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Learn New Testament Greek ReviewLet me state up front: I am extremely skeptical that one can adequately learn Biblical Greek inductively. With that caveat, this is the best inductive grammar that I have ever seen.
For those who have used previous editions of Dobson's grammar, the third edition offers significant improvements. Some of the noteworthy features include:
1. The book is unusually well printed and a delight to read. If you have ever tried to read books created with inadequate Greek or Hebrew fonts, you will appreciate how important a feature this is - particularly in a grammar for beginners.
2. The book is essentially error free. This is one of the benefits of a third edition, but it is a meaningful benefit. There are few things more frustrating to a new student than trying to figure out why he or she is wrong when it is the text that is in error.
3. Dobson does a superb job of selecting exercises throughout the work. He keeps introducing minor variations so that students don't become lazy knowing what the answer "should be" in this section. This ringing of changes is the genious of inductive language study, and Dobson is a master in this art.
4. Dobson has added simple, brief, grammatical explanations throughout the book that will help students relate what they are learning to traditional deductive grammars.
My concerns:
1. In trying to create excitement about learning Biblical Greek, Dobson implies that the student is becoming more competent than anyone could become through one year of language study. Would you hire someone with only 1 year of German to teach German literature at a University? Of course not! But I fear that students reading only this work could wrongly think that they are ready to criticise the scholars who do the incredibly demanding work of creating quality Bible translations. Mastering Greek is worth the effort - but we should not underestimate the amount of effort and discipline required.
2. To gain an adequate facility with Greek, a student will need to move on to "second year" grammars such as Dana and Mantey or Wallace's "Biblical Greek Beyond the Basics". If the student hasn't worked through a deductive grammar, it will be almost impossible for him or her to grapple with these more advanced works which are necessary for sound exegesis.
So how can I give this book 5 stars?
1. It is the best inductive grammar you can find and just plain fun to read.
2. Dobson's superb selection of material makes this grammar one of the best "readers" available for New Testament Greek. Most students (myself included), need a great deal of practice to achieve proficiency in the language. This book goes a long way toward providing that practice.
My advice: Work through a traditional grammar such as David Alan Black's "Learn to Read New Testament Greek" or Mounce's "The Basics of Biblical Greek". When you are done, turn to Dobson for some delightful practice and continued learning.Learn New Testament Greek Overview

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