[B-Greek] Greek Grammar suggestions

Jim West jwest at highland.net
Wed Nov 2 11:40:48 EST 2005


Dana and Mantey's "Manual Grammar of the Greek New Testament" is 
excellent- as is, of course, Blass and Debrunner's.  For a more 
elementary approach, Ray Summers (Essentials of NT Greek) is probably 
the very best that has ever been produced.

Best

Jim


Lorinda Hoover and Jim Mossman wrote:
> I've enjoyed being part of the B-Greek list this last month or so.  In
> reading the posts, I realize that I probably don't have adequate Greek
> Grammar resources on hand.  Keeping in mind that I working on a pretty
> restricted budget, and that I don't translate Greek every week, what are
> your recommendations?
> 
> I still have my seminary textbook, The Language of the New Testament by
> Goetchius.  I loved learning from it, because it did such a good job of
> taking apart both English and Greek grammar.  But it isn't always easy to
> use as a reference grammar.
> 
> A retired pastor friend gave me "Let's Study Greek" by Clarence Hale, but I
> haven't really worked with it.
> 
> The same friend also gave me Conybeare and Stock's "A Grammar of Septuagint
> Greek."
> 
> Somewhere we have the textbook my husband used.  All I remember about it is
> that it used stick figures and made me glad I had decided to take Greek at
> another seminary in town.  (My husband tells me it was a useful approach for
> some folks, but it would have driven me crazy!)
> 
> Thanks for your input,
> 
> 
> Lorinda Hoover,
> pastor and stay-at-home mom
> 
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