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Teach Yourself New Testament Greek
Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. 178pp. Perfectly fine edition but no dust jacket. Previously owned by MICHAEL H. R. TOLKIEN, the author's second son, as indicated by his bookplate on the front free endpaper. SIGNED on bookplate (a woodcut of his house) 'Michael H.R. Ampleforth June, 1964:' in black ink. Capitals of Michael, Tolkien, Ampleforth & June, in red ink.
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178 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1979
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March 31, 2009
D.F. Hudson's TEACH YOURSELF NEW TESTAMENT GREEK was first published in 1960, and while Teach Yourself has recently replaced it with a new version by Gavin Betts, editions of Hudson's book widely remain on sale.
One will notice immediately that Hudson's textbook is pretty old school, with each chapter consisting of lots of tables of paradigms followed by exercises of translation into and out of Greek. That's not really such a bad thing, as that's the only way to really learn Greek (textbooks that coddle you don't get you far). It covers pretty much everything you'd need to know about the grammar, though I'm not very satisfied with how it teaches vocabulary. I was quite unhappy with Hudson's decision to leave accents out entirely. While Greek accents can be difficult to remember, they do help distinguish between two or more words written with the same letters but with different meanings.
I can't really recommend Hudson's book. In fact, I'm starting to wonder if the idea of a textbook specifically for New Testament Greek might not be a misstep. If you just work through a standard introduction to Classical Greek, which sells for no more than this volume, you'll then find the language of the New Testament and the Septuagint a piece of cake, but you'll also have access to all the wisdom of Athens, the histories of Herodotus, and the epic verse of Homer. Seems like a much better deal.
One will notice immediately that Hudson's textbook is pretty old school, with each chapter consisting of lots of tables of paradigms followed by exercises of translation into and out of Greek. That's not really such a bad thing, as that's the only way to really learn Greek (textbooks that coddle you don't get you far). It covers pretty much everything you'd need to know about the grammar, though I'm not very satisfied with how it teaches vocabulary. I was quite unhappy with Hudson's decision to leave accents out entirely. While Greek accents can be difficult to remember, they do help distinguish between two or more words written with the same letters but with different meanings.
I can't really recommend Hudson's book. In fact, I'm starting to wonder if the idea of a textbook specifically for New Testament Greek might not be a misstep. If you just work through a standard introduction to Classical Greek, which sells for no more than this volume, you'll then find the language of the New Testament and the Septuagint a piece of cake, but you'll also have access to all the wisdom of Athens, the histories of Herodotus, and the epic verse of Homer. Seems like a much better deal.
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