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Want to be able to read meaningful verses from the Greek New Testament after just one hour of study? In this comprehensive and helpful guide, John Dobson uses a highly effective teaching method to introduce readers to New Testament Greek. The third edition includes accented Greek and updated information. The book is accompanied by an audio CD-ROM.
Customer Reviews:
great companion to Learn Old Testament Hebrew.......2007-04-11
As a Bible student, this has been a great help.
A great way to practice basic vocabulary.......2006-11-14
As a beginner who is studying on my own ,I've found this to be great for practicing vocabulary in short sentences , instead of just rote memorization , which I find very boring . Also he uses made up sentences in the practice exercises which is good because you can remember scriptures after getting just a couple of words in the sentence , with made up sentences you actually have to translate it all . The only real drawback is Dobson does'nt really cover grammar , so I recomend a grammar such as Mounces Basics Of Biblical Greek In addition to this , for someone who's really trying to learn the language well . I wholeheartedly reccomend this to anyone studying on their own .
This book prepares you to read the NT on your own.......2006-04-01
This is the best language learning book I have ever used in my entire life, and I was a language major in College and I teach EFL for a living. This book is simply amazing, every single thing that can possibly be done right, is done right.
Because it's much easier to understand a language (passively or receptively) than to produce it (in conversational situations, for instance), learning Koine to the level of being able to read the NT is actually not as difficult as you might think.
After following Dobson's course of study, will you know Koine as well as a seminary student? No, but you will be able to read the NT on your own, provided you use an online concordance or a dictionary, plus a grammar book for the trickier parts.
The best part of this book are the insights that Dobson succinctly makes on the biblical texts that are being used. Since Dobson knows both Koine and Hebrew, he is able to show exactly what the authors were doing when writing the NT. Not only is this spiritually empowering, it also provides a background context for remembering the information being given.
In the new edition being sold on Amazon, there are accents. Also, there is an audio CD which complements the lessons nicely. This is the best value I seen in any product in quite a long time.
This Course is Great.......2006-03-18
'Learn New Testament Greek' is a great and easy way to learn to read the Greek New Testament, and it allows you to go at your own pace. The lessons are easy to handle, and the audio CD helps with pronounciation. I highly recommend this book; it is well-worth it. I cannot say enough how great this book is.
One of The Best New Testament Greek Books I've Bought.......2006-03-01
Simply one of the best. Put in a steady 20-30 minutes a day, and watch how quickly your NT Greek starts to improve. No use buying the book and just sitting it down. Repetition is the key, with this or any other book on a foreign language.
Contains good explanations, good, clear, examples, and helpful exercises, giving enough repetition to instill the basic principles. A good start for anyone who wants to get a solid foundation in Koine Greek.
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Totally Excellent.......2005-10-25
This book is Excellent as an aid in learning NT Greek. Coupled with an excellent prophessor, one will be reading and writing NT Greek in no time!!
good.......2005-10-04
It is a good source with which to learn Greek, but the author makes up his own sentences to give examples of the material being learned...it might be better to find a source that uses examples straight from the Biblical text instead
Fast shipping....Nice Book...No Problems........2005-09-17
Fast shipping....Nice Book...No Problems.
Would gladly shop here again!
Very well done!.......2005-08-23
This book is wonderful. Much easier to learn from than some of the others. The only drawback is that the index could be much better -- for example, in the lexicon entry for a verb, it should include the page # on which the verb is introduced.
There are also some Greek words introduced in the text that are not included in the lexicon.
A Model of Clarity.......2005-03-17
David Alan Black has provided us with an introductory grammar that is a model of clarity.
This NT Greek grammar is reasonably concise and yet always provides sufficient information for the student to grasp the matter at hand. Compared to "The Basics of Biblical Greek", this grammar does a better job of introducing the student to the syntax (on an elementary level)of the New Testament with clearer explanations of grammatical terminology.
This is an excellent text for a professor to adopt, but it is also highly recommended as a supplement to those who are using Mounce's work. If the student is having difficulty grasping the grammatical point that Mounce is discussing, it is very likely that turning to Black's grammar will clear up the matter. Additionally, Black has an excellent selection of exercises with a complete answer key to the first seventeen chapters as an appendix to the book.
Additional illustrations are judiciously placed throughout the grammar. For example, on the crucial issue of mastering Participles, Black offers 34 sentences with translation in the body of the text.
