Greek for the Rest of Us: The Essentials of Biblical Greek

Very informative and well written. I especially like the concept of Phrasing as an aid to meditating on the Word. I don't know Greek and got a lot of value out of it.

More comprehensive than I originally thought it would be. It's a great book for learning about Greek without all of the memorization (although there is some) by an author who really knows his subject. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to get deeper into Bible study but doesn't have the time for full college courses.

Thank you for excellent service. This book is very informational and written in a clear and understandable manner. I have not completed reading it yet, but so far I am enjoying it.

To same space, WM= William Mounce. BBG=Basic Biblical Greek Grammar. This isan expanded edition of the earlier book of the same name. One will recognize manyelements of the author's BBG, but this is more of "how to use Greek for exegesis" so itdoesn't have a lot of paradigms etc. WM even puts in the "professor" character from theBBG 3rd ed. He has chapters on word studies, translations, textual criticism, advice onhow to use commentaries, etc. It's written at an elementary level so it's an excellentguide for someone just wanting to understand more deeply the scriptures, or to checkthe accuracy of translations. If one wants to go more in depth, he/she can consult theintermediate grammars like Gerald L. Stevens or Wallace (that one is really detailed!).WM divides the book into sections of increasing depth - Fundamental Greek, Church G.,& Functional G. He deals with verbal aspect in several places. He says tenses do havethe time element in the indicative mood, but it's second to aspect. Outside the indicative,only aspect is a factor. The 3 are UNDEFINED, CONTINUOUS, and (traditional perfect)complete w/ continuing results. Whether the traditional perf/pluperfect is THE meaningof the tense, or an aktionsart, I will leave to the reader. Sometimes these 2 tensesrepresent a state. The traditional perfect is there much of the time, determined by themeaning of the verb and context. One should look at how the verbs are actually used(sometimes it's really hard to tell why the perfect was used). Perhaps the old proverbapplies to Greek i.e. "the only hard and fast rule, is that there are NO hard and fast rules".The book is helpful for students of the word. One can learn the plan of salvation fromgood translations, but knowledge of the Greek can answer questions, like the seemingcontradiction between (ROM 3:23 & 1 JOHN 1:08,10) with (1 JOHN 3:06,09). Or thequestion of why Jesus told Thomas to touch Him, but said to Mary "touch Me not" in(JOHN 20:17). Understanding the (normally) continuous/repeated of action of thepresent tense can answer these questions.I believe the book has a few flaws (thus 4 stars). I think WM gets some things wrong,like when he says a commentator should never say something in the Bible is clear orobvious. One might say this about figurative language - like REVELATION, but if theBible isn't clear about say, what one must do to go to Heaven, then what's the point?Also WM says on pg 126 (2nd "dot") a student can't "argue" with a commentator or atranslator - he/she doesn't know enough Greek. One doesn't have to be a scholar tobe able to see when someone is putting in his/her own theology (at least there areenough clear passages in the Bible that one shouldn't have to). The great scholarA.T. Robertson mentions this on pg 389 of his "big book" - there comes a point whengrammar stops and theology takes over. Even WM says there're commentaries hedoesn't recommend.I recommend the book. As to the few problems, always remember what DouglasK. Stuart said in his book on commentaries "just because one is a PHD, doesn'tNECESSARLY mean that he/she is right and you're wrong". Always let the Biblespeak for itself.

I got this book for my wife, who is a complete Greek novice. She enjoys it. And it is accessible for her. The book is divided into three sections, where each section gives an increasingly in depth summary of nt Greek. This is a great idea; if you only want to know the basics, do section 1. If you want to know a little more, perhaps do section 2 as well. Section 3 starts to get into the basics that you would hit in a first year text book. This is not a replacement for a first year textbook; this is for someone who doesn't want to commit to a first year textbook. For a extra fee, you can order helpful videos done by the author himself.

Great book for learning Greek! Very easy to understand and has very helpful content.

I use the Mounces' (father and son team) products to teach "Baby Greek" in various communities and these products are well received and valued.

I wish I had had this book when I first started New Testament Greek back many years ago. (I'm sure my grades would have been better, and my understanding much better.)I got this book to brush up on my Greek and it has helped a great deal.

It is an excellent book. Shipped fast. But I had to disinfect it with something sticky and brown in multiple places on the cover?? I thought it was new?