Post Greek II

[ParkerSchnieders1]

Hey all, I have just finished Greek II at RTS Global, I was wondering what are some things that you could recommend me to do to gain better clarity on Grammar? I know reading the text is super important, but I was wondering if there are any resources/books that may be helpful.
Thanks!

 

[pmachapman]

Looking at your course, I understand your textbook was Mounce? I found Dan Wallace’s Greek Grammar: Beyond the Basics helpful as I grappled with exegetical issues. I also use David Alan Black’s It’s Still Greek To Me to remind me of the things I have forgotten, and I keep Zerwick’s grammar and analysis volumes close to my desk for exegesis (but there are probably better resources available now). Buy BDAG if you don’t have a copy already.

But yeah, as you say, keep reading. When my pastor is preaching from the NT I bring a Latin/Greek NT to church and read along, using the Latin to help with the Greek words I don’t know.

There is a Greek New Testament Study Bible coming out soon that looks interesting - one page is a Reader’s GNT matching the NIV2011, while the opposing page is notes on aspect, voice, syntax, variants, etc. You can view a preview PDF of it on Zondervan Academic’s website.

 

[ParkerSchnieders1]

I've got Wallace here next to me, which seems deeper and helpful. I just looked at that NT study bible, and it seems super cool; I just want to be careful not to rely on it too much to the point where I am not actually reading the Greek.

 

[SomberSoul]

Assuming the above is right that you have finished Mounce, the next step is traditionally an intermediate grammar, such as Wallace's Beyond the Basics or Kostenberger/Merkle/Plummer's Going Deeper with New Testament Greek. If you only get one, probably Wallace, but you are reaching the stage where you learn that some things you accepted as law in Mounce were really more like helpful training wheels for later. The more the merrier.

After those books, you can move to a Discourse Grammar. This helps understand language at paragraph and larger level, functionally. I used Runge's Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament. It was very helpful too.