A Grammar of New Testament Greek

Journal for the Study of the New Testament Booklist
“An excellent resource for every student of New Testament Greek.”

“Where may one find a readable, reliable, text-centered grammar of New Testament Greek? In answering this commonly posed question, I will now point people to Rodney A. Whitacre’s substantive, authoritative volume. Every student of the Greek New Testament should own and use this volume, which has been carefully and lovingly composed by a seasoned master teacher who continues to be captivated by the beauty and profundity of the Greek texts that comprise our New Testament.”
— Todd D. Still
George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University

“Whitacre distinguishes this text by the breadth of his references and by his careful, non-partisan engagement with the literature of linguistics scholarship. He writes with a teacher’s sensitivity to what needs explaining and a scholar’s respect for getting details right (even when that means acknowledging that certain constructions defy definite resolution). I firmly recommend this book as a grammatical resource for intermediate Greek and exegetical classes; it enters a crowded field as my top choice.”
— A. K. M. Adam
University of Oxford

“Dr. Rodney Whitacre has written a significant beginning-intermediate grammar of New Testament Greek. He has made it comprehensive enough that the volume will remain useful long after the class has ended. He has included enough repetition so that the student does not need to scramble to find this or that from an earlier lesson that they have forgotten. And he is up to date on his linguistic data, so he is not giving a mere rehash of pre-modern-linguistics approaches. Furthermore, the work is readable, no mean feat for a Greek textbook. I warmly recommend this work for the consideration of anyone who is approaching a teaching assignment in New Testament Greek.”
— Peter H. Davids
Houston Graduate School of Theology

“This is a masterful introduction to the nuances of the Greek language. . . . I particularly appreciate the attention given to syntax at the heart of this volume, where one will find a sophisticated presentation of the middle voice and verbal aspect, richly informed by the discussions of recent decades, a clear presentation of the spectrum of senses potentially communicated by each Greek case, and many other facets of the range of usage of discrete components of the Greek language. I will be putting this into the hands of my second-semester Greek students in the future with a view to laying the foundations for their ongoing study before they leave my classroom.”
— David A. deSilva
Ashland Theological Seminary

“Do you teach second-year New Testament Greek? Here you go. This is your textbook. Or are you returning to the nitty-gritty of Greek grammar, having been away for a couple of decades and hoping for more than just a basic refresher, perhaps like me? Well, Whitacre’s textbook is for you too. What a thoughtfully organized, clearly written, and helpful guide to the subject matter. I not only relearned a lot when I read this book, I learned a lot too, especially how to think more intelligently and to write more effectively about the grammar of the New Testament.”
— Steven A. Hunt
Gordon College

“Some instructors and students of intermediate Greek prefer a concise textbook that avoids complicating matters beyond the basics needed for effectively translating large swaths of the New Testament. Others prefer a very comprehensive text, replete with multiple New Testament examples of every grammatical category. Whitacre steers a middle course between these two options. He does not illustrate with many biblical passages but has created an ideal reference tool for those who have had two or three semesters of Greek and want both to review what they learned and to understand further why and how things function as they do. Best used in accompaniment with an inductive study of New Testament passages, as Whitacre himself does.”
— Craig L. Blomberg
Denver Seminary

“Whitacre’s volume synthesizes decades of pedagogy and exposition with the leading edge of current Greek scholarship that is unheard of in an introductory grammar. This volume is ideal for those wanting to front-load a general understanding of Koine Greek before diving into the weeds of morphology, making it the perfect choice for those wanting to refresh and deepen their knowledge. Whitacre achieves a masterful blend of introductory and intermediate descriptions designed to dovetail with his Using and Enjoying Biblical Greek.”
— Steven E. Runge
author of Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament