A First Greek New Testament Reader

Book 1 in Greek New Testament Readers

This is a first reader of the Greek New Testament. This book contains the following passages: Matthew 2-3, 5-9, 17, 26-28; John 1, 5-6, 8, 11, 17, 19-20; Romans 5-8; 1 Corinthians 5-7; Ephesians 1-3; and 1 John. These are some of the simplest passages of the Greek New Testament, as such they are often among the first books to be read and studied by students. It is designed as a useful cost-efficient tool for two groups of people. First, for students learning Koine (New Testament) Greek after a year’s worth of study this book and its series provide the material to grow in reading ability from the primary texts. Second, this book is designed for pastors, scholars, and curious lay people looking to refresh their Greek, or use them in preparation for their work of study, preaching, and teaching.

The book immerses the reader in the biblical texts in order to build confidence reading Koine Greek as quickly as possible. To achieve this, all uncommon words that occur 30 times or fewer in the Greek New Testament are glossed as footnotes. This enables the reader to continue reading every passage unhindered. Therefore, the book complements traditional language grammars and is especially ideal for beginner and intermediate students learning to read Koine Greek. However, even advanced readers will appreciate the glossing of the rare words, since it saves time reading the text. In addition, unlike other readers, this book is small and light, so very easy to carry around and a pleasure to read.

Other features include:

• Biblical maps in Greek
• Glossary of all the words not glossed below the text
• Wide margins
• Sample text written in the same font as Codex Vaticanus

The base text is the Society of Biblical Literature Greek New Testament (SBLGNT) which is a modern edition ideal for readers.