This is a "must have" resource for first year Koine Greek students - and is well worth a second look by instructors who have chosen other texts.
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This teacher-written resource will help kids learn about the genre of mythology and build important vocabulary. Activities include a mock interview with a god or goddess, a reproducible board game, mapping activities, a read-aloud play, and lots more.
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Based on the same principles that lay behind the book "Learn Latin", this book provides the chance to read real ancient Greek. It teaches the reader enough Greek in 20 chapters to be able to read selected passages from the New Testament and from Classical Greek literature such as Plato, Aristophanes and Euripides. Each chapter also comes with sections on ancient Greek history and culture and on the influence of the ancient language on ours.
Customer Reviews:
A good introduction for those who already have language experience.......2007-08-30
_Learn Ancient Greek_ is a solid primer to Attic Greek. However, I offer one caveat: the book is considerably easier for those who have some prior experience with language. (More on that later.)
Jones does a remarkable job in getting readers comfortable and confident with Greek, translating simple passages by the end of Chapter Two. His humor is a bit dry, but the lessons are solid and build off each other very well. A CD is offered for those who are concerned with pronunciation (I am only interested in reading Greek, but its nice to have it offered).
With that said, I would not recommend this book to those who have no experience with language - Greek gets complicated (as Jones points out relatively early on; to his credit, the exceptions to the rules and the grammar itself are very well explained). While Jones provides some clarification of what grammar is (with humor, thankfully) and how it works, I can't imagine getting further than the first few chapters without prior language experience to draw upon. Hence the four stars.
For autodidacts, Hellenophiles, or those seeking to fill gaps in their education, I highly recommend this book. By the end of the book you will be translating excerpts from Homer and the Bible, and have an excellent foundation for further formal study.
Really gets you started........2007-06-03
I was at first reluctant to dive into Ancient Greek. The different alphabet and reputation of supposed complexity, made me steer clear of it. I had seen and dabbled a little with Jones' Latin series and was impressed enough to give this a whirl. I can actually say i seem to be progressing faster with Greek than i did with Latin. This book is VERY good.
This book is perfect for getting you up and running. The pacing and repetition and reinforcement is really very well done. You have confidence to move on to each new section. He's quite wily at making you figure things out by context. I would seriously recommend anybody to start with this book first in their self education to learning classical or koine(new testament) Greek. Homeric Greek is apparently a different dialect, but the author expresses tremendous passion for it, and gives a little taste of it at the end of the book.
The text is witty and draws in just enough historical information to whet your appetite and remind you why you're learning this in the first place. His excitement and passion are contagious and are perfect for someone's first venture into learning an ancient language.
A relatively fun book to read..........2007-04-19
I am enjoying reading this book, but it is not anywhere close to my first language book, or even my first Greek book. I enjoy the humor and information in the book, but I'm not sure first time language folks would grasp it too good.
There was one disappointment. I'm not generally too uptight about this sort of thing, but in the very first chapter, there is a cartoon with a naked lady in it, and I have no clue what the purpose was of the cartoon or what the purpose of her being naked was, I only know it heavily reminded me of the cartoons I saw in Playboy in my younger days, which I found slightly offensive, especially because I was reading it on the bike in the gym with people all around. Maybe its just me, thought I'd throw that out there.
Don't waste your money.......2006-11-02
Since everybody has given 5 stars, I've decided to buy this title. I'm very very disappointed. This is a very bad book. IT DOESN'T EVEN USE ACCENTS IN GREEK WORDS!!!!!! Hope I can get my money back. Just don't spend your time or money. If you want to learn Greek, by another book (Athenaze books, for instance). If you read this comment and buy this book, you probably want (and deserve) to be deceived.
Great for learning and review.......2006-04-28
I have the earlier 1999 printing of this book, and have recently gone back and worked through it again for a review of the basics. I'm well studied in French, German and Latin, using more "formal" books for those languages. I regret that I didn't use Jones' Latin book (although I'm contemplating getting it just for the fun of it), and that there aren't comparable texts for modern languages!
Jones is not only an entertaining teacher (even in print), but a wise one. As other reviewers have said, he organizes otherwise daunting information in small, easily grasped nuggets. He also keeps the pace moving along, so that the self-study doesn't become laborious. It does get a little more difficult midway through: after chapter 11, you'll find yourself multitasking with reviewing (so not to forget) past vocabulary and grammar, tackling new material, and trying not to get frustrated with increasingly more complex exercises. Yet fret not, as Jones makes this inevitable hump in learning any language as easy and accessible as possible (mind you, he warns us of this challenge at the start).
