Intermediate Biblical Greek Reader: Galatians and Related Texts

by Nijay K. Gupta, Jonah Sandford

After completing basic biblical Greek, students are often eager to continue to learn and strengthen their skills of translation and interpretation. This intermediate graded reader is designed to meet those needs. The reader is “intermediate” in the sense that it presumes the user will have already learned the basics of Greek grammar and syntax and has memorized Greek vocabulary words that appear frequently in the New Testament. The reader is “graded” in the sense that it moves from simpler translation work (Galatians) towards more advanced readings from the book of James, the Septuagint, and from one of the Church Fathers. In each reading lesson, the Greek text is given, followed by supplemental notes that offer help with vocabulary, challenging word forms, and syntax. Discussion questions are also included to foster group conversation and engagement.

218 pages, Paperback

Published August 9, 2018

About the author

Nijay K. Gupta is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary. He has written or edited more than twenty books and has published dozens of academic articles. He is an award-winning researcher and a member of the Society of New Testament Studies.

Reviews

[Daniel Supimpa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great resource for slow and disciplined deepening of one’s Greek. I read it quite slowly (2 verses/day, 4x/week), but it is very rewarding to see the outcome. Besides working with Galatians from beginning to end, the book includes a couple lessons on textual criticism, passages from the LXX and from John Chrysostom on Galatians. Strongly recommended for those who want to take off the dust of their Greek or just finished a two-semester formation in this language.