Learning Greek Part 3: Between First & Second Year Greek

In the first post of this series I wrote about where to start with learning Greek, namely the first year. So, once you are done with first year Greek, where do you go from there? Before jumping head first into second year Greek grammar, I have a few suggestions that should help to bridge the gap between the first and second year, between beginning and intermediate Greek.

Between 1st and 2nd Year:
This is a great time to review year one grammar as well as introduce yourself into newer aspects of more intermediate grammar.

---

1 John: A New Testament Greek Reader
This workbook from Merkle & Plummer goes through the letter of 1 John, and introduces new vocabulary along the way. It picks up right where their grammar Beginning Greek leaves off.

A Graded Reader of Biblical Greek – William D. Mounce
This workbook from Bill Mounce works through numerous passages or chapters of Scripture by increasing level of difficulty. It also introduces you directly to more advanced grammar and vocabulary, simply by reading the text.

Vocabulary:
Take this time and try to nail down the words you learned in year one while exposing yourself to new words. I recommend using Bruce Metzger's Lexical Aids, or even better, the Flashcards Deluxe app mentioned in part 1.

Read Read Read:
At this time it is recommendable to read as much as you can of the GNT. Reading will help to cement the grammar and vocabulary that you learned in the first year, and at the same time introduce you to new vocabulary.

Previous Post:  Learning Greek Part 2: Learning & Keeping Greek