My only gripe, which isn't really a bad one, is that I found both times through the book that once I got past chapter 13, I actually wanted more exercises and more reading segments. Somehow, I felt a little in disbelief that I had actually covered very much and wanted the reassurance. However, despite seeming "lightweight" by comparison to other texts, the book does cover a significant amount of essential Greek vocabulary and grammar that any beginner needs. The first time through, I found I was able to read many Greek texts with the only a lexicon for unfamiliar vocabulary. The second time through, I was even more impressed with how pithy and fun yet thorough the text is, which made it not just a great introductory text, but the prefect method for review.
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The mythology of ancient Greece has fascinated readers for two millennia and has formed the basis of Western civilization. The Greek gods are a perennial source of delight because they seem so much like us: in their rages, their love affairs, and their obsession with honor, the gods often appear all too human. In Greek Gods, Human Lives, preeminent classicist Mary Lefkowitz reintroduces readers to the literature of ancient Greece. Lefkowitz demonstrates that these stories, although endlessly entertaining, are never frivolous. The Greek myths-as told by Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and many others-offer crucial lessons about human experience. Greek mythology makes vivid the fact that the gods control every aspect of the lives of mortals, but not in ways that modern audiences have properly understood. We can learn much from these myths, Lefkowitz shows, if we understand that they are stories about religious experience-about the meaning of divinity, the nature of justice, and the limitations of human knowledge. These myths spoke to ancient audiences and helped them to comprehend their world. With Mary Lefkowitz as an interpreter, these myths speak to us as well.
Customer Reviews:
A treasure cove of links.......2005-03-22
Shelly said, "We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts, have Greece."
This text illustrates without pretension or obtuse stilted language these powerful sentiments. Loose ends, nunances, questions, and epiphanies are continually addressed in the readers mind. The notions and ideas presented to me over the last half century via formal education, religious indoctrination, and personal experiences take on a new clarity when reading this outstanding review of the Greek dieties and how they formed and influenced our cultural foundations.
This is a work that is not easily read but one that is beautifully construed to creat maximum stimulation of ones thought processes.
Simply a must for any personal libary that is concern with the evolution of personal believes, knowledge and understanding of the world around us.
Thank you Ms. Lefkowitz
God doesn't love you and it serves you right.......2004-01-09
So what does world-renowned classics Professor Mary Lefkowitz do when she is not criticizing Martin Bernal? Apparently working on this book on Greek Gods. To our secular and Christian eyes Greek divinities appear frivolous and spiteful. With their promiscuity and their vendettas they appear very human, except that they are immortal and they can kill people with lightning bolts. It has been hard for people to think that the Classical world could have taken them seriously. But in fact over the past few decades historians such as Paul Veyne, Robin Lane Fox and Ramsay MacMullen have argued that "Paganism" was taken very seriously by its adherents. It was not in intellectual decline or crisis when Constantine appeared on the scene, while what we might consider secular or rational thought was only that of a marginal unimportant minority. So far, so good. Lefkowitz seeks to argue that the Greek Gods are not frivolous and are not petty. In much Classical literature they may appear to be slow to recognize the suffering of humanity. But this is illusory. The Gods are not divinised humans, they are clearly superior beings in every respect. The ages and eras of humans are but moments to them, they cannot be expected to have our sense of time. More importantly, the world was not created for humans, who are but minor players on the earthly stage. There is such a thing as divine justice, but it is narcissistic and sentimental to assume that it revolves around right treatment of humans. By their own, inevitably superior, standards the Gods act with justice. Lefkowitz is rather attracted to this ideal, since the absence of what we might consider justice is a realistic way of viewing how the world works. Homer and others provide a grimly truthful theodicy, whereas later ideas from Plato, the Stoics or Ovid unduly and sentimentally subordinate God to man.
