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CCH’s Online Catalog: Rhetoric Stage Language - Grades 10-12
This page last revised:
May 2001
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Option 1: Dialectic Stage Courses
For 7th grade and up. Any
beginning Latin or Greek student in the rhetoric stage can use any of the excellent Latin
or Greek courses listed in Dialectic Stage Language.
Option 2: AP Latin Course
For motivated students who have completed
a dialectic stage Latin course. The AP Course is challenging, and CCH
recommends the Vergil course rather than the Latin Literature course.
Option 3: New Testament Greek for
Beginners
For 10th grade and up. There
are three types of ancient Greek: Homeric, the dialect in which the Iliad and the Odyssey
are written; Attic, the dialect of the classical Greek prose authors (Herodotus,
Thucydides, Plato, etc.); and New Testament, the koine or vernacular Greek of the common
man in the early Roman Empire. If a student can learn only one, make it New Testament
Greek, and read the New Testament in the original language. It will bring revival to your
heart and home. New Testament Greek for Beginners has been the standard text for learning
New Testament Greek deductively through most of the twentieth century.
Option 4: Basics of Biblical Greek
For 10th grade and up. Any
beginning Greek student in the rhetoric stage can learn to read New Testament Greek using
this inductive course; this is the most popular Greek text in use in seminaries today.
Option 5: Homeric Greek
For 10th grade and up. Homeric
Greek was the dialectic in which Homer’s the Iliad and the Odyssey are
written; once Homeric Greek is learned, the transition to Attic Greek -- the Greek of the
golden age of Athens and her famous prose writers -- is not that difficult.
Option 6: Reading Classics in Latin or Greek
For 10th grade and up. When a
Latin, Homeric, Attic, or Biblical Greek language course has been completed, rhetoric
stage students can read these classics in Latin or Greek; this section includes the Greek
New Testament.
 This section of
the catalog is under construction. Thank you for your patience during this process.
The National Latin Exam, sponsored by the American Classical League and
National Junior Classical League, is taken in the second full week of March every even
year. Exams are available for high school and college students in every level of Latin
study, from first year through advanced. Registrations are due in January of the year the
test is to be taken.
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.
AP Latin comprises two
courses, Vergil and Latin Literature, which
are designed to correspond to college Latin studies in the fourth through sixth semesters.
The basic objectives are progress in reading, translating, understanding, analyzing, and
interpreting Latin. AP
Latin Examinations are offered for both courses; you may take either one, or both, in
any given year. The Latin Literature course contains a Catullus requirement which may be
onerous to students, as the poetry of Catullus often dwells on themes of sexual love. In
both courses, as in the parallel courses at colleges, the student will be expected to
translate accurately from Latin into English the poetry or prose read, and to demonstrate
a grasp of grammatical structures and vocabulary. Because the appreciation of Latin
literature requires an understanding of the literary techniques of Latin writers and of
poetic meters where appropriate, stylistic analysis is an integral part of the advanced
work in both courses. In addition, AP Latin courses include the study of the cultural,
social, and political context of the literature on the syllabus. The works selected for
the AP Latin courses are among those frequently studied in comparable college courses.
 Vergil’s
Aeneid
Clyde Pharr
Study companion for the AP Latin exam in Vergil. Pharr’s
Vergil is an excellent edition of the first six books of the Aeneid in Latin. Each page of
Latin text includes vocabulary notes for that page, and explanations of difficult or
unusual grammar. The appendices include an extensive review of Latin grammar, vocabulary
word lists used in the book, and the history of Vergil and the Aeneid. This excellent book
makes reading the Aeneid in Latin a joy instead of a chore, and with the experience gained
here in the first six books, the student can go on to the Dover edition to read the final
six books with greater felicity. A paperback
edition is also available.
 Vergil’s
Aeneid, Books 10 and 12: Pallas and Turnus
Barbara Weiden Boyd
Study companion for the AP Latin exam in Vergil. Vergil’s Aeneid by Pharr, offered above, includes the
complete text of Books 1-6 of the Aeneid, and is a necessary tool to study for the AP
Latin exam on Vergil, which tests Books 1-6. The exam also tests Books 10 and 12, and this
student text, laid out exactly like Pharr’s with all its helpful features, is the
perfect aid for the student wishing to complete his studies in Vergil in preparation for
the AP Latin exam. A teacher’s
edition is also available.
Study aids for the AP Latin Course in Latin Literature:
Catullus:
Advanced Placement Edition provides an annotated Latin text of the Catullus
selections covered on the AP exam, and a variety of excellent supports including
vocabulary lists on the facing pages, explanations of meters and figures of speech, and an
introduction to the life and poetry of Catullus. A teacher’s
edition is also available, which includes the Latin text, a working English
translation, bibliography, and tests.
Cicero’s
Pro Caelio provides all the linguistic and background material for the Cicero
component of the Advanced Placement exam in Latin Literature, Cicero emphasis.
User-friendly for both teachers and students, this presentation of Cicero’s
oratorical tour de force features the entire text of the oration with emphasis on the AP
passages, vocabulary on the facing pages, notes on difficult grammar and references in the
speech, stylistic commentary, comprehensive vocabulary in the appendix, and an
introduction to Cicero and his work.
Horace: Selected
Odes and Satire I.9 more than meets the needs of the Latin student studying for
the AP exam in Latin Literature, Horace emphasis. The book includes the Latin text of
selected odes, and the Satire I.9, an introduction to each ode, vocabulary and notes on
the Latin with each page of Latin text, and a complete vocabulary in the back of the book.
A teacher’s
edition is also available.
Ovid: Amores,
Metamorphoses provides the Latin text of selections from Ovid’s Amores and
Metamorphoses, an introduction to Ovid’s life and works, vocabulary for the Latin
that appears in the poems, background notes on the selections, and a bibliography for
further study. A teacher’s
edition is also available.
New Testament Greek for Beginners uses deduction, the classical approach,
to teach Greek. Students beginning a Greek language course, whether it is New Testament,
Attic, or Homeric, 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 Greek relies on the modern Greek text of the New
Testament, which is based on the Alexandrian text and not the Textus Receptus. Students
beginning a Greek language course, whether it is New Testament, Attic, or Homeric, 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.
 Basics 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 takes an integrated approach to learning New
Testament Greek. 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 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 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.
Students beginning a Greek language course, whether it is New Testament,
Attic, or Homeric, 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.
 A 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 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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