Learn New Testament Greek, with Audio CD-Rom

This is a great text book, and you really will learn to read New Testament Greek in very short order, by working through it diligently, a little each day. I found this was a good text to teach a twelve year old boy from as well. The look on his face when, within a few hours of study, he was translating a passage from the New Testament, was priceless! It starts of "experientially", you listen and learn while you read. Grammar is introduced later. This man, as well as being a Greek scholar, has really studied the fine art of how to teach, and I'm currently enjoying his Hebrew primer, which is just as good.

If you know no, or little Greek, and simply want to read the NT, then this is the book for you. When you've finished you'll be able to read the NT, with the help of a lexicon... and if you want to go on to study classical or modern Greek you'll have made a good start.

Probably the best text book I've ever seen on Koine Greek.

a BRILlIANT MASTERPIECE (8/9 people found this helpful)

I discovered John Dobson amazing way of teaching through this book, and well.. what can I say that would sound realistic ..
It is by far the best available textbook for discovering New Testament Greek . The layout is clear, easy to use and tne text and explanations are very easy to understand ..

This edition comes with a CD ROM, ever so useful for grasping the sounds of Greek and learning ..
and also,, it is simply very well written and well done

It sure does make the task of learning a language as tricky as Ancient Greek easy.. (get ready though..NT Greek has a LOT of grammar ..) and even if you intend to learn NT Greek on your own .. This book will definitely deliver what you expect .. with smiles and fun along the way

a must buy

Learn New Testament Greek (15/16 people found this helpful)

This is a very good first Greek book. It introduces grammar slowly (but completely) and gets you doing *lots* of translation. As with any language learning, some memorisation will be required, but he tries to make it all feel very natural, by introducing you to forms informally in the translation exercises before he formally describes them. (eg. just before the section on how to form agent nouns, the translation exercises include some examples of agent nouns for which you already know the corresponding verb).

An intuitive approach to learning NT Greek (27/29 people found this helpful)

Many books teaching Greek make you start by learning all about grammar and then giving lists of endings to memorise. I found this killed any enthusiasm I had for learning within about one chapter.

In contrast, Dobson's book gets you reading Greek almost from the start, in an intuitive way. You learn by doing and translating. The information about what the grammar is called comes only later, when you already know and understand (and can use) it in practice.

This means that you feel able to dive into the New Testament and have a go at reading it far earlier, which maintains enthusiasm.

Any disadvantages? It is not for everyone. Some people prefer having everything set out in front of them (all the tables of endings and so on) right at the beginning, and may feel slightly lost at the much freer approach of this book.

Also, because the emphasis is on reading Greek rather than knowing the technical terms for the grammar, you are more likely to be puzzled by a commentary referring to a genitive absolute (though you would be able to translate one - you just may not know what it was formally called).

But overall, if you want to read the New Testament in the Greek rather than just understand commentaries better, then I think this is an excellent book.

Learn New Testament Greek, with Audio CD-Rom

John H. Dobson

Reader Reviews:

Does what it says on the tin! (1/1 people found this helpful)

a BRILlIANT MASTERPIECE (8/9 people found this helpful)

Learn New Testament Greek (15/16 people found this helpful)

An intuitive approach to learning NT Greek (27/29 people found this helpful)

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