Over and over again Lefkowitz tells how in Classical Literature the manipulations of the Gods are the key to the events that happen. Lefkowitz asserts that when correctly viewed all the acts that happen show the seriousness of the Pantheon. It is just and proper that the Trojans are punished, their city destroyed, their population slaughtered and their women raped and sold into slavery because they are all collectively guilty of the abduction of Helen. But it is also just that the Gods extend the Trojan war and inevitably kill many of the Greeks attacking the city so that the Gods can fulfill a promise to Achilles' mother so that Achilles can Achilles can be covered in glory (before meeting his own inevitable death). And it is also just that the Greeks are punished for not rebuking one of their own for raping Cassandra in a temple dedicated to Athena. Such violations of ritual purity are more important than the offence done to Cassandra, who is later murdered without any of the Gods stepping in to intercede. It is proper that the seven sons and the seven daughters of Niobe are killed because Niobe insults the honor of the mother of Artemis and Apollo. It is likewise also proper that Aphrodite drives Phaedra mad with lust for her stepson because he insulted Aphrodite when swearing himself to eternal celibacy. It is proper that Oedipus and Antigone and Agamemnon meet the fates that they do because they have been cursed by the Gods.
What is wrong with this account? Part of the problem is that much of the book consists of summaries of Classical literature. Lefkowitz clearly belongs to the late Allan Bloom school of shallow, tendentious and interminable paraphrase as we read her accounts of Hesiod, the Illiad, The Odyssey, the Aenied, The Orestian Trilogy, the Oedipean trilogy, the story of Jason and the Argonausts and the Golden Ass. Oddly however, we do not examine Prometheus Bound, nor do we really get an idea of why writers changed myths until after the great age of Classical literature. This refusal to consider change makes Classical literature less ambiguous than it actually is. There is also a certain tendentiousness. Lefkowitz dismisses the God/Human matings as marginal and ultimately inconsequential to the divine life. But sex implies an equality between Gods and mortals; otherwise bestiality would be far more common than it is. And Lefkowitz does not really explain why Cupid asked for, and obtained, immortality for Psyche. But the larger problem is with Lefkowitz's concept of justice. By what criterion of justice can the population of Troy be punished while Aphrodite and Eris get off scot free? It was Eris who started the war by throwing the Apple of Discord and Aphrodite who promised Paris what was not hers to give. To argue that because Aphrodite is divine her actions are not frivolous does not convince. What Lefkowitz asserts is not a proper submission to reality, but an undignified abasement to arbitrary power. Far from being realistic it abjures reason and encourages contempt and callous indifference towards a humanity that is treated that way. It is not a coincidence that it was with the rise of Greek democracy that the dramatic view of divine power became more ambiguous, because it was in this period that the population outside a small elite was able to assert some form of dignity. In claiming otherwise, there is something disingenuous about Lefkowitz's comfortable pseudo-stoicism, and her view of tragedy which behind its veneer of toughness resembles academically sanctioned sadism. As Terry Eagleton has written: "By no means all Greek protagonists concede that their suffering is justified, accept their guilt or confess that the calamity follows from their own behaviour. And they are mostly quite right not to do so. It is the theorists of tragedy, not the victims of it, who imagine that they do, or at least that they should."
Book Description
Let the one you've trusted for word studies for years teach you to read the New Testament in Greek! Created by W.E. Vine, the trusted author of the world's most-used expository dictionary, this book is an easy "teach yourself" course for those who have no previous knowledge of Greek. Designed especially for the layperson, you'll start by learning the Greek alphabet and by the third lesson you'll be reading directly from the Greek New Testament!
Complete with charts, tables, and diagrams, it is ideal for self-study. Vine's Learn New Testament Greek is an all-in-one Greek grammar and lesson book.
Customer Reviews:
A Quick Read and a Great Help.......2001-04-21
This book is a big aid to those who are not students of Greek and need an elementary level companion to the Greek New Testament. Very inexpensive--lots of info for the cost--a great value!
Product Description
Learn Greek from the world-famous, best-selling author of Vine's Exposition Dictionary. He wrote the expository dictionary you've trusted for years ... now let him teach you Greek! This book was created by New Testament Scholar W.E. Vine, the author of the world's most-used expository dictionary, to be a self-study course. Here is an effective "teach yourself" guide for those who have no previous knowledge of Greek.
Customer Reviews:
JONES HAS CREATED A WINNER........2007-08-26
In his Learn Ancient Greek, P.V. Jones has succeeded in offering both an enjoyable read and an effective self-teaching tool. Those looking for a 1930s discussion of adverbial phrases should save their money as this book actually does what it purports to do--it allows the dedicated reader to learn ancient Greek in an enjoyable, interesting and relaxed manner while, most importantly, promoting understanding and retention. I have a dozen Greek grammars and none is better than this. Rather than providing long lists to memorize, Jones promotes the only truly effective manner of learning any language--written exercise and repetition. Buy this book. You will not regret the choice.
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