“The freshness of the strawberry cannot be preserved by any extract” – A. T. Robertson
In other words = “There is nothing like the real thing”
Welcome to the first step on your journey of learning koine (New Testament) Greek! Below are Five separate excellent courses that are taught by well established and powerful teachers! you cant go wrong with any of them.
We at KTGS recommend you sample the first lecture on each of these teachers to “get a feel” for the style and personality of each teacher, after this and you have made your choice, you will want to get a copy of whatever grammar they are using in their lectures. I already put at the bottom of each teachers description the textbook that they use in their class as well as a link that can be used to purchase that grammar if you so choose.
(We at KTGS don’t want to “play favorites” but if you would like our personal opinion, if you are teaching yourself, we recommend you use Robert Plummer and his textbook “Beginning with New Testament Greek.” The reason for this is that his textbook has the most free recourses available and it is specifically tailored for those who know nothing about the language and are teaching themselves. However we wish that in no way this diminishes the other teachers, they are all excellent!)
Dr. David Alan Black
David Alan Black is the Professor of New Testament and Greek and the Dr. M. O. Owens Jr. Chair of New Testament Studies at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He specializes in New Testament Greek grammar (koine Greek), the application of linguistics to the study of the Greek New Testament, and New Testament textual criticism.
TEXTBOOK OF CHOICE: “Learn To Read New Testament Greek” by David Alan Black
Dr. Michael Burer
Dr. Michael Burer is the assistant professor of NT studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, where he received his Ph.D. He is the author of several books, most notably “A New Readers Lexicon Of The Greek New Testament.”
TEXTBOOK OF CHOICE: “Basics of Biblical Greek” by Bill Mounce
Dr. Robert Plummer
Dr. Plummer is Chair of the Department of New Testament and Collin and Evelyn Aikman Professor of Biblical Studies. He has served in missionary assignments of varying length in China, Israel, Trinidad, Ghana, Malaysia, Cuba, and Turkey. Plummer founded and hosts the screencast, The Daily Dose of Greek. He is married to Chandi and they have three children. He is a member of Sojourn East in Louisville, Kentucky.
TEXTBOOK OF CHOICE: “Beginning with New Testament Greek” by Merkle & Plummer
Dr. Bill Mounce
Dr. Bill Mounce is the founder and President of BiblicalTraining.org, and serves on the Committee for Bible Translation (which is responsible for the NIV translation of the Bible), and has written the best-selling biblical Greek textbook, Basics of Biblical Greek, and many other Greek resources.
TEXTBOOK OF CHOICE: “Basics of Biblical Greek” by Bill Mounce
Dr. Bruce Gore
Bruce W. Gore M.A., J.D., Is a full-time faculty member of the Oaks, a classical and Christian academy, and on the adjunct theology faculty of Whitworth University, both in Spokane Washington. He is a respected lawyer, historian, and scholar who teaches and lectures frequently on biblical issues and theology.
TEXTBOOK OF CHOICE : “New Testament Greek For Beginners” by J. G. Machen