The Elements of New Testament Greek

Duff simply and astutely lays out the elements of the Greek of the New Testament (it's on the cover, after all), and does his job admirably. He does not confuse the student with syntactical or linguistic discussions unless they are directly relevant and applicable to simple reading of the New Testament, leaving such content to intermediate grammars, nor does he attempt to make learning Greek more fun and exciting than it already is, cutting down on unnecessary content and distractions. I own Kindle editions of Mounce (The Basics of Biblical Greek), Black (Learn to Read New Testament Greek), and Duff (Elements), and I can say without a doubt that, were I to recommend an introductory textbook to someone, Duff would be my first choice. Duff is simple, concise, and clear, leaving his student with a firm grasp of what is necessary. I am drawn to the conclusion that if one wishes to learn New Testament Greek, Duff is the man for you.

Good, easy to understand. I bought it to help me along on my own due to my Pastor/teacher moving away.

I've been on a self study course for about a year now to teach myself N.T. Greek. I have two grammar books and a handful of reference books, it's no doubt a very difficult language to learn, but I am determined even at age 71. A few months ago I bought "The elements of New Testament Greek" written by Jeremy Duff that was originally conceived by H.P. Nunn back in 1914. I studied Nunn's book also. Duff did not write a GRAMMAR BOOK, instead it is truly a TEXT BOOK that only focuses on the grammar and vocabulary needed to read the N.T. Greek. Grammar books present you with everything the author knows about the subject. Duff's textbook gave me those shortcuts and helpful tips to become fairly proficient in understanding how to translate the Greek text. However I realize this is only a beginning step but it certainly has been a helpful boost in the leap toward my goal. Tony

This was the required text for an Elementary New Testament Greek course that I took for a graduate degree. I really don't have anything to compare it to but it was certainly straight forward and provided memorization hints which was so important especially for quizzes and exams.I'm not sure if it has an accompanying guide listing all the verb endings for all of the verbs in all of the tenses, but that would be helpful.Highly recommended for the beginner learner!

The brilliance of this book is that, it teaches grammar based of the most common features of the language, and not the other way around.The answer key is at the end of the book, therefore no need to buy it separately.

This book is much more straightforward and easier to use than the more common textbook by Mounce. It is presented in a well-organized fashion, starting with simple sentences, and gradually adding cases, declensions, conjugations and other difficulties. Every new topic is accompanied by practice problems, many of which are simplified (or non-simplified) sentences taken from the New Testament.The CDs are not useful; the book stands on its own without them.

This text is an excellent introduction to New Testament Greek for the complete beginner! It is very straightforward in nature and full of helpful examples and exercises! I appreciate the way each new skill is broken down for the reader: it is clear and easy to understand. Would be helpful for someone trying to learn Greek on their own.

This would have been my go-to choice for teaching New Testament Greek, but the author's decision to remove the accents is unacceptable. Every New Testament textbook will have its flaws, but this one cannot be tolerated. Otherwise the lessons are so well-executed, with an excellent first-year vocabulary of roughly 600 words, an excellent streamlining of the material, the proper amount of exercises, and New Testament texts gradually increasing in difficulty. Hopefully some day the author will accept he made a mistake and issue a revised edition with the accents.