Id suggest starting with dobsons learn new testament greek, them moving on to rg. It combines the best of modern and traditional languagelearning techniques and is used in schools, summer schools and universities across the world. I tried the old version of rg as my first learngreekonyourown book about 18 months ago, and was immediately lost. Reading greek grammar and exercises second edition first published in 1978, reading greek has become a bestselling oneyear introductory course in ancient greek for students and adults. I cannot find a reference to the asterisks either at the bottom of the page or at the end of the vocabulary. Feb 17, 20 ive studied ancient greek for several years now, so at the very least, i can give you what experience has shown me. Jul 30, 2007 first published in 1978, reading greek has become a bestselling oneyear introductory course in ancient greek for students and adults. These terms refer to the greek used in athens during the classical period. Even though i know it is adapted, i feel as if im really reading greek.
Download jact vocab and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Unlike most volumes in jacts reading greek series, their new testament greek. Many words in the ge vocabulary at the end of the text and vocabulary book are highlighted with an asterisk, e. Frustrated with jact reading greek i studied attic greek some years ago through a grammartranslation method, and while ive been able to read real classic texts and the nt as long as i have a vocab crib nearby, i wanted to have a refresher course in the fundamentals and to build up my core vocabulary through graded readings and flashcards. It contains vocabulary, grammar and exercises for the text. Using the jact reading greek books, this module teaches you basic vocabulary and grammar and sets you on the way to reading greek texts in the original. The electronic gateway to the study of ancient greek provides resources and links to resources related to the study of ancient greek language. Choose from 500 different sets of greek vocabulary unit 14 book 4 flashcards on quizlet. I have seen a need in my own greek classes at gordon college for a hardcopy that the students can have at hand when away from the screen. Learn greek vocabulary unit 14 book 4 with free interactive flashcards. You dont have to buy the books to learn from this, but i do recommend the. The jact reading greek course has just released its second edition, and, if you are going to be doing a selfstudy program, and do not mind.
Its a set of nearly 0 virtual flashcards, representing the entire vocabulary to be memorized as you go through the textbook. Thus this is the greek of all greek drama and oratory, and most history and philosophy. Edexcel gcse 2009 greek vocabulary book edexcel are pleased to oprovide this free vocabulary book freely to support learners following the the edexcel gcse 2009 specification in greek. Steadman provides vocabulary and grammar aid on each page.
Its aim is to enable students to read fifth and fourthcentury attic greek, homer and herodotus, with some fluency and intelligence in one to two years. Copy of jact reading greek text and vocabulary teacher s. Text and vocabulary kindle edition by joint association of classical teachers greek, joint association of classical teachers greek. Before you buy into this book series, go clear off your desk. All the content from the jact reading greek grammar and vocabulary books in the order it is introduced. What are the best textbooks for the following languages. Rg2c is the first element in this case, rgreading greek, 2section 2 of the text and vocabulary book, and c refers to the subsection. It combines the best of modern and traditional languagelearning techniques and is used widely in schools, summer schools and universities across the world. Text and vocabulary, 2nd edition cambridge university press 2007, 9780521698511.
The first difficulty is knowing which books you need and where to start. Ive used various other books first for the grammar. Greek english and english greek vocabularies are provided, as well as a substantial reference grammar and language surveys. Course materials electronic resources for classicists uci. Text and vocabulary is on the book list for a beginners course in reading classical greek and will therefore meet the course requirements. Some things by matt neuburg matt neuburgs home page. Moreover, the book is accessible to independent learners and those on. I read this as my first text after finishing jact reading greek. Apr 25, 2020 vocabulary from the reading greek text and the followup jact volumes, a world of heroes and the intellectual revolution. Two books might not be enough if youre studying on your own. Athenaze vs reading greek textkit greek and latin forums. I did find it a chore however constantly jumping from the text book to the grammarvocabulary book to look up words.
