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CCH’s Online Catalog: Greek Language Resources

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Greek Language Resources



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Elementary Greek Resources
For 1st - 6th grades. Greek courses designed for children in the grammar stage.

Secondary Greek Resources
For 7th - 12th grades. Greek courses for continuing studies or beginning students of Greek, both biblical and classical, designed for students in the dialectic and rhetoric stages.

Classics in Greek
For 10th - 12th grades. When a dialectic or rhetoric stage Greek course has been completed, students in the rhetoric stage can read the classics in Greek.

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Teacher’s Greek Resources
For 1st - 12th grades. Necessary helps and study aids for teaching Greek in the homeschool.


Elementary Greek Resources

Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek!Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek!
Karen Mohs

For the 1st-6th grades. Hey Andrew!’s easy introduction to New Testament Greek begins with The Reader, which uses a picture book style format and catchy rhymes to teach the Greek alphabet. It can be used in conjunction with Hey Andrew! Level One for 1st graders, or prior to Level One for younger children. Level One, for 1st graders, reviews the Greek alphabet, and introduces practice in reading and writing the Greek alphabet as well. Level Two, for 2nd graders, reviews the Greek alphabet learned in the Reader and Level One, and continues with an introduction to Greek vocabulary. Level Three, for 3rd grade, reviews Greek pronunication, alphabet, and vocabulary, and introduces reading and writing simple Greek sentences. A beginning Greek student in 3rd grade can also work his way successively through Level One, Two, and Three. Level Four, for 4th grade, reviews of all the material learned previously, and introduces more vocabulary and grammar. Level Five, for 5th grade, reviews previously learned vocabulary and grammar, and continues with more advanced grammar study. Level Six, for 6th grade, reviews previously learned vocabulary and grammar, and continues with translating and writing Greek sentences, and more advanced grammar study. Student consumable workbooks; answer keys, test packets, flashcards, and pronunciation tapes also available.

CCH’s Review of Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek!


Secondary Greek Resources

Homeschool GreekHomeschool Greek
Harvey Bluedorn

For 7th grade and up. This program is designed to teach New Testament Greek to beginning dialectic and rhetoric stage students through independent self-study. It teaches English grammar before it introduces Greek grammar, and includes vocabulary drill cards, a Greek New Testament Reader (Matthew chapters 5-7, with an English translation), and audio pronunciation tapes for both the Grammar and the Reader. Volume I covers mostly nouns, and upon completion the student should have a working knowledge of Greek nouns, pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, and some knowledge of the Greek verb system. Volume II covers mostly verbs. Before beginning Homeschool Greek, go through the Greek Alphabetarion to learn the Greek alphabet and phonics.

CCH’s Review of Homeschool Greek


Schola Classical TutorialsSchola Classical Tutorials in Greek
Wes Callihan, tutor

For 9th grade and up. Members of our family have had the privilege of taking several tutorials with Schola now, and it is a wonderful way to learn a subject. Wes Callihan knows his material and his highly qualified, and he is a great teacher--kids love him. The Homeric Greek Tutorial is for students who are at least 15 years old, and who have some previous experience with either Latin or Greek. The course aims to “teach beginners to read Greek intelligently and with pleasure.” The course covers all essential Greek grammar in a year, including reading metrically, and by the end of the course the student will have read a large portion of the first book of the Iliad and will have memorized several dozen lines from the beginning of the poem.


The National Greek Exam

For For students of Homeric and Attic Greek in high school and college. The National Greek Exam, sponsored by the American Classical League and National Junior Classical League, is taken in the second full week of March every odd year. Exams are in Attic and Homeric Greek, for high school and college students. The Beginning Attic exam is open to high school students. Registrations are due in January of the year the test is to be taken.


Rhetoric stage students beginning a Greek language course, whether it is New Testament, Attic, or Homeric Greek, should start with a short course in the Greek alphabet and pronunciation, which is only briefly touched upon in the following texts. CCH recommends A Greek Alphabetarion.


