A First John Reader: Intermediate Greek Reading Notes and Grammar

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Summary: A great place to continue after first year study is done.
Review: I am just a lay person who has a strong interest in God's Word and would like to be able to utilize the original Greek text of the New Testament for my study. I have been working through this book for several weeks now and am finding it very helpful and enjoyable. When I completed my study of first year Greek I asked myself, "Where do I go from here?" I think this book is the perfect place to turn. It helps the student build a stronger vocabulary (I believe all word occurrences from 49 down to 17 are included). The book provides a very good introduction to intermediate Greek grammar, with concepts clearly explained and illustrated (and with a bit of humor). Most importantly, the author provides a commentary on the Greek text of 1 John, relating his remarks to the grammatical points just learned. I like this book a lot, and I don't know of anything else out there quite like it.

Rating:
Summary: A great place to continue after first year study is done.
Review: I am just a lay person who has a strong interest in God's Word and would like to be able to utilize the original Greek text of the New Testament for my study. I have been working through this book for several weeks now and am finding it very helpful and enjoyable. When I completed my study of first year Greek I asked myself, "Where do I go from here?" I think this book is the perfect place to turn. It helps the student build a stronger vocabulary (I believe all word occurrences from 49 down to 17 are included). The book provides a very good introduction to intermediate Greek grammar, with concepts clearly explained and illustrated (and with a bit of humor). Most importantly, the author provides a commentary on the Greek text of 1 John, relating his remarks to the grammatical points just learned. I like this book a lot, and I don't know of anything else out there quite like it.

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Summary: For anyone who wants to go from exercizes to reading Greek
Review: This book is an excellent resources for those learning to actually read Greek once basic syntax and vocabulary are learned. Baugh does a great job providing reading notes which are helpful in translating passages from First John (be advised that you will need a copy of the Greek New Testament to make use of the reader). In each lesson, Baugh gives a vocabulary list which includes words necessary to translating the lesson's passage as well as common words to build general vocabulary. In each lesson, Baugh gives a commentary like explanation of the text, as well as exercises to complete. Furthermore, Baugh's lessons include assigned review sections of his introductory Greek primer, as well as new grammatical rules. His summary of Greek grammar is clear and concise, and when memorized (or referred to) is a powerful tool for interpretation. Baugh also includes a chart which references other grammatical works to enable the Reader to be used with other works. Overall, an excellent work for second year Greek students!