Greek Resources

With fragmentary records in Mycenaean dating back to the 15th or 14th century BC, Greek is one of the earliest attested Indo-European languages. Today it is spokenby 15-22 million people, mainly in Greece and Cyprus. The language is written in its own distinct Greekalphabet, preceded in the early centuries BC by primitive local alphabets. Greek literature has a continuous history of nearly three thousand years, comprising most of the Classical canon and producing some of the leading contemporary poets and novelists.

The Greek used to write the New Testament (Koine) should not be confused with Classical Greek (the form used by Aristotle, Plato, etc.). Koine was exported throughout the Roman Empire by the largely Greek-speaking military, and forms the link between Classical and Modern Greek. While those who understand Classical Greek will also be able to understand Koine, the reverse is not necessarily true.

Why Koine Greek

Koine vs. Classical

  • Easier to learn
  • Read the Bible

Why Greek over Latin

  • Latin is a western language, but so is Greek. With Latin you can read Tacitus and the Vulgate. But if you just want to read the Bible in another language, then Latin's nothing special. However with Greek you can read the Bible in its original language, and that is special.

Levels

Elementary Level Greek

Highschool/College

Remedial/Working Dad

Greek 201

Resources/Study Aids

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Athenaze Book I
by Maurice Balme, Gilbert Lawall, and revised by James Morwood
Third Edition from Oxford University
for 9th-Adult
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
Biblical Greek: A Compact Guide
Bilingual from Zondervan
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$19.99
Climbing Parnassus
by Tracy Lee Simmons
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$19.99
Essentials of New Testament Greek
by Ray Summers
from Broadman & Holman
for 10th-Adult
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
GCSE Greek Bundle
by John Taylor, Judith Affleck, Clive Letchford
from Bloomsbury Publishing
for 10th-Adult
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$60.00 (1 in stock)
Greek Alphabetarion
by Harvey Bluedorn
from Trivium Pursuit
for 5th-8th grade
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$28.00 $19.50 (1 in stock)
Greek Hupogrammon
by Harvey Bluedorn
from Trivium Pursuit
for 1st-4th grade
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$20.00
Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text
by Zane C. Hodges, Arthur L. Farstad, editors
2nd Ed from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for Adult
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$70.00 (1 in stock)
Intro to Biblical Greek - Curriculum Set
by Todd Friel
from Master Books
for 10th-12th grade
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$27.98
Intro to Biblical Greek - Teacher Guide
by Todd Friel
from Master Books
for 10th-12th grade
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$11.99
It's Not Greek to Me DVD
by Todd Friel
from Master Books
for 10th-12th grade
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Learn to Read New Testament Greek - Set
by David Alan Black (Textbook); Ben Gutierrez, Cara L. Murphy (Workbook)
3rd edition from Broadman & Holman
for 9th-Adult
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$41.00 (1 in stock)
Little Bitty Baby Learns Greek
by Johannah Bluedorn
from Trivium Pursuit
for 1st-3rd grade
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$12.00
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
by Eberhard Nestle, Erwin Nestle, Kurt Aland
27th edition from American Bible Society
for 11th-Adult
in Clearance: Foreign Language (Location: ZCLE-FL)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary
by James Morwood & John Taylor (editors)
from Oxford University
for 10th-Adult
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Reader's Greek New Testament
by Richard Goodrich & Albert Lukaszewski
2nd edition from Zondervan
for 10th-Adult
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$34.99
Shorter Lexicon of the Greek New Testament
by F. Wilbur Gingrich, Revised by Frederick W. Danker
2nd edition from University of Chicago
for Adult
in Bible Concordances & Word Study (Location: XBI-CONC)
$7.50 (1 in stock)