Building your New Testament Greek Vocabulary

 

Robert E. Van Voorst

Society of Biblical Literature, 2001 - 119 pages

 

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Classical Syriac: A Basic Grammar with a Chrestomathy

 

T. Muraoka

Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005 - 244 pages

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An introduction to Aramaic

Frederick E. Greenspahn

BRILL, 2003 - 281 pages

"An Introduction to Aramaic is a straightforward introduction to biblical Aramaic for beginning students who are already familiar with Hebrew. All Aramaic passages in the Old Testament are included, along with an introduction to other Aramaic texts, such as ancient inscriptions, Dead Sea Scrolls, rabbinic literature, and quotations in the New Testament. There are also paradigms, a complete glossary, and a list of resources for further study as well as practice exercises for each chapter. This revised edition clarifies certain points in the first edition, updates the contents and provides an answer key.

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Beyond Babel: A Handbook for Biblical Hebrew and Related Languages

 

Steven L. McKenzie, John Kaltner

BRILL, 2002 - 241 pages

This book presents introductions and overviews of the following languages that are significant for the study of the Hebrew Bible: Biblical and inscriptional Hebrew; Akkadian; Northwest Semitic dialects (Ammonite, Edomite, and Moabite); Arabic; Aramaic; Egyptian; Hittite; Phoenician; Post-biblical Hebrew; and Ugaritic

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Handbook of Old Church Slavonic, Volume 1

 

Grigore Nandris

University of London, Athlone Press, 1965

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Handbook of Old Church Slavonic: Texts and glossary, by R. Auty

 

Grigore Nandris, Robert Auty

University of London, Athlone Press; [label: Fair Lawn, N.J., Essential Books] 1977

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Old Church Slavonic Grammar

 

Horace Gray Lunt

Walter de Gruyter, 2001 - 264 pages

This description of the structure of Old Church Slavonic is intended to present fully the important data about the language, without citing all the minutiae of attested variant spellings. The facts have been treated from the point of view of structural linguistics, but pedagogical clarity has taken precedence over the conciseness required for elegant formal description.

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Semantics of New Testament Greek

 

J. P. Louw

Fortress Press, 1982 166 pages

 

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A Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew

 

Jacob Weingreen

Clarendon Press, 1959 - 316 pages

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A Historical Greek Reader: Mycenaean to the Koine

 

Stephen Colvin

Oxford University Press, 2007 - 301 pages

 

A Historical Greek Reader provides an introduction to the history of the ancient Greek language by means of a series of texts with linguistic commentary, cross-referenced to each other and to a reference grammar at the front. It offers a selection of epigraphic and literary texts from the Mycenaean period (roughly the fourteenth century BC) to the koine (the latest text dates to the second century AD), and includes a wide range of Greek dialect texts. The epigraphic section balances a number of well-known inscriptions with recent discoveries that may not be easily available elsewhere; a selection of literary texts traces major developments in the language of Greek poetry and literary prose. The book finishes with an account of the linguistic and sociolinguistic background of koine Greek. The commentary assumes no prior knowledge of Greek historical linguistics, but provides a basic amount of up-to-date bibliography so that advanced students and others can pursue linguistic issues at greater depth where necessary.

 

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A Workbook for New Testament Greek: Grammar and Exegesis in First John

 

Marvin R. Wilson, Chris Alex Vlachos

Baker Publishing Group, 1998-10-01 - 128 pages

 

A Workbook for New Testament Greek: Grammar and Exegesis in First John provides valuable help for students who want to begin studying the New Testament in the original Greek. Many Greek instructors agree that First John is the best place to start reading in the New Testament because it is brief and does not use many complicated sentences or rare words. This workbook divides 1 John into twenty-five assignments averaging four verses. Each assignment has three sections: Vocabulary--defines and parses forms that may as yet be unfamiliar Questions--leads the student through important grammatical observations For Further Study--encourages deeper reflection on questions of grammar, textual criticism, exegesis, and application All three sections give valuable references to grammars, commentaries, lexicons, and other study helps that students should become familiar with. Also provided are two built-in reference tools: Greek-English Dictionary of First John--briefly defines every word used in 1 John Analytical Lexicon of First John--parses every form that appears in the letter Designed for use in the second half of a first-year Greek course by students who have passed the midpoint in a standard introduction to New Testament Greek, this workbook can also be used for individual study and review.

