Read it in Greek: An Introduction to New Testament Greek

Countryman, L. William

ISBN 10: 0802806651 / ISBN 13: 9780802806659

Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI, 1993

About this Item

8vo. 205 pages. Soft cover bound in dark brown wrappers. Light to moderate wear to the binding. The front cover has a couple of dings or dents. Prior owner's label inside the front cover. Highlighting to the first 12 pages and a couple of instances of red ink markings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Read it in Greek: An Introduction to New Testament Greek
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802806651
• ISBN 13: 9780802806659
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bibles & General Biblical Studies
  • Classical Studies - Greek & Latin
  • New Testament Studies

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Synopsis

This book focuses on reading the Greek text yet teaches enough syntax to enable students to effectively to deal with texts throughout the New Testament. The grammatical explanations are exceptionally clear and understandable, are based where possible on English usage, and are always related to what has been encountered in the reading. From the Publisher In American seminaries today, there is a very limited amount of time available to most students for language study. And yet, a working knowledge of the original language of the New Testament is imperative for informed exegesis of the biblical texts. Written with this difficult situation in mind, Read It in Greek offers a concise, one-semester introduction to the Greek language of the New Testament. Taking a unique, inductive approach to the study of Greek, this text focuses on reading the Greek-1 John is read through from beginning to end-yet also teaches enough syntax to enable students to interact with all of the New Testament. The book also integrates into the language course lessons in exegesis of the Greek text, resulting in immediate, usable skills that will allow students to look behind the facade of modern-language translations and to follow discussions in technical commentaries and other scholarly works. Students who go beyond the first semester to further study of the language will find it easy to refine the general concepts taught here. Those who do not will have begun reading the Greek New Testament and will have the resources necessary to continue doing so. Originally published as The New Testament Is in Greek: A Short Course for Exegetes, this volume continues to be one of the best resources available for quickly-yet effectively-introducing students to the reading of New Testament Greek. From The Critics

About the Author

Professor of New Testament at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California. His other books include The Mystical Way according to John and Biblical Authority or Biblical Tyranny: Scripture and the Christian Pilgrimage.