A Primer of Biblical Greek (Eerdmans Language Resources (ELR)) - Softcover

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Croy, N. Clayton

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9780802867339: A Primer of Biblical Greek (Eerdmans Language Resources (ELR))
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802867332 ISBN 13: 9780802867339
Publisher: Eerdmans, 2011

Synopsis

Though there are currently a number of texts for teaching biblical Greek, most of them are plagued by various deficiencies. Written with these flaws in mind, this new primer by N. Clayton Croy offers an effective, single-volume introduction to biblical Greek that has proven successful in classrooms around the country. This volume takes a primarily deductive approach to teaching biblical Greek and assumes that students have no prior knowledge of the language. Divided into 32 separate lessons, each containing a generous number of exercises, the text leads students from the Greek alphabet to a working understanding of the language of the Septuagint and the New Testament.

Special features of A Primer of Biblical Greek:

  • An abundance of exercises
    Each lesson includes practice sentences taken from the Septuagint and the New Testament as well as Greek sentences composed by the author. Exercises in English-to-Greek translation are also included.
  • Concise but accurate grammatical explanations
    Great care has been taken to insure that grammatical explanations are clear, correct, and succinct. In particular, the Greek participle receives a fuller-than-usual treatment.
  • A natural order of presentation
    Material is presented according to the natural structure of Greek and the traditional terminology of grammarians. Declensions and principal parts, for example, are presented in numerical order.
  • Inclusive language
    The book uses inclusive language for human beings throughout.
  • Helpful appendixes for quick reference
    Included at the back of the book are the Greek paradigms, Greek-to-English vocabulary, English-to-Greek vocabulary, and a bibliography for further study.

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About the Author

N. Clayton Croy is associate professor of New Testament at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio.

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Publisher
Eerdmans
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802867332
ISBN 13 
9780802867339
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
288
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