisher because most publishing companies are just in it to make money," Cullinan said. Dr. Cullinan will have another book out in Christian bookstores in March or April entitled Sorting It Out: Understanding God's Call to Ministry. She is uncertain if this book will also be translated into Portuguese. "I guess that's up to Dr. Steibel. I think it's a good idea, but I don't know if she wants to do all of that work again," Cullinan said. Keown said it is more important that people under stand the larger messages of obcdience and faithfulness presented in the book tif Joshua. Joel Sellers, pastor of I'irst Baptist Church in Gaffney. S.C., said he thought the con ference was a great idea. “I will be leaching the winter Bible study the first of the year and I wanted to brush uji on the book of Joshua.” said Sellers. The conference not only appealed to pasttirs, but also to lay persons. Eddie Andrews, a student in Gardner-Webb’s School of Divinity, explained the conference would help him after he graduated. “Any time 1 can expand my knwledge it is a way to preptu"e me for the future.” TVoce GWU conference challenges participants to reevaluate
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