Hellenistic and Biblical Greek: A Graduated Reader
Cambridge University Press, 10/2/2014
EAN 9781107686281, ISBN10: 1107686288
Paperback, 544 pages, 25.4 x 17.8 x 3.1 cm
Language: English
This Hellenistic Greek reader is designed for students who have completed one or more years of Greek and wish to improve their reading ability and gain a better appreciation for the diversity of the language. The seventy passages in this reader reflect different styles, genres, provenances and purposes, and are arranged into eight parts according to their level of difficulty. Grammatical support and vocabulary lists accompany each passage, and a cumulative glossary offers further assistance with translation. Students are led to a deeper understanding of Hellenistic Greek, and a greater facility with the language. • Includes canonical and non-canonical Christian texts, Septuagint (prose and poetry), Jewish Pseudepigrapha, inscriptions, and Jewish and Hellenistic literary Greek • Includes a web component with more than thirty additional readings for classroom and independent use • Passages offer a glimpse into the everyday life of Hellenistic Greeks, with themes such as sexuality, slavery, magic, apocalypticism, and Hellenistic philosophy.
Introduction
1. Basic level
early Christian texts
2. Basic level
the isometric translational Greek of the Septuagint (prose and poetry)
3. Intermediate level
Jewish recensional Greek
4. Intermediate level
Hellenistic Greek
5. High intermediate level
Hellenistic Greek
6. Advanced level Hellenistic Greek
Jewish literary Greek
7. Advanced level
inscriptions
8. Advanced level Hellenistic Greek
atticizing and literary Greek
9. Summary of verbal paradigms
Glossary.