A Primer of Biblical Greek

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 264 pages
• Published by: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; Pap/Com Bl edition October 2, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0802860001
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0802860002
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.1 pounds

Book Description
Extensively tested in classrooms around the country, this text offers quick yet solid instruction in Biblical Greek.

Designed with the requirements of today's hurried college and seminary curriculums in mind, this new textbook offers a succinct, single-volume introduction to Biblical Greek that has already been proven in classroom settings. Divided into 32 lessons, Croy's grammar uses a primarily deductive approach that quickly yet effectively teaches new students the skills necessary to handle Biblical Greek. Loaded with special features that separate it from other works currently on the market, this book will become the text of choice for teachers and students of Biblical Greek. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Language Notes
Text: English, Greek --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: A Primer of Biblical Greek (Paperback) The person who wants to read the New Testament in its original language is faced with dozens of possible textbooks on the market. Some will inundate him or her with needless technical information; others will barely give enough information to scratch the surface of the language. Clayton Croy, an assistant professor of New Testament at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, has provided a textbook that at last hits the right balance. The Primer presents the full spectrum of Greek grammar, with clear yet concise discussions of each grammatical concept, in just over thirty lessons. Each concept is illustrated with examples in Greek and English, and the student will have plenty of opportunity to practice Greek through the exercises that Croy has either written himself or selected from the New Testament and the Septuagint (the Old Testament translated into Greek, as it was read by most Jews outside of Palestine in the Greco-Roman world). The inclusion of exercises from both the New Testament and Septuagint makes this book all the more attractive, as the student is able from early on to begin working with the scriptures themselves. The use of the Septuagint in this text makes it stand out as unique among all available textbooks, encouraging students to pursue not only the study of the New Testament in Greek but to delve more fully into the Jewish Bible as it was known to the majority of Jews at the turn of the era (and as it came to be used in the early church). I highly recommend this book as a textbook for all who teach Biblical Greek in bible colleges and seminaries. Comment | | (Report this)