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This course is no longer offered by the University of Oklahoma,
but the materials will remain online. I hope they can be useful to you!

If you cannot see the accented Greek here, you need a Unicode font, like Gentium, on your computer.

Greek in 15 weeks: Wk 1 - Wk 2 - Wk 3 - Wk 4 - Wk 5 - Wk 6 - Wk 7 - Wk 8 - Wk 9 - Wk 10 - Wk 11 - Wk 12 - Wk 13 - Wk 14 - Wk 15

This course is based on the wonderful textbook by Clayton Croy. It is an extremely clear and well-organized book with reading material from both the Greek New Testament and from the Septuagint. It is the best textbook I know of for learning Biblical Greek quickly and effectively.
	A Primer of Biblical Greek by N. Clayton Croy
Here are two reference books that will help you with your Greek vocabulary and your Greek word endings. They are both excellent books!
	The Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament by Warren C. Trenchard
	The Morphology of Biblical Greek by William D. Mounce
When you are ready to start reading the Bible in Greek, you will need a Greek BIble, along with some reference works to help you along.
	Greek New Testament With Greek/English Dictionary by Kurt Aland
	Grammatical Analysis of the Greek New Testament by M. Zerwick and M. Grosvenor NOTE: This book is ENORMOUSLY HELPFUL for readers just getting started in reading New Testament Greek!
	Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger
	The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Revised Standard Version, Expanded Edition by Herbert G. May and Bruce M. Metzger
	Novum Testamentum Graece Et Latine - Greek/Latin New Testament by Kurt Aland NOTE: If you know Latin, you will really enjoy being able to read the Greek and Latin texts side-by-side.
In addition to the Greek New Testament, you will want to explore the writings of the Greek apostolic fathers and also the Greek version of the Hebrew Bible, called the Septuagint.
	The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations by Michael W. Holmes. NOTE: This is an absolutely fascinating collection of writings, with facing Greek-and-English texts for easy reading.
	Grammar of Septuagint Greek and Selected Readings by F. C. Conybeare
	The Septuagint with Apocrypha: Greek and English by L. C. L., Sir Brenton
	Septuaginta edited by A. Rahlfs
	Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint by J. Lust, E. Eynikel, K. Hauspie
	The Septuagint As Christian Scripture: Its Prehistory And The Problem Of Its Canon by Martin Hengel, Roland Deines, and Robert Hanhart
	The Use of the Septuagint in New Testament Research by R. Timothy McLay
As you continue your studies of Greek, you might also want to acquire some basic Greek reference works to help you understand the history of the Greek language.
	Greek Grammar by Herbert Weir Smyth
	Greek Language by Leonard Robert Palmer
	Vox Graeca : The Pronunciation of Classical Greek by W. Sidney Allen
After learning Biblical Greek, you will find it very easy to learn Attic Greek. I highly recommend the Athenaze textbook series for Attic Greek.
	Athenaze : An Introduction to Ancient Greek Book I by Maurice Balme, Gilbert Lawall
	Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek (Workbook I) by Gilbert Lawall, James F. Johnson, Luigi Miraglia
	Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek, Vol. 2 by Maurice Balme, Gilbert Lawall
	Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek (Workbook II) by Gilbert Lawall, James F. Johnson, Cynthia King
You might also want to expand your knowledge of Greek by learning to read the beautiful and ancient songs of Homer. Use the Lattimore translations to get a "feel" for the Greek. Pharr's book is easy to use if you already have a foundation in Biblical Greek.
	Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners by Clyde Pharr, rev. by John Wright
	Homeric Vocabularies: Greek and English Word List for the Study of Homer William Bishop Owen, Edgar J. Goodspeed
	The Iliad of Homer translated by Richmond Lattimore
	The Odyssey of Homer by Richmond Lattimore

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