 

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 A Coptic Grammar: With Chrestomathy and Glossary

 

 

Bentley Layton

Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2004 - 544 pages

A reference tool for students of the classical dialect of Sahidic which was used in literary texts between the 4th and 8th centuries and was the standard language for orthodox ecclesiastical and monastic Christianity. Layton avoids all jargon and non-standard legal, scientific or magical texts, in order to provide a carefully explained grammar that is easy to use.

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Coptic in 20 Lessons: Introduction to Sahidic Coptic with Exercises & Vocabularies

 

Bentley Layton

Peeters Publishers, 2007 - 204 pages

Coptic in 20 Lessons is written by the author of the most authoritative reference grammar of the Coptic language, and is based on decades of pedagogical experience. In easy steps and simple explanations, it teaches the patterns and syntax of Sahidic Coptic, along with the most useful vocabulary. Drills, compositions, and translation exercises enable the student to gain fluency. All words that occur more than fifty times in the Sahidic New Testament are introduced lesson by lesson in vocabulary lists, which are arranged by semantic field and accompanied by both Greek equivalents and English glosses. The book concludes with three chapters of the Gospel of Mark, in which all new vocabulary is glossed in footnotes. Coptic in 20 Lessons is the ideal resource for use in the classroom or for teaching oneself Coptic.

 

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Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Greek Palaeography

 

Bruce Manning Metzger

Oxford University Press, 1981-09-17 -150 pages

After a thorough survey of the fundamentals of Greek palaeograpy, the author discusses many of the distinctive features of biblical manuscripts, such as musical neumes, lectionaries, glosses, commentaries and illuminations.

 

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Building your Biblical Hebrew vocabulary:

 

George M. Landes

Society of Biblical Literature, 2001 -  218 pages

 

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Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar:

Gary D. Pratico, Miles V. Van Pelt

Zondervan, 2009-05-19 - 200 pages

Features of Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar, Second Edition text:
- Combines the best of inductive and deductive approaches
- Uses actual examples from the Hebrew Old Testament rather than "made-up" illustrations
- Emphasizes the structural pattern of the Hebrew language rather than rote memorization, resulting in a simple, enjoyable, and effective learning process
- Colored text highlights particles added to nouns and verbs, allowing easy recognition of new forms
- Chapters Two (Hebrew Vowels), Nine (Pronominal Suffixes), Seventeen (Waw Consecutive), Eighteen (Imperative, Cohortative, and Jussive), and Twenty-Three (Issues of Sentence Syntax) are revised and expanded
- Section of appendices and study aids is clearly marked for fast reference
- Larger font and text size make reading easier
- Updated author website with additional Hebrew language resources and product information (www.basicsofbiblicalhebrew.com)

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The Basics of New Testament Syntax: An Intermediate Greek Grammar

Daniel B. Wallace

Zondervan Pub. House, Aug 31, 2000 - 334 pages

The Basics of New Testament Syntax provides concise, up-to-date guidance for intermediate Greek students to do accurate exegesis of biblical texts. Abridged from Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament, the popular exegetical Greek grammar for studies in Greek by Daniel B. Wallace, The Basics of New Testament Syntax offers a practical grammar for second-year studies.The strengths of this abridgment will become quickly apparent to the user:It shows the relevance of syntax for exegesis and is thoroughly cross-referenced to Exegetical Syntax.It includes an exceptional number of categories useful for intermediate Greek studies.It is easy to use. Each semantic category is discussed, and a definition and key to identification are provided.Scores of charts and tables are included to enable the intermediate student to grasp quickly the material.

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