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Summary: Excellent Introduction to New Testament Greek
Review: As a first year Greek student, I found Mounce's large tome on Introductory Greek, with its verbosity and endless depth, to be extremely intimidating. In my opinion, Black avoids such stumbling blocks for the new Greek student, while offering many outlets and resources for the more advanced student as well. Although there were several places in which my own brilliant Greek professor (Dr. Roy Metts) had to adjust and/or replace Black's instruction (e.g., Black's classification system for Third Declension Nouns is somewhat cumbersome), my opinion of this text remains positive and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning the basics of biblical Greek.
(P.S. Broadman and Holman's printing company did a terrible job in the binding of this book. Almost everyone I know who owns this book has had the pages separate from the binding within a few months. Be prepared to glue it back together!)
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Summary: Excellent Introduction to New Testament Greek
Review: As a first year Greek student, I found Mounce's large tome on Introductory Greek, with its verbosity and endless depth, to be extremely intimidating. In my opinion, Black avoids such stumbling blocks for the new Greek student, while offering many outlets and resources for the more advanced student as well. Although there were several places in which my own brilliant Greek professor (Dr. Roy Metts) had to adjust and/or replace Black's instruction (e.g., Black's classification system for Third Declension Nouns is somewhat cumbersome), my opinion of this text remains positive and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning the basics of biblical Greek.
(P.S. Broadman and Holman's printing company did a terrible job in the binding of this book. Almost everyone I know who owns this book has had the pages separate from the binding within a few months. Be prepared to glue it back together!)
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Summary: Excellent Greek Tool!
Review: Black's grammar is compact and very portable, but this does not subtract any from its utility or comprehensiveness. His examples are very relevant and he uses a good combination of actual readings from the New Testament itself as well as original sentences for the student to translate.If you are looking for an all-around good grammar, I would suggest Black as your choice and to supplement it with Warren Trenchard for vocabulary studies and Daniel Wallace's "Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics" for more advanced study.
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Summary: Easy to understand
Review: David Alan Black's "Learn to Read New Testament Greek" is a very clearly written introduction to NT Greek. It's excellent for anyone (like myself) who is learning NT Greek without the benefit of formal classroom instruction.
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Summary: Clear, thorough introductory textbook
Review: Excellent resource for personal study or classroom instruction in the elements of NT Greek. The author's presentation is very clear, with explanations that will make the grammar easy to understand even for those with little background in the subject.
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Summary: a useful supplement
Review: I prefer William Mounce's "The Basics of Biblical Greek" to this grammar by David Alan Black as a first choice for those beginning to learn Biblical Greek; but... This book has more than a few areas where it deals with its material in a way that is different from (and in some cases superior to) that of Mounce. The preposition section on particular is wonderful. I highly recommend this text as a supplement to that of Mounce.
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Summary: a useful supplement
Review: I prefer William Mounce's "The Basics of Biblical Greek" to this grammar by David Alan Black as a first choice for those beginning to learn Biblical Greek; but... This book has more than a few areas where it deals with its material in a way that is different from (and in some cases superior to) that of Mounce. The preposition section on particular is wonderful. I highly recommend this text as a supplement to that of Mounce.
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