This journey to the heart of Christian scripture takes the reader back two thousand years to the New Testament, and the language in which it was written. It uses only original and primary materials from the New Testament to teach the simple, unambiguous form of Greek intended to broadcast the message of Christianity to the widest possible audience.
Complete New Testament Greek draws on extracts from the Gospels to teach the language in a way that assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the student. It introduces each new grammatical point systematically and thoroughly, ensuring complete understanding before progressing to the next stage and with emphasis on a deeper understanding. Throughout the book, grammar is explained and reinforced with a wide range of readings and exercises, including translation practice.
This course enables readers to understand what the New Testament authors actually wrote, removing the barrier of translation and allowing them to appreciate the fundamental texts of Christianity in their original form. From the earliest point, the reading material is taken from the Greek text of the New Testament itself, avoiding 'made up' phrases or reading exercises and helping the reader gain confidence in their ability to read the language. With a wide array of supporting resources and further insights into the history of the New Testament, this is an ideal language course for anyone interested in reading the scriptures as they were meant to be understood, with an enhanced appreciation of their significance.
Gavin Betts was Associated Professor of Classical Studies at Monash University, Victoria, Australia. His publications include Complete Latin, Complete Ancient Greek, and various translations of medieval and Modern Greek texts.
This edition includes:
Grammatical tables * Verb tables * Greek-English vocabulary
"I have learned lots from this book myself - it is extremely detailed and Professor Betts is extremely knowledgeable about this particular form of Greek." - Dr Cressida Ryan, University of Oxford
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- : 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 o
- : 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 read
- : 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