Sadly the printing in this book if anything is even worse, even the smooth breathing mark and accent turns into a blob as well as the rough breathing plus an accent. Jact vocabulary asterisks textkit greek and latin forums. This book combines with the text volume and morphology charts to make up the first part of the jact greek course. This volume is part of a three book set, which includes. Jact reading greek here you can discuss all things ancient greek. The jact reading greek course has been written for beginners in the upper. Greek fonts, the alphabet, numerals, accentuation and pronunciation. Copy of jact reading greek text and vocabulary teachers.
If i have to name one source, it is the jact reading greek course. Greek and a few latin readers a gallery eric sowell. Vocabulary from the reading greek text and the followup jact volumes, a world of heroes and the intellectual revolution. Reading classical greek faculty of arts and social sciences. You will also want to pick up an independent study guide to reading greek. Youre going to need a lot of space to spread out your reading greek library. Includes all the learned vocabulary from the textbook and presents the vocabulary items as flashcards, to be sorted and consulted in ways likely to be useful to students and teachers. It contains notes on the greek texts that appear in the reading greek text volume, translations of all the texts, answers to the exercises in the grammar, vocabulary and exercises volume and cross references to the relevant fifthcentury b. Micheal palmers learn greek greek language and linguistics gateway ancient greek language on the web.
A world of heroes by joint association of classical teachers. The accompanying text and vocabulary volume contains a narrative adapted entirely from ancient authors in order to encourage students rapidly to develop their reading skills, simultaneously receiving a good introduction to. Think of the set as one book broken up into three parts, with the greek practice text from every chapter in book 1, the grammar and exercises in every chapter in book 2, the answers to exercises in book 3. What is the best introductory book for someone who wants to. If youre using the cambridge university press textbook reading greek, by the joint association of classical teachers jact, jact vocab is here to help. Ive also used athenaze, mounce, crosby and shaeffer. A reader does not assume the vocab of jact but rather the top 350 words by occurrence in the nt.
It does tend to get bogged down in some involved subjects, like the role of women in society or justice etc but it pulls no punches with the subjunctives and optatives which is all to the good. Second edition of bestselling oneyear introductory course in ancient greek for students and adults. If my calculations are correct, that means you would need to know every word that occurred 43 or more times in the nt. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The new edition is beautifully laid out, though, and includes a complete glossary in the back of the book, as well as some relevant quotations from the companion book world of athens as insets neither of which is in the first edition. Jan 31, 2019 many words in the ge vocabulary at the end of the text and vocabulary book are highlighted with an asterisk, e. A wonderful help for the intermediary reader to access unaltered classics directly. Reading greek second edition first published in 1978 and now thoroughly revised, reading greek is a bestselling oneyear introductory course in ancient greek for students of any age. Jact vocabulary to accompany use of the textbook reading greek, by the joint association of classical teachers jact, cambridge university press. The jact reading greek course has just released its second edition, and, if you are going to be doing a selfstudy program, and do not mind waiting a few weeks for the publication of the final volume, id go with the jact course, as it has the three complimentary books. The jact reading greek course has been written for beginners in the upper school, at university and in adult education. Jan 25, 20 the jact reading greek course has been written for beginners in the upper school, at university and in adult education. The first edition of the book proved very successful with students and instructors for more than three decades. Mine has two copies of reading greek, though one is from 1978 and the other is from 1980. A critical survey of websites marc huys and toon van hal. There are instructions on how to use the course and the study guide. In any case, id recommend going back to the beginning and trying to read each section, understanding it in greek as much as possible, and referring to the vocab as little as you can. Text and vocabulary joint association of classical teachers greek.
I tried the old version of rg as my first learn greek onyourown book about 18 months ago, and was immediately lost. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Also included are an outline summary of the greek grammar for reference and revision, a series of surveys of important features of the language and a complete basic vocabulary. I used this course to improve my greek and found it admirablevery thorough. Reading greek, by the joint association of classical teachers jact, jact vocab is. In the hellenistic period, many nongreeks including the romans. Before going any further, i feel i ought to point out that i have not. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading reading greek.