Complete New Testament Greek: Teach Yourself

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Published: 30/07/2010

Extent: 320 pages

Illustrations: 0

Series: TY Complete Courses

 

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Summary:

Do you want to be able to read New Testament Greek with confidence? Find all the essential tools in this best-selling course from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Carefully structured units teach Greek from the New Testament right from the start, and topics of interest for New Testament studies are introduced as appropriate. This new edition makes learning fast and hassle-free, with an easy-to-read page design and extra exercises provided online at www.teachyourself.com/newtestamentgreek

Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:

NOT GOT MUCH TIME?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

GRAMMAR TIPS
Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.

USEFUL VOCABULARY
Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for understanding.

TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of New Testament Greek.

• Comprehensive - as well as a thorough grounding in the language, this book is packed with information about the history of the New Testament.
• Accessible - examples in grammar explanations and reading exercises are authentic extracts from the New Testament so will be familiar to you in English.
• Focus on key texts - longer reading passages include the parables of the prodigal son and the good samaritan.
• Unique approach - uses actual texts from the New Testament as a basis for teaching grammar and vocabulary.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
How to use this book
Glossary of grammatical terms
Abbreviations
Unit 1: 1.1/1 The Greek alphabet and its pronunciation /2 Accents .2 Exercise
Unit 2: 2.1/1 Nouns in Greek /2 Second declension and the masculine and neuter definite article /3 Basic uses of cases /4 Verbs in Greek /5 Present and future indicative active /6 Word order and elision .2 Greek reading /1 Vocabulary .3 The nature of New
Unit 3: 3.1/1 First declension (feminine nouns) and the feminine definite article /2 First declension (masculine nouns) /3 First and second declension adjectives /4 Adverbs /5 Prepositions /6 Present indicative and infinitive of 'I am' .2 Greek reading /1
Unit 4: 4.1/1 Imperfect indicative active and weak aorist indicative and infinitive active /2 Personal pronouns /3 Non-Greek proper nouns /4 Connecting particles .2 Greek reading /1 Vocabulary .3 Excursus—Books in antiquity
Unit 5: 5.1/l Third declension—consonant stem nouns (1) /2 Contracted verbs /3 Further uses of the definite article .2 Greek reading /1 Vocabulary
Unit 6: 6.1/1 Third declension—consonant stem nouns (2) /2 'know' /3 Compound verbs formed with prepositional prefixes /4 stems in palatals, labials, dentals .2 Greek reading /1 Vocabulary
Unit 7: 7.1/1 Strong aorist indicative and infinitive active /2 Direct and indirect speech /3 'say' and direct speech /4 Indirect command /5 Numerals /6 Phrases expressing time and space .2 Greek reading /1 Vocabulary
Unit 8: 8.1/1 Middle and passive voices /2 Deponent verbs /3 Negatives /4 Indirect statement /5 Third declension nouns—stems .2 Greek reading /1 Vocabulary .3 Excursus—How the New Testament has been transmitted
Unit 9: 9.1/1 Demonstrative pronouns /2 A relative pronoun and adjectival clauses /3 Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns /4 Possessive adjectives and pronouns .2 Greek reading /1 Vocabulary
Unit 10: 10.1/1 Questions, direct and indirect /2 First and third declension adjectives /3 Third declension adjectives .2 Greek reading
Unit 11: 11.1/1 Aorist passive, root aorist and future passive /2 Agent and instrument /3 Crasis .2 Greek reading
Unit 12: 12.1/1 Participles /2 Uses of participles .2 Greek reading .3 Excursus—The text of the New Testament
Unit 13: 13.1/1 Moods of the Greek verb /2 Subjunctive mood /3 Uses of the subjunctive (1) /3 Optative mood and its uses .2 Greek reading
Unit 14: 14.1/1 Uses of the subjunctive (2) /2 Perfect indicative active .2 Greek reading
Unit 15: 15.1/1 Verbs used with the genitive or dative /2 Further particles 2 Greek reading
Unit 16: 16.1/1 Pluperfect indicative active /3 Perfect and pluperfect indicative middle/passive /4 Other parts of the perfect tense .2 Greek reading
Unit 17: 17.1/1 Imperative mood - commands and prohibitions /2 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs /3 Meaning of the comparative and superlative /4 Constructions involving the comparative .2 Greek reading .3 Excursus—The Septuagint
Unit 18: 18.1/1 'give', 'put', 'place' /3 Conditional sentences /4 Other potential constructions .2 Greek reading
Unit 19: 19.1/1 Eccentric verbs .2 Greek reading
Unit 20: 20.1/1 Uses of cases (1) - nominative and accusative /3 Uses of cases (2) - genitive /4 Oddities in verbs .2 Greek reading .3 Excursus—Translations of the New Testament
Unit 21: 21.1/1 Uses of cases (3) - dative /2 First and second declension contracted adjectives /3 Further demonstrative and relative adjectives/pronouns .2 Greek reading
Suggestions for further study
Appendices
1 Conjugation of 'loosen'
2 Conjugation of contracted verbs (present and imperfect)
3 Conjugation of 'be', 'say', 'know'
4 Root aorists
5 Conjugation of 'give', 'put', 'place', 'make stand'
6 Numerals
7 Accentuation
Key to exercises
Principal parts of verbs
Vocabulary
Index

About the Author(s):
Gavin Betts was formerly Professor of Latin at Monash University, Victoria, Australia. He is now retired and devotes his time to writing.

Readership:
Beginners and 'false beginners'