Basic Greek in 30 Minutes a Day

Gives all the basics needed to start your journey toward knowledge of New Testament Greek. To me, the exercises are the best part of the book. The key to this book is to actually do the exercises consistently, and not to let too much time lag between doing them. Repetition is the key to learning any new language, of course. Put yourself on a regular schedule, stick to it, and keep building on your knowledge of Greek through this book, and the results will be very gratifying by the time you finish this workbook. It's only a beginning, of course, but like they say,even a journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step. This book is definitely a good first step.

One of the best kept secrets today is that the scholarly Biblical reference works that were once the domain of the language lawyers, are now made accesible to the Christian layman if they are willing to learn the basics of the language -- the alphabet, prepositions and a basic vocabulary. This book teaches the Greek alphabet along with the basic skills needed to use the more scholarly works available to the laymen. One word of caution: This is a primer only. It will not replace 2 or more years of studying Greek. It will, however, introduce you to the basics and all you need to know to use the scholarly tools.

If you have no previous exposure to New Testament Greek and are wondering if this is a language study you would like to pursue (is it worth the time, effort, and money?), this is a good book to work through. It builds up your confidence and gives a strong introductory look at New Testament Greek. That said, you will not learn Greek from this book. This is spoonfeeding 101. This is not a serious textbook, grammar text, or selfstudy program. It is what it is...a glimpse, an introduction, a little dabbling... If you like this book, then you can go onto the bigboys and really begin to learn the language.I gave this book 5 stars for how well it serves its purpose. If you are looking for a serious, academic, selfstudy text, this is not it. This is a get your feet wet and see if you like what you see book...very easy, very basic, very breezy, but very well planned and presented. Cute, even.

Brilliantly put together. It's structured learning actually makes it easy and enjoyable to work through. As a reluctant student, I found the half hour exercises weren't too intense and because I could actually do it, I just kept coming back for more.