Posted by Peter Kirby at 11:11 PM | Permalink

I am fond of the book by William Mounce titled Greek for the Rest of Us. The concept is that Mounce teaches the student enough Greek to understand the differences between translations and to read the better commentaries that interact with the Greek text. And Mounce does as good a job as could be expected in making this "baby Greek" possible for most people, who have limited time.

I have been wanting to revisit and really solidify my grasp of the basics of the Greek language. For this reason, I am going to read through Greek for the Rest of Us again and complete Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. They say that you understand something if you can teach it. So I am leading a "group study" for those interested in learning Greek. This study also welcomes, of course, people more experienced with Greek, because it will need their presence to answer questions. The group study will be at an Ebla forum titled Greek Study with Mounce.

We will go through the book from beginning to end. For each chapter, a summary will be posted to the forum, plus any exercises in that chapter. The summary keeps everyone on the same page (including any auditing the class without a book) and reiterates the concepts vital to understanding the exercises. The exercises are reproduced so that everyone will be able to compare notes on their answers. In this way it will be possible to participate with a different textbook or as someone already versed in Greek. (Note: I have already transcribed all the exercises, and I have written summaries for the first four chapters. That should let you know that this group study will reach the end of the book.)

Please join us at Ebla for this exciting group study and tell anyone else who might be interested!