Reading the Gospel of St. Matthew in Greek: A Beginning empowers students at all levels to read and appreciate the Gospel of St. Matthew and biblical Greek as a whole. The combination of text, vocabulary, and grammatical notes on one page enhances the reading experience for both practiced and beginning readers of Greek. Readers with training in classical, Homeric, or biblical Greek will find that the format enables rapid reading, comprehension, and retention. Readers with little to no Greek language training will be able to work directly with text from the New Testament, in conjunction with the introduction and appendix, in order to develop proficiency with biblical grammar, vocabulary, and idiom.

Read more Greek, sooner! These selections adapted from ancient sources offer students of Hansen and Quinn, or any other introductory Greek book, accessible and enjoyable reading in their first year. Twenty Greek Stories presents readings paired to the grammar and vocabulary of each of the 20 Units of Greek: An Intensive Course. Each reading is divided into small, easily handled selections with same-page notes and vocabulary. Selections are drawn from Appian, Apollodorus, Herodotus, Hesiod, Homer, Lucian, Plato, Sappho, and more. Grammar review charts summarize and reinforce key grammatical forms for students.

This Teacher's Guide enriches the use of the reader 20 Greek Stories. In addition to idiomatic translations, this guide includes comments on the translation itself, on adaptations made to emulate the language of the original, on the passage genre, on linguistic features, on versions of the content by other ancient authors, and more.

Ward W. Briggs, Jr., in his foreword, and Michele Valerie Ronnick, in her introduction, provide the historical and intellectual context for this pioneering work written by a nineteenth-century African American classicist. The introductory text includes Greek to English and English to Greek exercises that drill Greek grammar and vocabulary as well as readings from Xenophon’s Anabasis and Memorabilia.

• Foreword by Ward W. Briggs, Jr., PhD
  
• Introduction by Michele Valerie Ronnick, PhD