A Greek Reader: Companion to A Primer of Biblical Greek (Eerdmans Language Resources

by Mark Jeong

A companion resource for use with N. Clayton Croy’s Primer of Biblical Greek, featuring dozens of simple, enjoyable narratives to reinforce the content and skills introduced by Croy. 

Too often, Greek readers include difficult primary texts encumbered with glosses, but this reader from Mark Jeong is instead comprised of originally written texts keyed to the vocabulary and grammar taught in Clayton Croy’s Primer of Biblical Greek. Thus fluent, comprehensive reading—rather than painstaking translation—can be the goal. 

In addition to providing useful practice, Jeong’s engaging narratives will help students of Greek grasp the nuances of particularly complicated aspects of Koine—such as the imperfect tense—by allowing them to see the language “in action” in various textual situations. Each narrative also follows a larger story about the adventures of Philemon, Onesimus, and Paul, making for enjoyable reading that better prepares one for the daunting task of eventually reading the Greek New Testament.

343 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 7, 2022

Reviews

[Rohan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was worried about learning Greek but this book was awesome!
Homework just involved re-reading these stories over and over, and yes, you do get used to them, but it still grows your vocab so much to be reminded of words in context.

Some funny moments and crazy moments. Even those who don't have this as a set text, highly highly recommend!

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone starting Biblical Greek, this is a great source of input. I read it after about 5-6 years of practice, and it still was very engaging and and interesting.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A helpful resource for building reading fluency

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a game-changer for students of New Testament Greek.