New Testament Greek for Beginners
J. Gresham Machen

For 10th grade and up, or any beginning Biblical Greek student in the rhetoric stage. This course takes a purely deductive approach to learning Greek--the classical approach to learning any language. J. Gresham Machen taught New Testament Greek at Princeton Theological Seminary in the early 1920’s and was a fundamentalist preacher there of considerable renown. This text has fallen out of favor in seminaries today, who tend to prefer Mounce’s Basics of Biblical Greek and its inductive approach. Like other texts from the 19th and early 20th centuries, the presentation of the lessons can be difficult for the novice, so I have included Mounce’s series because of all the extra helps available to the independent learner. (But be sure to look into the study aids for Machen’s text published by AMG Publishers, below.) But Machen’s text will provide the deductive instruction so necessary to solidly and logically master any language. A paperback edition of New Testament Greek for Beginners is also available.

Study aids for use with New Testament Greek for Beginners:

AMG Publishers and Spiros Zodhiates have published a key to the exercises in Machen’s text, a workbook with a workbook answer key booklet, and audio cassette instruction covering all 33 lessons in New Testament Greek for Beginners. The link goes to an information page about AMG Publishers that is still under construction, but an address and toll free phone number are posted, so interested persons can contact them for ordering information on these study aids.


Basics of Biblical GreekBasics of Biblical Greek
William D. Mounce

For 10th grade and up, or any beginning Biblical Greek student in the rhetoric stage. Basics of Biblical Greek relies on the modern Greek text of the New Testament, which is based on the Alexandrian text and not the Textus Receptus. The course combines the deductive and inductive approaches, explains the basics of English grammar before teaching Greek grammar, and uses verses from the New Testament from the very beginning for lesson exercises. Every lesson begins with a brief essay from a noted New Testament scholar indicating how the principles to be learned enhance the understanding of the Biblical text. A CD-ROM is included of pronunciation and vocabulary drills. Especially for the self-learner, Dr. William Mounce has produced a set of reasonably priced audio tapes of his lectures teaching from this textbook.

Study aids for use with Basics of Biblical Greek:

Basics of Biblical Greek Workbook with exercises consisting of partial or complete verses from the Greek New Testament, and other study helps. The answer key for the Workbook, as well as chapter quizzes and other helps, are available on Dr. Mounce’s website.

A Graded Reader of Biblical Greek is a companion to Basics of Biblical Greek and Biblical Greek: Beyond the Basics. It provides a workable introduction to exegesis, word studies, and assists the student in developing a large vocabulary. The Reader also contains annotated readings from the New Testament designed to help students move from reading beginning to difficult Greek in the New Testament.

Basics of New Testament Syntax: An Intermediate Greek GrammarBasics of New Testament Syntax: An Intermediate Greek Grammar
Daniel B. Wallace

For years, the next step after students had completed The Basics of Biblical Greek was Wallace’s award-winning grammar, Greek Grammar: Beyond the Basics, offered below. That thorough tome, however, can prove daunting to second-year Greek students, especially those studying Greek on their own. Now there is The Basics of New Testament Syntax, an abridgement of Greek Grammar: Beyond the Basics, with just enough instruction in exegesis and syntax to serve the intermediate Greek student without being overwhelming. When the student has completed this book, a necessary bridge between beginning and advanced studies, he can move on to Beyond the Basics and the finer points of Greek grammar.

Greek Grammar: Beyond the BasicsGreek Grammar: Beyond the Basics
Daniel B. Wallace

Subtitled: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. This text is the next step after Basics of New Testament Syntax has been completed. Noted for its ease of use, Beyond the Basics integrates the technical requirements for proper Greek interpretation with the actual interests and needs of Bible students. It is the first textbook to systematically link syntax and exegesis of the New Testament for advanced Biblical Greek students. Includes Scripture, subject, and Greek word indexes.

Study aids for use with The Basics of New Testament Syntax and Greek Grammar: Beyond the Basics:

A Graded Reader of Biblical Greek is a companion to Basics of Biblical Greek and Biblical Greek: Beyond the Basics. It provides a workable introduction to exegesis, word studies, and assists the student in developing a large vocabulary. The Reader also contains annotated readings from the New Testament designed to help students move from reading beginning to difficult Greek in the New Testament.

Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament lists every word found in the New Testament, and lists these words both by frequency of use and cognate groups. The frequency list helps students memorize words in a logical order, and the cognate list helps students understand the common roots of difficult vocabulary, to help make memorization easier and retention greater. The section on Principal Parts of Verbs, showing all the verbs used in the New Testament, includes column headings on each page for greater ease of use. The index includes the Goodrick/Kohlenberger numbering system.

