GREEK at Mars Hill College — Required Textbooks

The Required Textbooks

These are the required textbooks for GRK 111 and 112 (as of Fall 2009).

They are of course available for purchase at the MHC bookstore.

But you may also choose to purchase them online at Amazon.com. For your convenience, I have included links to the books at Amazon from this web-page.

William D. Mounce, Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar, and Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook and Biblical Greek Survival Kit

These two textbooks and the accompanying packet of auxillary materials by respected scholar William D. Mounce together provide an accessible but comprehensive introduction and overview of the basics of "New Testament" (or koine) Greek. The resources will also help you conduct the study and learning you will need to achieve basic mastery of the subject.

Trenchard, Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament

Trenchard's Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament provides a complete and comprehensive account of the entire Greek vocabulary of the New Testament, organized in a series of valuable lists, including, list of words by frequency of use, list of words grouped by etymological roots, list of verbs and their principle parts, lists of typical morphological patterns, etc. The use of Trenchard, not only in this class, but in subsequent self-study, is the surest and most effective way to prepare for Graduate level examinations and tests in competency for reading the New Testament in its original language.

Liddell, H. G., Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon

Known widely by philologists and classicists as the "middle Liddell," this outstanding lexicon not only includes definitions for and etymological discussion of the entire vocabulary of the Greek New Testament, it also provides definitions for and discussion of most of the vocabulary of classical (Attic, or Athenian) Greek, along with Greek from other dialects. It provides the most basic, common, and "root" definitions of words and provides the most trustworthy guide to understanding the "meaning" of Greek words within the context of the Greek language (as opposed to, say, the "meaning" of Greek words considered only within the context of Christian tradition or theology). An invaluable resource.

This book is optional for students of Greek at Mars Hill College, but it should be purchased by any student who intends to go on to graduate school in ministry or religion.

Nestle, E., and Aland, K. Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th Edition

If you're going to learn to read the New Testament in Greek, you should own a copy of the New Testament in Greek. This volume is the most widely used scholarly and critical edition of the New Testament, providing the entire text of the Bible, multilingual introductions, and an adequate critical apparatus for discussing the variant readings of the manuscript tradition. Accept no substitutes... Nestle/Aland is the only Greek New Testament worth owning.

This book is not required for students of Greek at Mars Hill College but is recommended for all students who intend to complete their studies of Greek here. Students who will some day enter graduate school or seminary should certainly possess a copy. Any Christian (or scholar of religion) who has even a basic knowledge of Greek could benefit from owning a copy.