Hellenistic and Biblical Greek
A Graduated Reader

This graduated Hellenistic Greek reader includes within-passage translation support and helps intermediate/advanced students of Greek improve their reading ability.

B. H. McLean (Author)

9781107025585, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 July 2014

352 pages, 16 b/w illus. 1 map
26 x 18.2 x 3.5 cm, 1.31 kg

'This text fills a major gap in the available scholarly literature for the pedagogy of Hellenistic Greek, especially for students of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity. While numerous Greek readers, extracts, selections, chrestomathies, and anthologies have appeared over the past few hundred years, none explores the breadth of Jewish and Christian Hellenistic Greek literature more ably, thoroughly, and expertly than does this one. (Indeed, these supplements are so well-written that this reader could easily double as a sourcebook for the study of ancient Judaism and Christianity!).' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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.

Subject Areas: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG], Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA], Language: history & general works [CBX]