The Morphology of Biblical Greek explains how Greek words are formed, and shows that Greek word formation follows a limited set of rules. The Morphology of Biblical Greek contains the most complete set of paradigms for nouns, verbs and pronouns available for New Testament Greek. The benefit of The Morphology is that, by learning the paradigms, vocabulary memorization becomes easier because the Greek forms follow set patterns and rules.

New Analytical Greek Lexicon lists every word in the Greek New Testament, the modern Greek New Testament based on the Alexandrian text as well as the Textus Receptus, which many modern lexicons omit. Additionally, every single word is parsed or declined, something that not all lexicons do to save space, but it is a great help for students. The lexicon uses the Strong’s numbering system, another benefit for those who prefer to translate the Textus Receptus. An excellent analytical lexicon, with brief but accurate definitions.

Dr. William Mounce’s Website with extra helps

CCH’s Review of Basics of Biblical Greek


A Reading Course in Homeric GreekA Reading Course in Homeric Greek
Raymond V. Schoder, Vincent C. Horrigan

For 10th grade and up. The self-learner with some background in Biblical Greek or Latin can use this excellent course to to learn Homeric Greek deductively. Another benefit of this course is that it provides instruction for making the transition to reading Attic Greek, once Homeric Greek is learned. The authors are Catholic, and have great respect for dead white males and the classical and Christian tradition of Western Civilization. Daily lessons are arranged so every word, form, and rule in the day’s selection is learned beforehand (deductive approach to learning languages). Essays on various aspects of ancient history, Greek culture, art, sculpture, architecture, democracy, and the dawn of Western Civilization increase literary appreciation. The attractive and easy-to-teach format incorporates abundant illustrations, many in color, of Homeric scenes and themes. There are integrated exercises and reviews to facilitate mastery, and derivative word studies for vocabulary study. Volume I covers most of the Greek grammar in 120 short, daily lessons, and begins with the Odyssey, Book 9. It also covers the musical verse in which the poem was originally sung. The course is continued in A Reading Course in Homeric Greek Volume II, which continues in the same format with finishing the grammar study and working through annotated readings in the Iliad. A Reading Course in Homeric Greek: Teacher’s Manual and Key covers both volumes of the course, and contains helps for presenting the text lessons, a complete key to all exercises and readings, and course tests.
Volume I is out of print. Search AddAll.com or BookFinder.com via a title search using ‘reading course in homeric greek’ and an author search using ‘schoder.’


Study aids for use with A Reading Course in Homeric Greek:

Homeric Greek Flashcards for Volume I and Volume II are designed to aid in felicity and mastery of the vocabulary learned in the text.
Out of print. Search AddAll.com or BookFinder.com via an ISBN search using ‘0829412158’ for Volume I and ‘0829412166’ for Volume II, or a title and author search useing ‘homeric greek flashcards’ and ‘schoder.’


Homeric GreekHomeric Greek: A Book for Beginners
Clyde Pharr, revised by John Wright

For 10th grade and up. If the above volumes absolutely cannot be found, this course may be used instead, although there is no teacher’s edition or answer key available. Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners is a reprint, with some revision, of the classic Homeric Greek beginning text in common use in the early 20th century. Each lesson consists of an introduction to Homeric vocabulary, then exercises in translation using the new vocabulary in its different forms from Greek to English and vice versa. By Lesson 13 the student is translating the first book of the Iliad. The first half of the book contains the lessons and grammar explanation, with practice exercises; the second half of the book contains a helpful grammar and usage guide. A beautifully organized text, particularly effective in relating the lesson and grammar sections.

Study aids for use with both Homeric Greek courses:

Homeric Vocabularies: Greek and English Word List for the Study of Homer, revised by the author of Homeric Greek, above, and a helpful aid in learning the specific vocabulary used by Homer. The word lists are ordered in groups according to frequency of use in the epic poems of Homer, aiding in priority of memorization.

Homeric Dictionary includes every word found in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and is an invaluable tool for reading or translating Homer’s epic poems. The definitions are comprehensive, and wonderful illustrations accompany the definitions which aid in understanding. The dictionary also includes clear instructions on how to read Homeric verse.


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